REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 1, 2016
FROM: MANUEL A. MOLLINEDO, Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: SHAUN R. SCHAEFER, Recreation Manager
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
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***RESOLUTION - 5th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2016-118 appropriating $27,000 from Kaiser Permanente Community Fund through Fresno United Neighborhoods 501(c)(3) non-profit for various Aquatics programs. (Requires 5 affirmative votes.)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the attached resolution to appropriate $27,000 in grant funds from the Kaiser Permanente Community Fund through the Fresno United Neighborhoods (FUN) 501(c)(3) non-profit for various Aquatics programs.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PARCS was awarded a grant from the Kaiser Permanente Community Fund through FUN to provide various Aquatics programs that requires an appropriation of funds in FY17 totaling $27,000. This grant will enable PARCS to provide swim classes for youth, extended “family swim” time, community special events and a Junior Lifeguard program at various aquatics locations. The additional funding will supplement and enhance core aquatics programs at Learner Pools and also expand lifeguard recruitment and training at all Junior Lifeguard training sites.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno PARCS Aquatics Program services over 80,000 swimmers every summer at the eleven swimming pool facilities located throughout the Fresno community. For the last four years, the Kaiser Permanente Community Fund through FUN has provided funding to the PARCS Learner Pool program. The Kaiser Permanente Community Fund grant enabled the PARCS Department to maintain aquatics service in the City of Fresno for Fiscal Years 2013 through 2016 at all five PARCS Learner Pools. The grant also enabled PARCS to provide programming that included learn-to-swim classes, extended “family swim” hours, offered community-based special events and continued development of our inner-city Junior Lifeguard program.
The learn-to-swim classes provide an opportunity for youth to get basic water adaption skills, pool safety lessons and swimming techniques Monday through Friday during morning and evening hours. The learn-to -swim classes are free of charge to participants, and the instruction is provided by PARCS Red Cross-certified lifeguards. The extended “family swim” time period is implemented at Learner Pool sites from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm Monday through Friday. PARCS is providing community-based special events at all five Learner Pools this summer with the Kaiser Permanente Community Fund grant. The special events segment provides an environment where participants can meet new friends while enjoying swim contests, carnival games, music, arts and crafts and raffle giveaways that include scooters and bicycles. These special events attract large, youthful, enthusiastic crowds and give the Learner Pool users a chance to cool off despite the long hot summer.
PARCS will also expand its Junior Lifeguard Program at all of its training site swimming pools. The program is designed to train lifeguard candidates at no cost and hire them as employees of the PARCS Department. A signature component of the PARCS Junior Lifeguard program is a two-day summer trip to Southern California that exposes the candidates to beach lifeguarding at Zuma Beach, large-scale aquatics complex lifeguarding at the City of Santa Monica Swim Complex, and the lake lifeguarding at Lake Castaic.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
By definition provided in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378, this item does not qualify as a “project” for the purpose of CEQA.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference was not considered because this resolution does not include a bid or award of a construction or services contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund. The grant funds will directly benefit various designated Aquatics programs.
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Resolution