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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />10.2 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Work Session <br />February 5, 2018 <br />Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Parks and Recreation Proposed Fees <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Discussion. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Parks and recreation staff have been researching and reviewing fees for the past several months to meet <br />the growing demands of expanding programs and facilities, including the new ice arena. Staff views fees <br />as a method of continuing and expanding the ability to provide quality park and recreation services at a <br />level that is fair and equitable to participants and nonparticipants in the City of Elk River. <br />During our analysis, we found in the area of youth athletics that youth baseball and softball have been <br />paying the city for several years some revenue for the use of ballfields, while the other youth sports <br />organizations have not been paying any fees for the use of the city's athletic fields. Our objective in the <br />area of youth sports has become to make fees more equitable for all youth sports in meeting the costs of <br />maintaining athletic fields. Our objective with the new ice arena is to base fees on facility comparisons, <br />market rates and room configurations, similar to the methodology that was completed in the 2016 <br />community center feasibility study. <br />Staff will make a presentation and discuss with City Council proposed fees for youth athletics, Activity <br />Center memberships and the new ice arena. They are based on some or all of the following variables: <br />■ Comparison Surveys <br />■ History and Frequency of Usage <br />■ Market Rates <br />■ Service Levels <br />■ Operating Costs <br />■ Room configurations and capacity (room rentals) <br />Financial Impact <br />It is recommended the new proposed fee structure become effective January of 2019. It is also <br />recommended that revenues from the new fees be applied directly to the expenses of providing the <br />program or facility. <br />Attachments <br />N/A <br />A IR <br />