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Home My WebLink About7.1 Amendment to Senior Center Fee Schedule 19 C 82 �/� AGENDA STATEMENT /�� SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE qiIFOR MEETING DATE: MAY 4, 2006 SUBJECT: Amendments to Senior Center Fee Schedule Report by Paul McCreary, Parks and Community Services Manager ATTACHMENTS: Current Fee Resolution RECOMMENDATION: Receive report and provide input on the proposed fees • FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None • DESCRIPTION: The Dublin Senior Center offers a variety of classes, activities, and programs that are low in cost to facilitate participation by all residents. In addition to the many programs and services offered by the City, partnerships with outside agencies such as Senior Support, Meals on Wheels, Legal Assistance, Dublin Adult Education and Amador Valley Adult Education help to provide other services to the senior community. The Senior Center offers many other activities on a drop-in basis which customers must pay a nominal activity fee in which to participate. Other programs that require staffing or specialized contractors to implement are priced to partially offset the cost of the program. In addition the City operates its own food preparation service at the Senior Center. This service provides preparation of nutritious and tasty meals for the Senior Center's Lunch Program, Special Luncheons, Dinner Dances and Bingo Dinners. This program is unique from other local senior centers because the food is prepared fresh onsite, rather than being delivered to the facility from an offsite vendor. PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO FEE CATEGORIES The current Fee Resolution for senior programs is attached to this report. The Resolution is adopted by the Parks and Community Services Commission. Staff recommends making some modifications to the fees that are listed on the Resolution. Adding Non-Resident Rates Currently the Resolution does not include non-resident fees. Therefore non-residents are charged the same rate as Dublin residents for programs at the Senior Center. This is different than the Department's other Fee Resolutions, which charge an additional 15% to non-residents. The principle is that Dublin residents pay property taxes that fund the subsidy to operate the facility and keep fees affordable. The non-residents do not pay property taxes and should not be subsidized at the same level as residents. COPIES TO: ITEM NO.: 7.1 G:\SRCTRADVCMTE\Statements\2006\5-04-06 Item 7.1 Amendments to Senior Center Fees.doc Staff conducted a survey of the fees charged by the Senior Centers in Livermore, Pleasanton and San Ramon. The other agencies are currently charging non-resident rates. Staff proposes only charging a non-resident rate for programs in which pre-registration is required. For drop-in programs Staff proposes charging the same rate to residents and non-residents. Staff has determined that it is difficult to track residency for drop-in programs. This is similar to the Swim Center where drop-in programs such as Recreational Swimming do not have a non-resident rate. Adding A-La-Carte "Meal Deal" Due to the escalating costs of purchasing food for the lunch program, Staff is recommending a $0.25 increase for the cost of a-la-carte menu items. This would increase the cost of a whole sandwich or bowl of soup from $1.75 to $2.00. It would increase the cost of side-dishes such as a half-sandwich, cup of soup or salad from$1.25 to $1.50. In order to maintain the affordability of the a-la-carte menu and to better compete in the market, Staff recommends adding a "Meal Deal" for $4.00. This would provide the customer with one main-course (whole sandwich or bowl of soup) and two side-dishes (half-sandwich, cup of soup or salad) at a savings of $1.00. The a-la-carte "Meal Deal" is $0.25 more than the proposed cost of $3.75 for the hot-meal menu. This is because it costs less to prepare the hot-meals than it does the a-la-carte menu items. Adding Trips and Tours Fees Currently the Senior Center Fee Resolution does not include the fees for the Trips and Tours program. When the fees were last updated this was a relatively new program. Staff has added these fees to the proposed Resolution. There are two types of fees for trips and tours. The first is for trips within the East Bay and the second is for trips outside the East Bay. The fee is the base-rate for the transportation for the trip. If the excursion involves a meal, performance or admission to an attraction, the base-rate would be increased by the cost of the additional services. If the participant is a non-resident, an additional 15% of the total trip cost would be charged. Currently the City has been offering a$5.00 discount on trips to those purchasing Senior Supporter Cards. Since the proposed fees now include non-resident rates, Staff