Parks advisory committee reviews FY‑26 budget proposals and citywide fee study

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee heard a presentation on July 15, 2025, about proposed Parks and Recreation revenue, personnel changes and a citywide fee study that will review program, membership and permit rates. The department told the committee the city is conducting a fee study covering memberships, classes, summer camps, after‑school programs and aquatics; staff said the study could change permit and program fees and will inform future policy recommendations to the commission. Committee members asked how the reduced personnel and facility outages would affect services, especially gym and fitness offerings, and sought detail on donation and rental revenue assumptions. Mandy, staff member, told the committee, "We are doing a fee study right now for all of our fees. So everything, our memberships, our classes, our summer camps, our after school programs,…