Approved Materials - Reston Community Center

Performing Arts/Rental 1,000
Total New Revenue: $18,350
Aquatics
RCC Aquatics classes are priced to promote participation and to recover in aggregate the cost
of instruction. Drop-in swimming is priced on the basis of single visits, an assigned number of
visits on a pass, or an assigned length of time on a pass. We compared the pricing for single
visits. For multiple visit passes, we broke down the pricing on the basis of the cost per visit for
ease of comparison. Our visit pass is for 20 visits; Herndon’s and the Park Authority’s visit
passes are for 25 visits. We characterize the pricing below for “Resident” or “Non-Resident” for
ease of reference; RCC uses the terms “Reston” or “Non-Reston” since employees of Reston
businesses are treated the same as residents.
For time-limited visits, the comparison would only work if the assumptions are identical for each
time-length type of pass. RCC offers a three-month pass and an annual pass. Herndon
Community Center offers a one-month pass, a six-month pass and an annual pass. The Park
Authority offers a one-month pass, a six-month pass and an annual pass. Broken down on the
assumption that time assigned pass users could visit each day of a month, with an average of
30 days per month, the unit cost is provided below on that basis and for HCC and FCPA for the
three different types of monthly passes. With Herndon Community Center, there are categories
for seniors and youth with different pricing; we list below the average of those for ease of
comparison. Also at HCC, there are different monthly pass prices for two-person combinations,
and for Dependents (who must be accompanied by someone with a paid Adult pass). These fall
between the highest pricing (one Adult) and lowest average (Youth/Senior.) For the Park
Authority, pricing is for the Adult and the Youth/Senior categories. The Park Authority has two
other categories of pricing: 2-Adult and Dependent. We don’t include those but they fall
between the Adult and Youth/Senior pricing.
Of course, for time assigned passes, the patron utilization varies quite a bit so the cost of their
individual visit would vary as well. The figures below therefore may not be true in practice for
the time assigned pass use. The pricing for “Annual” passes is based on 300 visits; this
accounts for closures, vacations, and other vagaries of use.
Another caveat to consider is that Park Authority facilities sell their passes on a “facility-wide”
basis and so users can visit the pool or use fitness equipment.
Gate Fee/Single Visit RCC HCC FCPA
Adult (resident) $3 $6.50 $8
Youth/Senior 2 5.25 6.50
Adult (non-resident) 6 7.50 10.50
Youth/Senior 4 6.25 10.50
Passes (Multiple Visit; number of visits varies with provider so price is per visit)
Adult (resident) 2.50 5.20 6.36
Youth/Senior 1.75 3.94 5.88
Adult (non-resident) 5.00 6.40 9.08
Youth/Senior 3.50 5.62 9.08
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