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Redmond seeks higher maximum payouts for six summer-camp contractors to meet rising demand
Summary
Parks staff asked council to authorize higher maximum payable amounts for six summer-camp instructional-service contracts to accommodate increased community demand and inflation; the change would allow flexibility and remains structured around participant fees and a 65/35 cost split.
Parks and Recreation staff told the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 22 that six summer-camp instructional-service contracts are projected to exceed the department’s $75,000 payable threshold and that council authorization is requested to raise the maximum amounts so the mayor may sign updated agreements.
Director Loreen Hamilton and Recreation Manager Erica Chua said staff received proposals and set contract maximums based on the number of weeks, anticipated sessions and slot counts. The contracts and proposed maximums cited in the meeting are: Nature Vision ($150,000), TOPS/Tennis Outreach Program ($150,000), Skyhawks ($115,000), i9 Sports ($110,000), Coding Kit for Kids ($85,000) and Snapology ($85,000). Chua corrected one figure during the presentation.
Hamilton told council the increases are intended to let contractors add sessions to meet demand; the pricing is offset by participant fees using a 65/35 split between participant-paid fees and the city. Councilmembers asked for enrollment and per-participant metrics; staff said they provide end-of-summer data annually and committed to supplying anticipated enrollment per contractor on request. “We are working with all these contractors on a 65/35 split,” Chua said.
Council President Kritzer and other members indicated they supported placing the item on the March 4 consent agenda so the city can recruit and enroll more campers; staff said the listed amounts are maximums that could decrease if sessions are cancelled. No formal committee vote was recorded.
Staff said the summer schedule is already set and that anticipated participation numbers can be provided to council before or after consent, at staff’s discretion.
