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Rec and Park forwards 2025–27 budget proposal that includes golf management RFQ, paid parking and program fees
Summary
The Recreation and Park Department presented a two‑year budget proposal Feb. 20 that includes revenue and efficiency measures — an RFQ for golf-course operations, a court reservation fee, a scholarships/cost‑recovery model and paid parking in Golden Gate Park — and the commission voted to forward the package to the mayor's office.
The Recreation and Park Department presented its proposed operating budget for fiscal years 2025–26 and 2026–27 at the commission meeting Feb. 20 and the commission approved forwarding the proposal to the mayor's office for consideration.
Antonio Guerra, the department's director of administration and finance, said the department faces a structural deficit that the proposal tries to address through a mix of new revenue, revised cost-recovery policies and efficiencies. Year‑one shortfalls were framed as manageable but the department projects a roughly $15 million gap in year two if new revenue is not realized. Guerra told the commission the department sought to balance protecting core services while identifying possible revenue streams and cost savings.
Key initiatives in the proposal include: a codified scholarships program and a tiered cost‑recovery model for recreation programs (estimated additional revenue of about…
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