AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 4/17/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Library & Recreation Services Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of acceptance and appropriation of $5,000 from the County of Riverside Community Improvement Designation fund and increase revenues by $5,000 in the General Fund to the Library and Recreation Services operating budget for the Senior Travel Program.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Accept and appropriate funding in the amount of $5,000 from the County of Riverside Community Improvement Designation Fund.
2. Appropriate budget and increase revenues by $5,000 in the General Fund to the Library and Recreation Services operating budget for transportation expenses for the Senior Travel Program.
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ANALYSIS:
Fiscal Year 2018-19 marks the third consecutive year that the Library and Recreation Services Department has requested and received County of Riverside Community Improvement Designation grant funding for our Senior Travel Program. The program allows seniors to enjoy outings to a variety of southern California destinations. Participants pay all entry fees and the grant monies are used to offset some of the costs of a chartered bust with wheelchair lift.
In July 2016, the City was awarded $10,000 to initiate the Senior Travel Program. Staff coordinated ten excursions in the program’s first year. With continued interest in senior excursions, staff pursued funding again in 2017. We were awarded $5,000 for the program for fiscal year 2017-18. In March 2019, the Senior Center was, again, awarded $5,000 for FY 18-19. This year’s program has been expanded to allow senior participants to bring an accompanying adult caretaker. This allows patrons who require assistance to participate.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Not applicable.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This item supports the City’s Strategic Plan Goal 4: “Actively engaging in public and private partnerships to provide services and amenities” as the Library and Recreation Services Department partners with Riverside County in the provision of an excursion program for local seniors.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of recommended actions increase General Fund revenue and budget appropriations by $5,000 for the Senior Travel Program. The grant requires no match and any unspent funds are returned to the County of Riverside. The cost to charter a bus with wheelchair access is approximately $1,100 per excursion.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
No environmental review is required because the proposed action is not a project governed by the California Environmental Quality Act.
PREPARED BY: CRISTINA GAVETT, MANAGEMENT ANALYST
REVIEWED BY: DAVID MONTGOMERY-SCOTT, LIBRARY AND RECREATION SERVICES DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: KERRY D. EDEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: MICHELE NISSEN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
SUBMITTED BY: MITCHELL LANSDELL, ACTING CITY MANAGER