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ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Galmukoff Marine <boatfixx@gmail.com <mailto:boatfixx@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 1:43 PM Subject: Fwd: Concealed Public Records Reveal Affordable Pool Options To: Lloyd Mullen <lloyd@ptleader.com <mailto:lloyd@ptleader.com> > ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Port Townsend FreePress <donotreply@wordpress.com <mailto:donotreply@wordpress.com> > Date: Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 1:41 PM Subject: Concealed Public Records Reveal Affordable Pool Options To: <zforce800moto@gmail.com <mailto:zforce800moto@gmail.com> > Administrators and elected officials in Port Townsend’s city hall are painfully familiar with charges of subverted public processes, and rightfully so. 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<https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_email_click&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.porttownsendfreepress.com%2F 2024%2F03%2F06%2Fconcealed-public-records-reveal-affordable-pool-options%2F&sr=0&signature=e28ba63e4bd2896393e5157dee82be63&blog_id=150170349&user=b9002ec20c81e0ca3b819431fd6219d4&_e=eyJlcnJvciI6bnVs bCwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MTUwMTcwMzQ5LCJibG9nX2xhbmciOiJlbiIsInNpdGVfaWRfbGFiZWwiOiJqZXRwYWNrIiwiaGFzX2ZlYXR1cmVkX2ltYWdlIjoiMCIsInN1YnNjcmliZXJfaWQiOiI1NTY5NTQ5NjIiLCJfdWkiOiJiOTAwMmVjMjBjODFlMGNhM2I4MTk0MzF mZDYyMTlkNCIsIl91dCI6ImFub24iLCJlbWFpbF9kb21haW4iOiJnbWFpbC5jb20iLCJwb3N0X2lkIjoxMjM0MSwidXNlcl9lbWFpbCI6Inpmb3JjZTgwMG1vdG9AZ21haWwuY29tIiwiZGF0ZV9zZW50IjoiMjAyNC0wMy0wNiIsImVtYWlsX2lkIjoiZDk1NjMwMj Y1MGIxM2ZkZDI5MWZhMTEyNjU1ZjczMjQiLCJlbWFpbF9uYW1lIjoibmV3LXBvc3QiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6Im5ldy1wb3N0IiwibGlua19kZXNjIjoicG9zdC11cmwiLCJhbmNob3JfdGV4dCI6IkNvbmNlYWxlZCBQdWJsaWMgUmVjb3JkcyBSZXZlYWwgQWZmb3JkY 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city hall are painfully familiar with charges of subverted public processes, and rightfully so. Sims Way poplars, the golf course, streateries, the pool — each of these controversial projects followed trajectories reflecting desires and preferred outcomes of those in power at the expense of transparency and honest efforts at citizen engagement. Yet another attempt by the city to avoid transparency and manipulate public process has come to light. In the course of exploring options for Port Townsend's aging Mountain View pool, City Manager John Mauro and the city’s Director of Parks and Recreation Strategy Carrie Hite have told us there were only two choices. We “do nothing” and wait for the pool's inevitable closure. Or the City of Port Townsend plus all the county's taxpayers take on the massive debt of a grandiose $37-50 million aquatic center that citizens are calling the Taj Mahal (see articles here <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0c475e07c010ca17584e9c20f f932e433d086777e1ae9f29b125f2704798aa85&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=c4f7287c46986c552492b5ebb51e0add&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&e ncoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS8yMDIzLzA3LzEwL2FxdWF0aWMtY2VudGVyLWJlYXRzLW91dC1zdHJlZXRzLWFuZC1jb3JlLXNlcnZpY2VzLWZvci1pbmNyZWFzZWQtdGF4LWRvbGxhcnMtaW4tdGFzay1mb3JjZS1y ZXBvcnQv> , here <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a2be51164079499c1b77f79d37f58c9d9866694bd89ccc9676d1b6f2acd607e7&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&sub s_id=556954962&signature=ebf41506b4c8091c4d4629bfd601d3f0&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS8yMDIzLzA4LzI0L2FxdWF0aW MtY2VudGVyLWZlYXNpYmlsaXR5LXN0dWR5LWl0LWdldHMtd29yc2Uv> , here <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9425ccab80baa6d5fb23a527cca9c5bc13bfab8b3ab83e1b17b5853c6544787f &blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=6bfa2ee96e786876618b2972bb823b00&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25z ZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS8yMDIzLzEwLzI0L3RoZS0xMDg5NDEwMDAtcG9vbC1jb3VsZC1kZWZhdWx0LWl0cy1maXJzdC15ZWFyLw=> , here <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8b249d56b7c95f0 46e9291f671127d63908abb7a62a8bcbd17d2382849d458c0&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=af5fe87f8fc098569d8808cecc9fcd5d&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@g