Council signals support for modest recreation fee increases while protecting youth programs

Mar 13, 2025

Council members signaled they support modest increases to recreation fees to recover some overhead but want to protect affordability for youth programs and ask staff to draft MOUs for long‑term users such as Little League.

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Staff reviewed the city's recreation‑fee policy (Council Policy 806) that currently recovers direct part‑time program costs but excludes most overhead; options discussed included resident vs nonresident pricing, modest percentage increases (e.g., ~10% in examples), and charging for reserving facilities where appropriate.

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