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Hibiscus and
Bays Local Board
07 September
2016
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Stanmore Bay
Pool and Leisure Centre Senior Admission Fees
File No.: CP2016/19570
Purpose
1. To
review the recently approved senior (65+yrs) admission prices for the year
2016/2017 at Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre.
Executive
summary
2. Auckland
Council Pools and Leisure submitted, for approval in the early part of this
year, a new pricing structure for senior users. This approved new membership
price of $743.60 is considerably higher than across the region and represents a
significant increase from the current senior membership rate of $325.
3. The
new proposed fees have been considered with a regional pricing structure in
mind, activating the senior community to exercise and the Hibiscus and Bays
Local Board’s reputation.
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Recommendation/s
That the Hibiscus and Bays
Local Board:
a) revoke
part of clause b) of resolution HB/2016/116 to increase the senior 12 month
membership fee to $743.60 and the increases to the Senior Casual Swim, Casual
Fitness as Casual Group Fitness fees and replace it as follows:
b) approve
a new Senior 12 month membership fee of $410.00 (new members only) for the
2016/2017 financial year and to take effect from 1 October 2016
c) approve
a new Senior Casual Swim fee of $5.50 for the 2016/2017 financial year and to
take effect from 1 October 2016
d) approve
a new Casual Fitness fee of $5.50 for the 2016/2017 financial year and to
take effect from 1 October 2016
e) approve
a new Casual Group Fitness fee of $5.50 for the 2016/2017 financial year and
to take effect from 1 October 2016.
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Comments
4. Comparable
Senior membership rates at other Auckland Council facilities (Pool, Gym &
Group Fitness)
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Facility
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12 month senior membership
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Glenfield Pool & Leisure
Centre
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$603.00
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WestWave
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$680.00
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Lloyd Elsmore Pool and Leisure
Centre
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$603.20
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5. Current
Pricing for Stanmore Bay senior admission
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Type
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Current fee 15/16
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Approved 16/17
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Recommended
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Senior Membership
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$325.00
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$743.60
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$410.00
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Senior Casual Swim
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$4.50
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$5.50
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$5.50
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Senior Casual Fitness
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$5.00
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$13.50
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$5.50
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Senior Group Fitness
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$5.00
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$8.50
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$5.50
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6. When
reviewing the approved senior membership fee staff could not justify the
$418.60 increase, and additionally could not consider the renovations at the
Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre as a justifiable reason for the proposed
increase. It was also noted that there had not been any significant
increase in the other membership fees nor the level of service to that degree.
7. Staff
also came to the conclusion that the significant rise in fees would be
extremely damaging to the reputation of Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre
and the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board.
8. Staff
consider that the price would be a barrier that would stop some seniors from
joining the gym, working against our goal to inspire Aucklanders to be active.
Consideration
Local
board views and implications
9. At
the time of writing this report a portfolio briefing is planned for 5 September
2016. The views from that meeting may inform the final recommendation
contained within this report.
Māori impact statement
10. No
assessment has been done on the impact this proposal will have on Māori however this project would be fully accessible to
all of the community.
Implementation
11. Stanmore
Bay Pool and Leisure Centre have been advertising a price change (for all other
fee increases) for the past three weeks, the advertised date of change will be
the 5th September 2016. Should the local board approve the senior
fee changes the change would be implemented for the casual fee charge on the 5th
September 2016 and the membership fee from the 1st October 2016.
This gives staff time to correspond with all our senior members.
Attachments
There are no attachments for
this report.
Signatories
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Authors
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Matthew Burden,Centre Manager Leisure
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Authorisers
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Rob McGee, Manager Leisure
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