City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 19, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration and Receipt of the RPCA 2019 Resource Allocation and Cost Recovery Study and Recommendations and Approval of Updated Resource Allocation and Financial Assistance Policies.
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ISSUE: Receipt of the Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities 2019 Resource Allocation Study Report and adoption of the 2019 updates to the RPCA Resource Allocation and Cost Recovery Policy and Financial Assistance Policy.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Receive the Resource Allocation Study (2019) (Attachment 4);
2. Adopt the proposed Resource Allocation & Cost Recovery Policy (Attachment 2); and
3. Adopt the proposed Financial Assistance Policy (Attachment 3).
BACKGROUND: In May 2012, the Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA) contracted with GreenPlay LLC ("GreenPlay") to provide consulting services for the development of a resource allocation policy and cost recovery model for RPCA. The original Resource Allocation and Cost Recovery Policy was adopted by City Council in September 2013 and has been used to determine updates to the recreation fee schedule presented during the annual budget process. These fees, along with market rate program fees, reflect a philosophy of supporting equity among the users of RPCA services. Those services that provide a mostly public benefit receive more tax dollar allocation versus those with a mostly participant only benefit. In all cases, RPCA has continued to provide fee reductions to residents for core services based on the economic needs under its Financial Assistance Policy.
In the fall of 2018, after five years of actively implementing the policy and model, RPCA re-engaged GreenPlay (a consulting firm) to work with staff, th...
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