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 WEST, MPA, Senior Management Analyst
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Apply for and Accept up to $500,000 from Fresno Unified School District to Fund Blue Space Aquatics Programming at up to Seven High Schools and up to Four City of Fresno Pool Locations During Summer 2026 (Citywide) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that the City Council adopt the resolution authorizing the application for and acceptance of up to $500,000 from Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) to fund aquatics programming at FUSD and/or City of Fresno pools during the Summer 2026 season.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Department (PARCS) is seeking authorization to submit a proposal to FUSD to fund aquatics programming as part of the 2026 Blue Space Program and to accept the funding if awarded. Adoption of the resolution will authorize submittal of the proposal. Applications to FUSD are expected to be due in early 2026.
BACKGROUND
Each summer, the PARCS Department and FUSD collaborate to provide swim lessons and recreational swim to the community through the "Blue Space Program". As part of this program FUSD provides funding for lifeguards, staff and supplies, as well as access to up to seven high school pools (Bullard, Edison, Fresno High, Hoover, McLane, Roosevelt, and Sunnyside). The City of Fresno hires, trains and supervises Red Cross certified lifeguards to operate the pools.
FUSD periodically releases a call for proposals to fund extended learning opportunities like summer aquatics programming. The next opportunity to request ...
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