sr-072280-11aSanta Monica.' "alifornia, July 10, 1980
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T0: Mayor and City Council
FROhi: City Staff
SUBJECT: Fees and Charges for Recreational Youth Activities,
Total Projected Revenues, and Projected Revenue from
Non-Resident Participation.
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Pursuant to City Council's request, this report concerns fees and charges currently
applied to youth recreational activities, projected revenues from each activity,
and the amount of revenue anticipated from non-resident participation. City
Council requested this information as a result of discussion on Administrative
Item 11B at their meeting of July 8, 1980.
Fees for Ballfield Li
Listed below are fees and revenues for facility use (ballfield lighting) concerning
youth groups, and youth activities provided by the Recreation and Parks Department.
The column entitled ''Revenue Projection", "Non-Resident" under Youth Group Facility
Fees indicates an estimate of non-resident participation. Rosters were not
available. No distinction between resident/non-resident participation is made in
many departmental youth activities, due to the nature of the program.
Program Current
fee Total proj. Rev. proj.
revenue 80-81 non-res 80-81
Santa Monica Little League * 11.85 4,578 1% _ $45.78
Pony Colt League * 11.85 1,248 10-20% _ $133 -$266
Western Bo us Baseball Assoc. * 11.85 1,328 O%
S.M. Boys' Ciub Football * 11.85 288 5% _ $14.40
American Youth Soccer Organ. * 11.85 5,632 15-20% _ $844 -$1,126
St. Monica High football/baseball * 11.85 1,232 30% _ $369.60
Current fee = elect. costs only
* Projected revenue is not based on this current fee, but on anticipated 35% 1
increase in electrical costs. 1
T0: Mayor and Cit ouncil
Santa' nica, California, July 10, 1980
Fees for Youth Recreation Programs
Listed below are the fees for recreational programs for youth in swimming and
ohter special events.
Resident Non-Res. 1980-81
Activity fee fee Projected rev Pro ram Cost
Swimming Pool
Summer Recreational Swim .25 --- $ 4,950 ----
Fall/Spring Rec. Swim .25 --- 3,000 ----
Swim Instruction $5.00 --- 12,680 ----
Swim Instruction $10.00 10,400 ----
$ 31,030 (1) $ 163,000
Recreation Program
Teen Gym Drop-in $ .50 --- $ 3,000 $ 3,000
Teen Special Events
(Dances/Trips) varies --- 5,000 5,000
Teen Tennis Reservation 1.25 N/A 150 ----
(Quarterly)
Teen Sports 5.00 --- 4,000 4,000
7.00
Teen Tennis 10.00 --- 1,200 1,200
Tiny Tots 20.00 $ 25.00. 4,000 4,000
Day C amp 30.00 --- 7,400 7,400
Youth Special Trips Varies --- 8,000 8,000
$ 32,750 $ 32,600
Total estimated revenue from youth fees $ 63,780
(1) Total operating costs of both pools
The total projected revenue from fees charged for use of the swimming pools is
$90,600. Of this total, $50,000 is projected from SMC for their joint use and
$40,600 from user fees. Youth fees collected represent $31,000 or 76% of the
total projected user fee revenue.
T0: Mayor and City Council Santa Monica, California, July 10, 1980
Prior to passage of Proposition 13, fees at the pools were only charged for fall,
winter and spring activities. The summer youth swim instruction and recreational
swimming were tree. Staff has noted that since fees for the youth swim instruction
program have been charged, the classes are now full. The youth attend the
classes on a more regular basis and the parents are more receptive to the program.
Prior to this, youth would be registered, but not attend. Also, since the levy
of a fee for recreational swimming, we have not noticed a decrease in attendance
and the lifeguards have better control over the youth since they have invested
something in the way of an admission fee. Staff has not received any complaints
abouth the present fee structure being unreasonable. A recent survey taken of
surrounding cities indicates we are competitive with other communities.
Other youth recreation program fees that are listed relate to many of the
department's cost covering activities. For example, the teen drop-in gym program
fee of 50¢ per night is used to pay the cost for rental of the Junior High School
gyms in the evening. Teen sports fees represents the fee charged to cover the cost
of t-shirts and awards. Youth special trips fees represent the cost for buses and
admission fees to various places of interest, such as the Children's Museum and
Knotts Berry Farm. Presently the high cost of renting buses is having a serious
effect on our ability to offer trips to youth within reasonable cost.
Recommendation
Staff recommends the Council:
1. Waive fees for Teen Gym Drop In
2. Waive fees for Teen Sports Programs
3. Subsidize bus costs for youth and teen special events
4. Waive fee for youth sports lights. This would result in an estimated reduction
in revenue of $32,750.00
5. Swimming pool fee - retain the present structure.
Prepared by: Donald T. Arnett, Director, Recreation and Parks DTA:vhd