TITLE
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing a lease for fitness equipment at the Family Recreation Center.
SUMMARY
AGENDA ITEM
Authorize a lease for fitness equipment at the Family Recreation Center.
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
Community Services / Parks and Recreation
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Family Recreation Center opened in May of 2008. The facility features 5,400 square feet of fitness space. The facility is equipped with cardiovascular machines, weight resistance machines, and free weights. The initial equipment purchase for the facility totaled $185,000; $165,000 of this funding has been provided by the Tommie Harris Foundation.
In June of 2013, City Council authorized a lease for cardiovascular equipment at the facility to replace the original equipment that had begun to malfunction due to age. The lease represented a change in the approach of maintaining the cardiovascular equipment at the facility. The lease option was determined to be a more viable means to maintain and fund the cardiovascular equipment in the facility.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION
The existing lease agreement for cardiovascular equipment at the Family Recreation Center expires in June of 2016. In 2013 the decision was made to procure cardiovascular equipment via the lease option to allow for the replacement of aging, worn and failing equipment with new equipment that is covered via a maintenance agreement. With the expiration of the existing lease, the City will now begin to incur all the fees associated with maintenance of the equipment.
The cardiovascular equipment is the most highly utilized equipment in the facility. Maintenance issues related to cardiovascular equipment are the most frequently occurring and are usually the most expensive. The ability to meet the needs of our current members and continue to attract new members is directly related to the age, quality,...
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