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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into a new management agreement with KidsPark for the management of programming services at Desnoyer Recreation Center.
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WHEREAS, the City is the owner of Desnoyer Recreation Center, ("Desnoyer") located at 525 Pelham Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN 55104; and
WHEREAS, KidsPark is a registered non-profit organization that has been facilitating youth and adult programming in the recreation center building for the last decade; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Commission had a public hearing on December 17, 2020, and recommended it's approval; and
WHEREAS, both parties wish to enter into a new agreement for the management of programming for the spaces at Desnoyer which will provide benefits to the community in the form of continued recreational opportunities;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby authorizes the appropriate City officials to enter into the attached Management Agreement between the City of Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation and KidsPark.