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Board approves updated facility‑use fee schedule; staff warns new pools could cost ~$500,000 a year to operate
Summary
Business services proposed updated facility‑use fees to reflect CPI and operating costs for new facilities; board approved Exhibit 1330 to implement new fees August 1. Staff projected each new pool could cost roughly $500,000 annually to operate and provided line‑item examples.
Business services asked the board to waive the second reading and adopt an updated facilities‑use fee schedule (Exhibit 1330) to account for new facilities and inflation since the last update in 2018. Staff said fees were calibrated to consumer pricing and peer districts and requested the changes take effect August 1.
Staff discussed operating cost projections for new aquatic centers and pools, saying the district projects a cost "almost a $500,000 a year each to run" and provided sample line items: "The pump alone is around $220 a day," one staffer said, and "the chlorine this year, 4,000 or this month, $4,000," with CO2 and natural gas also contributing. Trustees asked for follow‑up a year from now once actual costs are recorded. The board approved Exhibit 1330 by voice vote.
