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council Meeting October 14, 1986
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TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
City Staff
SUBJECT:
Lifeguard Service Agreement with Los Angeles county
INTRODUCTION
This report transmits the proposed agreement for lifeguard
services with Los Angeles County and recommends that the City
Council approve the agreement.
BACKGROUND
Los Angeles County performs
lifeguard services and beach
maintenance for all beach communi ties wi thin the County except
the City of Long Beach. Long Beach continues to operate and fund
its own program.
The county receives all of the parking and
concession revenues from the beaches it serves except for Santa
Monica beach where the City performs beach maintenance and
parking lot operations, pursuant to a 25-year operating agreement
with the State and receives all beach revenues. In recent years,
the City has reimbursed the County for a portion of the cost of
lifeguard services.
During the past fiscal year, 1985-86, the
City paid the County 33% of gross beach revenues ($711,676) which
accounted for 57% of the cost of lifeguard services in Santa
Monica.
The County I s original proposal for a new contract was for the
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greater amount of 54% of County costs or 35% of the gross beach
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revenue for a three-year period. Also included in the proposal
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was a provision for the City to idemnify and defend the County.
A third inclusion in the offer was the county marketing plan.
The contract for Council's approval is for a three-year period
and includes an escalation clause for increase in the percentage
of the gross revenue paid to the County from 33% for fiscal
1986-87 to 34% for fiscal 1988-89, based upon the following
schedule: 1986-87, 33%; 1987-88, 33.5%; 1988-89, 34%. The
defense provision has been eliminated. The contract provides for
the City to be self insured rather than provide a special
liability insurance policy which is now required under the
present contract. This saves $6,000 annually.
The County marketing program is included and recommended for
approval. This provides for the use of sponsor names on two
sides of lifeguard towers on tide boards. The lettering on the
sponsor's name will be approximately three (3) inches high. No
alcohol or tobacco related sponsors will be solicited. The
current contract provides that the City must approve signs
installed by the county. Under the proposed contract the City
would grant permission for the County to solicit sponsors under
the policy mentioned above.
Attached is a copy of the contract.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
Assuming that the FY 1986-87 revenue of $2,127,941 remain
constant for the next two fiscal years, the contract would
provide for the following payments to Los Angeles County:
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Fiscal Percentage of *Projected Co. City % of
Year Payment Gross Revenue Expenditures Co. Costs
86-87 $702,220 33% $1,294,000 54%
87-88 $712,860 33.5% $1,386,000 51%
88-89 $723,500 34% $1,451,000 50%
*Source: LA County Department of Beaches and Harbor
RECOMMENDATION
staff recommends the City Council authorize the city Manager to
execute the attached agreement for lifeguard services with the
County of Los Angeles for the fiscal years of 1986-87 to 1988-89.
Prepared by: Donald T. Arnett, Director
Recreation and Parks Department
Attachments
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