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3. Ordinance 1663 - Amending Skateboard Park Rules & Regulations - 1st ReadingREPORT TO: Mayor Pam Kennedy and Kalispell City Council FROM: Jennifer Young, Recreation Superintendent SUBJECT: Skateboard Park MEETING DATE: June 1, 2009 BACKGROUND: The Skateboard Park Advisory committee presented to the City Council workshop on May 11, 2009 proposed amendments to the rules and regulations of the Woodland Skateboard Park. RECOMMENDATION: The Skateboard Park Advisory Committee recommendation is for the City Council to pass the two ordinances. 1) "Eliminate the rule and regulation": All BMX bikes must be equipped with protective covering on pegs. 2) "Change the rule and regulation": The Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Kalispell, Montana reserves the right to close the Woodland Skate Park for a determined period of time should any issues at the skate board park become dangerous to the general public, and or unmanageable by the Department of Parks and Recreation. Those found inside the locked fence during periods of closure will be deemed guilty of criminal trespass. FISCAL EFFORTS: Cost of new signs approximately $500. (funded by Skateboard Committee efforts). ALTERNATIVES: As Suggested by the Council. Respectfully su itted, Jennif Youn Myr ebb Recreation Superintende City Manager Report Compiled May 27, 2009 ORDINANCE NO. 1663 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1492 CODIFIED AS KALISPELL CITY CODE 19-20 REGARDING THE WOODLAND SKATEBOARD PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on the I" day of March, 2004 the City Council enacted Ordinance No. 1492, codified as Kalispell City Code 19-20 that established the Woodland Skateboard Park Rules and Regulations; and WHEREAS, partly to response to abuses to the Woodland Skateboard Park and difficulties experienced by the City in enforcing the rules and regulations of the park, the City established a Skateboard Park Committee to investigate these difficulties and make recommendations to the City Council on the best way to address the issues; and WHEREAS, the Skateboard Park Committee made its recommendations to the City Council which included amending the rules and regulations to 1) advise, but not require the use of protective head gear, 2) omit the requirement for protective peg coverings on BMX bikes and 3) give the Parks and Recreation Department the authority to close the skate park for a determined period of time should any issues at the skate board park become dangerous to the general public, and or unmanageable by the Department of Parks and Recreation; and WHEREAS, The Kalispell City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City of Kalispell and its citizens to amend Kalispell Municipal Code 19-20(F) as set forth below. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 Kalispell Municipal Code 19-20(F) shall be and is hereby amended as set forth below: SECTION 2 This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR THIS DAY OF , 2009. Pamela B. Kennedy Mayor ATTEST: Theresa White City Clerk