Mountain View Y &Community Wellness Center

A Partnership OpportunityPresented by Jeff Randall

Project CoordinatorOlympic Peninsula YMCA

Agenda History of Aquatics in Jefferson County History of the Y on the Olympic Peninsula 2017 Partnership Agreement Rescope/Redesign Strategy – Y Directed to Take

Lead What We’ve Heard – What are the community

needs that project must address to be successful? Proposed Capital & Operating Budgets Proposed Timeline Examples of Public / Private Y Partnerships

History of Aquatics in Jefferson County

1950’s - 1962

History of Aquatics in Jefferson County2012: New Lights and Pool Liner (10 year expected life)2014: New More Efficient Boilers and Improved Ventilation

1962

Today: Still Requires Significant Annual City

Subsidy to OperateUsers in 2011 = 11,959Users in 2018 = 34,770

Efforts to Build New PoolMake Waves: Early 2000s - 2011

2011 to Present

First Collaboration:

2014 - 2016 Y/JAC/Jefferson

Healthcare

Y Gro Proposal 2014 - 2016

- All new building - 57,000 s.f.- Budget Goal = $11 -

$15 Million- Actual Estimated

Cost = $25 million (probably closer to $32 - $35 million today)

- Good site! Centrally located and available

Olympic Peninsula Y Story

1892 – YMCA of Port Angeles2002 – YMCA of Jefferson County2017 – YMCA of Sequim

Olympic Peninsula

YMCA

History of the Y in Jefferson County

History of the Y in Jefferson County

Picking up the Timeline Thread . . .

2014 – Spring 2016: First Partnership Effort (Y/ JAC/ Jefferson Healthcare/ Port Townsend School District/ City of Port Townsend)

October 2015: Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center (SARC) Closes

October 2016: SARC facility is reopened as the YMCA of Sequim

June 2017: New Jefferson County Partnership Agreement Formalizes

June 2017 Partnership Agreement Port Townsend School District City of Port Townsend Olympic Peninsula YMCA

Jefferson County YMCA, Port Angeles YMCA, Sequim YMCA Jefferson Healthcare Jefferson County

Health Department Emergency Management Parks and Recreation

Jefferson Aquatic Coalition (JAC)

Goals of the 2017 Partnership Agreement

Rescope Project Prepare a Facilities Plan Identify Governance Options

Important Planning Principles for the Campus:Promoting WellnessEnsuring Access to High Quality Health and Social

ServicesEducating the Public About Preparing for EmergenciesPromoting Self Sufficiency and Resiliency in the

Community

Y to take Lead

Following Through - Timeline:Fall of 2017 - Present Fall – Dec. 2017: EPA Healthy Living/ Healthy

Places Workshop GrantSpring – Fall of 2018: Y Explored Reuse of Gym and

Pool Buildings + New Construction (Option 1)Additional Goal – Keep Pool Open During

ConstructionWinter 2018 – Present: Y Develops Second Option

that Reuses Gym, Replaces Pool Building, and Optimizes New Square Footage

The Site

2018 Redesign - Reuse and Expand

- The good: Reusing buildings costs less than building new. The gym building is well worth keeping

- The bad: - Keeping pool open adds

$500k - $1 million- Too big = 61,000 s.f- Old infrastructure in pool

building needs replacement

- Cost too high = $30 - $38 million

March 2019 Redesign- Budget Goal = $24 million- Demolish Existing Pool- Reuse Gym Building- Total new Square

Footage = 30,000 -32,000 – s.f.

- Reuse Gym Building = 13,000 s.f.

- Total Square Footage = 43,000 - 45,000 s.f.(21% - 24% < than 2015 Y Gro Design

What We’ve Heard

Community leaders working together

We need a hub for community

wellnessShow that we value

kids and young families

Tap into Seniors as an asset

Intergenerational facility – kindergartners to

seniors in same setting

Prepare community for emergencies

Our local Y would be more

sustainable with a membership model

Grow Y programs throughout County

Financially accessible to all

Provide child care

After school activities

Healthy individuals +

healthy families = healthy

community

25-yard competition length pool

Swimming lessons for all school kids

Separate therapy and recreational

pool

Support local food & Improve food security

Quality physical recreational opportunities

Community resource center

during emergencies

Strengthening communities through youth development,

healthy living, & social responsibility

Late night activities for youth

Renewable energy and back-up

power

Because we are all in this together

Pickleball courts

Proposed Capital BudgetTotal Estimated Project Cost:

