City Council Study Session Summary 2015 03 10

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City Council Study Session Summary February 24, 2015 Page 2 of 2 Lipton was concerned about equity. He asked if because residents already subsidize the center with tax dollars maybe they should get a better rate to use the facility. Stevens stated there has been huge growth in use of the facility since it opened in 1990. It was never designed to handle the current capacity. But on balance the number of resident users is probably 75 -80 %. Stevens added that raising rates may or may not discourage use by non - residents. Lipton reiterated his concern of equity. Muckle asked if staff could determine how much property tax subsidizes the Rec Center. Dalton noted that under the current system the property tax portion is negligible. Fleming added another option could be setting prices a bit higher and offering a resident discount. Group consensus was that the Rec Center is too small and whatever happens with rates will depend on the outcome of the discussions later this year regarding a possible expansion or other alternatives. Discussion — Role of the Legal Committee Loo stated that the Legal Review Committee has started meeting regularly to look at a variety of items. She simply wanted the rest of the Council to be aware of their renewed interest in meeting and asked if there are any topics they should put on future agendas. Some of the topics the Committee has been or plan to look at include: • Role of the 501c3s affiliated with the City • The door -to -door sales ordinance • Public records retention & disposal Members were in agreement that, depending on the case, some litigation review with the Committee could be useful before those items come to the Council for full discussion. Loo added that the Committee plans to meet quarterly as needed. Adjourn — 9:05 pm Submitted by — Dawn Burgess March 11, 2015