Oak Hills Park Authority staff presented a first draft of proposed rates for fiscal 2026 and sought board feedback at the November meeting. Controller Mark said the proposal aims for modest increases and to prioritize keeping Norwalk resident pricing steady.

"We are suggesting modest increases for 2025 2026," Mark said while presenting comparisons to five peer courses. Staff proposed no increase to resident membership or resident greens fees while raising nonresident discount-card fees (the group agreed to consider a $10 increase for nonresident adult and senior discount cards rather than $5). Mark estimated that moving nonresident discount-card fees from a $5 to $10 increase would raise revenue modestly (roughly $845 to about $1,690 in the controller's example, depending on uptake).

On green fees, staff proposed a $2 across-the-board increase for nonmember 18-hole rounds and $1 for nine-hole rounds to capture revenue from the large public-round volume; Mark noted 17,000 nonmember 18-hole rounds through October translated to about $960,000 in revenue year-to-date and that small per-round increases could add roughly $38,000 if round counts remain steady.

The authority also discussed cart fees tied to an upcoming new fleet: Mark said the new cart lease raises annual cart expense by about $22,849 and recommended a $1 per-cart increase (from $20 to $21) to cover the added cost.

Board members asked staff to run a targeted analysis of the unlimited annual-pass product and usage patterns before a December vote. Alan Dutton said the authority will publish the proposal and circulate Marks detailed analysis before voting at the December meeting.

Next steps: staff to complete the usage and revenue analyses, circulate revised materials to the authority, and publish notice in advance of the December vote.