Fiscal Note
This resolution authorizes a Facility Use and Program Agreement with Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) for an initial three-year term from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026 with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods. The agreement sets the terms and conditions between the City and MMSD, including Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR), to use various City athletic fields, parks, and facilities for recreational activities and other community programming.
Starting in 2024 and subsequent years, MMSD will pay the City approximately $5,300 for the Pontoon Program, $5,000 for the high school athletics program, $65,000 for the softball and recreation program, and $15,000 for the swim lessons program. Revenues are included in the Parks Division 2024 Operating Budget.
In 2024, the City will pay MSCR $7,000 for their services at Warner Park Community Recreation Center. The funding is included in the Parks Division 2024 Operating Budget. In subsequent years, the City will pay MSCR $7,000 in 2025, $5,000 in 2026 and 2027, and $3,000 in 2028.
Future expenses and revenues will be considered as part of the annual operating budget process. No additional appropriation is required.
Title
Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into a contract with Madison Metropolitan School District to use City athletic fields, parks and facilities for recreational activities and other community programming for the years of 2024-2028 (Citywide).
Body
WHEREAS, Madison School & Community Recreation (hereinafter referred to as “MSCR”) is a department of Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and has had a long relationship with the City to provide recreational programs and services to residents of the City at various City parks and facilities, including the Warner Park Community Recreation Center (WPCRC); and,
WHEREAS, MMSD High School Athletic Departments also have a long standing relationship with the City to provide competitive athletic opportunities to MMSD students, most of whom are City residents, at various City parks and facilities, in addition to at MMSD’s own facilities; and,
WHEREAS, MSCR and the City have established a successful swim lessons program at Goodman Pool starting in 2022, and would like to continue this partnership; and,
WHEREAS, MMSD and the City would like to continue their past successful working relationship and enter into a multi-faceted agreement for the non-exclusive use of certain City athletic fields and facilities, permission to provide a pontoon boating experience, and allow MSCR to offer recreational services at WPCRC.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute an Agreement with Madison Metropolitan School District, for the use of certain City athletic fields, parks, and facilities, for the purposes listed, for an initial term from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026, with two optional renewal terms of one-year each, in a format that is approved by the City Attorney and that is consistent with the agreement attached hereto.