Total construction budget not to exceed $24 million$6 million Y fundraising$4 million local partner contributions $3 - $5 million state capital grant (2021-2022 legislative

cycle)$12 million publicly approved funding – limited purpose

Metropolitan Park District (MPD) – Port Townsend School District Boundary

Proposed Operating Budget

Estimated Operating Costs: Estimated annual cost to operate = $1.74 million Salaries, wages and benefits = $1 million Approximately 70 – 80 full time and part-time jobs

Estimated Operating Revenues:Estimated Annual Revenues = $1.88 millionMembership Assumptions = 1,900 Member Units

Proposed TimelineJune – July 2019:

Prepare Artistic Renderings For PublicWork with City Council Finance and Budget CommitteeBegin Public Engagement Process

July – September 2019:Update Partnership Agreement to Incorporate Capital & Operating

Budgets, Timeline, Partnership Responsibilities, Governance OptionsComplete Architectural Conceptual Design and Obtain Multiple

Construction EstimatesContinue Public Engagement

Open Houses at Mountain View Commons

Architectural Drawing Example- Vision for Mountain

View Site- The Mountain

View Campus can be a place that connects us together in healthy ways and invests in our future

Proposed Timeline (continued) . . .October 2019:

Report Back to City Council and County CommissionersFinal Report – Construction Estimates, Recommendations for Parks District

Approve Updated Partnership Agreement (if not already done)November - December 2019:

City Council and County Commissioner Deliberations on Parks District Boundary and Governance Options

City Council and County Commissioner Joint Action to Put Parks District on Ballot for February 2020

February 2020: (April 2020 alternate date)Public vote on public funding option

If result is “yes” (50% plus 1) – Y launches capital campaign to raise its $6 million share

Timeline (cont.) . . . Spring 2020: 2020 legislative session – submit grant application for capital

budget funding ($3 - $5 million). Final action by legislature would occur in early 2021.

Local Governments follow through on commitments for local contributions to capital project ($4 million). Y Continues Capital Fundraising campaign

Fall/Winter 2020: Complete Design Phase – construction drawings, permits, etc. Hire Project Manager Contractor Selected

Timeline (cont.) . . .

Spring 2021:Legislature approves capital funding request

($3 - $5 million)Construction starts, ground broken on project

Spring/Summer 2022 – Facility Opens

Examples of Y / Public Partnerships

YMCA of Sequim

West Boise YMCA and Boise City Aquatic Center

Questions

Comments

Thank You!

Limited Purpose MPD Applicable laws:

RCW 35.61 RCW 35.61.020 “A city, county, or contiguous group of cities or

counties proposing a petition regarding formation of a metropolitan park district may limit the purpose and may limit the taxing powers of such proposed metropolitan park district in its resolution in cases where the metropolitan park district is being formed for specifically identified facilities . . . The ballot proposition must reflect such limitations . . .”The ballot measure must specifically identify public parks or

recreational facilities to be fundedThe ballot measure may limit the initial tax levy rate

Limited Purpose MPD (cont.) RCW 35.61 – authorizes MPDs a maximum tax levy rate of $0.75/$1,000 of

assessed valuation PT School District MPD (City & County authorized) = the cost to finance

$12 million over 20 years = approx. tax levy rate = $0.37/$1,000 of assessed valuationFor owner of $300,000 home =$111 per year or $9.25 per month For owner of $600,000 home = $222 per year or $18.50 per month

If vote passes 50% plus 1 then: Limited purpose MPD is created and authorized to collect funds for

stated purpose Ballot measure would also set up governing board (for example William

Shore Pool has 2 county commissioners, 2 city council members, and one appointed citizen – 5 person board.

In Summary: Key Elements of Proposal Establishes a hard timeline for up or down decision (Feb. 2020

vote) Limits Y Contribution to what is feasible ($6 million supported by

Collins report) – Limits Risk to Y Total budget is based upon realistic cost estimates ($24 million) Includes firm commitments of financial contributions from Partners

prior to public vote Engage community in process so everyone knows what we can

gain and all have chance at input (Summer/Fall meetings)Architectural Renderings are Key