Master Fee Schedule Update
Nickie Mastay, Deputy City Manager - Internal Services
LaShonda White, Deputy City Manager - Community Services Mubeen Qader, Deputy Director of Finance
Antonio Bañuelos, Accounting Manager
Ranjana Maharaj, Deputy Director for Community Services – Recreation Hope Lattell, Finance Manager
City Council Meeting - June 27, 2023
Agenda
2 • Recommended Action
• Updated Fees
• Community Services – Recreation Fees
• Next Steps
• Questions
Recommended Action
ADOPT a resolution adjusting the dollar amount for current fees except for Recreation fees which will remain as is; and PROVIDE DIRECTION to staff on how to proceed with an
analysis of Recreation rental fees and staff will return in the first half of Fiscal Year 2023-2024 to review the analysis and make recommendations regarding new proposed
Recreation fees.
3 Updated Fees
• Most increasing by Employment Cost Index
• Other fees were analyzed to determine the actual cost for the City to provide that particular service
• Recreation fees left as is
4 Fee Updates –
6.4% and 9.1%
5 Fee Updates – 6.4%
6 Fee Updates – 9.1%
7 Fee Updates - Other
8 Fiscal Impact of New Fees and Fee Update
Departments
Estimated Revenue
Generated
CITY MANAGER 27,275
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 525,495
POLICE 8,484
FIRE 35,625
WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY 47,015
PUBLIC WORK & ENGINEERING SVCS 105,586
LIBRARY & CULTURAL SERVICES 5,808
COMMUNITY SERVICES-RECREATION 0
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 33,754
HOUSING DEPARTMENT-COR 21,680
TRANSPORTATION OPERATION 4,710
GRAND TOTAL 815,432
9 Community Services
Recreation Fees
10 Current Comparison of Discount Policy for
Rental Fees for Indoor Facilities/Parks
11 City of Richmond Rental Discounts Local Cities Rental Discounts Governmental Agencies such as
Contra Costa County, WCCUSD -
50% discount
For local City users, discounts are
offered in the below categories:
Resident rate
Nonprofit Organization rate
For profit Organization rate
Nonprofit Organizations –
25% discount
For Outside of local City users:
Nonresident rate
Nonprofit organization rate
For-profit organization rate
Fee Waivers Approved in FY2022/2023
TOTAL NUMBER OF
FEE WAIVER
APPLICATIONS
SUBMITTED
TOTAL NUMBER OF
FEE WAIVER
REQUESTS
APPROVED*
TOTAL AMOUNT OF
REVENUE WAIVED
20 20 $10,199
*NOTE: To-date, all fee waiver applications have been approved The Fee Waiver and Partnership Policies were approved by City Council in July 2022.
12 Fee Waiver Process
WHO CAN APPLY?
• Government agencies, Non-profit organizations, official City of Richmond Partners (per approved Partnership Policy), and City of Richmond Co-Sponsored Events • Events free to the public
• Benefit and open to the entire City
ELIGIBLE USES:
• Application fees, certain permit fees and/or facility use/rental fees up to $5,000 per 12- month period.
