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i �yof IN EWMGHTON the city that «Arks for you AGENDA SECTION: Consent REPORT DATE: October 1, 2015 MEETING DATE: October 13, 2015 REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Consideration to Increase Membership Fees at the New Brighton Community Center DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: Sandy Breuer, Director of Parks and Recreation CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: No comments to supplement this report Comments attached Explanation: The New Brighton Community Center (NBCC) opened in 1994 and includes a fitness center for individuals to strive to live a healthy lifestyle. There are approximately 1,200 members that pay monthly or annual dues to utilize the fitness center. Members of the NBCC use strength training equipment, cardio equipment and have the option to join group exercise classes or utilize personal training services. There are a number of membership options, including Youth, Adult, Senior, Family, Duel, Health Wave Single and Health Wave Family. Memberships can include access to the fitness center, indoor running/walking track, select group fitness classes, open/lap swim at Highview pool and the Eagles Nest Indoor Playground. NBCC staff are proposing an increase to current membership rates. This recommendation is based on research conducted of the nine comparable cities — Fridley, Richfield, Roseville, Shoreview, New Hope, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maplewood, and White Bear Lake. Because only two comparable cities have fitness facilities similar to the NBCC (Shoreview and Maplewood), four additional cities were reviewed; Chaska, Inver Grove Heights, Eagan and Eden Prairie. It is relatively difficult to compare facilities apples to apples. Where one fitness center membership includes access to an aquatic park, others might not. One might have open skating at the ice arena included in the membership, where others don't have an ice arena in the city. Overall, it is clear the NBCC membership pricing is significantly lower than other municipal facilities. For example, the average fee of for a resident monthly membership between the six clubs, cost $39.66/month. The NBCC fee is currently $23.96/month. Taking the resident family monthly membership, the six club average fee is $90/month. The NBCC fee is $36.42. The attached spreadsheet will provide additional pricing information. In looking at the six clubs and their rates throughout the past five years, five of the clubs have raised their rates, and four of them have raised their rates twice.