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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 8/11/2025 <br />Item No.: 10.h. <br />Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval <br />Item Description:Approve Agreement with Reach for Resources for Inclusion Services <br />in 2026 <br />1 <br />2 Background <br />3 Reach for Resources is an inclusion services provider based in Minnetonka, MN, with over 35 years of <br />4 experience providing support for inclusive recreational activities. The Parks and Recreation Department <br />5 contracts with Reach for Resources to provide inclusion services and support for the City's recreational <br />6 programming. Specifically, Reach for Resources offers on-site inclusion support to program participants, <br />7 provides training for Parks and Recreation staff, and offers consultation with City staff on issues related <br />8 to inclusion. <br />9 Through July of 2025, Reach has provided 231 hours of on-site support - supporting participants with <br />10 Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome and more. Feedback from families who utilize Reach for Resources <br />11 continues to be positive, with a number of people stating that the City's partnership with Reach for <br />12 Resources is essential to their child's ability to participate in City programming. <br />13 The enclosed contract is to continue the City's use of Reach for Resources through 2026. <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 Policy Objectives <br />17 The provision of effective inclusion services is consistent with the city's aspiration to be "a community <br />18 that is welcoming and inclusive of all people regardless of country of origin, race, ethnicity, gender, <br />19 sexual preferences, age, physical ability, or socioeconomic standing." <br />20 <br />21 Equity Impact Summary <br />22 According to the US Census Bureau, 3,998 Roseville residents (11.2%) live with a disability, many of <br />23 which are barriers to participation in Parks and Recreation programming without additional inclusion <br />24 support. As more becomes known about the essential benefits of parks and recreation program <br />25 participation, including physical and emotional health benefits, childhood development benefits, and a <br />26 counterweight to the detrimental impacts of screen-time, failure to provide adequate inclusion services <br />27 exacerbates the inequities between those who can participate and those who cannot. <br />28 Additionally, according to the US Census Bureau, adverse outcomes due to experiencing a disability are <br />29 disproportionately higher among historically underrepresented populations, including people of color and <br />30 low income, compared to other demographics. <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 Budget Implications <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Qbhf!261!pg!286 <br /> <br />