SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a Joint Use Agreement between the School Board of Pinellas County and the City of Clearwater providing for the joint use of facilities, from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
For over 50 years, the City of Clearwater and the School Board of Pinellas County have partnered to share one another’s facilities for the good of the community as a whole. The City has used various school facilities such as gymnasiums and outdoor tracks to offer recreation programs while the School Board of Pinellas County has used various city recreational facilities, including athletic fields and swimming pools.
Cooperation between the City and the School Board has been excellent. The agreement allows the City and the School Board the flexibility needed to offer citizens quality educational and recreational opportunities without the need to duplicate facilities already in existence.
The current Joint Use Agreement will expire on December 31, 2016. The term of the new agreement is from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021. The School Board approved the agreement on December 6, 2016.
The use of facilities is at no charge, providing the use conforms to regular working hours of each organization. If outside of normal hours, each agency will be responsible to reimburse the other agency for the direct cost that is incurred as part of the facility use.
The agreement is similar to the agreement approved by the City Council in November 15, 2006, which expires December 31, 2016.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT: N/A
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A