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City staff presents park cost-recovery numbers and $416,406 in bond projects for Unity and athletic fields
Summary
City staff briefed council on cost-recovery for youth sports (about 34% reported for one facility), fees paid to the city in 2025 ($26,247 from one association), and upcoming bond-funded turf and irrigation projects totaling $416,406 targeted for completion in fall 2026.
City staff presented a parks operations and cost-recovery update that showed user fees covering a minority of operating and capital costs for youth sports facilities. Staff said Unity Park and Doubletree (soccer) show cost-recovery figures around 34% and 40% respectively, excluding bond capital costs; council asked staff to roll bond debt service into cost-recovery calculations to reflect total public investment.
Staff identified two bond-funded capital projects remaining from the 2021 bond: RAS football turf and irrigation ($227,388) and Unity flex field turf and irrigation ($189,018), for a total of $416,406 with anticipated completion in fall 2026. Councilmembers discussed whether the published cost-recovery percentages should include bond payments and asked staff for a clearer accounting that includes capital costs and annual debt service.
