FY2024 Proposed Budget

Recent Accomplishments:  Mercer Aquatic Center Dehumidification Project— improved air quality and the system is also projected to reclaim 1 million gallons of water annually.  Mercer Park LED streetlamp project- pending completion as of 10/19/22  Fairmeadows and Wetherby Splash pad retrofit project- reduces water usage up to 40%  Moving to CO2 in pool systems, supplementing and reducing chlorine use in RALRC pool.  Replaced HVAC systems to highly efficient SEER for City Hall PD and RALRC meeting rooms  Real-time system regulation of chemical feed for RALRC and Weatherdance Fountains- safter monitoring and less use of chemicals which is both more economical fiscally and staff time.

Upcoming Challenges:  Aging HVAC systems- majority of older air supply systems are now on banned Freon refrigerant (R22), retrofit or replacement is expected to be an issue due to material shortages in green coolants and production of systems.  Aquatics staff challenges with summer aquatics operations Is it is a challenge to schedule two aquatics 7 days a week to staff and maintain three pools and systems, three splash pads and an active ped mall program schedule of the Weatherdance fountain. Many activities for operations require two staff to perform the work safely, other staff are pulled from custodial work from City Hall, and Rec Centers- leaving the active facilities unstaffed.

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