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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAuthorizing the Mayor to submit to the Community Services Administration, an application for Summer Youth Recreation FundsRESOLUTION N0. 620 -78 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, April 24 19 78 . Attest: /)-- Avr--=: City Clerk Attest: President of Common Council. Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana April 25 1978 City Clerk Approved and signed by me Qom, S 19 %7. n Mayor RESOLUTION NO. 6d0 -,)� A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, AN APPLICATION FOR SUMMER YOUTH RECREATION FUNDS UNDER SECTION 222 (a)(13) OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of South Bend is the Chief Executive Officer of the City, and is the applicant for Summer Youth Recreation funds under Section 222 (a)(13) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana; SECTION I. That the Mayor of the City of South Bend is hereby authorized to submit an application for Eighteen Thousand Twenty Dollars ($18,020) plus One Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($1,518) of unobligated FY77 funds, to the Community Services Administration. SECTION II. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. FRM NTED x NOT %APPROVED ADOPTED /- )ember Y f the Common Counci l I signed only to provide an opportunity for public discussion and Council action on the issue-3 6, APR 1f19M t-cne Gammon CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND, CITY of SOUTH BEND PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor COUNTY CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND_ INDIANA 46601 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Carl Ellison Director Jon R. Hunt Deputy Director M E M O R A N D U M TO: Members of the Common Council FROM: Carl Ellison CA,& SUBJECT: Summer Recreation DATE: April 19, 1978 219/284 -9335 Attached hereto is a resolution requesting authorization to submit an application for Summer Recreation funds. Attached also is the narrative description and line item budget for each activity. I believe this material suffices to explain the program. Should you have questions or wish supplemental explanation of the program, please contact me. I look forward to your favorable consideration of this matter. jmr Attachments (2) 1978 SUMMER YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Narrative Description A. PURPOSE The City of South Bend will stimulate the positive development of economically disadvantaged youngsters between the ages of 8 and 13 by providing recreational activities designed to facilitate the discovery and enjoyment of beneficial leisure time activities. The City's Department of Human Resources will administer the Summer Youth Recreation Program. Local agencies which will execute program activities described below are ACTION, Inc., Youth Services Bureau, Department of Recreation, Hansel Neighborhood Service Center, and the YMCA Community Service Branch. B, ACTIVITIES 1. Administration Aside from closely monitoring the execution of each program activity, the Department of Human Resources will fulfill the general grantee management responsibilities related to program progress reporting, evaluation, financial reporting, and property management and disposition. Additionally, the Department will certify through the Office of the Mayor final expenditures related to the 1978 Summer Youth Recreation Program. These expenditures will be certified in lieu of an audit by an Independent Public Accounting firm. SUMMARY BUDGET Personnel Program Director In -Kind Non - Personnel Local and Out -of -Town Travel In -Kind TOTAL COST In -Kind 2. SUMMER FUN PROGRAM (ACTION /YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU) ACTION, Inc. and the Youth Services Bureau will sponsor a comprehensive program of recreational and cultural enrichment, for low - income dis- advantaged youth, ages 8 -13. The program will take place at city parks and at ACTION's Neighborhood Centers. The Summer Fun Program is an attempt to use recreation as a therapy mode to produce positive results when working with young people. The program will operate for eight weeks in the summer, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., five days a week. Traditional activities such as kickball, softball and swimming are used in the program. In addition, a variety of "new games" will be introduced to participants. New games is a philosophy of play based on cooperative, rather than competitive, activities. These are games in which no one loses. The idea of cooperation is somewhat foreign to many youth. Games are designed to foster that concept, as well as to help young people.learn to work effectively in groups. The programs will be centered at three of ACTION's neighborhood centers: Northeast Neighborhood Center, Southeast Center and LaSalle- Fillmore Center. Each center is located in close proximity to a neighborhood park, where outdoor recreational activities will take place. The centers will be used for rainy day activities. Recruitment for the program will be done by neighborhood center staffs, thus assuring that program participants will be economically disadvant- aged youngsters. Forty (40) to fifty (50) participants are anticipated at each of the three sites. Consequently, there will be approximately 150 direct beneficiaries. An extensive program of field trips will be provided. Most of the trips will be within the South Bend area: to local business places, museums, roller skating, and other places of local interest. Additionally, three trips to out -of -town destinations are planned: Brookfield Zoo, Warren Dunes State Park, and Fernwood Nature Preserve. Aside from the 150 primary beneficiaries noted above, these field trips will involve approximately 100 secondary beneficiaries. These beneficiaries are economically disadvantaged youngsters who will participate in non -CSA funded Summer Fun activities at Memorial and Kennedy Parks. The Summer Fun Program will be concluded with all program participants gathering at Potawatomi Park for a New Games tournament and farewell cookout. 