REMARKS
Suggestion for Parks Department to consider alternative pool options
1:03:30
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Council Member Menin concludes by urging the Parks Department to think outside the box and consider utilizing pools from schools and universities for swim lessons. She emphasizes the potential of their pilot program as a model for future expansion.
- Menin suggests using pools from schools and universities to expand swim lesson capacity
- She highlights the success of their pilot program in utilizing alternative pool options
- The council member expresses hope that the agency will adopt best practices from the pilot program
- Commissioner Donoghue briefly acknowledges the suggestion
Julie Menin
1:03:30
I would just and this will be my last comment.
1:03:32
I would just urge the agency to think outside of the box.
1:03:35
You have so many different schools universities that have pools that we could be able to utilize.
1:03:43
I mean, we're doing it now with our pilot program, I think, to great effect, and it would be terrific to see.
1:03:48
The whole point of our pilot program is to adopt those best practices and have the agency be able to utilize them down the line.
Sue Donoghue
1:03:56
Absolutely.
1:03:57
Thank you.
