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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/18/2001 BAKERSFIELD ~ ~ Jacquie Sullivan, Chair Alan Tandy, City Manager Sue Benham Staff: Alan Christensen Irma Carson AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 18, 1:30 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 1:38 p.m. Present: Councilmembers Jacquie Sullivan, Chair; and Sue Benham Absent: Councilmember Irma Carson 2. ADOPT FEBRUARY 21, 2001 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Adopted as submitted. (Committee member Carson absent) 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS 5. NEW BUSINESS ; A. Staff report and Committee recommendation on use of facilities at International Square Park Committee member Benham stated a request has been received from the Association of Old ToWn Kern that this item be deferred until after their Association has a luncheon forum regarding this issue on Friday, April 27th. Committee member Benham and other City staff will be attending. The Committee deferred this item. B. Staff report and Committee recommendation regarding fees for use of Silver Creek and Lowell Community Centers Recently the Committee recommend and the City Council aPproved a policy with set criteria for free use of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center (MLK) for non-profit organizations in the off season, off peak hours, with City programs taking priority over other uses. At the March 14t~ meeting, Council referred the issue of extending this policy to include Silver Creek and Lowell Community Centers to the Community Services Committee. ADOPTED AS SUBHITTED ON NAY 23, 2001 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 18, 2001 Page -2- Recreation and Parks Director Stan Ford explained although Silver Creek does not have off-peak time and is heavily used, as it is staffed during regular hours, the same standard could be applied to the Center at Silver Creek for times when it is available. Staff is not recommending free use for non-profits at Lowell Community Center. Unlike MLK and Silver Creek Centers, this Center is not staffed during regular hours. The City rents the building and staff is only available for planned programs such as after-school programs. Committee member Benham made a motion the same standard be adopted for Silver Creek Center as was applied to Martin Luther King, Jr. Center; and further recommended not including Lowell Community Center as it is not staffed during regular hours. The Committee unanimously approved the motion and directed staff to move forward with the change for Silver Creek Center only. (Committee member Carson absent) C. Staff report and Committee recommendation regarding swimming pool fees and providing student swim days at City pools Recreation and Parks Director Stan Ford stated staff does not recommend opening the pools for a free student swim day as this type of program is not manageable with the available current pools and pool staffing. Operating the pools becomes unmanageable as groups of students tend to drop in and out. The pools have a limited capacity and staff has to make an actual head count and close access to the pool when pool capacity is reached. Also, staffing of lifeguards has to remain consistent. Last year the Council approved an agreement with the Bakersfield City School District for the summer months. The City gave free passes to children in summer school. If students had perfect attendance Monday through Thursday, they received a free swim pass to swim at a pool of their choice. In exchange, the City received free use of school facilities for summer camps and other programs. It was discussed that if this is a fairness issue, the same 20-punch pass or unlimited free pass for underutilized pools could be given to students upon request regardless of income. Committee member Benham made a motion that staff prepare a memo that includes the following: 1) explain why opening the pools for a free student swim day one day per week is not manageable; 2) the fairness issue of a free swim pass to students upon request regardless of income and the fiscal impact; 3) the original reason for the free swim pass program for Iow-income individuals; and 4) for comparison purposes list other City programs that include only Iow-income. The Committee unanimously approved the motion. (Committee member Carson absent). The Committee directed staff to bring the memo back to the next meeting. The Committee will make its recommendation at that time. 6. COMMI'I'rEE COMMENTS Committee member Benham commented the Association of Old Town Kern luncheon forum for local community input regarding International Square Park is on Friday, April 27t' at the Noriega House on Baker Street. Reservations can still be made. Lunch is optional. AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 18, 2001 Page -3- 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 2:08 p.m. Staff attending: Assistant City Manager Alan Christensen; City Attorney Bart Thiltgen; Recreation and Parks Director Stan Ford; Deputy City Attorney Ginny Gennaro; Police Lt, Bob Bivens; and Development Associate Jan Fulton, Economic Development Others: James Burger, Reporter, The Bakersfield Californian cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council S:~AC~2001CSCommittee\cs01apr18summary.wpd