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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary subsequent amendments, with the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation to accept and expend grant funding in an amount not to exceed $62,430, for the 2023 Dodgers Dreamteam Program, including the acceptance of funding for park field maintenance, umpire fees, in-kind contributions, and a Dodgers Dreamteam Coordinator for youth softball and baseball for the 2023 summer season; and
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $62,430, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested for the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department (PRM) to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) to accept and expend grant funding for the 2023 Dodgers Dreamteam Program (Dreamteam Program). The Dreamteam Program is a comprehensive sports-based youth development program that uses the power of sports to provide critical resources and services to underserved communities.
The Dreamteam Program focuses on providing an inclusive, barrier-free sports-based youth development program to deliver programs, services, and resources that address basic needs, education, and health care. The program’s goals include increasing participation of underrepresented groups and creating an environment that fosters social and emotional learning opportunities.
Since 2017, PRM has applied for and been awarded grant funds from LADF to provide low-cost softball and baseball opportunities to youth between the ages of 5 through 18. Last year, 924 players participated in the program, reaching almost 95 percent of its enrollment capacity.
For the 2023 summer season, LADF has awarded PRM grant funding in the amount of $62,430, along with in-kind contributions, to support a total of 1,308 youth softball and baseball players at 23 parks in the City of Long Beach (City) and one park in the City of Sign...
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