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From YouTube: Verbrugge View - Bloomington Family Aquatic Center
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In this week’s Verbrugge View, I visit the Bloomington Family Aquatic Center to see what it takes to get the pool ready for swimmers. David Benson from Park and Recreation tells us about the management of the pool and beach, and what it takes to be a lifeguard. Then Park Maintenance’s Steve Ferguson shows us how to fill the pool and properly treat the water.
A
A
B
A
lot
of
work
to
get
the
pour
ready.
We
have
to
order
all
supplies,
make
sure
the
facility
is
ready
for
people
and
staff
to
get
here
training.
The
staff
is
probably
one
of
our
biggest
responsibilities.
Stacy
is
obviously
our
biggest
concern.
You
want
to
make
sure
our
staff
are
ready
and
able
and
willing
to
be
there
if
an
emergency
arises.
How
many
lifeguards
do
we
hire
every
summer
at
this
facility?
B
At
any,
given
time
around
the
pool
they'll
be
about
15
at
a
time
with
a
couple
on
deck
somewhere
else
for
first-aid
emergencies,
customer
service
and
anything
else
that
might
come
up
in
the
facility.
How
many
of
our
lifeguards
do
we
get
coming
back
every
year,
we're
fortunate
in
2017
to
have
a
hundred
percent
retention
from
our
lifeguarding
staff.
That
is
not
common.
We
are
very
fortunate
here
in
Bloomington
to
have
that
number
returning,
but
this
year
it
is
100
percent
retention
in
life,
so.
B
B
B
Are
a
lot
of
opportunities
for
one
of
our
biggest
ones?
Our
group
reservations,
a
lot
of
our
local
YMCA
is
youth
groups.
Daycares
will
come
use
us
as
their
a
field
trip
option
for
something
different
from
their
norm.
We
also
have
swim
teams
that
practice
here
every
morning
from
about
6
a.m.
to
noon
or
so
so
we
are
the
main
training
facility
for
a
lot
of
our
local
high
school
and
club
swim
teams.
A
B
Have
an
outdoor
Lake
swimming
experience
in
Minnesota
I
think
is
paramount
for
safety.
I
think
we
have
over
10,000
lakes
and
for
somebody
to
have
an
opportunity
in
their
backyard
to
experience
that
and
learn
the
differences
between
a
chlorinated
swimming
pool
and
some
other
things
they
might
face
in
the
lake
is
a
huge
opportunity.
Good.
A
B
A
David
real
quickly,
we
just
want
to
hit
on
three
things
once
again:
one
inside
of
the
organization,
one
around
the
community
and
one
recognition,
that's
a
lot
of
fun.
So,
first
inside
the
organization
we
just
finished
up
two
three
day:
sessions
of
high
performance
organization,
training,
so
40
people
in
each
of
our
sessions
got
an
idea
of
what
it
means
to
be
a
high
performance
organization,
what
it
means
to
have
a
leadership
philosophy,
how
we're
living
the
values
and,
ultimately,
why
we're
doing
this
for
the
betterment
of
our
community
and
the
residents
that
we
serve.
A
So
one
of
the
things
that
you
can
expect
to
see
from
me
and
from
the
directors
and
others
in
the
organization
is
a
little
more
information
on
a
consistent
basis
about
what
high
performance
means
to
us
and
how
we
live.
The
leadership
philosophy
that
we've
adopted
for
the
organization
so
look
forward
to
that
and
seek
out
those
employees
who
have
been
through
the
training
now
and
I
do
want
to
be
really
clear
here.
There
is
not
a
pecking
order.
A
We
have
650
employees,
we
can
only
get
40
at
a
time
through
the
training,
so
I
am
intent
on
continuing
to
focus
trainings.
We
have
another
one
coming
up
in
September
and
I
am
planning
for
three
more
in
2015,
so
gradually
we
will
be,
including
as
many
people
as
we
can
in
the
training
and
if
we
haven't
gotten
to
you
yet,
hopefully
we
will
get
to
you
in
the
next
year
or
two.
So
stick
with
us
and
you'll
see
more
information
about
that.
A
The
second
out
in
the
community
is
that
we
have
a
couple
of
openings
coming
up
on
June
10th
that
Saturday
both
the
farmers
market,
which
occurs
at
Civic
Plaza,
every
Saturday,
will
begin
and
also,
if
you
enjoy
going
over
to
Busch
Lake
Beach.
That
also
opens
on
Saturday
June
10th
and
then
the
one
thing
I
really
want
to
celebrate
is
our
Communications
Division
once
again
demonstrated
what
makes
them
so
good.
Actually,
they
demonstrate
every
day
what
makes
them
so
good,
but
it
was
really
nice
to
have
the
recognition
from
the
Minnesota
Association
of
government
communicators.
A
So
congratulations
to
everybody
who
everyday
demonstrates
the
best
of
Bloomington
in
print
in
video
in
and
in
the
other
means
that
we
have
to
get
our
communication
messages
out.
Congratulations
to
you!
Thank
you.
What
you
do
to
make
Bloomington
a
great
place
to
be
all
right.
