HomeMy WebLinkAboutLR Proposed Library and Recreation Department Fee Update PPTProposed Library & Recreation Department Fee Update San Rafael City Council July 6, 2021 Background •Last comprehensive City-wide fee update was conducted in 2011 •Prior to 2011, fees were adjusted on a regular basis •In 2019, City hired MGT Consulting to begin the process of reviewing and updating its Master Fee Schedule Recreation & Childcare Division Recreation & Childcare Goals •Align with market rates •Support current programming •Improve cost recovery •Internal alignment of fees •Incorporate best practices What Fees Are Included in the Update? What’s Included? •Facilities •Aquatics •Athletic Fields & Picnic Areas •Community Gardens •Banners •Childcare •Tennis What’s Not? •Classes (youth, adult & seniors) •Youth Camps •Art Exhibits •Co-Sponsored Programs •Grant-funded Programs Proposed Fee Changes •Across-the-board adjustments to align with market •Structural changes at Falkirk to better match competitor’s fee structures, hours and rates •Bring the San Rafael and Terra Linda Community Center rentals fees into alignment •Establish fees for all athletic fields and additional park space rentals Proposed Fee Changes •Adjust picnic area rental fees to reflect their size and capacity •Changes to pool pass seasons and types of passes offered •Align the two community garden’s plot fees to increase equity •Increase banner fees to recover direct costs •Increase childcare fees to recover program costs and build reserves to fund capital improvements Cost Recovery & Fiscal Impact PROPOSED COST RECOVERY RATES Expenditures Predicted Revenue % Cost Recovery Recreation $3,526,044 $1,812,726 52% Child Care $4,740,555 $4,816,051 102% CURRENT COST RECOVERY RATES Expenditures Current Revenue % Cost Recovery Recreation $3,526,044 $1,540,030 44% Child Care $4,740,555 $4,608,362 97% Library Division Library Goals •Ensure equity and access •Align with best practices and current trends •Account for financial impacts Proposed Fee Changes •Eliminate daily fines for all adult patrons •Eliminate library card replacement fee •No change to material replacement fees, copy fees, or children and teen late fees (already eliminated in 2015) Financial Impact •In anticipation of the reduction of revenue, the library reduced the FY 2020/21 operating budget by $30,000 in expenses •This reduction was also carried forward and programmed into the FY 2021/22 operating budget Community Outreach Individual Stakeholder Meetings •Aquatics, Community Gardens, Field Renters & Ongoing Facility Renters Shared with Childcare families Board & Commission Meetings •Park & Recreation Commission •Library Board of Trustees •Economic Vitality Subcommittee •Pickleweed Advisory Committee Community Feedback •Proposed recreation fee increases make sense and seem fair •Recommended greater increase for non-resident aquatics fees •Appreciation that childcare rates remain affordable •Strong support for proposed Library fees Proposed Implementation FEE TYPE EFFECTIVE DATE Aquatics July 7,2021 Athletic Fields January 1,2022 Banners July 7,2021 Childcare August 19,2021 (start of school year) Community Gardens January 1,2022 Facility Rentals July 7,2021 Library Fees and Fines July 7,2021 Park and Picnic Rentals July 7,2021 Tennis July 7,2021 Comments? Questions?