DATE: September 11, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Housing and Neighborhood Services Department
TITLE: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH VISTA COMMUNITY CLINIC FOR CLUB 55 SENIOR FITNESS PROGRAM AT 448 COUNTRY CLUB LANE
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Vista Community Clinic (VCC), in the amount of $46,300, for the Club 55 Senior Fitness Program at 448 Country Club Lane, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30,2025; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Since June 24, 2016, Vista Community Clinic has leased the Junior Seau Fitness Center at 448 Country Club Lane for the operation and management of the Club 55 Senior Fitness Program. The Club primarily serves senior adult residents of Oceanside ages 55+ years but is open to all. VCC has a current membership of just over 50 members, nearly all of whom are Oceanside residents.
The annual membership fee is $55 for Oceanside seniors and $65 for members under 55 or for non-Oceanside residents. A daily rate is also available for guests and drop-ins. These membership fees help cover the cost of operating the senior gym.
Club 55 is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Club offers treadmills, recumbent and stationary bikes, single station weight machines and free weights. Certified VCC staff assist members with workout sessions and activities. In addition to traditional gym amenities, VCC's partnership with the City to operate Club 55 has allowed the clinic to offer comprehensive health resources, connect seniors to health education and nutrition classes, and linked them to medical practitioners in the Oceanside-based clinics as needed.
During the COVID-19 pandemic when the gym could not be opened due to heightened risk factors to the senior population, VCC was able to use the facility to serve as a cent...
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