FEES THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED:
• Staffing or labor costs, and other applicable department costs • Insurance or other fees as required by the City and/or ordinance • Liquor license, food permits and health permits
• City of Richmond business license fees
13 FEE WAIVER REPORT FOR 2022
Organization/
Individual Name
Date of
Event Event Site Event Type Amount
Waived
The Watershed Project 8/12/2022 Shimada Park Coastal Cleanup $759.00 The Watershed Project 10/26/2022 Shimada Park Bioswale Maintenance Day $174.00 Peacemakers, Inc. 7/15/2022 Nicholl Park Soulful Softball Sunday $953.00 Richmond Police Activities League
(RPAL)/Employment and Training 8/8/2022 Civic Center
Plaza Resource Fair $1,594.00
Richmond Police Activities League (RPAL) 8/16/2022 Nicholl Park Free Baseball Clinic $638.00 Reset Richmond 8/30/2022 Nicholl Park Black Family Day $830.00 Ground Works 9/12/2022 JFK Park Arbor Day $491.00
Britnie Stuward 10/15/2022 Sidewalk on 409
S. 16th Street
Love Your Block Project - Clean
up and installation of Little
Library
$50.00
Public Works/Greenway Gap Group 11/22/2022 Greenway Community Event $516.00 YES Nature to Neighborhoods 12/27/2022 Nicholl Park Love Your Block Project - Garden expansion/beautification project $298.00
TOTAL WAIVED IN 2022 $6,303.00
14 FEE WAIVER REPORT FOR 2023
Organization/ Individual
Name
Date of
Event Event Site Event Type Amount
Waived
Rosie the Riveter Trust 1/20/2023 Unity Park Love Your Block park cleanup $859.00 Rosie the Riveter Trust 4/26/2023 Parchester Village Love Your Block Parchester Village beautification
$286.00
West Coast Chess Alliance 2/6/2023 Richmond Recreation
Complex
Chess Tournament $1,235.00
Greenbriar Neighborhood Council 1/21/2023 Kipling Court in Richmond
Love Your Block Program - beautification
program
$50.00
Ground Works 2/1/2023 Nicholl Park Love Your Block Program - meet and greet at Skate Park for beautification of space
$255.00
Friends of Dirt World 2/13/2023; 3/18/23;
4/15/23; 5/13/23
Dirt World space Park Cleanup through Adopt a Spot
Agreement
$100.00
Mendocino Park Pollinator Gardening Group 3/14/23; 4/24/23 Mendocino Park Love Your Block Program - gardening work party
$479.00
Richmond LAND 3/29/2023 Parkway at Vernon Love Your Block Program - Fenceline public art installation
$100.00
Community Housing Development Corporation 4/3/2023 North Richmond Ballfield
Earth Day Celebrations $432.00
Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council 5/10/2023 Nevin Avenue Love Your Block Event-road closure $100.00 TOTAL WAIVED IN 2023 $3,896.00
GRAND TOTAL WAIVED 2022 AND 2023 $10,199.00
15 Partnerships FY22/23
16 Organization/ Individual
Name
Type Annual Amount
Waived
Cost of
Program
APROVED 2023 Partnerships
West Coast Chess Alliance Free Chess
Program/Tournaments $55,388.00 $23,600.00
R & R Hospitality Free culinary training for
youth and free meals for
seniors
$19,928.00 $60,500.00
TOTAL WAIVED IN 2023 $60,431.00 $67,400.00
Partnerships In Progress
17 Organization Type of Program
18 Reasons Cooking program
Ice Man Snow Day for kids
West County Adult School Various adult programs
Youth Tennis Advantage Tennis program
RPAL/Little League Baseball program
Richmond Tennis Association (RTA) Tennis program
Richmond Friends of Recreation (RFOR) Fiscal Sponsor
Teen Eco with EBRPD Teen program
Jaguar Speed Inc. Track and Field
RSOL Soccer program
Weigh of Life Zumba, fitness, and nutrition
Richmond Swims Swimming program
Youth Tennis Advantage Youth Tennis program
Future Considerations & Actions
• Complete partnerships in-progress with organizations
• Increase outreach regarding fee waiver and partnership policy • Revise and simplify the fee waiver and partnership policy applications
▫ Remove the requirement that you need non-profit status to apply for fee waiver
▫ Streamline questions
• Support the increase of neighborhood council-sponsored events 18 Recommended Next Steps
1. Approve all but Community Services – Recreation Master Fee Schedule updates.
2. Provide direction to staff on how to proceed regarding Recreation fees.
3. Staff to return in FY23/24 with an update regarding
Recreation fees after receiving Council direction.
4. Staff will return in FY23/24 with proposed changes to the Impact Fees
19. Recommended Action
ADOPT a resolution adjusting the dollar amount for current fees except for Recreation fees which will remain as is; and PROVIDE DIRECTION to staff on how to proceed with an
analysis of Recreation rental fees. Staff will return in the first half of Fiscal Year 2023-2024 to review the analysis and make recommendations regarding new proposed
Recreation fees.
20 Thank you
Questions/Comments?
21