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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13.B.2. Parks and Recreation Fee Study Work Session 13.E-a. CITY OF SHAKOPEE MEMORANDUM To: Mayor and City Council Mark McNeill, City Administrator From: Jamie Polley, Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Director Meeting Date: February 19, 2008 Subject: Parks and Recreation Fee Study Work Session INTRODUCTION The City Council is asked to set a joint work session with the PRAB to review the draft report of the Park and Recreation Fee Study or defer the work session to the DRAB. BACKGROUND Staff has been working with Springsted to gather information for the Parks and Recreation fee study. Both full and part-time staff recorded the time they spend on each fee based and non fee based activity within the Parks and Recreation Department. Springsted has taken the time spent and calculated the current cost to provide each parks and recreation activity. Springsted is currently completing the draft report and as part of their contract will present the findings in the draft report to the City during a work session. The Council may choose to be present to review the draft with the PRAB; if so, they should schedule the joint meeting on March 10t" If they do not wish to be present, and instead want to hear only the final presentation by Springsted, deferring until the April 1St regular City Council meeting will be sufficient. TIMELINE Draft report presented March 10tt'/other date set by PRAB 2008 Fee Schedule will be reviewed by PRAB March 24tH Final Report presented to City Council April 1St PRAB recommendation to amend 2008 fee schedule April 1St RELATIONSHIP TO GOALS Financially Strong- E REQUESTEDACTION The City Council is asked to decide between one of the following: 1. Schedule a work session with the PRAB for Monday, March 10 at 6:30pm to review the draft Parks and Recreation Fee Study report; OR 2. Defer the review of the draft Parks and Recreation Fee Study report to the PRAB, and hear the final report on April 1.2008.