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Additionally, a recommendation for change of the Showmobile <br />usage fee is included with this report. The existing fee <br />schedule is $300.00 with five day advance notice and $450.00 <br />for reservations less than five days in advance. This fee <br />schedule assumes that advance notice allows the Parks division <br />to staff the Showmobile with on-call, part-time labor. The <br />Parks division has not been able to secure appropriate <br />staffing by on-call, part time labor. Use of the Showmobile <br />requires a team of full-time Park Maintenance Workers, usually <br />working overtime. It is recommended that the $300.00 portion <br />of the fee structure be eliminated, leaving a rental charge of <br />$450.00 to all users. This fee will remain subject to City <br />Council consideration for special cases. <br />Alternatives: <br />To expedite establishment of recreation user fee policy, <br />responsibility could be returned to the Recreation and <br />Cultural Committee. Proposed changes to costing methods would <br />be considered directly by City Council members with input from <br />Recreation and Finance Department staff. This streamlined <br />process would promote efficiency and timeliness for policy <br />development. <br />Fiscal Impact: <br />Inequitable cost recovery for recreation programs exists <br />because a comprehensive user fee policy has not been <br />developed. Adoption of a $450.00 fee for Showmobile usage <br />will allow full cost recovery from private users. <br />Recommendation: <br />That the Recreation and Cultural Committee: <br />1. Consider assuming responsibility for developing a <br />comprehensive user fee policy for recreation programs <br />with input from Recreation and Finance Department staff, <br />or; <br />2. Request the Park and Recreation Commission to develop a <br />comprehensive user fee policy for recreation programs and <br />discuss the recommended approach to resolve outstanding <br />questions related to Recreation program user fees. A <br />time schedule for establishing user fee policy should be <br />determined. <br />3. Approve the recommendation to eliminate the $300.00 <br />portion of the Showmobile usage fee, leaving a rental <br />charge of $450.00 to all private users subject to City <br />Council consideration for special cases, and forward this <br />recommendation to the City Council for approval. <br />