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Center of Good L• Item VII B
Mayor (,Qe >. I1' Commissioners
S. Scott Vandergrift ,; •, .. Danny Howell, District 1
. E ! Scott Anderson, District 2
City Manager �_y.t `C O J ,e Rusty Johnson,District 3
Jim Gleason },{ ( Nancy J. Parker, District 4
* . STAFF REPORT
The Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
(1:1OM: Johnny Farmer, Recreation Director
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• TE: September 23, 2002
RE: Operating Hours for City Parks
ISSUE
Operating Hours for City Parks.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Recreation Staff is receiving complaints from citizens that individuals are gathering at parks after
dark, and conducting themselves in very inappropriate activities. The posting of park hours will
allow for the Police Department to properly enforce the park hours and if necessary to ticket
individuals for trespassing.
According to City Ordinance Chapter 124 Parks &Recreation Areas, Section 124-2 hours—
Recreational property shall be open to the public during such times as may time-to-time be
established by the City Commission. Each Recreational Property shall be posted with a sign
setting forth the times during which the recreational property is open to the public.
Staff contacted several municipalities in the surrounding area, such as: City of Orlando, Orange
County, City of Winter Park, City of Longwood, City of Altamonte Springs; they indicated that
their non-athletic facilities opened and closed dawn to dusk.
As requested by the City Commission at it's September 17, 2002, Staff has met and and
recommends the following changes to City Ordinance Chapter 124 Parks and Recreation Ares,
Section 124-2 Hours.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that all Recreational Property(non-athletic) have signs installed indicating
that the facilities open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. (this would only effect non-athletic
field which does not have scheduled activities).
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Staff also recommends posting signs that no alcoholic beverages are allowed in City parks.
Cc: Chief Steve Goclon
Paul Rosenthal, City Attorney