mail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS8yMDIzLzExLzEwL2FxdWF0aWMtY2VudGVyLWxvb21zLWFzLWZhci13b3JzZS1maWFzY28tdGhhbi1jaGVycnktc3RyZWV0LXByb2plY3Qv> , and here <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ff8b3cbd7322de915aae035b95ffa98051e1b7431650bcf8e50f4a4b427d59b3&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954 962&signature=caf8e3e95a04cab21f290396b38feaa6&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS8yMDIzLzEyLzA5LzEwLTUtbWlsbGlvbi1jb 3N0LW92ZXJydW5zLWFuZC1kZWxheXMtcHJvamVjdGVkLWZvci1wdC1hcXVhdGljLWNlbnRlci1hLXByb2Zlc3Npb25hbC1hbmFseXNpcy8> ). Citizens asked repeatedly, What about renovating the existing pool? Mauro and Hite insisted that repairing and upgrading the pool would be prohibitively expensive — that the only option is a full-scale redevelopment of the entire Mountain View complex. More than half a million dollars later, it turns out that reports provided by experts hired to evaluate the options show their assertion is untrue. And that those reports were kept not only from taxpayers, but also from the city council. It took two citizens’ requests for documents that are supposed to be publicly available to uncover these suppressed reports. They revealed estimates to completely refurbish and modernize the pool for $4-$5 million. First Consultant's Report Last summer, the city commissioned Water Technology, Inc. <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=52887cbd05926fd4ad7e7c4f98e6654593101fddb78a3fd49fef1b6bbdb39524&blog _id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=3d0576592e15574280b15c65169925bb&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93dGl3b3JsZC5jb20vY29yc G9yYXRlLW92ZXJ2aWV3> (WTI) to evaluate the condition of the Mountain View pool and estimate the costs of remedying any problems found. WTI provides designs for new pools and the “refreshing” of old pools. In their field, which is primarily traditional construction methodology, they are considered a global leader. <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WTI-cover.png> WTI conducted an on-site investigation of the Mountain View pool and provided its report <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9809dab6f441bbf975c68ad7d644637c8fe550 acfe79ac563b8ce36f125b9615&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=3baf04050326515d27ff96d97682ee71&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aH R0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNC8wMi9XVEktUG9vbC1FdmFsdWF0aW9uLnBkZg=> to the city six months ago on September 8, 2023. They found plenty of signs reflecting the age of the facility, the same problems we have heard about from city and YMCA staff, namely: * leakage in the pool vessel; * rippling in the pool liner; * ineffective pool gutter; * clogged drains; * deteriorated pool deck; * corrosion; * lack of underwater lighting; * insufficient HVAC ventilation; * inefficient and problematic pump; * deteriorated heat exchanger; * absence of secondary disinfectant system; * less significant issues such as ceiling bulbs needing replacement. <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WTI-sample-p4.png> Example from WTI report of photos and written assessments (from Page 4 of PDF <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.c om?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=069de9065ae2e8c2e85801de05f129f369cc52a4c4a1c4997608afcf9a65bd70&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=fba66846dc0bbf5341929411b82 8a4db&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9kcml2ZS5nb29nbGUuY29tL2ZpbGUvZC8xRGdjb2RJZHFsbVZPY0FEM2xxcnpCeDJSS2xQX250MTgvdmlldw=> ). WTI estimated that all the deficiencies it found could be repaired and remedied for $2.875 million. For $3.5 million the Mountain View facility could be fully modernized, with complete reconstruction of the pool vessel, pool deck, piping, deck drainage and mechanical systems. They stated: The newly constructed pool vessel will be designed and engineered to modern standards of quality and compliance and be supported by today’s advanced mechanical, filtration and water treatment systems. The $3.5 million reconstruction would include: * New lap pool of 3,400 square feet; * Water depth zero to ten feet; * Quartz aggregate finish with tile border and markings; * Four lap lanes with starting platforms; * Shallow water program