COUNCIL TAKES ON POOL ISSUE FIX-IT PRICETAG: $85,000.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - It'll cost the city $85,000 to bring an aging community pool up to state safety standards Safety standards are standards designed to ensure the safety of products, activities or processes, etc. They may be advisory or compulsory and are normally laid down by an advisory or regulatory body that may be either voluntary or statutory. - more than three times the cost of demolishing it, as was originally intended. The City Council will decide Tuesday the fate of the Janss Pool, a decision it delayed in December after Ventura County stepped in with concerns over the facility's compliance with codes. ``I have a real concern putting that much money in that old of a pool when we can build a pool at almost the same cost,'' Councilman Michael Markey said. ``I wasn't expecting it to be quite so expensive.'' Markey said the council would need to weigh the cost of the pool with future plans for the property - and whether the facility would work with planned renovations of the Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
The city took over operation of the pool at 482 Green Meaddow Ave. in 1973 when it purchased the golf course from the Janss Corp. Last summer, the city was set to raze raze also rase tr.v. razed also rased, raz·ing also ras·ing, raz·es also ras·es 1. To level to the ground; demolish. See Synonyms at ruin. 2. To scrape or shave off. 3. a nearby tennis court and the family swimming pool at a cost of $23,970 because of liability concerns and an on-going operating loss operating loss The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income. of $10,000 a year. But community uproar prompted the council to direct city staff to devise options. The staff came back with three proposals: Make improvements to the pool at a cost of up to $45,000; tear down the pool; or replace it with a new facility at the Cameron Center for up to $100,000. To keep the pool open, the city would need to install a safety net to keep out errant er·rant adj. 1. Roving, especially in search of adventure: knights errant. 2. Straying from the proper course or standards: errant youngsters. 3. golf balls, refurbish re·fur·bish tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate. re·fur the pool and install fencing and lighting at a cost of $84,970, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a staff report. On-going annual operation costs could range from $5,000 to $13,000 for a liability insurance policy and a lifeguard, according to a staff report. Plus, the Ventura County Environmental Health Division in a January inspection found 16 items at the facility that needed to be corrected. ``It appears to me an awfully large expenditure on a 50-year-old residential swimming pool,'' Mayor Dennis Gillette said. ``I think we have to take a long, hard look at it.'' Gillette said he also has concerns with the staff's proposal for a new facility at the Cameron Center because he is not sure that is an appropriate site. ``I think the Janss Pool is really the tip of the iceberg tip of the iceberg n. pl. tips of the iceberg A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden: afraid that these few reported cases of the disease might only be the tip of the iceberg. ,'' he said. ``This may well require much more discussion.'' Councilman Dan Del Campo said he was still evaluating the options. He said his decision will be ``based on what I think is the best economically and recreationally for the community.'' ``One way to think about it - is it cost-effective to maintain and do the necessary improvements and repairs to the current pool, does it satisfy the needs or do you take the same dollar allocation and put it into a more upgraded or modern facility of some sort?'' |
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