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Rec center operating agreement to return for approval; board hears rationale for modest fee increases
Summary
Trustees heard an update on the recreation center operating agreement and a staff explanation that a $5 per‑child increase was added for some traveling teams to offset costs; the board was told the formal rec agreement will be on next month’s agenda for approval.
Kim Larson and district staff discussed last year’s changes to the Evanston Recreation Center operating agreement and explained a small fee adjustment intended to offset the cost of hosting traveling teams and school groups. The board was told the revised agreement will be on the agenda next month for formal approval.
District and rec‑center staff said the operation has been a long-standing partnership and that last year’s revisions were intended to clarify cost responsibilities. Recreation staff said some public confusion resulted over how mill funds and rec fees were used; to help cover the cost of school and travel programs that do not generate revenue for the rec center, staff increased the fee for certain traveling youth programs by $5 per child.
“I'm hope nobody thinks we are profiting from these groups at all because we sure aren't. We're just helping offset the cost of what it takes to maintain and coordinate and, you know, hire… lifeguards with every single school group that comes through,” a rec representative told the board.
Administration said the formal recreation agreement will be presented for approval next month and that, absent substantive questions, Kim Larson would not need to return for that agenda item. The board did not take immediate formal action; trustees will vote on the rec agreement at a later meeting.
