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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />September 10 2019 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />Kron noted this is the first year it has lost money, the DBA does have some money in <br />savings He noted every dollar the DBA makes is spent on downtown He is hearing the <br />Council thinks better name recognition is key for the bands to get more people to attend <br />Loo noted perhaps the event should go for a younger crowd There is a lot of competition <br />in this space now; we are no longer unique She noted that the Council needs to be <br />prepared that larger bands will bring more complaints <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated the City needs to be prepared to answer complaints and <br />back up the DBA on the larger crowds <br />Mayor Muckle stated he would like to leave the licensing agreement as is for 2020 and <br />see how it goes Keany agreed <br />Consensus to leave the agreement as is for 2020 and to allow the committee to look for <br />some larger bands to bring more people <br />DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — 2020 GOLF, RECREATION AND SENIOR CENTER <br />PROPOSED FEES <br />Director Mosley stated the Finance Committee and the Recreation Advisory Board have <br />reviewed possible fee increases for the Recreation/Senior Center and the Coal Creek <br />Golf Course (CCGC) Staff recommends the following which includes their input. <br />The CCGC implemented dynamic pricing in 2019 With this pricing philosophy the actual <br />price of the round of golf is dictated by the demand in the market for that particular tee <br />time There is a base rate and then the price fluctuates within a range based on demand <br />Staff presented three fee options to the Finance Committee and the Rec Board included <br />no increase, 3% or 5% Based on feedback from both groups, staff is recommending a <br />3% increase to green fees at the golf course <br />Staff recommends a 5% blended increase for the Recreation/Senior Center which gives a <br />larger increase to nonresidents whose taxes aren't used to pay the bond for the center <br />Councilmember Maloney stated the dynamic pricing was a good idea and should be <br />promoted more He stated in general, any increase in fees should cover costs He noted <br />the golf courses noted in the packet are comparable to CCGC He added the Finance <br />Committee believes fee increases should cover cost increases <br />City Manager Balser stated in the 2020 budget fees are expected to cover operational <br />expenses at the CCGC There are capital costs that are not covered, but this is moving in <br />the right direction <br />