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nd <br />season (Noted that the season ends 2 week of April, and have been granted by the School <br /> <br />Board to finish the season at the school’s gym) <br />? <br /> <br />Kindersport – new youth program – grouped by age (3 & 4 yr. olds and 5 & 6 yr. olds), the <br />children gather for one hour each week for 3 or 6 weeks; each week they learn a new <br /> <br />sport/activity such as soccer, basketball, and whiffleball; program has been very successful <br />rdthstnd <br />? <br /> <br />3 & 4 Grade Flag Football has been a popular program; this year we added 1 & 2 Grade <br /> <br />Flag Football and it was very well received <br />thth <br />? <br /> <br />5 & 6 Grade Basketball League very well attended once again; Karl Kubb, who is strictly a <br />volunteer, runs the league almost single-handedly; we had 8 teams this year, new t-shirts, gave <br />away trophies and awards, and held a shooting contest for the non-All-Stars; Karl helped to <br /> <br />bring much more quality to this program with these changes <br />? <br /> <br />Main goal is to provide quality programs, solid programs, like this to keep people coming <br /> <br />back and entice more to join <br />? <br /> <br />Summer programs to look forward to are such programs as Softball and Central Playground <br />? <br /> <br />Central Playground is a day camp for children ages 6-11 Monday through Friday for 6 weeks <br />10:00am-3:00pm; daily activities include athletics, swimming, games, crafts, and field trips; <br />last summer we had approximately 125 children in the program with a ratio of 100:25 <br /> <br />resident:non-resident <br />? <br /> <br />The one concern regarding this program is that it has typically lost money (approx. $5,000 <br />in wages) due to wage demand and staffing requirements. Wages were increased in order <br />to get quality staffing. Our staff consisted of college students majoring in child education <br />or child care. Todd noted that this program historically has been provided as a service to <br /> <br />the community. <br /> <br />(Q = question; A = answer; R = Response) <br />Q: Axel inquired if the price would remain the same this summer. <br />A: Jason stated that it is being considered to increase the fee slightly, perhaps $5-$10. <br />Q: Randi requested the ratio of child to instructor <br />A: Jason stated the ratio is 10:1 child to instructor <br />Q: Axel questioned if the price increase would help the program to break even. <br />A: Jason stated that he would need to investigate the cost vs. revenue further. <br />R: Michael agrees with Axel that we need to look into increasing the fees to break even. In <br />reviewing the fees of other facilities’ similar programs, we have a long way to go before <br />we are at the range of these other facilities’ fees. <br />R: Axel feels we should make a least $1.00 on every program. <br />R: Michael stated that this program is designed to take a loss. <br />Q: Cheryl inquired if the fee includes all the activities. <br />A: Jason stated yes, with the exception of concession purchases and field trips. <br />R: Michael suggested breaking down program into 2 – 3 week sessions for 2003 and charge <br />the fee we currently charge for the entire 6 weeks. Even if we increase it by $5 or $10, we <br />would still be at the lower end of the rates of other facilities. <br />R: Axel stated in his opinion the Rec Dept should operate on the idea of making money, or at <br />least sustain itself, not design it’s programs to operate at a loss. <br />R: Bill responded by saying that he does not feel the Rec Dept was designed to be a “money- <br />maker”, but rather to be a service to the community. And, not every program can be a <br />profit center. <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />