Morgan Hill
– The Centennial Recreation Center is beating financial
projections while the Aquatics Center is bringing in less money
than expected, according to a mid-year financial report on the
city’s recreation department.
Morgan Hill – The Centennial Recreation Center is beating financial projections while the Aquatics Center is bringing in less money than expected, according to a mid-year financial report on the city’s recreation department.
Memberships at the Centennial Recreation Center on Edmundson Avenue, which opened last October, are continuing to rise, surpassing the 1,800 mark by mid January. It’s good news for city officials, who expected 1,350 memberships by that point.
The center offers a workout room, gym, small swimming pool, play area for children and wings for teens and seniors.
Revenues have exceeded expectations while expenditures have dropped, resulting in a projected 81 percent cost recovery this year. The original target was 76 percent.
However, it’s been a difficult year for another costly recreational facility, with fewer people swimming at the outdoor Aquatics Center on Condit Road than in previous years. Loss of swim club rentals has taken a toll this year and fewer season-pass holders last summer led to a drop in concessions and retail sales. The center expects a revenue shortfall of $368,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30.
One reason for this year’s Aquatics Center shortfall was an “overly aggressive” 84 percent cost-recovery goal set at the beginning of the budget cycle, according to the mid-year fiscal update written by recreation staff and presented Wednesday to the Morgan Hill City Council.
