City Council Minutes 2015 09 21 SP

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City Council Meeting Minutes September 21, 2015 Page 8 of 17 Council member Stolzmann confirmed that is what this financial policy would result in. She noted the analysis from the recreation center does not bridge back to the financial policy. She wanted analysis to show what it would like if the financial policy was followed. Council member Lipton asked how the additional $5.00 was determined. Mayor Muckle noted it was likely a carry-over from previous policies. He suggested taking out the exact numbers. Finance Director Watson noted this was current policy but Finance Committee wanted it left in for discussion. Mayor Muckle wanted the amount for non - residents removed, but not the children's program recovery number. Council member Lipton suggested the guiding principle should be non - residents should pay more because residents already pay through taxes. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton suggested 25% be the guide to determine additional non = resident cost. Mayor Muckle noted the reason for not having a specific number between resident and non - resident was the declining usage because of surrounding opportunities. The fundamental principle of residents paying Tess because they already support the recreation center makes sense, but a specific number for non - residents should not be in the policy. Council member Leh supported not having the policy contain specific numbers. Council member Stolzmann wanted a future update showing subsidizing children's activities and non - residents paying more. She had no strong feelings about language. Parks and Recreation Director Stevens addressed the proposed fee schedule. The resident/non- resident fee structure did not look at 25% as it pertains to daily admissions. The focus was daily admissions to the recreation center, which reflects an approximate 33% discount for residents to acknowledge the other ways they support the recreation center. Further analysis reveals 76% of the 20 visit passes are purchased by Louisville residents. The 10 visit pass was Tess. The annual monthly pass was where residents really take advantage at 91 %. Combined, 77% are Louisville residents and the balance is non - residents. If the resident discount is adopted as presented, Director Stevens didn't see a big impact on non - resident usage. Mayor Muckle asked whether these fees assumed in the financials Council is looking at for fund balances and the affect to cost recovery. Parks and Recreation Director Stevens noted it would have an impact, but not a dramatic one because of the increase for a non - resident. City Manager Fleming didn't think it would create much impact on overall revenue.