Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION TRANSITIONING THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF AQUATIC PROGRAMMING AT CITY POOLS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, APPROVE SIX PART TIME, UNREPRESENTED, AND UNCLASSIFIED POSITIONS, AND AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ANNUAL BUDGET On August 5, 2021, the City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a multi-year agreement with a single operator for all City operated swimming pools; and The City received two proposals and, based on criteria including professional qualifications, agency experience, and financial capabilities, the City deemed YMCA of San Joaquin (YMCA) the most qualified; and On May 24, 2022, the City and the YMCA of San Joaquin entered into a multi-year agreement to operate all City swimming pools; and On March 10, 2023, the YMCA of San Joaquin notified the City that they are terminating their agreement and will not be operating any City owned pools moving forward; and On March 23, 2023, the City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a single-year agreement with a single operator for all City operated swimming pools; and The City received one proposal and, based on criteria including professional qualifications, agency experience, and financial capabilities, the City deemed Pools and Lifeguard Management LLC the most qualified; and On May 17, 2023, the City and Pools and Lifeguard Management entered into a single year agreement to operate all City swimming pools; and On December 31, 2023, the agreement between the City and Pools and Lifeguard Management expired; and The City has contracted out the operations and management of aquatics programming at City Pools for several years. The number of aquatic operators in the area is limited and makes it difficult to grow aquatics programming. Providing these services in-house will enhance efficiency, maintain safety standards, improve service quality, and provide better control over City Pools; now, therefore, //
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
Transition of the management and operations of aquatic programming of Brooking, Holiday, McKinley, Oak, Sousa, and Victory Park Pools to the Community Services Department.
Establish six part-time, unrepresented, and unclassified positions in the Community Services Department, Pool Manager, Assistant Pool Manager, Lifeguard, Senior Lifeguard, Aquatics Instructor, and Aquatics Assistant and assign salary ranges (See Exhibit 1, incorporated by this reference).
The Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Budget is amended to appropriate $87,000 from Measure M fund balance to Recreation – Aquatics Division accounts for the operation of Brooking, Holiday, and Oak Park pools.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED February 6, 2024 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
ELIZA R. GARZA CMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton