HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-11-09-D01 Waukee Family YMCA FundingAGENDA ITEM:
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: November 9, 2020
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of a resolution approving funding pursuant to
the 28E agreement with Waukee Family YMCA
FORMAT:Resolution
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON: On 11/02/2020, the Waukee City Council approved a
28E agreement with the YMCA of Greater Des Moines and the Waukee
Family YMCA to assure that underprivileged youth are afforded
exercise, sports and recreational opportunities. A secondary action is
necessary to approve the amount of funding to the YMCA toward that
purpose.
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:$25,000
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proposed Resolution
PREPARED BY:Becky Schuett
REVIEWED BY:
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THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
RESOLUTION 2020-
APPROVING FUNDING PURSUANT TO THE 28E AGREEMENT WITH THE
WAUKEE FAMILY YMCA
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City of Waukee, Iowa is a duly organized municipality within Dallas
County; AND,
WHEREAS, it is widely recognized that the benefits of youth sports participation, physical
activity, and a nutritious diet helps create habits that support a healthy lifestyle and improve
the overall health of the American people; AND,
WHEREAS, the President of the United States, in Executive Order 13265 - Amended
February 26, 2018 - President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, determined that good
health, including physical activity and proper nutrition, supports Americans’, particularly
children’s, well-being, growth, and development. Participating in sports allows children to
experience the connection between effort and success, and it enhances their academic,
economic, and social prospects. Many of America’s leaders attribute their lifetime
achievements to lessons learned through sports participation and athletic activity.
Additionally, youth sports help working parents and guardians by providing their children
opportunities to engage in productive, positive activities outside of school. Unfortunately,
during the past decade youth participation in team sports has declined. As of 2016, only 37
percent of children played team sports on a regular basis, down from 45 percent in 2008.
Particularly troubling is that sports participation disproportionately lags among young girls
and children who are from economically distressed areas; AND,
WHEREAS, exercise and recreation benefit people of all ages and are critical in the
prevention of a multitude of health issues, including but not limited to obesity, diabetes,
cardiac diseases to name a few; AND,
WHEREAS, the City seeks to continue to encourage and have available exercise and
recreational programing to promote the overall physical fitness, health, and nutrition of all
persons living in the City; AND,
WHEREAS, the Waukee Family YMCA operates a facility which includes a swimming pool,
various indoor basketball, volleyball and other sport courts and programming within the City;
AND,
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide assistance to underprivileged residents within the
city limits in the City to assure that adequate exercise, sports and recreational opportunities
continue to exist for the underprivileged; AND,
WHEREAS, the City has an existing 28E agreement with the Waukee Family YMCA
establishing the procedures and mechanisms for the administration of a fund to make
available adequate exercise, sports and recreational opportunities continue to exist for the
underprivileged within the City.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a contribution in the amount of $25,000.00
be made to the Waukee Family YMCA to be administered pursuant to the 28E agreement
with the YMCA dated November 2, 2020.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Waukee, Iowa, and approved this the 9th day of
November 2020.
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Courtney Clarke, Mayor
Attest:
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Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk
RESULTS OF VOTE: AYE NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
Anna Bergman
R. Charles Bottenberg
Chris Crone
Larry R. Lyon
Ben Sinclair