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The Vancouver board of parks and recreation has received a recommendation from staff to increase fees next year.

The proposed hike in charges starts at two percent.

The increase is expected to generate $900,000, which have been incorporated in the park board’s 2020 operating budget.

The move is “required to support increasing costs”, according to a report prepared by Steve Jackson, director of financial planning and analysis.

One example is an increase in fees for the Flexipass of adults.

The Flexipass allows users access to fitness centres, indoor and outdoor pools, steam rooms, whirlpools, saunas, and ice rinks across the city.

The cost of an adult Flexipass as well as drop-in admission passes are proposed to increase by two percent to 2.2 percent.

For example, an adult Flexipass for a year currently costs $406.98. The proposed increase will bring it to $415.15.

Other services will see more than two percent increases.

For example, classes for adults learning to skate will increase by 3.5 percent per class. That’s equivalent to 28 cents.

Rentals of field and turf are proposed to increase by four percent.

Also proposed are increases in adult admission rates to the park board’s three destination locations: VanDusen Botanical Garden, Bloedel Conservatory, and Stanley Park Train.

Parking rates will be adjusted to reflect the impact of the increase on the parking sales tax, which the provincial government increased by three percent from 21 percent to 24 percent effective July 1, 2019.

The staff recommendation is up for the board’s decision on Monday (December 2).