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Dynamyx Facility Needs Report
Presented by: Diane Enger, Director
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That Administration’s review of the Dynamyx Facility Needs Report be received as information.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To provide Council with a summary of the background to the proposals for support from Dynamyx Gymnastics Club and to provide background on the current process for evaluating proposed recreation infrastructure development.
COUNCIL DIRECTION
On July 13, 2015 Council has passed the following motion:
(CM-343-2015)
That Administration work with Dynamyx, to determine if their project can be modified and then re-submitted for evaluation by the Community Capital Partnership Program Advisory Committee by December 31, 2015.
On June 7, 2016 Council passed the following motion:
(CM-362-2016)
That the preliminary business case for the project titled “Dynamyx Gymnastics Club New Building” not be approved to advance to the detailed business plan stage of the Capital Partnership Program.
On February 21, 2017 Council passed the following motion:
(CM-17-010)
That Administration review the Dynamyx December 2016 facility needs report and report back to Council in Q2.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Dynamyx Gymnastic Club (“the Club”, “Dynamyx”) has been operating in St. Albert for over 22 years and serves approximately 2,200 children and youth on an annual basis. The Club has a volunteer board, a large user pay component and paid professional staff.
The Club has been leasing facility space for 22 years and has been sustainable in their facility; however due to the growth of the Club, the need for improvements to their lease space and an upcoming increase in lease rates, the Dynamyx Gymnastics Club is looking at other facility options.
There are currently two gymnastics clubs operating in St. Albert. The other club, St. Albert Gymnastics Club have owned and operated their own facility for several decades and have recently ...
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