Q&A
Exploration of pool availability and utilization for swim lessons
1:02:14
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75 sec
Council Member Menin discusses a pilot program that mapped out available pools in the city and suggests utilizing these resources for expanding swim lessons. Commissioner Donoghue responds to questions about using non-city pools for the program.
- A pilot program identified nearly 1,000 pools in the city that could potentially be utilized
- Council Member Menin emphasizes the need to use these additional pools to teach more children
- Commissioner Donoghue mentions partnerships with CUNY and SUNY for additional pools
- The Parks Department currently focuses on working with sister agencies and does not have purview over private pools
Julie Menin
1:02:14
So I'm glad you mentioned the availability of pools.
1:02:17
I'm sure that chair spoke about the program that he and I launched along with Asphalt Green and the Gray Foundation where we are providing free swim lessons to 2600 Second graders across the city in communities in need.
1:02:32
As part of that program, we mapped out every available pool and found there close to a 1000 pools in the city that could be utilized.
1:02:40
I mean, I think one of the most important things that can come from this pilot program we're doing is that we can prove that these other pools they need to be utilized.
1:02:48
If we're really gonna be teaching children across the city how to swim, we have to utilize these other pools.
1:02:55
So when will the parks department adopt that kind of strut outside of the box thinking where you're using not just city pools.
Sue Donoghue
1:03:04
Thank you for the question council member.
1:03:06
And as I said, you know, we're working closely with DOE.
1:03:09
We work this year with cooney and SUNY on, you know, providing additional pools.
1:03:15
But in terms of private pools and outside pools, that's not something that we right now have purview over and those additional expense.
1:03:21
But that that would that would come from you know, other arrangements.
1:03:25
Right now, we're working with our sister agencies where we can to be able to expand.
