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Home My WebLink About2003-10-14 - AGENDA REPORTS - REC FEE SCHEDULE (2)Agenda Item• CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT PUBLIC HEARING City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: Rick Gould DATE: October 14, 2003 SUBJECT: PROPOSED RECREATION FEE SCHEDULE DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation & Community Services RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council conduct a Public Hearing and adopt a resolution establishing a new schedule of fees and charges for selected recreation services. BACKGROUND The Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department is a major provider of services to the citizens of the City of Santa Clarita. In order to maintain and create new recreational opportunities for the citizens, many department programs are fee-based. It is the philosophy of the City to provide subsidies to the Department's programs to encourage participation. This subsidy comes from the General Fund, which offsets the total costs of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services programs. The City does not currently recover 100% of the total cost of any of its programs and services. The City periodically conducts a fee study, or review of the fees it charges for programs and services. This year, City Council approved increases to all City fees by the Consumer Price Index during the budget approval process for Fiscal Year 2003-04. This resolution sets fees for the new Santa Clarita Aquatic Center. At this time, the Department is seeking to establish new fees for aquatic programs, special events, and facility rentals that are not currently specified in the City's fee structure. This will enable the City to create new cost centers for additional revenue and enhance existing service levels and amenities. Staff has spent considerable time reviewing these proposed fees and conducted a public participation meeting to ensure that they are reasonable enough to assist in cost recovery without being cost prohibitive to the participants. The recommendations also honor the City's philosophy on supporting recreation programming at the various subsidy levels. The Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission unanimously approved the proposed fee schedule, and recommended that the City Council approve the fees. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT If approved, the fee increases will enable staff to continue to provide programs and activities at existing service levels and the increases will generate and contribute additional revenue to the General Fund. This will reduce the burden placed on the General Fund by subsidization of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services programs. ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1 - Resolution No. 03 - Attachment 2 - Cost Recovery Structure for Fee -Based Programs Attachment 3 - Proposed Aquatic Fees for Fiscal Year 2003-04 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: A Public Hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita in the City Hall Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd., 1st Floor, Santa Clarita, California, on the 14th day of October, 2003, at or after 6:00 p.m. to consider adjustments to Aquatic fees charged for several Aquatic Recreation Programs for Fiscal Year 2003-04.. Proponents, opponents, and any interested persons may appear and be heard on this matter at that time. Further information may be obtained by contacting the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor, Santa Clarita, CA. 91355, Elena Galvez, Management Analyst at (661) 255-4317. If you wish to challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council, at, or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: September 18, 2003 Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Publish Date: September 24, 2003 COST RECOVERY STRUCTURE FOR FEE-BASED PROGRAMS SUBSTANTIALY- SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES Promote a safe, healthy and secure community; target under -served popu- lations; emphasis on youth programs* • Learn to Swim • Afterschool Programs (M.A.P. & P.L.A.Y. & Parkmobile) • Earth Kids • Adaptive Recreation • AAF Aquatic Programs • Recreational Swim • Skatepark • Non -fee based Special Events TARGET RECOVERY OF UP TO 100% OF DIRECT PARTIALLY - SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES Promote economic pros- perity; increase quality of life; enhance the scope of opportunities available to partici- pants* • Family Excursions • Contract Classes • Child Development Classes • Aquatic Team Sports • Jr. Lifeguard Program • Youth Sports • Camp Programs • Sports Complex • Fee-based Special Events TARGET RECOVERY OF 100% DIRECT & UP TO 100% INDIRECT COSTS *Programs listed meet one or more of these criteria. A h}achme„} 2 SELF- SUFFICIENT ACTIVITIES Developed for and mar- keted to adults; defined as personal development; and while may be avail- able elsewhere, offering is predicated on community request* • Adult Sports • Facility Rentals • Adult Aquatic Programs • Adult Excursions TARGET RECOVERY OF 100% OF TOTAL COSTS AH-ach.vses.+ 3 Proposed Aquatic Fees Fiscal Year 2003/2004 Program Arca Current New Recreation Swim / Lao Swim (SLAC only Children (Ages 0 — 4 years) $ 43 (15 entries) No Charge Children (Ages 5 — 17 years) $ 3 per entry $ 2 per person Adults (Ages 18+ )ears) $ 113 + materials $ 3 per person Swim & Dive Lessons $ 43 (15 entries) $ 50 (15 entries) Learn to Swim $ 37 (10 days) $ 40 (10 days) Private Swim $ 79 (5 days) $ 80 (5 days) Competitive Stroke $ 34 (9 days) $ 36 (9 days) Single Entry $ 29 (8 days) $ 32 (8 days) Lap Swim $ 22 (6 days) $ 24 (6 days) Beginning Diving $19 (3 days) $ 38 (6 days) Intermediate Diving $ 2 per entry $ 45 (6 days) Youth Auuatic Teams & Camos Swim Team $ 62 per participant $ 75 per participant Dive Team $ 62 per participant $ 75 per participant Water Polo Team $ 62 per participant $ 75 per participant Synchro Swim Team $ 62 per participant $ 75 per participant Junior Lifeguard Camp (4 weeks) $ 126 per participant $ 140 per participant Fitness & Exercise Masters Swim Club Punch Card $ 43 (15 entries) $ 50 (15 entries) Single Entry $ 3 per entry $ 4 per entry Sunrise Swim $ 113 + materials $ 130 + materials Punch Card $ 43 (15 entries) $ 50 (15 entries) Single Entry $ 3 per entry $ 4 per entry Water Exercise Punch Card $ 43 (15 entries) $ 50 (15 entries) Single Entry $ 3 per entry $ 4 per entry Lap Swim Punch Card $ 35 (20 entries) $ 40 (15 entries) Single Entry $ 2 per entry $ 3 per entry American Red Cross Classes & Certifications Lifeguard Training $ 113 + materials $ 130 + materials Lifeguard Training (Re -Cert) $ 36 + materials $ 41 + materials Water Safety instructor $ 113 + materials $ 130 + materials Safety Training for Swim Coaches $ 41 + materials $ 46 + materials Community CPR $ 51 + materials $ 56 + materials