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MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Michele Bergh, Recreation Mana.c <br /> <br />DATE: June 21, 2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Boys and Girls Club <br /> <br />er <br /> <br />As requested, here is an update of the City's rental use of the Boys and Girls Club. <br /> <br />The City is currently contributing $15,000 annually to the <br />the facility on the weekends. While we have tried numerc <br />struggled due to the following concerns: <br /> <br />· Lack of storage space for eqnipment <br />· No markings on the floor for basketball or any type o <br />· Poor acoustics <br /> <br />We have limited plans for using the space this fall for the <br />encouraged programming for seniors in the space as well; <br />not to use it as it is not conducive to senior programming <br /> <br />Additionally, I would like to share some information regal <br />the positions they are proposing. <br /> <br />Boys and Girls Club for rental of <br />us programs in the gym, we have <br /> <br />league play <br /> <br />reasons listed above. We <br />however, their staff has chosen <br /> <br />'ding programming as it relates to <br /> <br />While I feel the Boys and Girls Club is an asset to our cot <br />decision made by the City regarding funding, I am concer: <br />programs that already exist internally and within the comr <br />the proposed positions, I saw programming that is available through the District at the <br />schools such as after school open gyms, after school leagues, career prep, managing money, <br />and technology. I have attached a list from Community t~d of offerings available at the <br />middle schools. I <br /> <br />arnunity and will support any <br />~ed about the city financing <br />~unity by others. As I looked over <br /> <br />I also noticed that they are proposing to provide league aOd teen band opportunities in the <br />evening. League play has not been desirable at the club for teens or adults due to the layout <br /> <br /> <br />