VII (A) Consideration of Non-Resident User Fee for Use of City Facilities Agenda 12-10-2002
Item VII A
Center of Good Lio
Mayor .�beg Dammissionels
S. Scott Vandergrift Danny Howell, District 1
Scott Anderson. District 2
City Manager � Rusty Johnson.Disnict 3
Jim Gleason N Nancy J. Parker. District 4
STAFF REPORT
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: Johnny Fanner, Parks and Recreation Director
DATE: December 3, 2002
RE: Non-Resident User Fee
ISSUE
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board at its November 18, 2002 meeting, moved that the
Parks and Recreation Director recommend to the City Commission that the City impose a$25.00
non-resident user fee for all youth and adult athletic participants.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Parks and Recreation Staff have spoken to all the Youth Leagues (Ocoee Little, Ocoee Bulldogs,
and Ocoee Youth Soccer), and they have indicated that this fee would not be a problem.
Staff has informed teams in the Adult Softball Program, that the non-resident user fee was going
to be proposed to the City Commission and there was a possibility this fee would go into effect
in January 2003. There have been many individuals who participate in this program that are
opposed to this fee. They indicated that since an entry fee is paid by each team,then the non-
residents should not be charged this fee.
Staff contacted several other Cities in the area, and the Cities of Orlando, Apopka, and Maitland,
all charge an entry fee, as well as a non-resident user fee. The entry fees for these Cities range
from$280 to $335.00. The non-resident fee ranged from$10— 15 per participant.
At the present time, the City charges an entry fee of$350 per team, and there is no non-resident
user fee for the Adult Softball Program. The City collected $8750 this past season, and waived
$700 due to two teams in the leagues being made up primarily of City Employees. The cost to
operate the league is $10, 455, and this does not include the salaries of the Athletic Field Worker,
Athletic Aide, or Athletic Supervisor, who puts in time to ensure the program is operated in an
efficient and effective manner. (The cost includes officials, official association fees, ASA fees,
scorekeepers,trophies,t-shirts, and lights).
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RECOMMENDATION
Parks and Recreation Staff recommends that the City impose a yearly non-resident fee of$25.00
per participant who does not live in the City of Ocoee, effective January I, 2003.
Cc: Jim Gleason, City Manager
Wanda Horton, Finance Director
Jean Grafton, City Clerk