Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 02/14/1991

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From : DRL Nov. 28.1989 10:11 PM Pi3 126. Would you favor or oppose the construction of a Community C~nter in Elk River? (WAIT FOR RESPONSE) And do you feel strongly that way? STRONGLY FAVOR .......... FAVOR ................... OPPOSE...~ .............. 3 STRONGLY OPPOSE ......... 4 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 5 A bond.referendum would be required to pay for its construction and partial operating costs. User fees would also underwrite the operation of the community center to some extent. 127. How much would you be willing to PaY in additional property taxes tO support the construction and partial operation of an Elk River Community Center? (START WITH A RANDOMLY SELECTED CHOICE FROM ~1 TO #8) Let's say, would you be walling to pay $__ per year? (MOVE TO NEXT CHOICE UP OR DOWN DEPZNDING ON ANSWER.) NOTHING ................. $25 ..................... 2 $50 ..................... $75 ..................... $100 .................... 5 $125 .................... 6 $150 .................... 7 $175 ................. ...8 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 9 The City currently has saved funds for the construction of a new City ~all. If a community center were built .... 128. WOuld you favor or oppose attach- i~g the new City ~all to the Community Center and combining the construction of both facil- ities? FAVOR ................... OPPOSE .................. 2 DON'T CARE (VOL) ........ 3 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 4 Based o~ our previous dlzcussion of the facilities which could be offered: in the center, please tell me how many members of this household would probably .... t29. visit the Community Center on a frequent, at least weekly, basis? 130. Visit the Community Center on an occasional, perhaps monthly, basis? If a community center were built, the City would face two choices on charging user fees. First, the City could subsidize the operation of the center through general tax revenue and keep user fees loW. Or, second, the City could require the facility to be self-sufficient, requiring much higher user fees. 131. Which course of action would you favor -- should the City subsi- dize operating costs through gen- eral tax revenues or nct? SUBSIDIZE ............... ! DON'T SUBSIDIZE ......... 2 DON'T KNOW/REFUSED ...... 3 To cover the operating costs of the Community Cen~er, the City may charge moderate fees to facility users, in this way, operating expenses incurred by the City could be decreased.