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75. Special Meeting September 2, 2003 Page 2 Laurel Estates. He also thanked the Council for their hard work and for bringing this disannexation to a closure. He also thanked the Council for their dedication and for the dialogue for righting a wrong. He stated people are pleased with the Council decision. 3) Billy McNabb stated he wished to pass on speaking tonight. 4) James Bryant Jr. stated he feels the annexation was wrong. He also stated he supports the disannexation of these citizens. Mayor Habingreither asked if anyone else wished to speak. No one did, so Mayor Habingreitherclosed the public hearing. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding the Activity Center fees. Mr. Taylor presented the Council with a handout presentation regarding the Activity Center fees. He stated he has concerns with the expenses and wants to increase all fees to adequate levels. The Council reviewed the annual Activity Center fees and budget. He encouraged the council to adopt a policy of balanced budget for the Activity Center. Ms. Narvaiz stated she agreed with Mr. Taylor and feels the Council should strive to bring the budget to a balance. She stated she feels the City should address the issue regarding subsidizing non-City resident users. Mr. Thomaides stated he agrees the Activity Center fees should to reviewed. He also stated he feels the individual fees should be increased to lessen debt. He stated he feels the Activity Center is far more important than what everyone expected it to be. He stated he feels the Activity Center is a quality of life expense, and he feels the facility was never expected to make money. Mr. Taylor stated he feels the Activity Center should be marketed with other techniques. He stated he hopes the Council is willing to set reasonable fees or direct the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to set fees to help reduce the shortfall. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he feels if the fees are increased too high, this will lessen the use of the Center. He stated he feels the City Government is responsibile to provide a facility to help citizens ~ith health issues. Mr. Montoya stated he agrees with Mr. Thomaidesand Mr. Mihalkanin on several points. He stated he does not agree with raising the fees for City residents, especially those with fixed incomes. He stated he is willing to look at the fees for nonresidents. Mr. Diaz stated he can see the pros and cons of both sides. He stated the facility was never meant to make money. He feels the taxpayers would agree with the City trying to lessen the debt. He agrees with raising the fees for nonresident users, but does not agree with raising the fees so high that we run off people. He also stated he does not agree with trying to turn the Activity Center into a Convention Center. Mayor Habingreither stated the City needs to decide what services will be provided to citizens. He stated he does not agree with the City subsidizing services for nonresidents. Mr. Taylor stated he agrees the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board should review the rates and then make their recommendations to the Council. He inquired as to the monthly fees to join the Activity Center. Rodney Cobb, Director of Parks Department, stated the individual resident annual fees are $80.00 and the nonresident fees are $160.00. Mr. Thomaides stated he agrees with raising some of the fees. Mr. Taylor stated he does not expect the Activity Center to make money. Ms. Narvaiz stated the Activity Center budget is based on projections. She feels as an elected official, it is