www.stocktonca.gov/measurem
Program information available at:
www.stocktonca.gov/recreation
www.ssjcpl.org
STRONG COMMUNITIES
ADVISORY COMMI
TTEE
ANNUAL REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2019-20
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STRONG COMMUNITIES PRIORITIES
• Enhance safe after-school and summer programs for children and teens • Enhance public computer access/wireless connectivity • Enhance evening and weekend hours at libraries and community centers • Preserve and expand existing library and recreation programs • Extend services to under-served areas of the City
SHARING THE CITY OF STOCKTON’S PROGRESS
When voters approved Strong Communities (Measure M) in November 2016 by a margin of 76%, they sent a strong message that Library and Recreation services in the City of Stockton should be a priority for our youth and families. This, the fiscal year (FY) 2019-20 annual report, shares the progress toward achieving those priorities and the plans for the future. Increasing open hours, expanding access, and planning new and renovated facilities are just a few of the positive changes that have been undertaken since the Strong Communities Initiative passed. Within this report you will find detailed information about those key initiatives along with a transparent accounting of how revenues have been spent and how staff is planning expenditures over the 16-year lifespan of the Initiative. With the direction of the City Council and input from the Strong Communities Advisory Board, staff commits to providing services, facilities and programs that will enhance the quality of life for Stockton residents.
MEASURE M
Measure M is a local ¼ cent sales tax passed by voters on November 8, 2016 and effective April 1, 2017. Revenues from the Measure M/Strong Communities Initiative are dedicated specifically to City of Stockton Library and Recreation p rograms, services, and facilities.
“Building resilient communities by cultivating
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GOALS FOR 2020-21
• Complete bid process for sports complex improvements at Stockton Soccer Complex (field lighting, additional restroom building, parking, food truck pads and playground), and Misty Holt Singh Softball Complex (scoreboard installation, new maintenance yard, new entry/exit gate). • Facilitate repairs of the fencing around the Louis Park Softball Complex. • Introduce adult and youth Esports programs through the creation of Esports tournaments and leagues. • Complete the conversion of the former Van Buskirk golf to open space for community access. • Work to implement “Alive and Free” with Stockton Police Department and the Office of Violence Prevention. • Work to expand Concerts In the Park beyond Victory Park. • Break ground on the Northeast Library & Community Center. • Design and implement eCards to expand Library access. • Provide Virtual Programming in response to pandemic.
• Offer Winter and Summer Reading programs online and via lobby service. • Develop virtual class visits to enhance connections with local schools. • Implement Message Bee (a new Library Notification System).
GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2019-20
RESTORE SERVICES:
IMPROVE ASSETS WHENEVER POSSIBLE:
• Completed new infield conditioning at Louis Park Softball Complex and Misty Holt Singh Softball Complex. • Continued with annual overseeding project at Stockton Soccer Complex to maintain turf at optimum playing level.
• Replaced City’s Christmas lights with new low energy LED lights. • Completed court resurfacing of each Community Center gym floor. • Completed extensive interior refresh for the Troke Branch Library. • Completed design for the new Northeast Library & Community Center.
FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED AREAS:
• Increased the program offerings to underserved preschool aged children with our Mini Movers, a program to engage parents and their young children in physical activities. • Received an $8.5 Million grant from the State Department of Parks and Recreation for the renovation of McKinley Park.
• Continued to package and distribute over 4,500 meals per month through our Community Centers. • Designed and opened a Micro Library in the Van Buskirk Community Center. • Enhanced Internet connectivity for patrons in Libraries and Community Centers.
LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIPS:
• Maintained extended hours at Community Centers and Libraries. • Increased number of adult sport seasons to meet the demand for softball, kickball, and basketball. • Increased youth sports programming by adding a summer sports camps series for conditioning and skills development.
• Maintained enhanced hours until pandemic closed all facilities due to stay-at-home orders. Reopened Libraries in June 2020 with lobby service to assist patrons by filling holds and providing reference services.
• Libraries provided 1,681 free programs across the City of Stockton. • In collaboration with Paul Singh and family, renamed the McNair Softball Complex the Misty Holt Singh Softball Complex.
• With a grant from Community Foundation of San Joaquin, began training Community Center staff on “Alive and Free,” a Bay Area based program designed to keep young people alive and free, unharmed by violence, and free from incarceration.
• Partnered with California Conservation Corps Delta Center (CCC) to submit California Proposition 68 grant designated for CCC centers to train Corpsmembers while completing “Climate Preparedness, Habitat Resiliency, Resource Enhancement, and Innovation” at the former Van Buskirk Golf Course. • Partnered with Beyond Our Gates to provide the LENA Start program, an early literacy program designed to encourage speech and vocabulary growth in children 0-36 months. • Partnered with community members for the first In Conversation program: “Authors Celebrate Stockton” at the Cesar Chavez Central Library.
• Partnered with the Stockton Heat to present the Library's Winter Reading Program.
ATTACHMENT A
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FY 19-20
Mas’ood Cajee ∞ Lorraine Lauper ∞ Yvonne Trevino
Kevin Redick ∞ Lester Patrick ∞ Susan Spracher
Miguel Guillen ∞ Ogenia Baskin – Youth Ex-Officio Member
A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS
FY 2019-20 EXPENDITURES
TOTAL: $6,608,926 Recreation
$2,994,875
Library
$2,500,146
45%
38%
12%
5%
Adminstration
$765,921
Capital
Outlay
$347,984
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
MEASURE M REVENUES BY QUARTER
$3.50
$2.87
$2.71
$3.00
$3.21
$2.32
$2.47
$3.06
$2.95
Oct-Dec
2019
Jul-Sept
2019
Apr-Jun
2019
Jan-Mar
2019
Oct-Dec
2018
Jul-Sept
2018
Apr-Jun
2018
Jan-Mar
2018
Oct-Dec
2017
Apr-Jun
2020
Jan-Mar
2020
stocktonca.gov/measurem
Program information available at:
stocktonca.gov/recreation
www.ssjcpl.org
1) Measure M Tax Revenue: There is a variance of $87,073 between the reported Measure M Tax Revenue and the Measure M Revenues by Quarter due to timing of delivery of revenue to the City. $87,073 received in FY 2019-20 while still attributable to tax collected in FY 2018-19. 2) Interest Revenue: The reported Interest revenue amount of $805,587 includes $320,799 representing the change in the value of investments at 6/30/20, consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The actual interest earnings in FY 2019-20 were $484,788. $3.12 $3.01
GENERAL FUND
CONTRIBUTION FY 2019-20:
LIBRARY: $3,984,500
RECREATION: $3,395,500
TOTAL: $7,380,000
MEASURE M TAX TOTAL
FY 2019-20:
$11,363,2161
INTEREST: $805,5872
TOTAL REVENUE: $12,168,803
$2.90
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