REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Director
Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Department
SHELBY MACNAB, MPA, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: CHANELL JOHNSON, MPA, Senior Management Analyst
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 1st Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2026-159 to Appropriate $115,200 for Costs Associated with the July 2026 Fresno Unified School District Summer Swim Contract (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council adopt the 1st Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2026-159 to appropriate $115,200 for costs associated with the July 2026 Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) Summer Swim contract to the Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) Department.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff in the PARCS Department are seeking approval to appropriate $115,200 to the PARCS Department's fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget to reimburse expenses incurred by PARCS for July 2026 Aquatics programming. The funding comes from FUSD.
BACKGROUND
On December 18, 2025, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2025-358 authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for and accept up to $500,000 from FUSD to fund Blue Space Aquatics programming at FUSD high schools and City of Fresno pool locations in Summer 2026. In February 2026 FUSD announced its intent to award the City two contracts totaling $399,700 for Summer 2026 Aquatics programming, including a contract of $314,700 for July 2026 Aquatics programming. The total amount awarded came in higher than budgeted.
The PARCS Department budgeted $199,500 in anticipation of this award. The difference between the budgeted and contracted award amounts is $115,200. Approval of this item will appropriate $115,20...
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