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AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. lfil
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN PROVIDING FOR A FEE
FOR RESERVATION OF AND USE OF MERIDIAN PARK PICNIC SHELTERS
AND SETTING THE HOURS OF OPERATION OF CITY PARKS;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Idaho Code, 5~-30~, the Cit of Meridian
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is required to make, and may make, all such ordinances b ~-
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rules, regulations and resolutions not inconsa.stent with the laws
of the state of Idaho as may be expedient, in addition to th
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special powers in Title 54, Idaho Code, granted to maintain t
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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 the icni
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shelters in the parks of the City of Meridian to reserve the ease
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and tranquility of the parks, prevent overcrowdin of the icnic
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shelters, and to provide funds far the maintenance of the arks
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which reflect same of the casts that the City incurs as a result
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processing the a licatians far rese
pp rvation of the picnic shelters
and some of the maintenance of the parks.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED SY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
1. That the fees set f o~rth 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 a ortion o
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the maintenance costs of the picnic shelters and the arks of the
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City of Meridian and the hours of operation as set forth
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paragraph FOUR below.
2 . That there is hereby adapted the fees set forth below f
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the reservation of a picnic shelter in the Cit arks for the
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period of time set f arth, as follows
A. USE FOR 0 to 50 PEOPLE $ X5.00
B. USE FOR 51 to 100 PEOPLE $ 40.00 x$75.00 MAX. FOR
ALL DAYS
C. USE FOR 101 to 300 PEOPLE $ 75.00 x$100.00 MAX. FOR
ALL DAYS
The above reservation fees are for a four ~ 4 y hour eriod
of time. Additional ti 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 a icnic
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shelter, reserve a time of use of a picnic shelter if their
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requested time is available, and shall pay the appropriate fee at
the City Clerk's office. The City Clerk's office shall kee a
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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 emplo ees or b the
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Meridian City Police Department and they may be cited under 8-16 l8
FRAUDULENTLY AVOIDING PAYMENT OF ADMISSION FEES, of the Revised and
Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian, for failure to a the
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reservation fee which is hereby declared to be the admission fe
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far the use of a picnic shelter.
5. A list of reservations for a particular icnic shelte
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shall be maintained at that particular shelter to inform the ub '
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who has reserved the picnic shelter and the time or times
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which the shrelter has been reserved; if the reservations ha
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removed from the picnic shelter the list maintained b the Parks
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Superintendent and the City Clerk's office shall still be
controlling.
6. The parks of the City of Meridian shall be o en and
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available for use from 7:00 o'clock A.M. to 1Z:00 o'clock midni
ght
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 0' clock P . M. which
gives picnic users of the parks one ~ 1 ~ hour to clean u and va
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the park.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR QF THE
CITY DF MERIDIAN- this 4th day of March 1997.
APPROVED:
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