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Board approves minor 2025 athletic facilities handbook edits, raises nonresident surcharge
Summary
The board unanimously approved mostly minor edits to the 2025 athletic facilities policies, including adding lacrosse field designations, changing the allocation deadline to Oct. 11 and increasing the nonresident surcharge by 25% (cited as $32 per day). Several field-size and fee adjustments were noted.
The Parks, Recreation and Forestry Board approved a set of largely administrative edits to the 2025 athletic facilities policies and procedures, updating field designations, allocation deadlines and several rental fees.
A parks staff member presented the annual review, saying most changes were minor: the handbook year was updated to 2025; lacrosse fields were added to the front cover and clarified at the WRO and the newer field; the allocation deadline was moved to Oct. 11; and the nonresident surcharge was raised by 25%, presented in the meeting as $32 per day per facility. Staff also described field-dimension and nomenclature changes at Lowell Park and the Mendiola Soccer Complex (east/west naming rather than field numbers), the addition of bleachers on Mendiola's second field, and modest fee increases (for example, diamond dry bags from $15 to $20 and pitching mound work to $200).
Board members asked about lacrosse field locations and staff confirmed goals and sewn lines at the WRO and the second field. Eric Comer moved the motion; a second was recorded by Jennifer Wallner. The motion passed unanimously.
Staff said the changes reflect usage, pricing pressures from labor and materials and efforts to standardize field naming; the board did not identify any substantive policy reversals or new programs in the package.
