REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on a Management Agreement between Lifetime Activities, Inc. and the City of Santa Clara for Operation of Public Tennis Courts and Recreation Programs
Report
BACKGROUND
The Parks & Recreation Department operates and maintains 28 tennis courts at 10 park sites throughout the City. The primary facility is the Santa Clara Tennis Center at Central Park, which consists of eight courts, a ball wall and small pro shop with two additional courts adjacent to the Community Recreation Center. Other multiple court sites are located at Henry Schmidt Park and Buchser Middle School. The City's tennis courts are used year round by the community for reserved and drop in use for recreational and competitive tennis play. In addition, the City has an instructional recreation tennis program with camps, clinics, and special events. Santa Clara City Code 5.05.280 prohibits services for fee or compensation in parks except any approved concessionaires acting under the authority of the Director of Parks & Recreation to provide such services. Lifetime Activities provides professional tennis instruction, facility, and program management services to several municipalities for afterschool and out of school tennis, badminton, pickleball, chess and table tennis programs for individuals, groups and leagues.
On June 25, 2013, after a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process for professional tennis facility and program management services, the City Council approved a five-year Management Agreement with two, negotiable 5-year renewal terms between the City of Santa Clara and Lifetime Tennis, Inc. for operation of the Santa Clara Tennis Center facility and programs in Central Park. In September 2014, Lifetime Tennis, Inc. registered as a dba under the name, Lifetime Activities, Inc. At that time, the Agreement was amended to expand the scope of services for the City to include badminton and table tennis programs. Under the current agreement, Lifet...
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