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Council updates pool admission, tournament and senior center fees; approves family pool pass
Summary
Council approved ordinances updating Tyler City Code Chapter 8 to raise some pool admission rates, adopt a 60-visit family pool pass and adjust tournament and Tyler Senior Center rental fees; boards and committees had reviewed and recommended the changes.
The Tyler City Council on July 9 adopted ordinances amending Chapter 8 of the Tyler City Code to revise fees for Forest Pool admissions, athletic tournament charges, and Tyler Senior Center rentals.
Candace, representing Parks and Recreation, presented the proposed schedule. She said resident pool admission would remain $1 for the coming season while nonresident admission would increase to $3 this year, with planned step increases in subsequent years. She described a new family pool pass that allows up to 60 visits for up to four family members; staff proposed a resident family pass priced at $60 and a nonresident pass at $70, with discounted rates for holders of a separate membership program.
On tournament fees, staff proposed initial field-prep fees of $175 and per-bag and per-gallon charges for supplies and identified a proposed deposit policy to discourage no-shows. Candace said the proposed tournament fee schedule is competitive with comparable cities and that the goal is incremental cost recovery while keeping facilities affordable.
Staff also proposed opening the Tyler Senior Center to general public rentals while retaining a lower, reserved rate for events honoring seniors. Under the proposal, the four-hour block price for events honoring seniors would remain lower than market rental rates for the general public; the public rate would increase in steps through 2028. Deposits and the policy excluding rental of the kitchen were noted.
Candace told the council the fee proposals were reviewed by the Quality of Life Board, the Finance, Technology, and People Committee, and the Parks Board; the Parks Board unanimously recommended bringing the ordinances to council. Council Member Hawkins moved to adopt the ordinances updating the fees; Council Member Haney seconded. The mayor called the motion carried by voice vote.
Staff said the city’s registration software will be used to track multi-visit passes and that pre-registration days would be scheduled before the pool season to assist residents.
