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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with the LA84 Foundation to accept Summer Splash Swim 2019 grant funds in the amount of $30,000, for summer aquatics programs targeting economically disadvantaged youth at Belmont Plaza Temporary Pool, Silverado Pool, Cabrillo High School Pool, Jordan High School Pool, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Pool, from June 17, 2019 through August 23, 2019; and, execute all necessary documents, and any amendments, to implement and administer the grant. (Districts 3,6,7,9)
DISCUSSION
The LA84 Foundation (Foundation) is endowed with surplus funds from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The Foundation makes grant funds available to recreation agencies for various youth sports programs designed to provide disadvantaged youth, ages 7 to 17, the opportunity to learn and develop sports skills. The Parks, Recreation and Marine Department (PRM) has been selected by the Foundation to receive grant funds consecutively for more than a decade. This year, PRM has been selected to receive $30,000 in grant funds for the Summer Splash Swim 2019 Program (Program). This grant will fund scholarships for economically disadvantaged youth in swim instruction, springboard diving, artistic swimming, and water polo (Attachment).
The Program will commence on June 17, 2019 and conclude on August 23, 2019. The pools currently available for this program are Belmont Plaza Temporary Pool, Silverado Pool, Cabrillo High School Pool, Jordan High School Pool, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Pool. This popular program is advertised in the quarterly Recreation Connection, on the PRM website, through social media, and by word of mouth at local parks.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Arturo D. Sanchez on April 24, 2019, and by Budget Management Officer Rhutu Amin Gharib on May 2, 2019.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on May 21, 2019, to enable the execution of the required ...
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