YMCA Aquatics
Program Contract
Proposal
Jason Lass
Recreation Services Manager
April 20, 2022
The Ask
That the City Council approve a License
Use Agreement with the Corona Norco
Family YMCA for the operation of
aquatics programming at the
Auburndale Community Center Pool.
History
➝ City hosted aquatics programs since 1925
➝ Programs offered at City Park, Auburndale, and
Centennial HS (seasonal)
➝ Consistent programming offered through 2019
➝ Pandemic forced City to halt and modify
operations
➝ City Park pool closed in 2021; operations moved
to the smaller Auburndale Community Center
➝ City program currently on hold due to certified
staff shortage
Traditional City Services
➝ Summer Aquatics:
• Learn-to-Swim (Beginner, Intermediate,
Advanced)
• Adaptive
• Lifeguard Training
• Parent & Me
➝ Year Round:
• Weekend private/semi-private lessons for
small groups and families
➝ Use Groups:
• CROCS Swim Team, American Scuba
Academy, internal, CNUSD, residental
Background
➝ Letter received from Corona-Norco
Family YMCA on Oct. 28, 2021
➝ Request to partner with the City to
provide aquatics programming for
the community
➝ Aquatics programs are a
foundational element of the YMCA
and part of their commitment to
communities across the nation
YMCA Proposal
➝ Assume operation of City’s Learn-toSwim programs at an affordable rate to residents.
➝ Expand Aquatics programs to provide:
• Year-round offerings
• Water-based fitness programs
• Senior-specific programming
• Restore lap and open swim offerings
• Special events
• Water safety awareness
• Scholarship options
YMCA Qualifications
➝ Flagship quality programming
➝ Reputation as “America’s Swim
Instructor”
➝ Able to meet all professional training
criteria – Safety first!
➝ Comparable partnerships with other
cities with highly positive results
➝ National advocate for water safety and
drowning prevention
Proposed Model Use
➝ License Use Agreement (YMCA exclusive pool
use and scheduling)
➝ City responsible for maintaining the pool
infastructure to a municipal standards
➝ YMCA responsible for aquatics programming
➝ Term: April 11, 2022 - June 30, 2023 with
automatic renewals for two additional one year
periods
➝ Fees: $3,000 per month beginning January 2023
to allow program to become established:
▪ 5% annual increase beginning July 1, 2023
Financial Impact
YMCA Operations vs. City Operations
YMCA Operations City Operations
Expenditures $60,600 Maintenance Costs $138,000 Maintenance, Staff, Training
Revenue $36,000 YMCA Use Agreement $60,000 Participant Fees TOTAL $24,600 General Fund Impact $78,000 General Fund Impact $53,400 Savings to General Fund
Pros
➝ YMCA has available staff and is prepared to begin
program immediately
➝ YMCA is nationally known to provide high-quality
aquatics programs, strengthening community
partnerships
➝ Year-round service and increased program variety
➝ Cost savings to the City
Cons
➝ City would not have direct oversight of the
program, staffing, and customer experience.
Commisssion and
Committee Feedback
➝ This item was brought before the Parks
and Recreation Commission on
November 9, 2021, and February 8, 2022.
➝ Committee of the Whole for discussion on
April 20, 2022
➝ Action: The Commission and Committee
recommended approval of the proposal
to partner with the YMCA to the City
Council for final consideration.
Options
1. No change – City-run programming
would continue as soon as
adequate staffing levels are met.
2. YMCA Run Program – License Use
Agreement model.
(Staff Recommendation)
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