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BY COUNCIL MEMBER 77
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS A, B, C, AND D OF SECTION 1 OF CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE 8
MERIDIAN CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE DELETION OF CITY HALL
BY THE ADDITION OF PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT,
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR REFUSAL TO VACATE
SHELTER; AND TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW SUBSECTION E RELATING TO
PARK HOURS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADA, STATE OF IDAHO:
SECTION 1- That section 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 8 Meridian City Code,
be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
8-7-1'
PICNIC SHELTERS:
A. Reservation Fees:
The Mayor and City Council, by Resolution, shall adopt fees for
the use of parks facilities in order to recover some of the costs of
the City to process various applications and a portion of the
maintenance costs of the picnic shelters, picnic tables, softball
fields, and parks of the City.
Application Required; Record Kept: Persons, associations, corporations,
and other entities, desiring to use the Meridian park picnic shelters shall
apply at the Parks and Recreation Department for the use of a picnic
shelter, reserve a time of use of a picnic shelter, if their requested time is
available, and pay the appropriate fee; the Parks and Recreation
Department shall keep a record of the scheduled times and fees paid for
reservations.
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Reservation Required; Removal From Shelter: If persons, associations,
corporations, and other entities, using a picnic shelter have not reserved
the time and paid the appropriate fee, and are using the picnic shelter at
a time that has been reserved for another person, association,
corporation, or other entity, if they refuse to vacate the shelter, they
shall be removed from the shelter, either by City park employees or by
the Police Department and they may be cited for trespass.
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Reservation List Maintained At Shelter: A list of reservations for a
particular picnic shelter shall be maintained at that particular shelter to
inform the public who has reserved the picnic shelter and the time, or
times, for which the shelter has been reserved; if the reservations have
been removed from the picnic shelter the list maintained by the Parks
and Recreation Department shall still be controlling.
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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 9:00 o'clock P.M. which gives picnic users of the parks time
to clean up and vacate the park.
SECTION 2: All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled.
SECTION 3: VALIDITY: The Meridian City Council hereby declares
that any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance as adopted and
amended herein be declared for any reason to be invalid it is the intent of the
Meridian City Council that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance
independent of the elimination herefrom of any portion as may be declared invalid.
SECTION 4: DATE OF EFFECT: This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect within one (1) month after its passage, approval and publication, according
to law.
PASSED B~ THE,.COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this __
day of~ ,2000.
APPROVED_ BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
day of
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RESOLUTION No. ,~/~
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; and
WHEREAS, Meridian City Code § 8-7-1 A provides that the City Council shall
set fees for use of parks facilities; and
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
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reservations
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and a portion of the Park maintenance costs.
That there are hereby adopted the fees set forth below for the reservation
Park facilities including the period of time set forth, as follows:
Park Shelter Reservation
Storey Park
0 to 50 people $30.00
Additional people $15.00 per each 50
Additional tables $ 3.00 each with maximum of 8
12 tables are located in and around each shelter.
Maximum of 200 people
(Block A-10 AM to 3PM / Block B- 4PM to 9PM)
Tully Park
0 to 150 people
Additional people
Additional tables
20 tables are located in the shelter.
$60.00
$15.00 per each 50
$ 3.00 each with a maximum
of 8
Maximum of 300 people
(BlockA-10 AM to 3PM/ Block B- 4PM to 9PM)
Off Peak Hours
Tully Park shelter available Monday through Thursday (excluding
holidays) from 10 AM to 3 PM at a reduced rate of $45.00. All other rules
apply.
* Maximum time on grass is 4 hours; event holder is responsible for any
turf damage. Vendor must supply generator to inflate jumping toys.
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The above reservation fees are for a five (5) hour period of time.
Additional fees of $10.00 for each piece of amusement equipment will also
be assessed for space used outside the shelter, e.g. tents, astro jumps,
canopies, etc. No such equipment will be permitted unless proof of
insurance in limits acceptable to the City is submitted by the supplier of
the equipment at the time a reservation is made and verified no later than
ten (10) days before the reservation. Dunk tanks will are not allowed.
B. Softball Field Reservation
$8.00 per hour
C. Alcohol Permits
Groups wishing to serve alcoholic beverages to their guests must comply
with all City and State laws and must obtain a permit. The cost of the
permit is $20.00 and will cover one six hour period only.
D. Refunds
Reservation fees may be refunded if requested in writing at least ten (10)
days prior to the date reserved. A processing fee of $5.00 will be deducted
from the reservation fee. Reservations may be canceled less than 10 days
before the date but no refund will be given. Events canceled by inclement
weather will entitle the reservation holder to reschedule the reservation at
no additional charge.
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E. Additional Fees
Additional fees may be assessed if any park property is damaged, or if
Parks & Rec Dept. employees must conduct excessive cleanup. The fees
charged shall be based on the estimated cost of repairs or the hourly wage
of the employees (including fringe benefit costs) whose extra duty is
required.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF
OF MERIDIAN, this ~$~ day of ~ , 2000.
THE
CITY
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
ILLIAM G. BERGe'JK., CITY CLERI(
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