REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
SHELBY MACNAB, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
BY: KAYLA GARCIA-SHIELDS, Program Manager
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Parks, After School Recreation and Community Services Department's (PARCS) Summer Swim Program with Fresno Unified School District:
1. Approve a one-year facility use "Blue Space" Agreement with Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) to use FUSD high school pools for City-led swim lessons and recreational swim (aquatics).
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the Facility Use Blue Space Agreement with FUSD.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a one-year Facility Use "Blue Space" Agreement with FUSD for access to high school pools for City-led aquatics programming and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff are requesting authority to enter into a Facility Use "Blue Space" Agreement with FUSD to enable access to FUSD pools as part of the PARCS Aquatics program. Access to FUSD pools will increase PARCS capacity to provide swim lessons and recreational swim to the community. This action will provide signatory authority to ensure seamless access to aquatics facilities for the community.
BACKGROUND
FUSD and PARCS have collaborated for many years to increase access to recreation space, public pools and community programming. During the summer months, the PARCS Department provides swim lessons and recreational swim at City-owned facilities and FUSD High School pools or "Blue Space." Over the last several months, PARCS staff and FUSD have been meeting regularly to collaborate on agreements, schedules, recruitment of lifeguard staff at local high schools and strategies to maximize the com...
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