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June 14, 2001 Santa Monica, CA
INFORMATION ITEM
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Community and Cultural Services Program Fees
Introduction
The Department of Community and Cultural Services offers a wide variety of programs
and activities for seniors, adults, young children, youth and teens. An analysis of the
City’s social service, recreation and community programs has revealed that current
fees, which have not been increased since 1997, do not recognize significant service
enhancements and are significantly less than fees charged by other local jurisdictions.
The Proposed FY 2001-02 Budget includes new fees for all programs administered by
the Department except for the Aquatics Program. These new fees were reviewed and
supported by the Recreation and Parks Commission on April 19, 2001. The
Department will develop a fee proposal associated with the enhanced services to be
provided at the new Municipal Pool in FY 2001-02, in consultation with key community
groups and the Recreation and Parks Commission in the coming months.
Discussion
Over the last year, the CREST Program, Rec ‘N Crew and Day Camps have been
developed, expanded and improved. However, fees for these programs have not been
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increased in four years, despite increases in salaries and higher costs for program
supplies and transportation.
City staff has closely evaluated fees for these programs and conducted comparisons
with a range of similar programs across the greater Los Angeles area. Attachment I
details the local market costs of similar programs and proposed fee increases. The
proposed fee increase better reflect the increased costs associated with service
delivery, and more closely reflect fees charged for similar programs in the area. Still,
the proposed fees remain generally lower than those for comparable programs to reflect
the City’s commitment to affordable youth programs. Staff is not proposing that the City
institute fees for Playground Access.
The FY 2001-02 Proposed Budget does not include revised fees for the new Municipal
Pool. City staff is evaluating current fees and conducting surveys of fees charged by
comparable cities for similar Aquatics programs. Staff will be meeting with user groups
and the Recreation and Parks Commission prior to making recommendations to the City
Council.
Prepared By: Barbara Stinchfield, Director
Julie Rusk, Human Services Manager
Robin Davidson, Human Services Supervisor
Susan Lai, Senior Administrative Analyst
Community and Cultural Services Department
Attachment I
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