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POLICY NUMBER 3.075 YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS I.POLICY STATEMENT A key goal of the Chys Ream ion and Enterprises Department fiuxxion is to provide a rich variety of recreational opportunities to city youth in the most efficient manner possible. To achieve this goal,the City will emphasize a partnership with-volunteer organizations to plan, organize, and implement youth recreational programs both as a means of containing service costs and as a method of ensuring a community-based program. 11 PROCEDURES The City may recognize any number of associations based on the availability of resources and determination of the benefit to the community by the Recreation and Enterprises Director. 1. To qualify as a recogrrii� City youth athletic association,the association must provide: • Youth sports program(s)open to all residents in their designated service area • A full array of sports programs for boys and girls involving all age and competition levels. r1 • Democratic procedures and elections that ensure input from the residents regardir g program input and policies. The Recreation and Enterprises Department staff shall receive a copy of the grotVs by-laws to help verify this point. • Verification of non-profit status.They shall provide the City with an annual financial report and a copy of any tax filings required by the state or federal governments. • Established grievance procedures which involve a City staff member as a non-voting observer.The City will observe in cases where City participation seems prudent. • Opportunity for a Recreation and Enterprises Department representative to participate(non-voting) in Board meetugs and attend monthly meetings as desired. 2. In return, qualifying associations will receive from the City- Priority use of City-owned facilities along with other established priority users. Use of City facilities needed to operate their programs at no charge or reduced rates as outlined in the fee policy. NOTE: The Ice Center is an exception to this in that no reduced rates are offered as outlined in the funding proposal when the second sheet of ice was built. Acknowledgment of the groups as providers of their respective sport offerings. As part of this,the City does not offer programs in these—areas,but refers residents to these organizations. 3. Youth athletic associations are valued partners to the City in providing organized recreational opportunities. Consequently, serious conflicts arising within or between associations and resident groups that threaten the quality of those recreational opportunities are of concern to the City.