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• Coordinating MSF Tournaments • Staffing ice rinks • Administering free Entertainment in the Park ^ Partidpating in various community festivals and activities • Assisting the youth associations • Assisting the Library and Setuot Center with their ~narkerin8 Some other factors to consider for non-residents are: • Lions Den Summer Camp would cost an additional ;45/week in non-resident fees or ;495/summer • Pee Wee programs for the year would cost an additional;90 in non-resident fees • U Pass Wellness Program for the year would cost an additional;150 in non-resident fees The ability to partner is also affected because we are the only ones who charge a non- resident fee. Local businesses and organizations that may partner with us on pmgtams where a fee is charged, don't like the non-resident fee. They are not concerned about where people are coming from; they just want people to participate. We believe there would be more partnership opportunities for prograrruning if we were not charging anon-resident fee. Some partnerships that no longer exist due to non-resident fees are: • Cheerleading Clinics with the Elk River Booster Club ^ Summer Strength and Conditioning with the Varsity coaches • Youth Baseball Clinic with Varsity Baseball and Youth Baseball • Golf Lessons at the Elk River Country Club • Youth Football Camp with Varsity Football The opportunities for recreation are growing u~ this community as well as the communities around us. This increases our need to be competitive so that we can continue to serve our residents with programs offered here within the city. We understand the original intention of having anon-resident fee so the Ellt River residents are not subsidizing recreation for other communities; however, based on our experience over the past hvo years, we have found it to be counterproductive and eve believe that we would be able to serve our residents better if this polity were changed. Staff Recommendation Staff, along with the Park and Recreation Commission, recommends eliminating the non- resident fees effective for all programs beginning on or after March 1", 2004.