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In the summer of 2013, the City of Benbrook and the Benbrook Library District partnered by sharing
costs for the construction of a sidewalk on the north side of Mercedes Street from the intersection

of Winscott Road and Mercedes Street to the property line separating the border between the
Benbrook Library District and the Benbrook Water Authority.

The City allows the Benbrook Library District employees to participate in the City’s group health, life,
vision, and dental insurance plans. The Benbrook Library District pays the actual costs for premiums
plus an administrative fee based on indirect costs.

YMCA

In May 2000, the Benbrook Community Center/YMCA (BCC/YMCA) began operating as a multi-
purpose center providing recreation, leisure, sports, and social activities to Benbrook's residents and
members of the YMCA. This facility was constructed through bond funds approved by Benbrook's
voters in 1997.

The City contracted with the YMCA to provide administrative and operational services to the
BCC/YMCA. With the opening of the BCC/YMCA, the City ceased offering recreation classes at the
Community Center and stopped receiving revenue from these classes. The YMCA receives all
revenue from membership fees and from program fees. The YMCA also pays for salaries and other
operating expenses. The City agreed to subsidize a portion of these costs until the YMCA obtained
1,000 members. This goal was reached in 2000 and membership has remained above the goal since
this date. City employees and their families are exempt from paying the YMCA’s enrollment fees;
the City pays half of the monthly membership fees for employees and their families.

In the 2005-06 Budget, funds were allocated to complete the Benbrook Community Center/YMCA
Expansion Study. The proposed building expansion was approximately 13,500 square feet and
increased the total “under roof” facility size to 45,500 square feet. Key recommended facility
enhancements included: expansion of the fitness (equipment) area, expansion of the child care area,
addition of office space, addition of a teen center, addition of a locker room, addition of an aerobics
room, and addition of an outdoor skate park. In 2009 the City issued a request for proposal for the
expansion of the BCC/YMCA; construction was completed in 2010.

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