The board weighed three options for Phase 2 renovations and ultimately went with a mix of two options for the facility at 500 Parkview Drive, which opened in 2011.
Council members voted to go with Concept C with two stipulations: get the cost to the $2.4 million number in the fiscal year 2024-25 budget and look at a double water slide option.
According to the presentation, the cost of Concept C was $2.47 million.
Context
Each of the design plans included shade options, cabanas and a slide or dual slides, according to the presentation. Concept B featured dual slides, while A and C had a single water slide option with more twists for riders.
Chase Ellis, Director of Parks and Recreation, said most of the cost for each option was the landscaping, irrigation and tearing up the concrete to add water lines for a slide. He did note that with the water being recycled in the pool, there would not be a giant increase in water usage compared to the annual rates.
Ellis said Concept B included extra green space but all three features had some green space variation with the foresight that it would be used when the Triton Swim Team hosts meets in the summer. Ellis said he expects the cabanas in all three plans to be rented out for teams to use instead of bringing their own tents.
Ellis was questioned about the increase in insurance cost by council member Stacey Bauer for the new additions, which he said he would look into.
How we got here
Town council approved a two-phase renovation Nov. 8, 2022, to not exceed $4 million. Phase I was completed following the summer in time for the swim season and included renovation of the restrooms, painting the splash pad amenities, enhancements to the concession and office areas and replacement of filtration systems and pump room equipment, according to city documents.
The city used Half & Associates for Phase I but terminated the agreement after a review by Town Manager Brandon Wright and Ellis. Parkhill, an architect and engineering firm from Arlington, was awarded the contract for the Phase II plan.
The breakdown
Parkhill held public engagement events and ran an online survey to suggest what they wanted to see in the pool exclusive to Trophy Club residents.
Ellis said he expects construction would start in September and would be done before the swim season in 2026.
He and Wright oversaw the $7 million renovation of Moseley Pool in DeSoto and was able to wrap up that construction in nine months.
Quote of note
“I will say that aquatics is one of those things that the community wants to see, but they're not income generating,” Ellis said. “They are an amenity that we provide, so our goal is to get us close to the national average. That the goal cost recovery and subsidy is to recover anywhere from 40% to 80%, and that's the national average.
Our goal is to be able to improve this enough that we can meet somewhere in that.”