area. <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WTIoptions.png> WTI did not intend to paint only a rosy picture. Their conclusion was clear, and certainly no surprise. New is better, if one can afford new… There is a significant investment required to provide aquatic amenities to the community which are maintainable long-term. However, lower levels of capital inputs for repairs or renovations in the short-term often result in higher total expenditures in the long-term. This report finds the Port Townsend community would be best served, both programmatically and financially, with a new aquatic facility. A modern aquatic center can provide the durability and efficiencies to enable a more effective and sustainable facility over a lifespan measured in decades than the existing facility after repairs and renovations. But do we have the resources for a Taj Mahal? With city finances currently falling off a “fiscal cliff <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f74389874f9f5a98988635e2 68fd935a7d8074336d03dd410fb71af2cf793cc8&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=782543c6f83616b73ef9f9a75c26a3d9&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com& encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS8yMDIzLzEyLzIzL3BvcnQtdG93bnNlbmQtaXMtaW4tdHJvdWJsZS8> ”, essential services like water and sewer are at risk right now in Port Townsend. Does “living within our means” apply to governments in the least? Bureaucrats spending other people’s money without consequence for catastrophic failure has led many cities <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0673c50886a8f5301817505dbbf0dee5439c958346ec46718728342e0eb84498&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=5569 54962&signature=f28a2cbb59e005bd478800d764a72651&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHJ1dGhpbmFjY291bnRpbmcub3JnL2xpYnJhcnkvZG9jbGliL0ZpbmFuY2lhbC1TdGF 0ZS1vZi10aGUtQ2l0aWVzLTIwMjQucGRm> in this country to bankruptcy. Second Consultant “Found Minimal Damage to the Existing Structure” <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CGE-Structural-Assessment-300x296.png> WTI’s report did not look into the condition of the building. For that the city retained the services of CG Engineering <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d4fc89917ef2817392c4a686306dc18fbee0c06dfb8c79452084dcbbb6c65aec&blog_id=150170349&pos t_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=82d52180bc59e6e5ab00411386bea3a5&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9jZ2VuZ2luZWVyaW5nLmNvbS8> of Edmonds, Washington “to assist the City with determining the scope and cost of rehabilitating the pool building,” according to the firm’s October 30, 2023 Structural Assessment Report <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5357e923f8415ec0ab8ceb65e09029b79d8d82b13b3cdb285b397032581602e7&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=5569 54962&signature=fabeb2380d339b407cd82ca5bb2f0e12&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNC8 wMy9TdHJ1Y3R1cmFsLUFzc2Vzc21lbnQtUmVwb3J0LUNHLUVuZ2luZWVyaW5nMTAuMzAuMjAyMy5wZGY> . CG Engineering inspected the pool on October 10. Water staining was observed on the ceiling. But rotting damage was not found; the stains were superficial. “Roof decking appeared in good condition,” the engineers concluded. Rust and rust stains were also observed at locations around the building. <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CGE-p12.png> Dozens of photographs document CG Engineering's assessment of the Mountain View Pool building’s structure. Page 10 of the 10/30/23 Structural Assessment Report <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5357e923f8415ec0ab8ceb65e09029b79d8d82b13b3cdb285b397032581602e7&blog_id= 150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=fabeb2380d339b407cd82ca5bb2f0e12&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZ XByZXNzLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNC8wMy9TdHJ1Y3R1cmFsLUFzc2Vzc21lbnQtUmVwb3J0LUNHLUVuZ2luZWVyaW5nMTAuMzAuMjAyMy5wZGY> . Structural elements are in good condition. The concrete walls are in good condition. A pool equipment pad was corroded and deteriorated. A crack in the men’s locker room floor was a shrinkage crack and did not compromise structural integrity. The same conclusion was reached regarding observed hairline fractures in locker room walls. Director of Parks