FEES FOR GOLFERS, OTHERS ON AGENDA FOR SUPERVISORS.

Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer

Museum visitors, golfers, jail inmates, restaurant owners and motorists who park in county-owned lots will be paying out more cash if the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approves a series of fee increases and new fees on its agenda today.

Green fees at county golf courses would be hiked by $1 on weekdays and $2 on weekends under a proposal the supervisors will consider during a public hearing. The price of an 18-hole round of golf on weekends at El Cariso Golf Course in Sylmar, for example, would rise from $19.50 to $21.50.

Sandra Dellariva, operations manager for the county Department of Parks and Recreation, said golf fees have not been raised since 1995, and the adjustment is needed for cost-of-living increases paid to contractors who operate courses for the county.

In addition to the golf fees, the department also wants to hike the hourly rate for using a playing field from $11 to $13, to cover a salary increase for department workers who prepare and maintain fields, Dellariva said.

Although the public hearing is slated for today, Supervisor Don Knabe is expected to request a one-week postponement on the decisions, according to his staff.

The supervisors also will consider doubling the price of parking at 23 county-owned lots, from 50 cents to $1 for 20 minutes.

The supervisors also will consider a new fee for jail inmates who make telephone calls, charging them 53 cents per call to offset costs of running the 24-hour Inmate Answering Service for the Sheriff's Department.

Vistors to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art also may pay more. Under a proposal before the board, prices for adults would rise by $1, from $6 to $7. Seniors and students would pay $5 instead of the current fee of $4.

Keith McKeown, a LACMA spokesman, said the museum needs the fee hike because of higher operating costs. It would be the first increase since 1993, he said.

The museum also wants approval to charge sharply higher prices for special exhibits of Picasso and Van Gogh, which are coming later this year. ``Picasso: Masterworks from the Museum of Modern Art, New York,'' will open at LACMA in September with proposed ticket prices for adults of $12 on weekdays and $15 on weekends. A Van Gogh exhibit, on loan from a museum in Amsterdam, is scheduled for January, with a proposed weekday adult fee of $17.50 and a weekend fee of $20.

McKeown said the museum has to charge more because of costs to bring the shows to Los Angeles. The estimated cost of bringing the Van Gogh show is $6.3 million.

While restaurant inspection fees are expected to remain the same, restaurant owners who want a second-chance inspection after getting a bad score would have to fork over an extra $161. Currently, restaurant owners pay for annual restaurant permits, which range from $369 to $976, depending on the size of the restaurant.