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<br />Revenue Generated <br /> <br />In 2016, a total of $16,525.48 was collected via Community Use Fees. A <br />majority of that total, $11,735.48, was for athletic field rentals. An additional <br />$1,079 was for neighborhood center and pavilion rentals in the parks. NBCC <br />Community Use revenues totaled $3,711. <br /> <br />Other Groups to Consider <br /> <br />As with all policies, there are grey areas. Groups are always looking for the best <br />price for their organization. Similar to how this conversation started, some <br />groups do not fit neatly into one of the Classes listed above. Examples include <br />professional organizations staff and Council are members, organizations in which <br />the City provides funding and NBCC tenants. <br /> <br />It is a benefit for staff and Council to attend professional meetings within the City <br />versus traveling to other areas. There are two different types of meetings that fall <br />into this category. The first are planning/education type meetings in which there <br />is no fee to attend. In the Parks and Recreation world, this might include a <br />meeting where information is shared about programming trends other cities are <br />seeing. The current practice identifies these meetings as a City sponsored event <br />if a City staff member will be attending. The second type of meeting is a <br />conference that fees are required to attend. The goal of the organization hosting <br />this type of meeting is to collet revenue from the event. Current practice in these <br />includes bartering reduced or free staff admissions in lieu of room rental fees. <br />Examples from Parks and Recreation have included hosting a Playground Safety <br />Institute or a Health Club Conference at no charge for the room, but receiving <br />free admission for staff to attend. The amount of staff allowed to attend the event <br />is based off the admission fees and the value of the space the event is using. <br />This is a win-win for both as the organization has reduced expenditures for their <br />events, and the City doesn’t incur expenditures for the education/training of staff. <br /> <br />There are also groups the City provides funding towards the operation of the <br />organizations because of their value to the City of New Brighton. One example <br />of this is Community Partners for Youth (CPY). This organization provides value <br />to the City by providing a safe, nurturing environment where youth can <br />strengthen their personalities and develop educational and social skills. CPY <br />provides services to over 500 youth annually. CPY hosts an annual gala at <br />NBCC as a fundraiser. Because the City provides operational funding to CPY, <br />there is not a charge for the event space for the gala. <br /> <br />The third group that has requested free space is NBCC tenants (Ramsey County <br />Library, Ramsey County WIC and Knotworks Massage Therapy. These requests <br />have varied from additional space to host events to using common space at <br />NBCC for their clientele. Knotworks has expressed interest in using additional