1997-161A (Amended) Park Fee for Reserving Picnic Shelterst
AMENDED RESOLUTION NO, 161
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN PROVIDING FOR A FEE
FOR RESERVATION OF AND USE OF MERIDIAN PARD PICNIC SHELTERS
ANIS SETTING THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF CITY PARKS;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Idaho Code, 50-302, the City of Meridian
is required to make, and may make, all such ordinances b
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rules, regulations and resolutions not inconsistent with the laws
of the state of Idaho as may be expedient, in addition to the
special powers in Title 50, Idaho Code, granted to maintain r man t he
peace, good government and welfare of the City and its trade
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commerce and industry.
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Meridian to
establish reasonable fees for the reservation of theicni
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shelters in the parks of the City of Meridian to
reserve the peace
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and tranquility of the parks, prevent overcrowding of the picnic
shelters, and to provide funds for the maintenance of thep arks
which reflect some of the costs that the City incurs as a result
of
processing thea applications for reservation '
Pp rvation of the picnic shelters
and some of the maintenance of the parks.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO;
1. That the fees set forth herein and adopted are reasonable
and reflect, as closely as reasonably possible, some of the costs
of the City to process the various applications and aortion o
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the maintenance costs of the picnic shelters and thep arks of the
City of Meridian and the hours of operation as set forth
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paragraph FOUR below.
24, That there is hereby adopted the fees set forth below for
the reservation of a picnic shelter in the City parks for the
period of time set forth, as follows:
A. USE FOR 0 to 50 PEOPLE $ 25.00
Be USE FOR 51 to 100 PEOPLE $ 40,00 ($75.00 MAX. FOR
Co USE FOR 101 to 300 PEOPLE ALL DAYS
$ 75.00 ($100e00 MAX. FOR
ALL DAY)
The above reservation fees are for a four (4) houreriod
of time. Additional. time p
me shall be charged at the rate of
$10-00 per hour with a maximum reservation fee amount as
set forth above.
3. That persons, associations, corporations, and other
entities, desiring to use the Meridian park picnic shelters shall
apply at the Park Superintendent's office for the use of ap icnic
shelter, reserve a time of use of a picnic shelterr, if their
requested time is available, and shall pay the appropriate fee at
the City Clerk's office. The City Clerk's office shall keep a
record of the scheduled times and fees paid for reservations.
4. If persons, associations, corporations, and other
entities, using a picnic shelter have not reserved the time■ have
not paid the appropriate fee, and or are using a picnic shelter at
a time that has been reserved for another person association,
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corporation, and other entity, they shall be removed from the
shelter, either by City of Meridian park y
or employees b the
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Meridian City Police Department and they may be cited under 8-1618,
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FRAUDULENTLY AVOIDING PAYMENT OF ADMISSION FEES,, of the Revised and
Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian, for failure toY a the
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reservation fee which is hereby declared, to be the admission fee
for the use of a picnic shelter.
5. A list of reservations for a particularicnic shelter
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shall be maintained at that particular shelter to inform theub '
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who has reserved the picnic shelter and the time times
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which the shelter has been reserved; if the reservations have been
removed from the picnic shelter the list maintained by the Parks
Superintendent and the City Clerk's office shall still be
controlling.
5. The parks of the City of Meridian shall be open and
available for use from 7:00 o'clock A.M. to 12:00 o'clock midnight
and all people shall vacate the City parks no later than 12:0
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o'clock midnight. Picnics shall end at 11:0 0 o'clock P.M. which
gives picnic users of the parks one (1) hour to clean u and
p vacate
the park.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN, this 4th day of March 1997,
APPROVED:
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RT D. CORRIE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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