REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Professional Services Agreement between Linnea Sheehy and the City of Santa Clara for Recreation Class Instruction and Related Programs
Report
BACKGROUND
The Parks & Recreation Department has collaborated with Linnea Sheehy to offer a variety of dance classes and programs at the Community Recreation Center since 1994. Ms. Linnea began teaching dance with a small group of students and over time the program has grown in size, quality, and reputation beyond the immediate participants and community. The City has also worked with Ms. Linnea to develop the dance program, the spring recital program, and the Santa Clara Dance Team among other activities.
In 2017, the programs had over 1,200 registrants and generated approximately $205,000 in gross revenue, and paid the contract instructor approximately $121,000. Contractor provides dance instruction at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels of ballet, jazz, tap, and hip-hop to the public including thirty-one course offerings in multiple sessions, summer camp programs, and other related activities such as dance recitals, choreography, special event performances, and dance team training and competition.
DISCUSSION
The attached agreement with Linnea Sheehy is for the term January 2019 to September 2019 for professional services to teach recreation classes and provide related activities in a not to exceed amount of $160,174; payments are calculated based upon actual class and program registration revenues from class fees.
Under contract, the City duties include scheduling, advertising and marketing dance programs and services for the community tri-annual activity guide, maintenance of the registration software, program marketing, facility maintenance, and equipment.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)...
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