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RESOLUTION 6469
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Approving a RecNet Global Services Agreement with The Active Network, Inc
to Provide Recreation Software to the City
WHEREAS, the YMCA Advisory Committee has reviewed the henefits of purchasing
software for the administration of the City's recreation programming and facility rental and
has recommended purchase of the software; and,
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WHEREAS, in purchasing the software the City endeavors to achieve the following
benefits:
Customers will be able to:
. View Recreation programs and availability online
. Sign up for programs from the convenience of their home or office
. Have an account that shows what classes they have signed up for, and all
the information regarding length of program, instructor information, etc.
. View availability of Community Center Rooms, Park Shelters, Ball
Diamond, Soccer Fields
. Ability to use credit cards to pay for program registrations online with fee
. Receive receipts for program registration as email attachments
. Receive team/class rosters as email attachments
City Recreation Staff will be able to:
. Process transactions from any computer with an Internet connection
. Process Activity Registration, Facility Reservation, and Membership Sales
. Process multiple transactions on one receipt
. Ability to accept cash, check, or credit card payment
. Online registration would decrease staff time in processing registrations
. Have the ability to send rosters/receipts to participants and coaches via
email
. Greatly reduce the time spent printing receipts, mailing letters to
coaches/participants/community center user groups
. Ability to print mailing labels or send broadcast email to participant
database
. Ability to print class rosters and facility reservation schedules
. The increased efficiency in processing reservations and registrations
would leave more time for staff to concentrate on other tasks; and,
WHEREAS, the estimated hudget impact to the City's park and recreation program will be
$5,500 in 2005 ffild an estimated $3,000 in 2006, offset by the benefits of the systems
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ability to provide better tracking and increased utilization of facilities, and additional
targeted marketing efforts tbat could be made utilizing the new customer data; and,
WHEREAS, this agreement should be considered a 2-year trial agreement and
that the City should re-evaluate the satisfaction and effectiveness of the program at
the end of the contract period.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City
Council does hereby approve Resolution 6469 Approving the City entering into the
RecNet Global Services Agreement with The Active Network, Inc to provide
recreation software to the City.
Adopted this 28thth day of October 2005.
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Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
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