REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 04/19/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION REVISING THE CITYWIDE MASTER FEE RECOVERY SCHEDULE TO ADJUST THE KIDS CLUB AFTER SCHOOL RECREATION PROGRAM FEE EFFECTIVE MAY 19, 2023
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks Council to consider approving a fee adjustment for the Kids Club after school recreation program starting in the 2023-2024 school year.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve the updated fee of $65 per week for the Kids Club Program (Fee No. LARS-016 on the Citywide Master Fee Recovery Schedule), effective May 19, 2023.
b. Approve an estimated revenue increase of $243,650 for Fiscal Year 2024 bringing the total projected revenue to $793,650 in the General Fund for the Community Services Department.
c. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-023 to update the Citywide Master Fee Recovery Schedule.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The Kids Club Afterschool Program is a longstanding City-operated recreation program that serves grades one through six at ten different school sites in the Corona Norco Unified School District (CNUSD). Each of the ten school sites currently serves an average of 33 youth, over 38 weeks (August - June), at $52 per week per kid enrolled. Kids Club provides support and age-appropriate activities to youth after school each day from the time the last bell rings until 6:00 pm. This is a very popular program, with waiting lists maintained throughout the year. Kids Club registration for the 2023-2024 school year opens to the public on May 1, 2023.
Currently, services are charged at $52 per week based on budgetary numbers from Fiscal Year 2018. In 2019, staff rolled out new registration software with updated transaction fees and elected not to increase program fees so as not to create undue burden on participating families. In 2020, the pandemic forced the program to halt an...
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