and Recreation Strategy Hite (who holds neither an engineering degree nor a contractor's license) has asserted that the pool is doomed and beyond repair partly because of the tunnel under the building. Not so, concluded the engineers. Yes, the metal decking in the tunnel was severely corroded and had fallen away in several places. But “the decking appears to be non-structural and was likely formwork used during the original construction.” Cracking in the sidewalk slab directly above the tunnel was due to temperature differentials and did not compromise structural integrity, they said. CG Engineering concluded: Generally, we found minimal damage to the existing structure. Water staining and rust on the roof framing and steel connectors appeared superficial. The recently added vinyl roof coating appears to have been successful in temporarily preventing further water intrusion to the structural framing. Minor cracks in the concrete/CMU walls and concrete slabs appeared to be temperature and shrinkage related and should not affect the integrity of the structure. CG Engineering’s recommended remedies came to an estimated cost of $536,643. There is only a partial cost of $300,000 estimated for a new roof which has been quoted elsewhere at $1.07 million. If the higher roofing estimate is accurate, that could bring the structural total to $1.3 million. And there is a to-be-determined line item for seismic retrofit. Seismic retrofits are not necessarily required and that appears to be the case for Mountain View since the city never asked any firm to estimate that cost. <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CG-Costs3.png> Thus, based on these two consultant's reports, the combined cost of remedying the existing pool and building's deficiencies and completely modernizing and upgrading the aquatic components comes to less than $5 million ($3.5M + $1.3M). Not the tens of millions we have been told it would take to provide a place for children to learn to swim and elders to recreate. Why did city employees keep this news from the city council and the taxpayers who paid for those reports? Why was public digging necessary to reveal this information? Enter the Third Consultant's Report <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DCW.png> The WTI and CG Engineering reports, only recently disclosed, were respectively received by the city six months and four months ago. Both firms have decades of experience in these kinds of analyses. From minutes <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9736b3539d25bd05c29c275203bc9c26aad823cf58434d556d645a7ac208ec63&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id =556954962&signature=b6f238fd3bb7d8137d7f04de6b08836e&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9jaXR5b2ZwdC51cy9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzL2ZpbGVhdHRhY2htZW50cy9lbm dhZ2VfcHQvcGFnZS8yMDU2MS8wODI1MjNfaGVhbHRoaWVyX3RvZ2V0aGVyX3dvcmtzaG9wXzhfbWludXRlcy5wZGY> of the August 8 workshop of the Healthier Together Aquatic Center steering committee we learn that these two reports were anticipated by the committee. The minutes noted: <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/steering-minutes2.png> From minutes <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9736b3539d25bd05c29c2752 03bc9c26aad823cf58434d556d645a7ac208ec63&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=b6f238fd3bb7d8137d7f04de6b08836e&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com& encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9jaXR5b2ZwdC51cy9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzL2ZpbGVhdHRhY2htZW50cy9lbmdhZ2VfcHQvcGFnZS8yMDU2MS8wODI1MjNfaGVhbHRoaWVyX3RvZ2V0aGVyX3dvcmtzaG9wXzhfbWludXRlcy5wZGY> of the August 8, 2023 Healthier Together Aquatic Center steering committee meeting with Carrie Hite and eight others in attendance. The meeting focused mostly on using the creation of a Public Facilities District (PFD) as a funding mechanism for the proposed new aquatic center, and strategies for winning approval of a new tax ballot measure brought to county voters. WTI's September 8 Mountain View Pool Evaluation <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=069de9065ae2e8c2e85801de05f129f369cc52a4c4a1c4997608afcf9a65bd70&blog_id=150170 349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=fba66846dc0bbf5341929411b828a4db&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9kcml2ZS5nb29nbGUuY29tL2ZpbGUvZC8 