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Summary<br />

The next steps for the Board and staff will be to delve more deeply into the financial implications<br />

of the staff review and recommendations. We should discuss how we are currently subsidizing<br />

experiences and services provided by RCC. Do the models we identified in 2006 continue to<br />

have applicability to our current and future operations<br />

We believe that the areas offering the best options for review of subsidy levels and adjusting<br />

pricing are:<br />

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Aquatics visits<br />

Studios, drop-in fees<br />

Rental fees and services<br />

The staff continues to support the use of substantial subsidy to promote broad goals that<br />

encourage participation and community building. Examples of these are:<br />

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<strong>Community</strong> events<br />

Youth, Teen and 55+ programming<br />

Family programming<br />

We recommend continued collaboration and partnership with other <strong>Reston</strong> and Fairfax County<br />

organizations to deliver specialized content and to support a network of <strong>Reston</strong> based nonprofits<br />

and activities related to the RCC mission.<br />

RCC should continue investment in our existing facilities, internal business and operations<br />

systems, as well as equipment in existing facilities. Resources should underwrite the<br />

appropriate staffing to assure RCC offerings and facilities are managed effectively and deliver<br />

the highest possible quality in programs and services.<br />

As we explore new facility opportunities, we recommend whatever cost recovery and subsidy<br />

relationships we establish for existing ones be consistent with like programs and services in new<br />

RCC locations. Naturally, there may well be new uses that have no analogous existing<br />

program, but the philosophy and practices we adopt for RCC today will inform the approaches<br />

we implement in the future.<br />

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