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Recommendation to request that all youth under the age of seventeen (17) be admitted to Belmont Pool and other city pools for $1;
Request City Manager report back on the costs to expand the Summer Fun program to include youth from other community centers throughout the City if the demand is there, therefore, increasing the number of kids that can use the Belmont pool for free; and
Request further that City Manager explore with Long Beach Transit the possibility of a special bus or buses dedicated solely to taking people to and from Belmont pool similar to Los Angeles and Foothill Transit buses that take people to area beaches.
DISCUSSION
Currently, Long Beach youth pay $3 to swim at Belmont Pool and $2 at other city pools such as Silverado Pool, King Pool, Millikan and Jordan High School pools (High School pools are summer only). Youth participating in Recreation Swim sessions at several park locations currently pay no charge at pools while participating in Summer Fun, WRAP and Day Camp programs. These are Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) Recreation programs. Participants sign up at various parks and programs to attend the excursion at the designated pool site. Staff only takes a specific number of participants to ensure proper participant to supervisor ratios. The park programs communicate with the pools to let them know they are coming. The participants pay the bus fee but it is free to enter the pool since they are part of our programs. The free pool admission is a summer only program at this time.
The sites that currently visit Belmont Pool and swim for free include Bixby Park, Ceasar Chavez Park, Wardlow Park and Lafayette School. Children at these sites travel by LB Transit to and from the pool under the supervision of PRM Recreation Leader Specialists. PRM program participants also have the opportunity to swim at no charge at other city pool sites during Recreation Swim sessions.
DISCUSSION:
The Belmont Pool has been a city asset and sym...
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