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Meeting Date: August 7, 2018
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Contact Name: Mark Johnson Department Director: Mark Johns n
Contact Number: Ext. 5202 City Manager:
Subject: First Reading of Ordinance Amending Chapter 124-6 of the Ci ode'of Ordinances;
Renaming Russell Drive Park to Frank W. Turner Park.
Background Summary:
At the July 17, 2018, the City Commission approved a motion renaming Russell Drive Park to Frank W. Turner
Park. There is a provision in Chapter 124 of the City Code relating to Russell Drive Park that will need to be
amended for purposes of regulation of the code.
124-6 - Rules for use of City parks and Facilities.
A. Hours of use—Parks and outdoor recreation facilities.
(2) It shall be unlawful to congregate in or use any of the following parks or outdoor
recreation facilities after sunset and before 7:00 a.m.: Forest Oaks Park, Freedom Park,
Jamela Street Park, Palm Park, Palm Drive Park, Parkside/Coventry Park, Prairie Lake
Park, Frank W. Turner Russell Drive Park, and Silver Glen Park. The hour of sunset is
established for the purpose of this section as the hour of sunset as determined by the
National Weather Service Bureau.
(The remaining provisions of Section 124-6 are unchanged by this amendment.)
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commission adopt the ordinance amending Chapter 124-6 of the City
Code renaming Russell Drive Park to Frank W. Turner Park, as is consistent with the recent approval made at
the July 17th City Commission Meeting?
Recommendations
Staff recommends the Honorable Mayor and city Commission adopt the ordinance amending Chapter 124-6 of
the City Code renaming Russell Drive Park to Frank W. Turner Park, as is consistent with the recent approval
made at the July 17th City Commission Meeting.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2018-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 124-6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF OCOEE; RENAMING RUSSELL DRIVE PARK
TO FRANK W. TURNER PARK IN HONOR OF FORMER CITY
COMMISSIONER FRANK W. TURNER; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Mr. Frank W. Turner was a long time resident of the City of Ocoee and
served as a City Commissioner and volunteer member of many Ocoee civic boards; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Turner passed away in December of 2007; and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2018, Mr. Turner's daughter, Ms. Barbara Martin, requested
that Russell Drive Park be renamed the Frank W. Turner Park in honor of her father and his
years of service to the City of Ocoee; and
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2018, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee approved a
motion renaming Russell Drive Park as the Frank W. Turner Park; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee desires to now amend Chapter
124-6 of the Code of Ordinances to amend the name of Russell Drive Park to Frank W. Turner
Park for purposes of the regulation in Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Authority. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee has the
authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of
Florida and Chapter 166, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 2. Amendment to Section 124-6. Subsection (2) of Section A of
Section 124-6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Ocoee is hereby amended to read as
follows with underlines showing additions and strikethroughs showing deletions:
124-6.- Rules for use of City parks and Facilities.
A. flours of use—Parks and outdoor recreation facilities.
(2) It shall be unlawful to congregate in or use any of the following parks or outdoor
recreation facilities after sunset and before 7:00 a.m.: Forest Oaks Park, Freedom Park, Jamela
Street Park, Palm Park, Palm Drive Park, Parkside/Coventry Park, Prairie Lake Park, Frank W.
Turner Russell Drive Park, and Silver Glen Park. The hour of sunset is established for the
purpose of this section as the hour of sunset as determined by the National Weather Service
Bureau.
(The remaining provisions of Section 124-6 are unchanged by this amendment.)
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion hereto.
SECTION 4. Codification. It is the intention of the City Commission of the
City that the provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of
Ordinances of the City; and that sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and
the word "ordinance" may be changed to "chapter," "section," "article," or such other appropriate
word or phrase in order to accomplish such intentions; and regardless of whether such inclusion
in the Code is accomplished, sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered and the
correction of typographical errors which do not affect the intent may be authorized by the City
Manager, without need of public hearing, by filing a corrected or recodified copy of same with
the City Clerk.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2018.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA
Melanie Sibbitt, City Clerk
Rusty Johnson,Mayor
(SEAL)
FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY ADVERTISED ,2018
THE CITY OF OCOEE,FLORIDA; READ FIRST TIME ,2018
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND READ SECOND TIME AND ADOPTED
LEGALITY ,2018
this day of ,2018. UNDER AGENDA ITEM NO.
SHUFFIELD,LOWMAN & WILSON
By:
City Attorney