TO:St. Vrain Lakes Metro District Residents
FROM:Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc.
SUBJ:Cove Operations Update
DATE:October 28, 2021

PURPOSE: To update and inform the residents of St. Vrain Lakes Metropolitan District on the Cove Operations and the District’s and Developers plans to go forward.

GOING FORWARD: The Management Team and legal counsel are reviewing CVPRD’s and NoCo YMCA’s proposals with an expected agreement to be reached and approved at the 11/30 District 1 Board meeting. The intent is to the have the service provider on site starting 12/1/21.

            The Management Team and Brookfield have worked with the Town of Firestone to determine how to bring the Cove facility into compliance with the new Life Safety/Fire code and determine the best course of action for how residents can safely and easily access the workout facility at their leisure. An inspection to approve the changes has been scheduled for November 2, 2021. Pending approval, the facility can only be accessed while staff is present. Once the District receives approval from the Town of Firestone, 24 hours access to the workout facility is expected. Until a service provider is in place, the main area will be closed due to no staffing and presented security concerns.

DUE TO YMCA TERMINATION OF SERVICES ON 10/31 AT 2:00 AND SCHEDULED INSPECTION ON 11/2, THE COVE MAIN AREA AND WORKOUT FACILITIES WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED STARTING 10/31 AT 2:00 UNTIL TOWN OF FIRESTONE APPROVES FIRE SAFETY CHANGES.

BACKGROUND: The Denver YMCA submitted their official notice of contract termination at the end of August 2021 due to Firestone, CO being located outside of their service area. The contract with Denver YMCA was agreed for Cove Operations through December 31, 2021, yet due to the boiler plate termination clause in the agreement the YMCA was allowed to give 30-day notice.

The District Management Team have engaged in conversations with Northern Colorado (NoCo) YMCA and Carbon Valley Parks & Recreation District (CVPRD) for proposals for Cove Operations through the 2021 and in 2022.

At the beginning of September, the Town of Firestone’s Fire Marshall inspected the Cove per submitted and approved building plans. The District was informed the egress and ingress locking mechanisms that are in current use do not meet current Life Safety/Fire code. Until this is remediated, the building and workout facility could only be accessed when the front desk is staffed.

Per the 2021 Budget, the front desk is staffed the following hours:

            Monday through Friday: 1pm- 7pm

            Saturday and Sunday: 10 am- 7 pm

TIMELINE OF EVENTS: The following is a timeline of events and what has transpired with each vendor thus far.

  1. Denver YMCA
    • Denver YMCA put in notice of contract termination with last day of service October 31, 2021
  2. NoCo YMCA and CVPRD
    • District 1 Board (Developers) are engaged in communication and negotiations with both NoCo YMCA and CVPRD for Cove operations
      • No final decision has been made for service provider
      • An agreement will be reviewed and set for approval at 11/30 District 1 meeting
  3. Fire Marshal- Town of Firestone
    • 9/02/2021- Town of Firestone Building Official inspected The Cove.
    • Determined egress code violations with maglock system and provided operation requirements until mediated.
      • Building can only be accessed during posted hours while staff is present.
      • All doors remain accessible as permitted and approved per building permit.
    • 9/16/2021- PCGI met with Building Official for compliance review.
    • Doors and points of entry have been updated per code. Inspection with Town of Firestone Fire Marshall has been scheduled for November 2, 2021.

DUE TO YMCA TERMINATION OF SERVICES ON 10/31 AT 2:00 AND SCHEDULED INSPECTION ON 11/2, THE COVE MAIN AREA AND WORKOUT FACILITIES WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED STARTING 10/31 AT 2:00 UNTIL TOWN OF FIRESTONE APPROVES FIRE SAFETY CHANGES.

We apologize for any inconvenience and disruption of schedule this may cause.

The coordinated District 1, 3 and 4, and District 2 Board Meeting and 2022 Budget Hearing is scheduled for November 30, 2021 at 6:00. This meeting will be virtual with access information available on the Agenda which is posted on the St. Vrain Lakes website at least 24 hours before the meeting.

There is a December 1, 2021 virtual Community Meeting with MSI is scheduled. An agenda has not be set for this meeting with more information to come.

Please reach out to your Community Management Team, MSI, with any questions or concerns. Your Metropolitan District Management Team, Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc. will keep you informed on upcoming changes to the Cove operations.

Thank you,

Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc

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