HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/04/1997, C-7 - FUNDING REQUEST FOR USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY BY YOUTH ACTIVITIES council ;;m-q7
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FROM: Paul LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director
Prepared by: Kathy Mills, Recreation Manager
SUBJECT: Funding Request for Use of School District Property by Youth Activities
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the appropriation of $32,000 from the General Fund balance to the Rents and Leases
budget to compensate San Luis Coastal Unified School District for use of its facilities for the
youth programs of Sun and Fun and Youth Sports.
DISCUSSION:
Prior to, and during, preparation of the 1997-99 Financial Plan, staff from San Luis Coastal
Unified School District and the Parks and Recreation Department discussed waiving rental and
use fees for use of School District facilities. Staff from San Luis Coastal agreed to take the
request to the School Board at a future date. That was to have been during the summer.
However, at the request of a local citizen, the issue was addressed at the same time the District
was reviewing increased construction costs on school renovations and the possibility of
reduction in property tax revenue to the District created by the increased devaluation of Diablo
Canyon by P G & E. Faced with these potentially multi-million-dollar costs, the District did
not approve the fee waiver request.
Parks and Recreation Department staff did not request funding for rental and leases because of
the belief that the fees would be waived. The City Financial Plan was adopted and
implemented prior to the School District notification to City staff that the fee waiver was not
approved.
Parks and Recreation Department programs of Sun & Fun and Youth Sports began on schedule
which coincided with the opening of school. Rental and Use fees have already been accrued,
but there is no budget to compensate for the expenditures.
The funding request is to provide Rental and Use budget for the two program areas of Youth
Sports and Sun & Fun Day Care. The total amount requested is $32,000 for fiscal year 1997-
98 and the same amount for fiscal year 1998-99. This translates into $6,300 for facility rental
for youth sports gymnasium use at C.L. Smith and Sinsheimer Elementary Schools and
$25,700 for child care room use at all five elementary school sites. The amount requested
covers accrued expenditures for the entire fiscal year of 1997-98 and 1998-99.
Council Agenda Report - Funding Request for Use of School District Property
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FISCAL UMPACT
Program Title Current Requested 1997-98 1998-99
Youth Sports Rents/Leases $ 4,400 $ 6,300 $ 10,700 $ 10,700
Children's Services Rents/Leases $ 0 $25,700 $ 25,700 $ 25,700
ALTERNATIVES
Deny Funding: If this request is not approved, the $32,000 amount would have to be
transferred from other Parks and Recreation Department accounts. This transfer could only
take place by eliminating temporary salary dollars in those accounts, resulting in the
cancellation of some programs.
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