Form revised December 5, 2005

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Parks and Recreation	Rita Hollomon/684-8008 Charles Ng/684-8001	Aaron Bert/684-5176

Legislation Title: 

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the Superintendent to enter into a management agreement with the Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling Club for the purpose of renting rooms and teaching lawn bowling to the public at the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling facility.

· Summary of the Legislation:

The proposed legislation authorizes the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter into a five and a half-year lease agreement with the Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling Club (Club).  The proposed agreement includes an option to extend for another five years at the option of the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR).

· Background:

Ordinance 116736, signed on June 9, 1993, authorized the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter into an agreement with the Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling Club to operate the Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling facility.  DPR has since been authorizing the Club to operate through a series of annual permits. 

The City of Seattle (City) has a lawn bowling facility at Jefferson Park which provides a unique recreational activity for individuals and groups who are active in the art of lawn bowling.  The objective and purpose of the Club is to promote the game of lawn bowling and foster sportsmanship.  The City desires to maintain a stable lawn bowling program.  It also hopes to   expand the program and develop greater use of its facilities with all interested citizens by: promoting the facility through advertising on the website, offering free instruction to the public, and with the assistance of the Club, participating in local and national organized lawn bowling activity.

Please check one of the following:

____ This legislation does not have any financial implications.

__X__ This legislation has financial implications.

Appropriations: 

Fund Name and Number	Department	Budget Control Level*	2006 Appropriation	2007 Anticipated Appropriation
N/A
TOTAL

Notes:  There is no appropriation authority requested as a result of this legislation.

Anticipated Revenue/Reimbursement: Resulting From This Legislation:

Fund Name and Number	Department	Revenue Source	2006 Revenue	2007 Revenue
Parks and Recreation Fund (10200)	Parks and Recreation	Income from Concession Fee Payments	$500.00 (1/2 year)	$ 1,000.00
TOTAL			$ 500.00	$ 1,000.00

Notes:  Historically, the Club has provided significant in-kind maintenance services and some level of capital investments to the facility, including building the shelter house and providing lawn bowling programs to the public.  The Club will continue to provide such services and programs and operate the facility for us.  Prior to this agreement, no payments were made to DPR, and as such no revenues were projected in the 2005 and 2006 Budget.  However, this new agreement requires the Club to make a minimum payment of at least $1,000 per year beginning July 1, 2006.  The management use fee was negotiated with the Club and reflects the market rate for this type of service.

Total Regular Positions Created Or Abrogated Through This Legislation, Including FTE Impact: 

Position Title and Department*		Fund Name	Fund Number	Part-Time/ Full Time	2006 Positions	2006 FTE	2007 Positions**	2007 FTE**
	N/A
	TOTAL

Notes:  There is no staffing request as a result of this agreement.

· Do positions sunset in the future?  

Not Applicable.

Spending/Cash Flow:

Fund Name and Number	Department	Budget Control Level*	2006 Expenditures	2007 Anticipated Expenditures
N/A
TOTAL

Notes:   Not Applicable.

· What is the financial cost of not implementing the legislation?

The financial cost of not implementing the legislation would mean that DPR would forego at least $1,000 per year of income and there would be a loss of lawn bowling programming services to the public at this facility.  DPR would need to operate the facility and this program itself or contract out with another organization wanting to operate the site.  The latter is very difficult since this is a very unique sport and there are few operators capable of providing this service.

· What are the possible alternatives to the legislation that could achieve the same or similar objectives?

DPR could operate the facility entirely with City staff.  But the City lacks the expertise, capability, and funding to do this.

· Is the legislation subject to public hearing requirements: 

No.

· Other Issues:

This legislation will enable DPR to continue to provide lawn bowling services at the facility, receive income, and support programs and services to the public.

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