Agenda - Council - 03/28/2006 - Laserfiche WebLink

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2006 ATHLETIC FIELD MAINTENANCE FEES For several years, the Youth Athletic groups have been paying for a small portion of athletic field maintenance costs directly attributable to their activity, (field marking paint in 2005 for instance, was approximately $5,000 and paid by the Ramsey Youth Athletic Association). For 2006, staffis proposing a nominal per game fee for each sport - rather than a more arbitrary supply 'pass through' fee. The net cost to the youth association(s) would be very similar and was anticipated within the spring program budgets consistent with past years. Essentially, each time a game is scheduled for play (not practices or scrimmages), one or more workers are dispatched to that field to stripe, drag, or chalk the fields. Tiffs is the only time these fees would be assessed. For baseball and softball, this activity occurs each day there is a game. For soccer and football; field stripping occurs once a week. The advantages of a 'per game' fee, rather than a 'blanket' fee is summarized in the following bullets: The fee for each time an athletic field is scheduled for play; necessitating field maintenance - would be equitable between the different sports. The association(s) or the PACT School do not have to sort out what pementage of stripping paint costs (as an example) are due to what particular sport or group. By knowing what the field maintenance costs will be; well in advance of registrations for any given sport, associations, schools and other users may adequately budget - based upon the number of games/weeks they anticipate for that season. The per game fee and proposed rates, are generally consistent with what the City of Anoka will be charging - thereby maintaining equity within the playfield service area Ramsey and Anoka) and users (Anoka Ramsey Youth Athletic Association). · A fee for each time a field was scheduled for play, should reduce 'overbooking' of games on Ramsey fields - which has been an occasional concern. The following are the proposed per game/week fees for the spring programs. It is anticipated that tiffs schedule may be examined annually as part of the annual Rates and Charges Schedule and adopted each year by Council in December: Soccer per week Football per week Softball/Baseball Full size: $32.00 ½ size: $16:00 ¼ size: $8:00 Full size $40:00 Per game $8:00 If City Council approves the above schedule, the Youth Association and PACT School (as well as others), would reimburse the City at the end of each sport's season based upon the actual number of weeks stripping was required for Soccer and football. For softball and baseball; the fee would be applied for the actual number of times fields were prepared for games. -340--