xRGdjb2RJZHFsbVZPY0FEM2xxcnpCeDJSS2xQX250MTgvdmlldw=> identified above was followed by CG Engineering's October 30 Structural Assessment Report <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_cont ent_redirect&uuid=5357e923f8415ec0ab8ceb65e09029b79d8d82b13b3cdb285b397032581602e7&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=fabeb2380d339b407cd82ca5bb2f0e12&email_name=ne w-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNC8wMy9TdHJ1Y3R1cmFsLUFzc2Vzc21lbnQtUmVwb3J0LUNHLUVuZ2luZWVyaW5nM TAuMzAuMjAyMy5wZGY> which evaluated the pool’s structural components to determine the scope and cost of rehabilitating the building. Neither report assessing the possibilities for renovation was disclosed by the city. When both of the above reports revealed less than a $5 million price tag likely for full repair and renovation, it appears the city took another approach. There is a third consultant’s report. The city contracted DCW Cost Management <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=037ffa697088a2870cc5e60b20e6e3b3bb79be847cbeaf3ad 47d2e363f083c62&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=f19fdd685637bb47f4f242ce733ae648&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9kY 3djb3N0LmNvbS8> , a generalized cost-estimating firm in Seattle with no specific expertise in pools, to do a “Cost Study." DCW's Mountain View Pool Renovation Cost Study <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ee1ce37f2a1e89e362dfe22a1ae6c9fef143ee02f7ba8f8da69216b2fc08ab77&blog_id=1501703 49&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=1511923605d52f5bce6a8c8cfcd3d7ad&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9jaXR5b2ZwdC51cy9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0 L2ZpbGVzL2ZpbGVhdHRhY2htZW50cy9lbmdhZ2VfcHQvcGFnZS8yMDU2MS9tb3VudGFpbnZpZXdfcG9vbF9yZW5vdmF0aW9uX2Nvc3Rfc3R1ZHlfMTIwNTIzLnBkZg=> considers a different scope of work — pool renovation and total building reconstruction at $21 million. <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DCW-costs.png> Unlike the first two reports which present documenting photos and written analysis to remedy existing conditions, DCW's Cost Study, obtained months later, shows no evidence that the firm assessed anything about the existing pool and structure. Other than saving and repairing some windows and exterior doors and repairing a roof drain, it appears that most if not all of the structure, and every system and all contents were to be replaced with new ones. We are told that "Cost [sic] are developed using existing as-built drawings." This cost study herein attempts to address the modernization of the existing facility to meet current code and for the pool to meet competition standards for Jefferson County students. The interior renovation includes new interior finishes, pool expansion and building extension, resurfacing of the pool deck, acoustic wall treatment to the natatorium, new plumbing where systems are broken, mechanical and electrical upgrades to current code. No drawings or plans are shown, only costs. But reading through the 18 pages which include demolition, mass excavation, earthwork and other site preparation — even $153,000 in new landscaping — the impression is that they have taken a wrecking ball to the current building and used the existing as-built drawings to price out a complete rebuild. Costs are delineated for components such as roofing ($1.07M), superstructure ($1.77M), plumbing systems ($2.67M), and heating, ventilation and cooling ($1.64M). Every pipe fitting, piece of tile and drain is itemized. There is a $1,530 line item for 60 square feet of "locker room graphic." <https://www.porttownsendfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DWI-tilegraphic.png> We asked professional contractor Mark Grant of Grant Steel Buildings and Concrete Systems, Inc., who has scrutinized this study, for his impressions. "Your interpretation is correct in that the DCW pool renovation cost study reflects nearly a complete tear down and rebuild of the entire facility. It is a stretch to refer to the scope of work shown in the DCW report as a renovation." He believes it’s prudent to add more for contingencies than is allowed for in the the first two reports' $4-$5 million total. But even another million or two will not come close to DCW's $21 million rebuild