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Town staff present FY2024–25 recreational amenities financial analysis; council asks for forward projections
Summary
Deputy Finance Director presented an amenities financial analysis showing FY2024–25 expenditures of about $12.2 million, revenues just under $9.0 million and a net operating cost of about $3.2 million across parks and recreation amenities; council requested projections that incorporate recently adopted fee increases and additional detail by site.
Town finance staff presented a high-level financial analysis of Oro Valley's recreational amenities for fiscal year 2024–25, and council members asked for forward-looking projections and clarification of allocation assumptions.
Deputy Finance Director Ms. Gomez said the study scoped the Aquatic Center (OVAC), Community & Recreation Center (CRC), golf, Steampunk Ranch, several parks and the Restoso Trails Nature Preserve. She reported expenditures of roughly $12.2 million and revenues just under $9.0 million across the scoped amenities, yielding an aggregate net operating cost of roughly $3.2 million and capital outlay for the year just under $2.9 million. "So, in total, with the amenities that we included in the scope of this project, net operating cost of 3,200,000 and then capital at just under 2,900,000," Ms. Gomez said.
Her slide-level examples included the Aquatic Center: expenditures just over $1.6 million with revenues of roughly $516,000 (net operating cost ~ $1.1M); the CRC: expenditures slightly over $2.3M with revenues under $1.6M (net operating cost just under $744,000); and golf, which posted a surplus in the year summarized. Ms. Gomez noted the analysis focused on current operating costs and did not include depreciation or long-term replacement reserves; staff also said that where accounting is not tracked by individual park, they applied allocation assumptions using acreage, staff hours and usage where necessary.
Several council members pressed staff about how recently approved fee increases would change the picture going forward. Vice Mayor Barrett observed the report is backward-looking and asked whether projections that incorporate fee changes could be provided. Ms. Gomez said the report used FY24–25 actuals but staff could provide a forward projection using the town's five-year forecast and additional detail if council desired.
Parks maintenance staffing and allocation assumptions drew questions as well; parks staff said there are 12 full-time parks-maintenance positions and that distributing those hours across amenities required detailed schedule analysis and professional judgment. Councilmembers thanked staff for the report and requested that future materials include the effects of the fee changes, long-term capital obligations and clearer site-level breakdowns where possible.
What happens next: Staff said they can produce projections that reflect fee changes and provide additional clarity about allocation methodology and capital obligations for council’s budget deliberations.
