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Council waives $220 rental fee for Allan Hancock College meeting, discusses streamlined waiver policy
Summary
The council approved a $220 waiver of senior‑center rental fees for Allan Hancock College’s board meeting and directed staff to consider an administrative threshold (suggested ~$600) so routine non‑profit waivers can be handled without council action.
Jan McGee, executive assistant to the superintendent/president of Allan Hancock College, asked the council to waive the hourly portion of a rental fee for the college’s Oct. 15 board meeting at the senior center. McGee said the total rental fee would be $570 and that the requested waiver would return $220 to the college.
"Based on the fee waiver that you've passed ... you can waive the hourly fees of their rental and that would be $220," McGee told the council, noting the college serves Guadalupe residents.
Council members expressed general support for the waiver but used the discussion to question whether routine waivers should continue to come to council. City staff estimated that if the city set an administrative threshold (several council members suggested about $600), many small nonprofit requests could be handled administratively and would save staff time required to prepare council agenda items.
A motion to waive the $220 hourly portion of the senior‑center rental was made, seconded and approved by voice vote with no opposition. Council members asked staff to prepare a return policy discussion so the council can consider a dollar threshold for administrative waivers.
Next steps: staff will process the fee waiver for Allan Hancock College and bring a recommended threshold or policy change for the council’s consideration.