price tag the city is claiming is an under-estimate. Strategy: City Management Gaming the Public In November 2023, as a member of the Healthier Together Aquatic Center steering committee, City Manager John Mauro acknowledged to the Jefferson County Commissioners that taxpayer funds in excess of half a million dollars had already been spent in pursuit of the “Taj Mahal” aquatic center project. Consultant fees and other trackable expenses have at this point amounted to over $721,000 <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4b2a9da35ff20c5e023d7e07ac27ebefa6c16ffbd050d285490164c6f6ddeee8&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&su bs_id=556954962&signature=6aad9821319af6d641e1a3621d9fc039&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZXByZXNzLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZ HMvMjAyNC8wMy9BcXVhdGljQ2VudGVyNzIxMDAwU3BlbnQucGRm> — including more than $555,000 from the city, $105,000 from the county, and $50,000 from the Jefferson County Hospital District. All has been spent in service of convincing the public that if we are to have a community pool in years to come, our only option is the fantastically expensive design <http://www.porttownsendfreepres s.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f589b67cbcc5a0d5209dcbd13fc5f9ecb831e6a24e9af851ebb78fb4ead76387&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=93d0a96a8a65bf08aca4b065 1702df35&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWV3Lm9mZmljZWFwcHMubGl2ZS5jb20vb3Avdmlldy5hc3B4P3NyYz1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmNpdHlvZnB0LnVzJTJGc2l0ZXMlMkZkZWZhdWx 0JTJGZmlsZXMlMkZmaWxlYXR0YWNobWVudHMlMkZlbmdhZ2VfcHQlMkZwYWdlJTJGMjA1NjElMkYyMzA2MTZfc3RlZXJpbmdfY29tbWl0dGVlX3dvcmtzaG9wXzVfZmluYWxfMDAyLnBwdHgmd2RPcmlnaW49QlJPV1NFTElOSw=> presented in June of 2023. In April of 2022 Mauro hired Carrie Hite to fill the city's new Director of Parks and Recreation Strategy staff position. That role was created to direct the process and strategize the narrative designed to sell us on several large-scale city projects, including a lavish new aquatic center beyond our means. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent on staff time and consultant fees, presenting the community with this grandiose vision that would require new taxation. Hite and Mauro repeatedly dismissed what should have been the first consideration — expert analysis of the cost to rehabilitate and upgrade the existing pool and building. When the Healthier Together Aquatic Center plan <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f589b67cbcc5a0d5209dcbd13fc5f9ecb831e6a24e9af851ebb78fb4ead76387&blog_id=150170 349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=93d0a96a8a65bf08aca4b0651702df35&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWV3Lm9mZmljZWFwcHMubGl2ZS5jb20 vb3Avdmlldy5hc3B4P3NyYz1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmNpdHlvZnB0LnVzJTJGc2l0ZXMlMkZkZWZhdWx0JTJGZmlsZXMlMkZmaWxlYXR0YWNobWVudHMlMkZlbmdhZ2VfcHQlMkZwYWdlJTJGMjA1NjElMkYyMzA2MTZfc3RlZXJpbmdfY29tbWl0dGVlX3dvcmtzaG 9wXzVfZmluYWxfMDAyLnBwdHgmd2RPcmlnaW49QlJPV1NFTElOSw=> was unveiled five months after the steering committee first met, there was tremendous community pushback. Homemade “NO PT POOL TAX” signs appeared around the county (see closing photos). Local professionals challenged the city’s assertion that there was no saving the existing pool. Public pressure pushed the city to finally hire firms to assess the pool and structure and do long overdue cost analyses on a rehab. No doubt Mauro and Hite were looking to justify the supposed impossibility of bringing the Mountain View facility up to snuff. And one would expect that the outlay of yet more consultant money would drive the city to choose the best qualified firms in the field to do the job. Both initial contractors WTI and CG Engineering appear to have those qualifications. Both have decades of experience. Both made thorough assessments that are well documented. It appears that when the first two reports did not support the steering committee’s agenda for their flashy new aquatic center, those reports were kept under wraps. A third consultant was hired, a general “cost management” firm. The new kid on the block was given a vastly expanded "tear down and replace'" scope of work. This interpretation of events is borne out by exchanges between Carrie Hite and Port Townsend