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TO:
City of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Finance & Governance Committee
FROM: Tracy Gallaway, Parks & Recreation Director
Vicky Carlsen, Finance Director
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: March 14, 2022
SUBJECT: Before & After School Programming and Enrichment Funding Allocation
ISSUE
Staff would like to update Council on how we plan to use a portion of the American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA) funds dedicated to Before and After School programming and Enrichment at the
Tukwila Community Center. Staff is planning to restore and expand preschool offerings and
add back youth Winter Break Camp, along with the After School programs and Enrichment that
the committee already approved in July 2021.
BACKGROUND
As a part of the pandemic -related budget reductions Before and After School programming and
Enrichment at TCC was eliminated. Staff recognized that there is a need for these services in
our community and brought back 50 slots for the 2021/2022 school year. In addition, they are
providing alternative After School Enrichment activities such as music, arts & crafts, and sports
for kids not in the traditional After School program. These were funded and approved by the
council with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
DISCUSSION
Tukwila Parks & Recreation's provision of Before and After School programming has long been
a popular necessity for Tukwila families that included Winter Break Camp. One of the issues
that have been identified with families in the After School program is a need for care during the
winter break. As such, staff are proposing to bring back the Winter Break Camp. Staff are going
to use a portion of our After School Program ARPA allocation to restore the traditionally offered
Winter Break Camp that is primarily used by our After School Program families. Staff will track
these costs within the Youth Programs budget in the financial system.
Tukwila Parks & Recreation currently offers a Preschool program that serves 10 kids, 4 days a
week over the school year and a Play & Learn session that serves another 10 kids, once a week
also during the school year. As these are the only preschool activities being offered and less
than the pre -pandemic level of programming, staff are proposing to expand current
programming. Staff are going to use a portion of the After School ARPA allocation to expand our
current preschool after school programming to year-round. Staff intend to use ARPA funds for
the additional 10 hours per week needed to increase the capacity of our After School Preschool
employee to achieve year-round programming. Expanding this program to year-round, which
includes a five-week summer camp and special events throughout the year, is appropriate and
within ARPA compliance as it helps restore cut Preschool programming and addresses the
negative impacts of covid, related to education, socialization, and disparity, on this group. Staff
will track the cost of this within the Preschool Program budget in the financial system.
INFORMATIONAL MEMO
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
There will be no new financial impact to the budget. This will require Finance to make budget
adjustments to allocate the funding and track expenditures in the proper budget groups within
the Parks & Recreation Budget.
RECOMMENDATION
Information only.
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