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Parks & Rec Commission backs higher resident tennis fees; commissioners ask for follow‑up usage data
Summary
The commission recommended increasing annual resident tennis membership from $19 to $25 and hourly reservation fees from $9 to $12 (day) and $11 to $14 (lighted hours), projecting roughly $15,700 in additional revenue while commissioners pressed staff for clearer utilization data and alternative revenue options.
The Hermosa Beach Parks & Recreation Commission voted July 7 to recommend a set of increases to resident tennis membership and court reservation fees, while asking staff to provide clearer utilization and revenue data.
Staff proposed raising the annual resident membership fee from $19 to $25, increasing the hourly resident reservation fee from $9 to $12 for 8 a.m.–7 p.m., and raising the lighted‑hour rate (7–10 p.m.) from $11 to $14. Staff said the increases mirror recent pickleball fee changes and estimated the changes would generate about $1,200 in additional membership revenue and $14,500 in additional reservation revenue — a total of $15,700 in additional general‑fund revenue above current collections.
Commissioners questioned the underlying usage numbers and expressed concern that higher fees could depress reservations if courts are not already near full utilization. One commissioner summarized an estimate that current reservation revenue equates to roughly 3,200 reserved hours per year against a theoretical 20,000 available hours, and suggested alternatives such as a combined tennis/pickleball membership, opening reservations to nonresidents, or marketing to increase utilization.
Staff said the accounting and reservation reporting (ActiveNet) make quick answers challenging and that more complete breakdowns — including actual hours reserved and net fees — will be provided later. The council had also requested a 90‑day monitoring period for the new Kelly pickleball trial, and staff said that data could inform nonresident‑rate decisions for tennis.
The commission approved the staff recommendation to forward the fee increases to City Council; the clerk opened and closed the vote and the chair announced the motion carried (meeting minutes record the result numerically in the transcript).