resident Musa Jaman, who submitted a request for documents analyzing repairs needed to upgrade the existing pool. In response to a post on Facebook from city council member Libby Wennstrom about the pool, Jaman asked where she could get accurate numbers. Wennstrom referred her to Carrie Hite. Jaman's email to Hite on November 22, 2023 titled "Public document request" asked "about getting access to the document analyzing the existing pool issues and associated costs to take care of repairs and upgrades along with operational and general maintenance costs." Hite responded November 28, stalling: "I have forwarded your public records request to our public records officer... The full cost analysis report that we commissioned will not be ready until next week sometime.” While two reports that performed the analysis Jaman had asked for were already in the city’s possession, they were not disclosed. On December 12, 2023, Carrie Hite again demonstrated her qualifications as Director of Strategy. She sent Jaman an email explaining the delay, again ignoring the first two reports, and emphasizing her contention that rehabilitation of the existing pool would be even more expensive than the new, expanded 21-million-dollar estimate from DCW that was now in hand. Hite wrote, in part: Hi Musa: I held your PRR as a continued request so I could email you the cost study that was completed by DCW... The $21M estimate is based on what is visible and given the age and unknowns around the current structure, as well as the rising costs for construction, this number is likely a conservative estimate. Despite the existence of two credible reports received months earlier proving there were more affordable options, strategist Hite did not reveal the WTI and CG Engineering documents when they were requested. Instead, she waited until the city had obtained another report to support her “too expensive to fix" narrative. When documents were finally sent to Jaman, the first report -- commissioned from "global leaders” in aquatic planning, design and engineering, WTI — was omitted. Only CG Engineering and DCW files were in the attachments Jaman received. The September 8, 2023 WTI pool evaluation was uncovered through a separate Public Records Request (PRR). A member of a new group that had formed, the All County Citizens Alliance, learned of the report’s existence from the minutes of the August 8 pool steering committee meeting <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9736b3539d25bd05c29c275203bc9c26aad 823cf58434d556d645a7ac208ec63&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=b6f238fd3bb7d8137d7f04de6b08836e&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url =aHR0cHM6Ly9jaXR5b2ZwdC51cy9zaXRlcy9kZWZhdWx0L2ZpbGVzL2ZpbGVhdHRhY2htZW50cy9lbmdhZ2VfcHQvcGFnZS8yMDU2MS8wODI1MjNfaGVhbHRoaWVyX3RvZ2V0aGVyX3dvcmtzaG9wXzhfbWludXRlcy5wZGY> , filed a PRR for it, and shared the document with the group. "We try to keep it at a high level”: Obfuscation, half-truths and outright falsehoods Following receipt of WTI's report through the PRR, Jim Scarantino, "on behalf of the All County Citizens Alliance," attended the January 8, 2024 City Council workshop <http://www.porttownsendfreepres s.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bb861bcebeb476765a6031dda0402d58a2dd00beffa6efb5e1c492c021488476&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=2552d9a09bed263ce37b9d64 dcde62dd&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9jaXR5b2ZwdC5ncmFuaWN1cy5jb20vcGxheWVyL2NsaXAvMjg2OQ=> . He delivered “good news” in a public comment about the two studies that had been withheld from the council: Unfortunately, somehow [the reports] didn't make it into your packets on November 13th, and later on when you considered the pool. What those two engineering firms found was that there was minimal damage to the Mountain View pool. And that the building can be repaired for $536,000… And that the pool can be completely replaced and modernized with the latest modern equipment, including a new pool with a shallow entry for parents and children, for $3.5 million, for a total of $4.1 million.