Title
Junior Suns Youth Basketball Program Agreement (Ordinance S-52230) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Suns Legacy Partners, LLC to provide equipment and services for the Parks and Recreation Department's Jr. Suns Youth Basketball Program. Further, request to grant an exception pursuant to Phoenix City Code Section 42-18 authorizing indemnification or assumption of liability provisions that otherwise would be prohibited for the agreement. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. No General Funds will be used. Costs are paid from the program registration fees. The total value of the five-year contract will not exceed $550,000.
Report
Summary
The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department’s Phoenix Plays program partners with the Phoenix Suns/Jr. Suns Youth Basketball Program to offer the best youth basketball leagues possible. The league provides youth across the City with an opportunity to participate in a fun, high quality and affordable basketball program. Leagues typically run eight weeks in each of the four seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter). As part of the Phoenix Plays/Jr. Suns leagues, participants receive an official Jr. Suns game jersey, a Jr. Suns swag item, a player handbook, a game voucher good for a Suns/Mercury home game of the participant's choosing at PHX Arena, and possible additional promotional opportunities. Annually, more than 4,200 youth participate in the program.
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about September 1, 2025, for a five-year term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value will not exceed $550,000, with an annual expenditure of approximately $108,000. There is no impact to the General Fund. Costs are paid from program registration fees.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager John Chan and the Parks and Recreation Department.