Title
Approval of Interlocal Agreement with Thurston County for Specialized Recreation Services
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Interlocal agreement with Thurston County for Specialized Recreation Services, and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Interlocal agreement as written.
Staff Contact:
Scott River, Associate Director, Parks, Arts & Recreation; 360-753-8506
Presenter(s):
None - Consent item
Background and Analysis:
Thurston County has been the regional provider of recreation services for individuals with developmental disabilities since 1990. This agreement updates any older agreements between Olympia and Thurston County and recognizes current program expectations. Tumwater and Lacey have also updated their agreements with Thurston County in the past several months.
The cities of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater all contribute financially to this program on an annual basis. There are business and customer benefits for the regionalization of this program due to the specific target audience. For each municipal department to try to offer the comprehensive services offered by Thurston County would be cost prohibitive as the market potential becomes too narrow. For the participants and their families, a lower level of customer service and convenience would result if each department offered only a selected segment of the larger service.
The City of Olympia does explore, on a case-by-case basis, inclusive programming with our existing programs either by requirement of the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) or because sometimes it is simply the right thing to do. Inclusive programming is great for some participants or families. Others prefer or require services more tailored for their specific needs.
In 2015, nearly 200 unique participants accounted for 3,000 registrations for specialized...
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