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AGENDA ITEM NO. 11 STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson DATE: June 15, 1995 TOPIC: Adaptive/Integrated Recreation Program BACKGROUND Please find attached the original proposal requesting CDBG funds to start a pilot program establishing an integrated recreation program for persons with disabilities. Since the ADA act is very clear concerning the need to pro -actively approach programs and services, and I believe we are probably the largest department that provides for publicly advertized programs, this program was intended to act as a pilot project to initiate a process to begin compliance. This program was approved in February of 1993: The direction that we have discovered to have worked in other Parks and Recreation/ Community Services areas is that of combined efforts between agencies. Residents, Facilities, advertizing, and where there were eventually some expenses have been shared in these consortium city programs so'that quality programs could be offered in as cost effective manner as possible. In most cases successful recreation programs are offered on the same fee -structured basis as all other programs. Again, since this was intended to be a pilot project to establish our intended goals, and has evolved into a different approach, I feel that we are still on track even with the loss of our program supervisor, Becky Dvorak. I have attached letters and resolutions of support from surrounding agencies. We have a limited amount of dollars left in the 1994 CDBG grant to initiate this program. These dollars can be extended upon request. The total zen4ekng funds are $3811.93. RC' jirulh% I am requesting that these dollars be extended for the purpose of hiring another person to organize this cooperative program. We have the agencies ready to participate.