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Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes Page 6 <br />April 10, 2019 <br />----------------------------- <br /> <br />11. Work session <br /> <br />The work session meeting of the Elk River Parks and Recreation Commission was called to <br />order at 8:35 p.m. by Chair Anderson. <br /> <br />11.1 Athletic Field Fees <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker shared the Athletic Field Fees with commission members reviewing what the <br />commission had stated at a past work session as to why we have athletic fields and why we <br />charge user fees and asking for more feedback. <br /> <br />State Community Pride instead of Community Benefit and add Economic Benefit, remove <br />Reduce the Levy. <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker shared current fees that are charged and comparisons of other cities and the field <br />costs per day at the athletic complexes. <br /> <br />Commission discussed there being no fees charged to Elk River Youth Associations due to the <br />amount of donations they provide and to keep encouraging them to continue to donate for <br />capital improvements and charging outside Elk River community organization to use fields. <br /> <br />Commission discussed how higher fees would be passed onto participants and would keep <br />some from playing; establishing fees for outside organizations for equity and consider asking <br />what each organization can contribute. <br /> <br />Chair Anderson suggested the city start a soccer league and get volunteers to help grow it into <br />an association. <br /> <br />Commission discussed the cons to comparing field use fees to Arena fees and how it could <br />create each sport against hockey. <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker shared what staff researched and came up with for potential fees: <br />$45 a field/per day <br />$25 for lights per field per day <br /> <br />Commissioner Soltvedt suggested city look at each Elk River organization have 80% or more <br />of residents to not charge field use fees and encourage donating $10,000 and figuring out what <br />will that go towards. <br /> <br />Council member Wagner shared that she liked the idea of charging no fees however, still want <br />to have organizations have responsibility such as, asking the organizations to adopt-a-park and <br />it’s their job to help to build ownership. Stating each organization could have a flat fee that