Presentation

Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities (PRCF)
Fees and Charges Recommendations
Audit, Finance and Enterprise Committee
January 15, 2026

PRCF Fees and 
Charges Process 
and 
Recommendations
2
-PRCF Schedule of Fees and Charges are ranges to accommodate 
the seasonality of programs, innovation, and market conditions.
-Recommended updates based on cost of providing service and 
comparable rates of neighboring communities. 
-On November 12, 2025, the Parks and Recreation Advisory 
Board concurred with the staff recommendation on fee changes 
for Council consideration.
-Full listing of recommended adjustments/additions/deletions 
are included in the report.
-Estimated fiscal impact of all recommendations is $116,231.
-Proposed effective date: April 1, 2026.

No Fiscal Impact
Dobson Ranch Golf Course:
-Adjust fee ranges to accommodate 
seasonal and market conditions in 
coordination with management 
contract with Paradigm Golf Group.
Hohokam Stadium:
-Update various service names and 
units. 
Mesa Tennis and Pickleball Center:
-Update descriptions 
for simplification and clarity.
-Remove fees no longer in use.
3
3

Mesa Convention Center, 
Amphitheatre and 
The Post:
-Two new fees for promoters at the 
Amphitheatre, an administrative fee 
and cancelation fee. This allows us to 
recoup staffing costs. 
-Adding the ability for a customer to 
pay our contract fees at the 
Convention Center in the case they 
want to bring in their own vendors.
Fiscal Impact: $5,000
4

Aquatics
-Updating various service 
names/descriptions to help with 
clarity, specifically the summer passes 
and lap swim passes.
-Combined all swim lessons under 
one category so removing the ones 
no longer needed.
-Adding a $5 lap swim drop-in fee 
(instead of charging them under 
public swim). 
-Increased the Seasonal Lane 
Surcharge from $1.50 to $2.00 (used 
Sept-April) to help cover the cost of 
heating the pools.
Fiscal Impact: $25,000
5

Sports Complex 
Field Use
-Updating various service 
names/descriptions to help with clarity, 
specifically the field types.
-Increased field usage fees, between 7-10% 
depending on the field and whether it is day 
or night.
-Increased Athletics Facility Supervision 
range to allow for additional pay when an 
employee must work on one of the 11-city 
holidays.
-Increasing adult team registration for city 
sponsored tournaments by $25 per team
Fiscal Impact: $21,910
6
6

Youth Sports
-Adding a specific fee to allow an 
established Mesa youth team to 
participate in leagues.
-Updating various service 
names/descriptions to help with 
clarity, specifically the field types.
-Increasing Affiliated Youth Group 
related field costs to allow us to be at 
our 30% cost recovery goal. 
-Increased Schedule Change 
Fee range to cover the staffing costs. 
Fiscal Impact: $38,000
7

Park Use
-Increase fee range for ramada 
cleaning that is used on 
busy/back-to-back booking days 
that require a park ambassador 
to go out between parties.
-Moved drop-in courts fee at 
Brady and Kleinman under this 
section rather than under Mesa 
Tennis and Pickleball Center​.
Fiscal Impact: $975
8

Recreation 
Centers/Gymnasiums
9
-Increase Out of School Time 
Program fees to get us to at least 
25% cost recovery.
-Increase Special Interest 
Classes/Workshops to cover the 
cost of the classes, instructor, and 
any items the instructor must 
purchase for the participants.
Fiscal Impact: $25,346

Next Steps:
City Council to consider proposed PRCF fee amendments on March 23, 2026
If approved by City Council, PRCF fee adjustments are effective April 1, 2026
10

11
Thank You. 
Questions
________________

12