City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Resolution to Increase Fees at the City Marina. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: City Council consideration of a resolution to increase the City Marina fees for City resident pleasure boat annual slip licenses; pleasure boat short-term docking; and pleasure boat overnight docking.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council: (1) receive the recommendation from staff to adopt the proposed resolution (Attachment 1) for the recommended increases of City Marina fees for resident pleasure boat annual slip licenses; pleasure boat short-term docking; and pleasure boat overnight docking effective April 1, 2013 (Attachment 2); and (2) set the recommendation for public hearing and consideration on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
BACKGROUND: The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (RPCA) annually reviews program and activity fees as needed in order to stay in line with market trends and cost recovery efforts. As part of the FY 2008 budget process, City Council provided the City Manager the authority to adjust PRCA non-programmatic fees annually, with a maximum increase equal to the annual rate of inflation (CPIU). Within this authority, the actual fee may be rounded to an administratively convenient amount to assume efficient assessment and collection of fees. Increases in fees exceeding this amount continue to be considered by City Council.
DISCUSSION: In 2009, City Council adopted the current fees for the City Marina (Attachment 3). The fees have not been increased since that time, although the costs for this operation have increased as personnel, utilities and other associated costs have increased. In preparation of the budget for FY 2014, RPCA staff is recommending the following...
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