3. SUMMARY BUDGET Personnel Coordinator (1) In -KInd Program Director @$984 (3) $ 2,952 $4.20 per hr., 30 hrs. per week Van Driver (1) 480 Recreation Aides (15) CETA Play Leaders (10) CETA $ 3,432 Fringe Benefits (8%) 275 Total Personnel Cost $ 3,707 Non - Personnel Groups local and Out -of -Town Travel $ 1,718 Van rental - 1 month 350 Gasoline, oil, etc. 100 Admission fees (zoo - 2500$.50) 125 Total Non- Personnel Cost $ 2,293 TmmAr. rncm LIFETIME SPORTS PROGRAM (DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION) $ 6,000 Lifetime Sports is an ongoing program which the city seeks to expand to provide the opportunity for additional participation by disadvantaged youngsters. Lifetime Sports is designed to interest youth in one or more of three activities: tennis, bowling, and golf. This program will provide an introduction of basic skills and the opportunity of actual participation on authentic facilities for approximately 1,000 youngsters. Participants will be. transported from neighborhood playground sites to tennis, bowling and golf facilities and back to the playground. SUMMARY BUDGET Personnel In -Kind Non- Personnel Transportation - 3 school buses 0$25 each, per day, 2 days per week for 6 weeks $ 828 Participant Entry /Use Fees Bowing, 600 children, rental of bowling lanes and shoes @ $.75 per child 450 10 bowling sets (outdoor) @ $60.00 600 30 tennis rackets @ $10.00 each 300 50 golf clubs (used) @$4.00 each 200 Total Non - Personnel Cost $ 2,378 $ 2,378 4. TRACK (DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION) A diversified Track Program has, over the years, become an integral part of the Summer Youth Recreation Program. The city wishes to continue the expansion of this program by providing CSA resources to defray transport- ation costs associated with track meets in the surrounding area of South Bend as well as greater distances. This program will benefit approximately 900 youngsters. SUMARY BUDGET Personnel In -Kind Non- Personnel Transportation 10 local trips, 10 buses @ $28 each, with lay -over time $ 280 5 out -of -town surrounding area trips @ $35 each 175 3 trips over 100 miles, Carmel, Bloomington, Fort Wayne, 5 buses @ $140 each 700 TOTAL COST $ 1,155 5. TENNIS (DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION) A concentrated Tennis Program will offer instruction, skill development, league play and tournaments for an estimated 200 economically disadvantaged youngsters at four sites: Martin Luther King, LaSalle Park, Dean Johnson Park, and Studebaker Park. SUMMARY BUDGET Personnel Tennis Instructors @ $1,000 each (2) $ 2,000 Total Personnel Cost $ 2,000 Non - Personnel 36 Tennis Rackets @ $10.00 each $ 360 20 dozen tennis balls (used) @ $3.50 per dozen 70 24 Trophies @ $4.50 each 108 Total Non - Personnel Cost $ 538 TOTAL COST $ 2,538 6. BASKETBALL CLINICS (DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION) Boys and girls from the 5th through 8th grades will be provided two weeks of basketball skill development at four sites: Adams, Riley, Washington and LaSalle High Schools. It is anticipated that at least 240 youngsters will benefit from this activity. SUMMARY BUDGET Personnel Coaches @ $75,00 each per week (8) $ 1,200 Total Personnel Cost $ 1,200 Non - Personnel 250 Certificates (printed) @$.10 each $ 25 Total Non - Personnel Cost $ 25 TOTAL COST $ 1,225 7. CHEERLEADING INSTRUCTION (DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION) Unlike many upper- and middle- income youngsters, inner -city economically disadvantaged youngsters cannot afford the cost of attending special cheerleading schools. Consequently, the city wishes to provide Summer Youth Recreation resources to continue its very popular cheerleading instruction program. The city estimates that upwards of 150 youth will take part in this activity. Participants will learn technique, develop skills, learn to work as units, learn voice projection, and learn how to write new yells. This program will run for eight weeks on at least ten playgrounds. SUMMARY BUDGET Personnel Cheerleaders @ $600 each (2) $ 1,200 TOTAL COST 8. NEW GAMES (DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION) $ 1,200 Previously noted in this narrative program description at Activity B.2 (Summer Fun Program), the Youth Services Bureau will execute the "New Games" concept as part of the Summer Fun Program. Inasmuch as the city finds that this concept is extremely popular, and inasmuch as the staff of the Department of Recreation has been trained in the concept, the city wishes to locally expand "New Games" participation opportunities by acquiring additional equipment. While the city cannot predict the exact number of economically disad- vantaged youth who will benefit from this equipment acquisition, the city would speculate that upwards 200 youngsters will benefit. This equipment will be used in at least 10 neighborhood parks during the summer program. SUMMARY BUDGET Personnel Non - Personnel 2 play canopies (parachutes @ $90 each 2 earth balls @ $240 each TOTAL COST