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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to amend Permit No. 31902 with Long Beach Swim Club, a California nonprofit organization, for the use of Belmont Plaza Pool, by the approval of a permit fee reduction from $20 per hour to $15 per hour, for a term of one year, retroactive from September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
Since the 1960s, the Long Beach Swim Club (Club), a competitive swim training club for youth, has been operating in Long Beach. The Club has a long tradition of producing great swimmers and many of its members have been recipients of college scholarships. Monthly fees charged by the Club range from $50 to $105, depending on the swimmer's level, and the fees charged to Club members are used to hire coaches and purchase swimming equipment. The Club provides scholarships for disadvantaged youth who cannot afford to pay the fees.
On October 6,2009, the City Council approved Permit No. 31902 (Permit) with the Club for their use of the Belmont Plaza indoor and outdoor pools for three years, with one, two-year renewal option. During the first year of the Permit, the practice fee was set at $10; during the second year of the Permit, the practice fee was increased to $12; and for the third Permit year, the practice fee was increased to $15. Before the first term of the Permit expired on August 31, 2012, a first amendment was prepared to extend the Permit term through August 31, 2014, which included a scheduled fee increase to $20 for the fourth year of the Permit. When the renewal option was discussed, the Club requested that the increase in fees be waived for the fourth year. While the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine was gathering data from the Club to justify the fee reduction, the City of Long Beach permanently closed the indoor pool.
The Club has asked that their fee be retroactively reduced from $20 to $15 per hour for the fourth year of the Permit, effective September 1, 2012 through August 31, 201...
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