Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 02-23-2010 Regular — reading text

BACKGROUND 1. 1 On April 27, 1999, City Council adopted Resolution 99 -4 establishing a Comprehensive Fee Schedule that incorporates into one document all fees for City services and programs. Resolution 99 -4 provides for amendment of the fee schedule by Resolution of City Council. Certain fees may require adoption by Ordinance if language in the City Code requires amendment. 2. DISCUSSION 2. 1 In the fall of 2009, City Council tasked staff with developing a fee structure that would assist families with multiple children by providing either a membership or a reduced rate. Staff has addressed this issue and made other changes to the City' s Comprehensive Fee Schedule via the proposed Resolution. 2.2 Attached hereto is the City' s Comprehensive Fee Schedule, a detailed listing of City services and programs with existing and proposed rates. Existing fees are stricken - through and proposed fees are underlined. Changes are summarized below. 2. 2. 1 Eliminate /Change Existinz Fees — Golf Club The Golf Course tournament fees have been adjusted to standardize the fees, regardless of time of day and to increase the tournament fees based on cost per round to the City. 2.2. 2 Eliminate /Change Existing Fees —Athletics The purpose of these changes is to reduce the player fee assessed for certain sports ( Adult Basketball, Fall Softball, Co -ed, Flag Football) that have had a decrease in the number of games played per season. In addition, a reduced fee of $10 has been included for families who have multiple children enrolled in a sport or who have a single child enrolled in more than two sports during a 1 - year period. As a benefit for volunteer coaching, a proposed fee waiver is included to help attract volunteer coaches in the youth sports programs. Throughout the fee schedule, changes have been made to clarify that a City Resident is a resident or a property owner. 87- 2. 23 Change Existing Fees —Corporate Sponsor The purpose of this change is to separate the corporate sponsorship fee by sport, and assess the fee commensurate with the number of games played per season. 2. 2. 4 New Fees and Changes to Existing Fees — Tournament Fees The purpose of this is to change the previous fee structure for tournament fees. Rates formerly included a " per team fee." The proposed rates include a " per day fee" for the use of Athletic Fields, Gymnasiums, Disc Golf Course, and Concession Rental. 2. 2. `i New Fees and Changes to Existing Fees —Rental —Recreational Facilities The purpose of these changes is to increase the gymnasium rental fee and the large meeting room rental fee based on the size of the rooms. The proposed change also includes a new fee for the rental of the newly constructed gazebo at Liza Jackson Park. Fees proportionate with the City' s cost to provide a water and electric source are also proposed. 2. 2. 6 Increase Existing Fees —Rental —Ball Parks The purpose of this change to increase the per hour rental fee due to maintenance costs. 2. 2. 7 _ Codi & Existing Fees The purpose of these changes is to codify fees currently charged for various programs. 2. 2. 8 _ Clari& Existing Fee and Eliminate Fee —Senior Center The purpose of this change is to broaden the term City Resident to include a City Property owner and to eliminate the separate Property Owner fee. 2. 2. 9 N_ ew fee —Fort Walton Landing This proposed fee includes the set -up and breakdown of the portable stage and is based on staff time to complete the task. 2. 2. 10 _ Clarify Current Fee Schedule Language and reduce certain fees —Library The purpose of these changes is to broaden the term City Resident to include a City Property owner and to change the time for the attendant requirement to coincide with reduced staffing. In addition, the fee for a Non -Resident of the County to obtain a library card has been reduced to the rate charged by other libraries in the cooperative. 2. 2. 11 Eliminate fees —Museum The purpose of these changes is to eliminate Museum memberships and invite the patrons to join the Friends of the Museum to assist with fundraising efforts for the Musuem. 2. 2. 