City outlines Measure U youth spending, leisure needs and a fee‑recovery framework for recreation programs

At the June 3 council meeting, assistant city manager Wu and Recreation and Parks staff presented how Measure U revenues are allocated to youth services and summarized a new Recreation & Parks cost‑of‑service study that proposes a five‑tier fee‑recovery framework for program and facility fees.

Measure U youth spending: Assistant City Manager Wu told the council Measure U channels 90% of its funds to public safety, 5% to youth and 5% to quality of life. For fiscal year 2023–24, staff estimated Measure U youth spending at roughly $1.7 million (about 5.6% of Measure U receipts), split primarily between Recreation & Parks and the library. Recreation staff described services at the April Maldonado Community Youth Center — including a multimedia lab, job‑training market and leadership programs such as Key…