CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.__________
AMENDING THE FISCAL YEARS 2023-24 AND 2024-25 BUDGETs TO
INCREASE AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES IN GENERAL FUND
RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT 10051423 (SWIM
CENTER FACILITIES ), BY $ 15,000 IN EACH YEAR FOR
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ALAMEDA SWIMMING POOL
ASSOCIATION FOR LIFEGUARD TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS AND
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2023, the City Council did adopt a budget representing the financial plan for conducting the affairs of the City of Alameda for the Fiscal Year (FY) beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, in 1959, the Alameda Swimming Pool Association (ASPA) built swimming pool facilities at Franklin Park and Lincoln Park on land owned by the City of Alameda (City) and these facilities have been operated and maintained since then by ASPA, a non-profit organization; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a lease agreement with ASPA for continued operation and maintenance of the swimming pool facilities at Franklin Park and Lincoln Park in a separate agenda item on September 5, 2023; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to increase public access and safety, the lease agreement includes requirements for the City to reimburse ASPA for lifeguard training certifications in the amount of $10,000 annually for two years and financial assistance for community members in the amount of $5,000 annually; and
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the staff report and recommendations of the City Manager on the budget amendment and has determined that the budget amendment is both fair and appropriate; and
WHEREAS, this budget ensures that the City of Alameda has exercised prudent judgment in its fiduciary responsibility as guardian of the public tax dollars.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Alameda amends the Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024 -25 budgets to increase authorized expenditures in General Fund Recreation and Parks Department 10051423 (Swim Center Facilities), by $15,000 in each year for reimbursement to the Alameda Swimming Pool Association for lifeguard training certifications and financial assistance.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 3rd day of October 2023, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this 4th day of October 2023.
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Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda