District56 Aquatics Center manager leaving job with Elk Grove

Outgoing Community Center Manager Lana Yoshimura (left) and Mike Dobson of the  Cosumnes Community Services District reported to the city co...

Outgoing Community Center Manager Lana Yoshimura (left) and Mike Dobson of the 
Cosumnes Community Services District reported to the city council last February on larger than expected operating losses at the District56 Aquatics Center. |   



The manager of the city of Elk Grove's beleaguered Aquatics Center at District56 will be leaving the job. A recent Statement of Economic Interest filed with the Elk Grove City Clerk confirmed that separation.



According to the filing, which many city employees must record annually and when starting or terminating employment, Lana Yoshimura will leave her job as the Community Center Manager on November 1. The statement was filed on Thursday, October 17, indicating that Ms. Yoshimura gave two weeks' notice.

As Community Center Manager, Yoshimura was responsible for managing the District56 facility and the Aquatics Center. Since opening in May 2019, the Aquatics Center has experienced operation problems.

Although the city owns the facility, the Aquatics Center is operated under contract with the Cosumnes Community Services District. Even though the swimming facilities are only five years old and were largely unused during the COVID-19 pandemic closedown, several expensive pieces of equipment have already been replaced.

Additionally, post-pandemic inflation has driven up operating costs, which were exasperated by the revenue loss during the closure. Although the swimming facility was expected to operate at a loss, the combination of lost revenue, lower-than-forecast user fees once the closure ended, and higher-than-budgeted operating costs has meant larger-than-expected taxpayer subsidies. 

During a February 2024 presentation to the city council, Yoshimura and Mike Dobson, the CCSD manager assigned to the swimming pool, reported the operating deficit was budgeted at $758,20 but grew to $1.09 million. 
  

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