TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Linda Robb, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Parks and Recreation Commission Proposal for Establishing a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization and Donation Policy Update, and if Approved, Appropriate $104,900 from General Fund (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated time: 45 Mins.)
A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
B) APPROPRIATE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider the Parks and Recreation Commission proposal for establishing a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and updated Donation Policy, and, if approved, appropriate $104,900 from the General Fund.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Staff estimates that the proposed Non-Profit Organization would require a three-year funding commitment from the City, with $104,900 of start-up costs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024, and $73,700 for years two and three (FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026). A proposed budget for the Non-Profit Organization is attached. If City Council approves moving forward with the establishment of a Non-Profit Organization, staff recommends an appropriation of $104,900 from the General Fund in FY 2023-2024. Future years will be budgeted accordingly.
BACKGROUND:
The current donation policy was approved by the City Council on June 20, 2020. At the January 4, 2021, Joint Commission meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission was instructed to explore a legacy donation program.
At the January 11, 2022 Joint Commission meeting, Council discussed concerns with the current donation programs and directed the Commission to explore establishing a park non-profit to potentially replace the existing donation programs. The Ad-Hoc Committee met with City administration, MBX administrators, local and national organizations that spec...
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