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File #: 23-1695    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Consent Item Ready
File created: 12/8/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/8/2024 Final action:
Title: Approval of the first reading of an ordinance amending Section 86-2 of the Code of Ordinances, regarding rounding park rental fees to nearest dollar.
Attachments: 1. ORD Picnic Area Fees 12 2023

PRESENTER: Presenter

Chad Donegan, Parks and Recreation Director

 

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SUBJECT: Title

Approval of the first reading of an ordinance amending Section 86-2 of the Code of Ordinances, regarding rounding park rental fees to nearest dollar.

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DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation

 

 

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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3

 

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

In the ongoing fee review process, staff have proposed park rental fees be rounded to the nearest dollar to process customer cash payments without requiring payment in the form of change.

 

Type/Name

No. of Tables

Usage Fee Resident

Usage Fee Non-Resident

Group Type A

3

$35.00

$81.00

Group Type B

4

$45.00

$104.00

Group Type C

5

$55.00

$127.00

Group Type D

10

$110.00

$253.00

Shelter Type A

7 or 8

$110.00

$253.00

Shelter Type B

12

$225.00

$518.00

LP Dance Slab (must rent Pavilion 4)

150.00

345.00

LP Gazebo, per two hours

75.00

172.50 173.00

Cypress Bend pavilion (11 tables)

110.00

253.00

FP Pavilion A - G

4

75.00

172.50 173.00

FP Hilltop Pavilion

18

300.00

690.00

FP Grand Pavilion

18

250.00

575.00

FP Amphitheater (must rent Hilltop Pavilion)

150.00

345.00

FP Plaza (must rent Hilltop Pavilion)

100.00

230.00

 

 

 

Faust Street Bridge

75.00 (per 2 hours)

172.50 173.00 (per 2 hours)

Landa Lake Gazebo

75.00 (per 2 hours)

172.50 173.00(per 2 hours)

Cypress Bend Grass Area

150.00

195.00

Solms Pavilion

45.00

103.50 104.00

Haymarket Pavilion

45.00

103.50 104.00

Kraft Pavilion

45.00

103.50 104.00

Individual Picnic Tables

0-20.00

25.00

Live/Amplified Music Permit

25.00

25.00

Inflatable Game Permit

25.00

25.00

Walk/Race/Run Permit

50.00

50.00

 

 

 

ISSUE:

Fees will be updated to improve efficiency of reservations payments made by cash. Fees adopted in Ordinance 86-2 need to be revised to match new fees rounded to the nearest dollar.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

n/a

 

 

 

Recommendation

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends approval of an amendment of Ordinance 86-2 rounding the park fees to the nearest dollar.