REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Amendment No. 1 to the Management Agreement between City of Santa Clara and The Santa Clara Swim Club, Inc. for Mary Gomez Pool to address COVID-19 Impacts to Programs & Revenue
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Sports, Recreational and Arts Assets.
BACKGROUND
The Parks & Recreation Department operates and maintains eleven pools at five sites throughout the City. Seasonal pools, such as the Mary Gomez Pool located at 651 Buchser Drive, have been open to the public only for an eight-week summer season. In February 2013, Council approved a five-year Agreement with The Santa Clara Swim Club ("SCSC") to open Mary Gomez Pool for year-round community aquatic programs and SCSC activities. The agreement helped to expand public swim hours and provided an 8% resident discount on SCSC learn-to-swim programs, while providing additional revenue to the City General Fund in the amount of $32,000 per year and 25% of maintenance costs. In April 2018, the Council approved a new five-year Management Agreement (Attachment 1) that allows SCSC to operate the Mary Gomez Pool through 2023 with two five (5) year potential extensions. The agreement provides aquatics programs and requires payment in the amount of $35,000 plus annual escalation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). On November 3, 2020, the City received a request for Management Fee Reduction from the SCSC for FY 2019/20 and FY 2020/21.
DISCUSSION
In March of 2020, the global coronavirus pandemic and State and County Health Orders shut down non-essential business activities including SCSC. As updated State and County Orders have allowed, some operations and activities have been able to resume under required health and safety Protocols, but not without significant disruptions in services, added cost to implement protocols, and lower participation rates and corresponding reductions in revenue.
Since March of 2020, the City has worked with the SCSC to assess and address ...
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