12 Increase existing fees - Cemetery The purpose of this increase is set cemetery rates comparable to surrounding cemeteries with similar operating costs. A portion of the cemetery fees are transferred to a perpetual care fund to continue to provide maintenance once all lots are sold. 88- 3. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 3. 1 The proposed changes for the Golf Course and Recreational and Cultural Services are anticipated to have little effect on revenues. The majority of the fees are currently being charged and are simply codified by this Resolution or have been changed to directly correlate with the expense incurred by the City to offer the service or program. 3. 2 The proposed changes to the Cemetery rates will increase revenues in the department and permit additional funding to be reserved for perpetual care and maintenance at the cemeteries. 4. RECOMMENDATION 4. 1 Staff respectfully requests City Council adopt Resolution 2010 -06 to amend the Comprehensive Fee Schedule effective March 1, 2010. ILO- 2C>10 6 - 2 Submitted by: (; Jeff Pet s, ecreati onal & Cultural Ser vices Director Reviewed and AqJ 1 t2 b Brand er, Finance Director Reviewed for Agenda: 5 o Mearns, City Manager 89-  Page 1 of 2 Carole Jones From: Brandy Wunker Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 1: 14 PM To: Carole Jones Subject: FW: 2 -23 Res 2010 -06 For Resolution 2010 -6 Brandy L. Wunker Finance Director City of Fort Walton Beach 850) 833 -9512 850) 833 -9640 Fax Original Message---- - From: Toni Craig [ mailto: toni @tonicraig. info] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12: 58 PM To: Brandy Wunker Subject: RE: 2 -23 Res 2010 -06 Sufficient, thank you. Toni L. Craig Attorney at Law Fla Bar No 115444 850) 243 -6969 www.tonicraig. info From: Brandy Wunker [ mailto: bwunker@fwb. org] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10: 53 AM To: Toni Craig Subject: RE: 2 -23 Res 2010 -06 See Attached. Brandy L. Wunker Finance Director City of Fort Walton Beach 850) 833 -9512 850) 833 -9640 Fax Original Message---- - From: Toni Craig [ mailto:toni @tonicraig. info] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10: 46 AM To: Brandy Wunker Subject: RE: 2 -23 Res 2010 -06 Check the formatting on Section 1, and the colon at the end of "attachment c." Thanks. Toni L. Craig Attorney at Law Fla Bar No 115444 2/ 16/ 2010 - 90-  1 RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -6 2 3 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, 5 FLORIDA, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE 6 OF THE CITY, AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 7 8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT 9 WALTON BEACH: 10 11 Section I. Pursuant to Ordinance 550. 11, as amended, the 12 Comprehensive Fee Schedule for the Golf Club Rates is amended as identified 13 in Attachment A. 14 15 Pursuant to the authority of section 7. 01. 02, Recreational Section II. 16 Programs, Fees, Procedures, of the City Code of Ordinances, the 17 Comprehensive Fee Schedule is amended by making a general adjustment to 18 fees as identified in Attachment B. 19 20 Section III.Pursuant to the authority of section 10. 00. 02, Public Works 21 and Utilities, of the City Code of Ordinances, the Comprehensive Fee Schedule 22 is amended by making a general adjustment to Cemetery fees as identified in 23 Attachment C. 24 25 Section IV. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with the terms 26 of this resolution are repealed. 27 28 Section V. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval of 29 the City Council. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Adopted Mike Anderson, Mayor 38 39 40 41 Attest: Approved for form and legal sufficiency: 42 43 44 45 Helen Spencer, City Clerk Toni L. Craig, City Attorney 91-  ATTACHMENT A fflft B s a s in a a a;• s qp( Ill' If l1 I ! III ll tl a•: GOUCLUB( Includes Sales Tax) 12 -month Membership Rates 200. 00 No Change Res 2009 -27 08/ 11/ 09 City Residert/Properly Owner, single 100. 00 No Change Res 2009 -27 08/ 11/ 09 City Residert/Propeoy Owner, spouse 50. 00 No Change Res 07 -09 05/ 29/ 07 City Resident/Properly Owner, dependents 300. 00 No Change Res 2009 -27 08/ 11/ 09 County Resident, sin0le 150. 00 No Change Res 2009 -27 08/ 11/ 09