13B - MIN AGENDA JOINT POLICY, YOUTH, PUBLIC SAFETY

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2. UPDATE ON CITY'S POOLS o Ron Ono presented an update on the 5 city swimming pools we have throughout the city. Indicated all 5 pools and Civic Center fountains are maintained by one General Maintenance Worker to ensure pools and fountains operate properly. Ron Ono highlighted recent improvements made on the swimming pools as well as improvements approved for this year. Ron also presented the needed Deferred Maintenance needs required on all the 5 pools in the future. o Erendira Moreno presented an update on the Aquatics Programs and the proposed increase in the swim schedule from funding approved by City Council. o Councilmember Villegas indicated the importance to keep the pools open as much as possible. Next year we should keep all pools open during the summer. o Councilmember Benavides appreciated staff working together to keep all pools open during the summer. o Councilmember Villegas requested staff to e-mail the cost of pool maintenance. o City Manager Godinez indicated preventative improvements such as painting the equipment is needed to extend the life of the pool use. o Interim Director Ralph Nunez indicated we need to hire lifeguards to keep pools open at least 3 hours per day. 3. COORDINATION OF THE CITY WIDE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM o Executive Director of the Human Resources Agency Steven Pham indicated the agency is looking into stream lining the volunteer program to provide continuity among the various city departments that uses volunteers. Human Resources is concerned we are not screening the volunteers. Once a draft is prepared it will be presented to the City Manager and the Executive Management Team for review and approval as a city policy. The program will require all volunteers to be fingerprinted and life scanned to obtain background on the individual. He anticipates the policy will be approved and running by September 1It o Councilmember Benavides asked what departments have volunteers and would like a general overview of volunteers from each department. o Exec. Director Pham indicated the SAPD volunteers go through a thorough life scan. Other departments have volunteers that need to go through a similar process. Also the program will identify how to handle one day volunteers. o Councilmember Benavides asked what type of volunteers are used and their roles. o Jeannie Jurado indicated the various types of volunteers that work with Parks and Recreation from the Boys/Girls Basketball, Catalina Trip, Library Youth, Rec. & Comm. Svs. Committee Mtg Page 2 July 23, 2018 13B-10