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Rochelle Callis <br />CRPD Therapeutic Recreation Program Final Report and Recommendations <br />September S, 2017 page 28 <br />PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT: we have not seen the current transition plan. We cannot project <br />fiscal impact. <br />6. Retain the name "Therapeutic Recreation Program". Known well by the disability community, <br />this name reflects the professional credentials, and is consistent with other CRPD titles. <br />PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT: there is no fiscal impact. <br />7 Investigate in 2017-2018 the creation of collaborative efforts, ranging from cooperative <br />programs to reciprocal agreements to a Joint Powers Authority. We strongly believe that such <br />an approach optimizes District resources, and the resources of the jurisdictions that are <br />potential JPA partners. <br />A. The potential cooperative program partners are Westlake and Agoura Hills, and the <br />potential JPA partners are nearby cities and recreation districts. <br />B. Cooperative programs are an excellent way to extend program options to communities <br />without Therapeutic Recreation Programs. <br />C. Reciprocal agreements could be a good way to go regarding inclusion, with CRPD inclusion <br />staff provided on a reimbursement basis. <br />D. The greatest issue in a JPA is authority. The District and any prospective JPA partners must <br />be willing to share authority regarding mission, philosophy, hire -and -fire, and governance to <br />make the JPA work. <br />E. A JPA will thrive with an equitable funding formula. Factors to consider are relative gross <br />population for each community, relative property value for each community, or some <br />hybrid of the two. <br />PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT: the fiscal impact is entirely dependent upon which approach, if any, <br />the District chooses. If JPA, costs are likely higher but benefits will be much greater. If <br />cooperative programs, there may be less fiscal impact. The success of CRPD in two key JPAs is <br />impressive and leads us to believe it is the best approach. Our study of comparables resulted in <br />the same conclusion. <br />S. Adopt a system -wide inclusion process and train all District staffs so that the application of <br />the inclusion process occurs consistently from aquatics to sports to outdoor recreation to <br />camps. From our interviews with program staffs, we believe that District staff have inconsistent <br />approaches to how to receive and evaluate requests for modifications in programs, based upon <br />THE W -T Gl;oT <br />DBA RECREATION ACCESSIBILITY CONSULT <br />ONE SOURCE. INFINITE SOLUTIONS, <br />