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San Clemente Council Adopts Updated Parks and Recreation Fee Policy, Adds Annual-Cap Guidance
Summary
The City Council approved a comprehensive update to beaches, parks and recreation fees — the first since 2009 — and added guidance for a 5% annual cap on future increases while carving out water-polo‑specific adjustments after public comment from swim and water-polo stakeholders.
San Clemente — The City Council voted to adopt an updated beaches, parks and recreation cost‑recovery policy and fee schedule on a package that staff said is the first comprehensive update since 2009.
The council adopted staff’s resolution after public testimony from swim teams, water‑polo clubs and other community groups who warned that large immediate increases could threaten nonprofit sports programs. Council members added guidance for a 5% annual cap on future routine fee increases and instructed staff to return with final language; they also bifurcated water‑polo‑specific changes for separate consideration and removed a newly proposed $5 per‑participant line item across youth sports to preserve parity.
Why it matters: Parks and aquatics programs are heavily subsidized by the general fund.…
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