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Staff Report for Resolution Authorizing Appropriation for Youth Sports Facility and Program Enhancement for FY2014-15.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution appropriating funds to establish a one-time Youth Sports Facility and Program Enhancement of $30,000 for FY2014-15 to assist organizations with established hardships and to supplement field renovation projects.
BACKGROUND
On October 28, 2014 the Mayor and City Council announced that the City had secured nearly $1.4 million from the State to enhance park and open space. The grant funding will be allocated to fund projects at two community parks: Siempre Verde Park and Thrasher Park, as well as to create a new interactive art exhibit in the heart of downtown.
The Youth Sports Facility and Program Enhancement will designate an additional $30,000 towards program and facility improvements to benefit the community during the upcoming 2015 field season.
Analysis
The one-time Youth Sports Facility and Program Enhancement will designate $15,000 to directly subsidize the field rental fees for Youth Sports Non-Profit agencies who have established a financial hardship. An application process will invite qualifying agencies to apply for a 50% field use subsidy for the 2015 field season. The subsidy will be available to all non-profit 501(c)3 organizations who serve San Leandro youth and use City fields for organized play.
The remaining $15,000 would be used to supplement the current renovations scheduled for Thrasher Park. Thrasher Park is already scheduled to receive modernized play equipment and a taller safety fence to prevent balls from entering the play area. These renovations were made possible through a portion of the $1.4 million grant received for park renovations. The supplemental funds provided through Youth Sports Facility and Program Enhancement ($15,000) would include the addition of an expanded dug out an...
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