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Receive a Presentation on Parks, Recreation & Community Services Charges and Fees and Provide Feedback
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Meeting Date: May 6, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: James Lambert/Finance Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5865
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Audit, Financial Planning, and Budget Subcommittee (05/01/2025)
Departmental Approval: Lisa Soghor, Chief Financial Officer (05/01/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Audit, Financial Planning, and Budget Subcommittee receive a presentation on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services charges and fees and provide feedback.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
On October 3, 2024, the Audit, Financial Planning, and Budget Subcommittee received a report on the City's Draft User Fee Study. The study was designed to serve as the basis for the City's proposed fee schedule update. Due to the nature of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PRCS) programs and services and the need for the City to adopt an updated fee schedule, it was determined that PRCS would undertake a separate, robust process to review all its programs and develop policy recommendations for cost recovery and cost subsidy for all the various PRCS program offerings while the City proceeded with implementing fee updates for all the other City departments.
On January 13, 2025, the City Council held a public hearing and adopted the Comprehensive Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 including the previously established PRCS fees. On April 28, 2025, the City Council held a public hearing and adopted a Consumer Price Index (CPI) update to the Comprehensive Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. Over the last several months, PRCS staff has been carefully reviewing its programs and fees and analyzi...
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