PREPARED BY: Andrea Mendez DATE OF MEETING: 07/01/19
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,150 FOR THE SAN PABLO COWBOYS YOUTH ASSOCIATION (SPCYA) USE OF DAVIS PARK SPORTS FIELDS AND CONCESSION STAND FOR THE 2019 SUMMER/FALL SEASON
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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Compliance statements
FY 2019-21 Council Priority Work Plan Compliance Statement
Expand safe, family-friendly park space and Improve connections to healthy eating and active living are adopted priority items under the FY 2019-21 City Council Priority Work plan, effective March 1, 2019.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
On May 9, 2019 Andre Williams, President of SPCYA, submitted a letter to the City Staff requesting City Council waive fees for Davis Park (Multi-Use and Mini Sports Fields) and the Davis Park Concession Stand on the following dates and times:
Davis Park Sport Fields (Multi-Use Sports Field and Mini Sports Field)
• July 22, 2019 - December 15, 2019 (Monday-Friday 6:30 PM-8:30 PM)
• Exceptions include City Holidays/Closure Dates
Davis Park Concession Stand
• July 22, 2019 - December 15, 2019 (Monday-Friday)
• Exceptions include City Holidays/Closure Dates
SPCYA offers a diverse football program that provides approximately 100 San Pablo youth the ability to travel to numerous cities and compete against various football programs. Participants are rewarded for their accomplishments in athletics as well as scholastics to assure them that they are always winners just for taking the initiative to do their best.
Organizations requesting fee waivers need to submit supporting paperwork such as articles of incorporation, updated roster/membership, list of organization officers and contact information, certificate of insurance, and copy of the organizations by-laws.
At time of submittal and according to the SPCYA official rosters, they have approximately 88 youth athletes enrolled in their program. Of those 88 enrollees, 22% or 19 of those youth athletes reside within the City of San Pablo.
COMMUNITY SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
This item was taken before the Community Services Standing Committee (Xavier/Cruz) on June 19, 2019 where they unanimously supported the recommendation to move forward to City Council to approve the fee waivers requested by San Pablo Cowboys Youth Association for the summer/fall season ending December 15, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact for FY 2019/20 (2019 summer/fall season) will be a loss of $6,150 in General Fund revenue that the City could have realized for rental of Davis Park Sport Fields and Concession Stand.
Attachments:
A: San Pablo Cowboys Facility Rental Applications
B: San Pablo Cowboys Fee Waiver Letter Request
C: San Pablo Cowboys Financial Breakdown