4. Ordinance 1662 - Amending Skateboard Park Regulations - 1st ReadingParks and Recreation
REPORT TO: Mayor Pam Kennedy and Kalispell City Council
FROM: Jennifer Young, Recreation Superintendent
SUBJECT: Skateboard Park
MEETING DATE: May 18, 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 amend its ordinance as follow:
1) "Change the rule and regulation": All participants are strongly advised to wear the
appropriate safety gear: CSA approved helmets and footwear are strongly recommended.
Helmets should fit properly with straps fastened. Pads, gloves, and guards are strongly
recommended.
2) "Eliminate the rule and regulation": All BMX bikes must be equipped with
protective covering on pegs.
3) "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 skateboard 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 EFFECTS: The cost of new signs in the amount of $500.00 with monies raised by the
Skateboard Committee.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the Council.
My Webb, City Manager
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WHEREAS, on the 1st 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 I Kalispell Municipal Code 19-20(F) shall be and is hereby amended as set
forth below:
Option I
1. All participants mus are strongly advised to wear appropriate safety gear: CSA
approved helmets and footwear are mandater-y strongly recommended. Helmets mint
should fit properly with straps fastened. Pads, gloves and guards are strongly
recommended.
Option 2
Option 3
13. The Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Kalispell 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 and subject to removal and
restriction as set forth in paragraphs C and E above.
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 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 2009.
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk