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Urbandale staff proposes bringing aquatic-pass subsidy in-house, initiating end of 2080 arrangement with Clive
Summary
Staff told the council they plan to in-source administration of the aquatic-pass subsidy to fix ZIP-code discount gaps, increase transparency and smooth budgeting; staff gave worked numbers showing the change raises per-household subsidies in some scenarios and described an operational reimbursement workflow.
City staff presented a proposal to bring Urbandale's aquatic-pass subsidy administration in-house and to terminate or revise the current 2080 arrangement with Clive Parks & Recreation. Staff said the in-house approach would address ZIP-code issues that currently prevent some Urbandale residents from receiving the discount and would make the subsidy more transparent and predictable for budgeting.
David (city staff) summarized three spreadsheet attachments comparing last year, a no-change scenario and a revised in-house administration. He walked the council through an example for a family of four: last year a family-of-four paid $235.40 at Clive (including tax) and Urbandale reimbursed $107 under the previous arrangement; under the new Clive pricing model (staff said…
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