HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 14963 (Albert J. Boro Community Center Community Use Policy)RESOLUTION NO. 14963
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE
UPDATED ALBERT J. BORO COMMUNITY CENTER COMMUNITY USE POLICY
WHEREAS, in 1997, the City Council approved policy changes allowing for increased
community use at the Albert J. Boro Community Center (formerly Pickleweed Park
Community Center) for little or no charge; and
WHEREAS, in 2005, the Pickleweed Advisory Committee (formerly known as the
Pickleweed Advisory Board) reviewed these community use policies and recommended
revisions to allow for balanced and equitable provision of program space at the newly
expanded community center; and
WHEREAS, in 2006, the City Council approved the update to the community use
policies and procedures; and
WHEREAS, the policy created a more vital and inclusive community center by allowing
valuable new programs and services to use the space, and included a co-sponsorship
process allowing for full or partial fee waivers for facility use; and
WHEREAS, the City is desirous of continuing to utilize the community use policy to
provide timely programs for Canal residents while also saving the City the administrative
costs of providing similar programs; and
WHEREAS, in July 2021, the Pickleweed Advisory Committee reviewed proposed
updates to the community use policy and recommended changes to the co-sponsorship
process to allow for a more robust evaluation of the programs provided; and
WHEREAS, in July 2021, the proposed updated Albert J. Boro Community Center
Community Use Policy was reviewed and approved by the Park and Recreation
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the updated Albert J. Boro Community
Center Community Use Policy and the recommendations of staff and the Park and
Recreation Commission for its approval;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby approves the
updated Albert J. Boro Community Center Community Use Policy.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 16th day of August 2021, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Bushey
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk