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Aquatic Master Plan Guiding Principles
- Develop an approach that takes into consideration distribution of services across the community to ensure all residents have opportunities to participate in aquatic recreation.
- Produce a plan that promotes access to aquatic facilities and programming for persons of various ages, interests, and abilities.
- Develop an approach that considers economic feasibility to ensure a balance between capital cost and long-term operating cost. Prioritize a financially sound aquatics system and adopt a balanced approach that is economically sustainable and that considers operations and maintenance.
- Create a plan that embraces modernization and versatility, to create a system that allows flexibility in programming options and can cater to users of various ages, interests, and abilities. Prioritize the modernization of facilities and equipment to create more desirable and efficient venues.
- Maintain the City’s high-caliber community events and recreational programming to appeal to persons of various ages, interests, and abilities to cultivate the City’s reputation as a destination for premier activities and entertainment in the North Texas region.
Aquatic Master Plan is designed to assist the City in determining:
- Long-term strategic plan for aquatic services for the Richardson community.
- Alignment of services with expectations in aquatics and create a guide for a future aquatic system.
- Recommendations for future aquatic features, preferred locations of facilities based on current and future demographics.
- Impacts of future plans for staffing levels, partnership opportunities, modern mechanical structure and operational efficiency.
- A comprehensive aquatic master plan that takes into consideration citizen needs to further enhance Richardson as a place where people are proud to live, work, invest, and engage in the community.
October 14 - City Council Update
City staff gave an update at Monday’s City Council meeting on the Aquatics Master Plan, which was recommended in the 2023 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan, that will determine long term strategies for aquatic services and facilities for the Richardson community. The Parks and Recreation Department began development of the Aquatics Master Plan in April along with consultants Kimley Horn and Counsilman-Hunsaker. The study includes an assessment of current facilities, a market analysis, and several opportunities for public input including open houses, stakeholder meetings and an online survey.
Key takeaways from the data gathered to date include:
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Neighborhood pools are outdated in design with several improvements needed at each, including replastering, ADA upgrades and increased shade options
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The Northeast Richardson/Breckinridge Park area is not within a 7-minute drive of any City of Richardson pools, and public feedback shows a desire for an aquatics facility in that area
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Some existing pools overlap service areas
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Many residents requested an indoor pool facility that would be operational year-round
After receiving City Council feedback, the planning team will host follow-up public engagement meetings soon, with a goal of finalizing the Plan by the end of November and presenting it to the City Council in December.
Click here to view Monday’s presentation, including the guiding principles that will help shape the draft plan.
The plan is achieved through 4 phases/milestones: 