recommends discontinuing the discount for Supporters. With the discount it is conceivable that a non-resident would be paying less for the service than a resident. Deleting Other Drink Fee At the former Senior Center patrons could purchase soda with lunch for $1.00. Since there is a soda vending machine at the new Senior Center, the City is no longer selling sodas as part of the lunch program. Therefore Staff recommends deleting the category from the proposed Fee Resolution. It should be noted that the cost of soda from the new vending machine is less than$1.00 for regular sized cans. PROPOSED FEE INCREASES The last adjustment to the Senior Center fees was implemented two years ago. Staff is proposing fee increases ranging from $0.25 to $2.50. The average increase for resident rates is approximately 6%, while the average increase for non-resident rates is approximately 18%. The amount of the average fee increase is $0.75, which is nominal compared to the increase in operational costs over the past two-years. In addition, food supply costs have increased significantly during the past two years. The fee increases are necessary to help stabilize the escalating operational costs. One proposed increase that will be noticed by most patrons is the increase of the activity fee for drop-in programs from $0.75 to $1.00 per activity. However this is less than surrounding communities which are charging $1.25 or$2.00 per activity. 2 of 3 It should be noted that on the average the proposed fees are still comparable to senior programs offered by surrounding agencies. Following is a summary of the proposed fee increases for the Senior Center. Description Current Proposed Annual Senior Supporter Card (Resident) $9.00 $9.00 Annual Senior Supporter Card (Non-Resident) $9.00 $10.00 Activity Fee (per activity) $0.75 $1.00 Special Events (Resident) $6.00 $6.50 Special Events (Non-Resident) $6.00 $7.50 Dinner Dances (Resident) $14.00 $14.50 Dinner Dances (Non-Resident) $14.00 $16.50 Bingo (Activity Fee; Cost of Cards separate) $3.75 $1.00 Bingo & Buffet(Dinner and Activity Fee; Cards separate) $7.25 $4.75 Bingo & Buffet(Non Resident) $7.25 $5.50 Trips &Tours (Resident) New $20.00 Trips &Tours (Non-Resident). New $23.00 Trips &Tours Outside East Bay (Resident) New $23.00 Trips &Tours Outside East Bay (Non-Resident) New $26.00 Lunch Program Main Course (Whole Sandwich or Bowl of Soup) $1.75 $2.00 Side Dish (Half Sandwich/Cup of Soup/Salad) $1.25 $1.50 Dessert(per serving) $1.00 $1.50 A-La Carte Meal Deal (1 main course/2 side dishes) New $4.00 Hot Meal Deal $3.50 $3.75 Coffee $0.50 $0.50 Other Beverages $1.00 Delete Since some of the upcoming Senior Center programs have already been advertised, Staff recommends making these increases effective August 1, 2006. The proposed fees will be considered by the Parks and Community Services Commission on Monday, June 19, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. at the Dublin Civic Center. Staff will provide the Commission with a summary of the input received from the Advisory Committee. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Senior Center Advisory Committee receive the report and provide input on the proposed fees. 3 of RESOLUTION NO. 08—04 A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKS & COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN **************** ADOPTING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMS WHEREAS, the Dublin Senior Center opened it's doors to the public in spring of 1988; and WHEREAS,the Senior Center is open to those 55 years&older and there is no charge to drop-in; and WHEREAS,there are several programs and services for which a fee is charged; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to periodically revise fees to reflect changes in the cost of providing programs and service; and WHEREAS,the proposed fee schedule reflects these changing conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Parks and Community Services Commission of the City of Dublin does hereby adopt the fee schedule as of September 1, 2004, as shown below: Senior Supporter Card(per year) $9.00 Activity Fee(per activity) $0.75 Special Events $6.00 Dinner Dances $14.00 Afternoon Bingo(includes 3 cards @$1.00 plus$0.75 Activity Fee) $3.75 Bingo'n Buffet(includes 3 cards @$1.00 plus dinner and$0.75 Activity Fee) $7.25 Individual Computer Training(30 minutes) $6.00 Group Computer Training(4 hours) $24.00 Lunch Program Sandwich-whole $1.75 Sandwich-half $1.25 Soup-bowl $1.75 Soup-cup $1.25 Salad(per serving) $1.25 Hot Meal $3.50 Desert $1.00 Coffee $0.50 Other Beverages $1.00 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that Resolution No. 04-02 be rescinded in its entirety. PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 2004. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Chairperson ATTEST: Parks&Community Services Director