Informational Item Regarding Recreation Class Attendance After the Transition to Culver City Living Online. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: _05/03/11__ Item Number: _A 3__ PRCS COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM:Informational ItemRegardingRecreation Class Attendance After the Transition toCulver City Living Online. Contact Person/Dept.: Dan Hernandez PRCS Director Fiscal Impact: Yes No X General Fund: Yes No Phone Number: (310) 253 6655 Action Item: X Attachments: X Public Hearing: Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas Parks Recreation and Community Services Commission (04/28/11). Department Approval:Dan Hernandez (04/26/11). Chief Financial Officer Approval: N/A City Manager Approval: N/A City Attorney Approval: N/A RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Parks Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commissionreceive information regarding Recreation class attendance after the transition to Culver City Living Online. BACKGROUND: The Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Budget Proposal During the Fiscal Year 2010/2011 City budget process each City Department was required to propose both budget reductions and solutions addressing how such reductions would be implemented without significantly impacting City services. One of the budget reductions proposed by the Parks Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Department was the elimination of the printed version of the Culver City Livingbrochure and the related quarterly mailers and a transition to Culver City Living Online as the primary source of information on the Department s programs classes and services. It was estimated that this proposal would result in an annual savings to the City of approximately $27 000 in hard costs. Hard costs include printing professional mailing services (to sort the brochure and prepare it for mailing) and postage to mail the brochure to 22 000 recipients each quarter. Two thousand (2 000)additional brochures were printed each quarter for distribution at various City...
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