In -Kind $ 180 480 $ 660 9. BOXING INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (HANSEL CENTER) Hansel Center will operate a boxing recreation program for an eight (8) week period during the summer of 1978. A boxing coach and two (2) Indiana AAU Boxing Champions will teach the sport and put on boxing shows. The staff at Hansel and the transportation facilities of Hansel will be used to coordinate the program. The primary objective of the program will be to introduce boxing to approximately twenty -five (25) disadvantaged youths from the former Model Cities area. This activity will operate 5 days per week, 2 hours per day, for an 8 week period. Additionally, two trips - -one to Gary, and one to Elkhart- - for boxing competitions are planned. These trips are less than 100 miles from the city. SUMMARY BUDGET Personnel Program Coordinator (1) $ 320 Boxing Instructors (2) 400 Total Personnel Cost $ 720 Non- Personnel Out -of -Town Travel $ 140 Bag Gloves (24 sets) 125 Boxing Gloves(3 sets) 189 Heavy Bag (3) 258 Total Non - Personnel Cost $ 1,412 TOTAL COST $ 1,432 10. INNER -CITY DAY CAMP (YMCA COMMUNITY SERVICE BRANCH The YMCA Community Service Branch will operate an "inner -city day camp" program at Bendix Woods Park from June 19 - August 4, 1978. Activities for the seven week program include crafts, hiking, nature study, archery, volley ball, swimming and field trips. One overnight camp out per week is planned. Each program participant will receive a balanced hot lunch daily as well as two nutritional snacks. Camp hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. This activity will benefit 100 inner city low - income youth. SUMMARY BUDGET Personnel Administrator (YMCA) (1) In -Kind On Site Director (YMCA) (1) In -Kind Supervisors (CETA & College Work Study) (3) In -Kind Youth Counselors (10) CETA Non - Personnel Transportation 1 Van (YMCA staff) In -Kind One 60 passenger bus to transport campers and equipment roundtrip daily $ 1,950 Camperships 100 inner -city low- income @ $10 /week 1,000 TOTAL COST C. RECREATION EQUIPMENT $ 2,950 Recreation equipment to be acquired is generally described in the summary budget of applicable activities. The city assumes that CSA approval of this application will constitute approval for the acquisition of delineated items with a unit cost in excess of $200. D. COMMUNITY LOCATION The City of South Bend, Indiana is located in the extreme north central portion of the State of Indiana. The city is 6 miles south of the Michigan State line and 90 miles east of Chicago. South Bend covers 31 square miles and has a population totaling 125,580. Black Americans comprise 17,739 (14 %) of the population and those having Spanish surnames total 1,267 (1%). Many South Bend residents are descendants of middle European immigrants. Persons of Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Belgian, Irish and German ancestry make South Bend both diverse and rich in ethnic groups. Economically disadvantaged persons reside throughout the city. Many, however, are clustered in the city's inner core. E. RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES The Summer Youth Recreation Program offers a minimum of approximately 3,000 opportunities of participation for disadvantaged youngsters. However, the city anticipates that at least 15,000 persons will benefit from the program. F. RESULTS AND BENEFITS The Summer Youth Recreation Program will benefit the entire community by allowing the expansion of recreation services for disadvantaged youngsters who are too young to secure employment. The expansion of leisure time activities will permit the city to address the long recognized need of comprehensive summertime recreational alternatives for disadvantaged youngsters of our community. G. PROGRAM COORDINATION The Department of Human Resources, the grantee's designated administrative agent, will coordinate the Summer Youth Recreation program with each agency listed below: 1. A.C.T.I.O.N., Inc. 2. Department of Public Recreation 3. Bureau of Employment and Training 4. Bureau of Planning, Grants and Evaluation 5. Youth Services Bureau 6. Hansel Neighborhood Service Center 7. YMCA The Department maintains on -going contact with these agencies in order to relate the city's delivery of social services to the activities of these agencies. The involvement of listed agencies in the program will insure smooth program coordination. H. CLIENT SELECTION The responsibility of client selection for the Summer Youth Recreation Program will be delegated to each execution agency. Each agency will be required to assure the city that it has developed an adequate screening system to insure that Summer Youth Recreation Projects reach low- income persons. Additionally, ACTION, Inc. and the Bureau of Employment and Training will utilize their outreach capacities to recruit clients for all activities. The Department of human Resources will closely monitor delegate agency performance in the selection process. Should problems develop, the city will immediately mandate corrective actions. B.1 B.2 B.3 B.4 B.5 B.6 B.7 B.8 B.9 B.10 I. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY BUDGET ACTIVITY B.1 Administration In -Kind B.2 Summer Fund $ 6,000 B.3 Lifetime Sports 2,378 B.4 Track 1,155 B.5 Tennis 2,538 B.6 Basketball Clinics 1,225 B.7 Cheerleading 1,200 B.8 New Games 660 B.9 Boxing Instruction 1,432 B.10 Inner -City Day Camp 2,950 X TOTAL $ 19,538 II. ACTIVITY EXECUTION TIMETABLE JUNE JULY AUGUST S i IQ 1) F 1 n 17 74 "11 7 1A 91 SEPTEMBER 2R 4 11 1R X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X