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ACTION DEFERRED Following introduction of the matter by City
ON REQUEST FOR Manager Glaves, and a very lengthy discussion
ADDITIONAL with questions being directed to C".ty
RECREATIONAL Manager Glaves and to Mr. Ed DeBenedetti,
SUPERVISOR Director of Parks and Recreation, who was in
the audience, Council deferred action on agenda
item "a" - "Request for additional Recreation
Supervisor" for receipt of additional information
and to hold a joint meeting regarding the subject
with the Recreation Commission.
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M E M O R A N D U M
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TO: Mr. Henry Glaves, City Manager
iROM: Ed DeBenedetti, Director, Recreation and Parks
SUBJECT: ADDITION Or RECREATION SUPERVISOR
DATE: July 13, 1981
After a long discussion with our staff as well as various members
of the Boosters of Boys Sports Organization, it is m!• sincere
opinion that the Department of Recreation and Parks should
continue its present services to the youth sports groups of
the community.
As explained earlier, our department is totally involved in
working with youth programs, particularly our Recreation Supervisors.
Althouggh we have many volunteers to help our Recreation
Supervisor's time is still taken up because of our part in the
operation of these programs. It is the general consensus that
we have a good set-up and a good community relationship. It is
also felt that if we were ever to divorce ourselves from some of
our contributions to the program, our supervisor's time would
still be greatly needed to help coordinate activities, partieul&rly
with groups who might splinter off from the B.O.B.S. - - groups
with little or no experience. We can see many things happening
that would create problems which the Department would eventually
have to correct.
There is also a need for the Department to progress, and with the
present personnel set-up, it is very difficult. We are going
to stagnate. Our services DI some areas of adult sports will
also suffer. Getting a part-time employee to stay for any length
of time is difficult; consequently, our continuity is constantly
breai*ing down.
I am therefore asking that you and the City Council give serious
thought to adding another full-time supervisor to our staff, who
would take care of adult sports and activities, such as:
Sumer Softball
Winter Softball
Volleyball (men, women, co-ed)
Summer Aquatics (including Summer Swim League and A.A.U.
City Swim Club)
Special clinics for players and officials
Training programs
Special events (tournaments, etc.)
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Mr. Glaves
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Budget needs for Recreation Supervisor
Salary - lot step entry level
Overhead
Total Needs
Present budget rovenue to be used towards
proven
Part-time Aide Salary
Aquatic Supervisor's Salary
Budget Revenue
NET TOTAL NEEDS
July 139 1981
$18,031.00
9,000.00
$27,031.00 $27,031.00
$ 8,065.00
4,500.00
$12,565.00 $12,565.00
Note: If a $20.00 assessment were added to adult
sports activities named above, it is
estimated that another $6,300 in revenue
could be generated, thereby cutting the
City's added contribution to $8,166.00
(Our fees would still be lower than most.)
$14,466.00
I would sincerely appreciate the opportunity to bring this matter
before the City Council. The softball people are particularly
interested in talking to the Council on this matter. I don't
like pressure groups, however, softball has been improved this
year because of Steve Boomer who will leave July 21 to take a
full-time position. They (softball interests) really feel we
need someone to keep things together; I agree. We have not
added anyone in 17 years. We have grown, we need the.help.
I hope we can settle this in-house versus pressure being brought
into the picture.
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June 29, ).981
TO CITY COUNCIL:
On behalf of the active softball community of Lodi we
the SPORTS ADVISORY BOARD respectfully submit this letter
of information and request.
As duly elected officials representing 5,000 participating
players and coaches, we carry a message of concern to
our councilmen.
For years our community's softball growth has been
minimized due to the lack of playing facilities. We
are keenly aware of the budget crisis created with the
passage of Proposition 13 and -:he restrictions imposed
on si
pp*�nndingHowever, a master plan for softball
facilities n the immediate area could be implemented
with construction of the capital port:ians done in yearly
phases to ease the money burden. At present our
Recreation Department has to turn away teams vieing for
placement in the adult league, and those fortunate to get
in are forced to play on an 8 1/2 day rotation schedule.
Further, with the increasing popularity of softball the
sheer size of the Lodi league, and the large economje
impact on the community from softball, the time has come
for permanent leadership in the form of a professional
reereator to stabilize the program.
Our program in the past has been run by part-time
personnel without input to budgetary considerations
and administered to by the Director of Parks and Recreation
whose calendar is alretdy booked solid with summer
commitments.
Me, as a board, consider the most pressing of the issues to
be the procurement of a Recreation Supervisor. Without
continuity of leadership our board loses'its impact and
our program will continue in limbo.
TO CITY COUNCIL - continued Page 2
Please accept this letter in the light for which it is
intended. We the SPORTS ADVISORY BOARD of 10 members do
in fact speak for the majority of the 5,000 registered
softball players in our community and were so elected to
act as a liason between them and the agencies who govern
us all.
Thank you so much for your valuable time in this matter.
YOURS IN SPORTS,
10 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
WILLIAM CREE, PRESIDENT
RICK SWEAT, VICE PRESIDENT
RONALD SANCHEZ
RONALD WILLIAMS
LARRY KILLER
RANDY GOKES
CHRIS NEWBOLD
JOHN SYPNIESKY
MIKE FLETCHER
SKIP EHLERS