1998-161A (2nd amend) Fees for Reserving Park FacilitiesSECONDED AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. 161
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN PROVIDING FOR FEES FOR
RESERVATION OF AND USE OF MERIDIAN PARK FACILITIES; 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, by-laws,
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 the
peace, good government and welfare of the City and its trade,
commerce and industry.
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Meridian to
establish reasonable fees for the reservation of Park facilities in
the City of Meridian to preserve the peace and tranquility of the
parks, prevent overcrowding of the facilities, to provide funds for
the maintenance of the parks, and to recoup some of the costs that
the City incurs as a result of processing the applications for
reservations.
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 reservations and a
portion of the Park maintenance costs.
2. That there are hereby adopted the fees set forth below
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for the reservation of Meridian Park facilities including the
period of time set forth, as follows:
A. Park Shelter Reservation
0 - 50 people $ 25.00
51 - 100 people $ 40.00
101 - 150 people $ 55.00
151 - 200 people $ 70.00
201 - 250 people $ 85.00
251 - 300 people $100.00
The above reservation fees are for a four (4) hour
period of time. Additional time shall be charged
at the rate of $10.00 per hour.
B. Softball Field Reservation
$7.00 per hour
3. That persons, associations, corporations, and other
entities, desiring to use the Meridian park facilities shall apply
at Storey Park for the use of the facilities, reserve a time of use
of a facility, if their requested time is available, and shall pay
the appropriate fee to 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 park facility have not reserved the time, have
not paid the appropriate fee, and/or are using the facility at a
time that has been reserved for another person, association,
corporation, and other entity, they shall be removed from the
facility, either by City of Meridian park employees or by the
Meridian City Police Department and they may be cited under 8-1618,
FRAUDULENTLY AVOIDING PAYMENT OF ADMISSION FEES, of the Revised and
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Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian, for failure to pay the
Park facility reservation fee.
5. A list of reservations for a particular park facility
shall be maintained at that particular facility so the public may
be informed of who has reserved the park facility; if the
reservations have been removed from the park facility the list
maintained by the City Clerk's office shall be controlling.
6. 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 12:00
o'clock midnight. Picnics shall end at 11:00 o'clock P.M. which
gives picnic users of the parks one (1) hour to clean up and vacate
the park.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN, this 7th day of April, 1998.
APPROVED:
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