Let's
go
back
to
the
rest
of
our
story
about
the
Bloomington
family,
Aquatic
Center,.
A
I'm
here
with
Steve
Ferguson
Steve,
is
in
our
Public
Works
Department.
He
is
the
person
who
is
responsible
for
maintaining
the
Bloomington
family
Aquatic
Center
and
has
been
for
the
last
17
years,
so
we're
standing
in
the
middle
of
the
pool
right
now
in
the
vessel
and
we've
just
turned
on
the
water
for
the
year
Steve.
How
long
is
it
going
to
take
to
fill
up
the
pool
that
usually
takes
about
two
days
and
how
much
water
actually
ends
up
being
in
the
swimming
pool
and
we're
done
586.
A
C
A
C
A
constant
battle
mother
nature
is
always
trying
to
tear
it
up
for
us.
So
in
the
springtime,
it's
a
quite
a
bit
of
cleaning
that
we
have
to
do
to
get
the
that's
all
cleaned
out.
So
it's
ready
to
go
for
the
public
and
then
once
we
get
it
to
a
point
where
we're
satisfied
that
it's
nice
and
clean
and
we
go
ahead
and
start
bringing
in
the
water
and
you.
C
After
about
seven
years
that
you
can
run
this
pool
and
at
that
point
you
would
have
to
sandblast,
it
then
paint
it,
and
it's
quite
an
undertaking-
and
this
year
at
the
at
the
conclusion
of
this
year,
we're
looking
at
sandblasting
and
painting
this
pool
it's
quite
expensive,
but
it's
a
necessary
thing,
because
chlorine
does
eat
away
at
the
paint
itself
and
so
over
time
and
the
paint
starts
to
fade.
And
if
that
happens,
and
the
lifeguards
can't
see
the
bottom
and
if
they
can't
see
the
bottom,
they
can't
keep
you
safe.
One.
A
C
Yes,
it's
it's
a
relationship
with
Park
and
Rec
and,
as
we
go
forward
with
time,
I
think
things
change
from
time
to
time
and
and
ever
the
public's
looking
for
something
fresh
and
new,
and
so
what
we
do
is
we
try
to
find
money
that
we
can
put
forward
to
try
to
find
new
structures
that
we
can
install
here
at
the
pool
to
tell
make
the
public
wanna
come
here
good.
A
Let's
go
into
the
mechanical
room
and
check
out
some
of
the
process
sounds
good
all
right,
so
we're
inside
the
mechanical
building
at
the
family,
Aquatic
Center.
We
have
a
couple
different
processes,
we're
going
to
show
you.
The
first
has
to
do
with
our
chlorination
system.
If
you
want
to
talk
about
that
sure
so.
C
What
you
have
here
is
a
coordinator.
We
have
one
of
three
in
this
room
that
control
the
chlorine
contents
that
we
have
in
the
pool,
and
we
have
these
a
Q
tab,
chlorine
fabulous
that
we
use
and
what
we
do
is
we
put
those
into
this
vessel
and
inside
of
this
vessel,
there's
water
that
circulates
and
he
rode
those
down
into
a
brine
and
then
that
brine
is
then
injected
into
the
water
screen
back
in
the
pool
and
thereby
getting
our
chlorine
content
up
to
where
we
need
it
and.
C
A
C
Yeah,
it
does
take
a
couple
days
before
we
can
get
the
chlorine
content
up
to
what
we
feel
is
comfortable
and
what
the
state
mandates.
So
that
takes
a
little
bit
of
time,
and
then
we
would
adjust
the
pH
with
another
chemical
that
we
also
would
take
an
additional
day
or
two
to
get
that
correct
as
well.
So.
A
C
Do
so
what
you
have
here
is
a
product
called
acid
magic.
It's
it's
basically
an
acid
in
a
form
that
we
can
use
to
monitor.
We
monitor
our
pH,
but
then
what
we
use
this
product
for
is
to
push
that
pH
down
from
8
parts
per
million
which
is
coming
on
to
the
tap
at
down
to
7,
for
which
we
can
then
have
more
of
a
comfortable
swim.
It
doesn't
irritate
your
eyes
or
your
skin,
and
so.
A
C
Correct
so
every
single
day
we
come
here,
we
do
testing
multiple
times
a
day
and
during
the
course
of
the
day
the
weather
can
change,
but
overnight
it
certainly
does
so
if
we
get
a
weather,
storm
comes
through
and
and
it
rains
down
some
of
that
rain
has
some
acid
content
to
it
and
can
change
our
alkalinity.
It
can
change
our
pH
content
or
even
our
chlorine
want.
C
So
this
this
pool
has
to
have
a
turnover
of
every
gallon
of
water
in
it.
The
five
hundred
eighty
seven
thousand
that
we
talked
about
earlier
has
to
get
turned
over
in
this
pool
every
four
hours,
all
that
water
comes
out
of
the
pool
and
comes
in
through
this
room
to
recirculation
pump
and
then
get
shipped
through
filtration.
Where
it's
filtering
it
out,
then
it
gets
treated
by
the
chemicals
that
we
use
to
maintain
the
water
quality
and
also
heated.
So
this
whole.