… I don't know why city staff didn't notify you of that, but we're happy to do so. The responses from Carrie Hite and John Mauro that followed are a master class in verbal ju jitsu, misleading information, and false statements. Hite explained that the WTI assessment is just a "partial report": It doesn't include seismic or ADA or building structures, roof or anything that has to do with the building at all. And so we, the city, contracted out with CGI [conflated with DCW], which is a construction management firm and cost estimator. And they came back with a $21 million number for the full meal deal. And that was a very high risk number in which to rehab the pool… There was an additional report that Jim referenced, the CG Engineering in October. It was just up [sic] the roof… “Just up the roof” is not only garbled -- if, as it appears from context, she meant their report was "just about (or for) the roof" -- that statement is flat-out false. As we have shown, CG Engineering supplemented WTI's report on the aquatic component of the equation with a full "assessment of the Mountain View Pool building’s structure.” Along with roof replacement, their Structural Assessment Report <http://www.porttownsendfreepress.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5357e923f8415ec0ab8ceb65e09029b79d8d82b13b3cdb285b397032581602e7&blog_id= 150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=fabeb2380d339b407cd82ca5bb2f0e12&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydHRvd25zZW5kZnJlZ XByZXNzLmNvbS93cC1jb250ZW50L3VwbG9hZHMvMjAyNC8wMy9TdHJ1Y3R1cmFsLUFzc2Vzc21lbnQtUmVwb3J0LUNHLUVuZ2luZWVyaW5nMTAuMzAuMjAyMy5wZGY> includes concrete walls, steel pipe columns, concrete slabs, pool room structural elements, and mechanical access tunnels. Seismic wasn’t requested, nor is it included in any line items in the $21 million “full meal deal” from DCW. It is true that ADA was not addressed, but according to DCW’s cost study those add-ons would amount to just $9,990 for an ADA-compliant shower, ramp & detectors, and parking signs. The “full meal” from DCW offered the easy out — $21 million! By changing the scope of work to a “tear down and replace," the full meal became a smorgasbord. Far from the rehab option that the community had been requesting which the first two reports looked at, it was an all-you-can-eat buffet with $1,500 locker room graphics and $153,000 of new outdoor landscaping for our swim. "And that 21 million might be 26, might be 27,” Hite told council. She then said that "the steering committee saw that [DCW] report,” but made "the recommendation not to put a dollar into the old pool, because we can't get any state and federal money or grants or philanthropy for that old pool.” She concluded: So those reports are operational in nature. We try to keep it at a high level. If you want the details, I'd be happy to send it to you. But we really tried to go through the steering committee first and keep it at a very high level and make some decisions based on the full report, not a partial report. John Mauro jumped in: Can I also add to that, that report has been available online for some time?… And not to mince words too much, because I know this is a game. But it's easy to cherry pick numbers and manufacture a different truth. A game it is. City Manager Mauro did not create the position of Director of Parks and Recreation Strategy to oversee a practical renovation of "that old pool." Carrie Hite was hired to sell us a “very high level" new aquatic center. And her "happy to send the details" was for just one report, DCW's full meal deal. When the reports were requested, that $21 million "tear down and replace" cost study was the only one made available to council members. That is the one Mauro references that was online. To this day, it remains the only one of the three posted by the city. The initial WTI and CG Engineering reports, totaling less than $5 million, are not disclosed on the city's website. On the “Healthier Together” aquatic center web page <http://www.porttownsendfreepre ss.com?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=839624d9c3ecab359a58da5a79192d4d8669e01c18ed2ad64b8bd0a41a57b27a&blog_id=150170349&post_id=12341&user_id=0&subs_id=556954962&signature=bfea8449d7398a766122733 616febaa0&email_name=new-post&user_email=zforce800moto@gmail.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9jaXR5b2ZwdC51cy9lbmdhZ2VwdC9wYWdlL2hlYWx0aGllci10b2dldGhlcg=> under "Materials Available for Review,” there is no mention of the two firms’ analyses and findings that support sensible renovation and modernization of the existing pool. 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