FY26 YMCA Agreement Costs Update Memo

Parks and Recreation Department
10355 N 121st Avenue, El Mirage 85335
Phone: 623-876-4270
www.elmirageaz.gov
To:
Crystal Dyches, City Manager
From:
Sean VonRoenn, Parks and Recreation Director
Date:
April 2026
Re:
FY26 YMCA Partnership Costs Update
Background:
The City’s updated Services Agreement with the Valley of the Sun’s Northwest Valley YMCA (implemented in
August 2023) includes subsidized membership rates for El Mirage residents based on membership type. Over
the last two years, this agreement has consistently yielded month-over-month increases in resident membership
totals, as summarized below.
2023 YMCA Resident Memberships (as of Oct. 1st)
2026 YMCA Memberships (as of April 1st)
Membership Type
Unit Count
Membership Type
Unit Count
ADULT
71
ADULT
207
COUPLE
12
COUPLE
33
YOUNG ADULT
32
YOUNG ADULT
61
FAMILY
144
FAMILY
478
TEEN (Youth)
36
TEEN (Youth)
17
Total
295
Total
796
It is estimated that these memberships represent approximately 2,500 active El Mirage residents who use
YMCA services. This number does not include program participants or summer swim participants, which serve
residents regardless of their membership status.
Throughout FY26, the YMCA’s total monthly billing to the city averaged more than $30,000. In contrast, the
monthly billing in 2023, when the new agreement was first implemented, averaged $11,000. This monthly total
includes subsidized programming, which has also increased substantially but tends to fluctuate more throughout
the year.
The total annual Parks and Recreation Department budget allocation for the City of El Mirage partnership
agreement with the YMCA in FY26, including all membership and programming subsidies, is $350,000. The
total expenditures in FY25 were $322,739 (which represented the first full fiscal year of the new agreement).
Prior year’s expenses were as follows: FY24 $139,840 (new agreement September-June); FY23 - $58,523;
FY22 - $56,128.
 
Based on current monthly billing trends throughout FY26, it is anticipated that service agreement expenses will
exceed the FY26 budget by approximately $50,000. An amendment to FY26 Purchase Order #26039 in this
amount is needed to account for the growth in performance under this partnership agreement. The FY27
proposed budget for these services has been increased to $400,000.