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Santa Rosa council adopts updated recreation and parks fee schedule to boost cost recovery
Summary
The City Council approved a resolution to revise recreation and parks fees, raising select user and membership rates and delegating seasonal program fee-setting authority to the director of housing and community services to improve cost recovery while maintaining need-based subsidies.
The Santa Rosa City Council voted to revise the city—s recreation and parks fee schedule and delegate authority to set seasonal program fees to the director of housing and community services, saying the changes will modestly raise revenue while preserving access for residents with needs-based assistance.
Deputy Recreation Division Director Jeff Tibbetts and administrative staff Jackie Hammond presented the proposal, explaining the changes cover community center rentals, park permits, sports field rentals, Howarth Park admissions and boat rentals, aquatics memberships and senior center memberships. "We are proposing the new fee schedule take effect 01/01/2026," Hammond said, noting the timing would allow notification to user groups and inclusion in the spring-summer activity guide.
City staff said the division—s cost recovery for direct…
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