Mill Creek staff outline broad fee schedule revisions, propose pilot for reservable park shelters and higher public-records fees

City staff presented Part 2 of a comprehensive update to Mill Creek's master fee schedule at the Oct. 21 special meeting, outlining proposed changes to parks and recreation fees, police and animal licensing fees, and public-records request charges. Council members discussed a pilot program to allow reservations for park shelters, possible refunds tied to cleanup, and a shift in how the city charges for voluminous public-records requests.

Adrian (staff presenter) said staff reviewed comparable jurisdictions and sought to consolidate scattered fees into a single, user-friendly document tied to the city's upcoming permitting software launch. The packet covers field rentals, community-room rentals, special-event permits, commercial use of parks, shelter reservations, recreation program fees and miscellaneous charges such as passport photos and technology fees.

Parks and recreation proposals

Staff proposed removing the "third priority" field rental category and setting clearer resident/nonresident rates; county and other peer jurisdictions informed the proposed numbers. Staff reported the city collected…