The Nampa City Council approved annual Parks & Recreation fee adjustments on Dec. 1 after a public hearing in which residents raised affordability concerns for seniors and asked for differentiated pricing for single‑rider golf carts.

Jennifer Ayala, business manager for parks, presented proposed increases: roughly 5% for rec center memberships (day passes 9–12%), 3% for golf memberships (day passes ~9–10%), and larger percentage increases for low‑dollar items where small dollar changes translate to high percentages. Staff said the increases are intended to keep courses and facilities self‑supporting and to fund capital needs like Centennial irrigation and equipment replacement.

Three members of the public told council that senior players and fixed‑income residents would feel the impact; one commenter proposed a single‑rider cart fee. Cody Swander, Parks and Recreation director, said staff would consider adding a reduced single‑rider cart option and could return with unit pricing and implementation details.

Council voted to adopt the fee changes largely as proposed but approved an amendment to reduce the senior season‑pass increases to 2% (golf) and 4% (rec center) rather than the proposed 3% and 5%, respectively. The motion specified the reductions applied to season passes only, not day passes.

Staff estimated the full package would generate approximately $34,833 in additional revenue at Centennial based on recent sales; finance staff and council discussed alternative offsets including waiving interest the golf enterprise pays to the city, but no change to that arrangement was adopted.