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Item # 5. 11 <br /> City of <br /> Elk -�-- <br /> River <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: Pat Klaers, City Administrator <br /> DATE: September 9, 2002 <br /> SUBJECT: Park and Recreation Fee Subcommittee <br /> In the past twelve months or so there has been a lot of Park and Recreation activities going on <br /> in the City of Elk River. One Park and Recreation highlight was the construction of the Lions <br /> Park Center (LPC) facility which houses the City Recreation Department and which the City <br /> Recreation Department manages for public use and for recreation-city programs. Another <br /> highlight, although not as visible as the LPC project, was the dissolving of the Community <br /> Recreation joint powers agreement and the establishment of the City Recreation Department. <br /> This changeover to City Recreation from Community Recreation has generated a significant <br /> amount of administration work and changes in "how the city does recreation." Examples <br /> include: the school district resuming scheduling and maintenance responsibilities for their <br /> fields; the softball league at the complex looking to City Recreation to manage concessions, <br /> tournaments, and league scheduling; and management of the Youth Athletic Complex <br /> development and (in the future) concession activities. <br /> With the establishment of the City Recreation Department and the management of the LPC <br /> facility there has been a great deal of discussion about city expenditures for programs and <br /> activities and city revenues (fees) to offset these expenditures.The Park and Recreation <br /> Commission and City Council has approved various fees numerous times over the past twelve <br /> months. At least three times fees have been presented relating to the LPC and at least twice <br /> fees related to shelters, parks, and fields have been presented. Next on the list of issues to be <br /> discussed are city revenues and expenditures related to the softball complex and weekend <br /> tournaments. <br /> After the last discussion on fees in August there has been some comments received about <br /> developing a comprehensive list of all Park and Recreation related fees and also reexamining 3 <br /> the appropriateness of the existing fee structure for Elk River tax payers. One of the best ways <br /> to address these comments and concerns is to establish a subcommittee of City Council, Park <br /> and Recreation Commission, and staff members to review the entire city Park and Recreation <br />