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COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM 301
Consent
Informational X
Public Hearing
Regular
05/1 0/04
Regular Meeting
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Authorization
REQUEST:
The Parks and Recreation Department requests that the City Commission
review information on the Community Youth Organization (C.Y.D)
supervised basketball summer program at Torcaso Park.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this item is to assure that the City Commission is informed
of all the pertinent details regarding this activity scheduled to begin on
June 7, 2004.
CONSIDERATIONS:
. The C.Y.O. (Community Youth Organization) is a program held every summer in
cooperation with the Parks and Recreation, Police and Fire Departments. Its purpose is to
offer more expanded supervised alternatives for the youth of Winter Springs.
. The C.Y.O. program is an organized and supervised basketball program held during the
summer at Torcaso Park. The program reaches about a hundred Boys and Girls ages six
(6) to eighteen (18) during the hours of 6:00pm to 9:00pm, Monday through Friday, for
an eight week period, from June 7, 2004 to July 23,2004. Recreational Leaders, Police
Officers, Firefighters and other City employees supervise the program, which is offered at
no cost to the participants.
. Upon entering the park, the participants will register and will be broken into appropriate
age groups for supervised practices and game play. To provide assistance for this activity
employees will be utilized as coaches, scorers, and referees. (Four (4) Recreational
Leaders as well as Police Resource Officers and Firefighters.) The city employees
participating in the program are viewed as positive role models for the community's
youth.
. Supplies for this activity include reversible jerseys, whistles, basketballs and other
miscellaneous supplies. The Parks and Recreation Department will expend
approximately $4,500 from the Athletics budget for this activity. Sponsorships are being
solicited from the community to help reduce costs.
FUNDING:
No additional funding is needed.
The Parks and Recreation Department will expend approximately $4,500 which is
budgeted from the Athletics budget for this activity.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
No recommendations are needed, as this item is for informational purposes only.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE:
The C.Y.D. supervised basketball program is scheduled to begin on June 7, 2004.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment # 1 Flyer
COMMISSION ACTION:
C.Y.O.
Community Youth
Organization
ATTACHMENT #1
Wi nter Spri ngs Pol ice
Department
and
Wi nter Spri ngs Parks
and Recreation
Department
Summer
Basketball
Program
Monday th roug h Friday
6:00 PM.9:00 PM
Torcaso Park
June 7, 2004 through July 23, 2004
For more information contact:
Cpl. Allison Swain 407-327-7955
CapL Jim Wilkins 407-327-1000
Chris Caldwell 407-327-6589