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Meeting Date: August 21, 2018
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Contact Name: Mark Johnson Department Director: Mark hnso
Contact Number: Ext. 5202 City Manager:
Subject: Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Chapter 124-6 o the City Code of
Ordinances; Renaming Russell Drive Park to Frank W. Turner Park
Background Summary:
At the July 17, 2018 Commission meeting, the Commission discussed the renaming of Russell Drive Park to
Frank W. Turner Park. The motion was unanimously approved to rename Russell Drive Park to Frank W.
Turner Park, which now will require an amendment to the current Ordinance for Russell Drive Park. The First
Reading of the Ordinance was read at the August 7, 2018 City Commission meeting. There is a provision in
Chapter 124 of the City Code relating to Russell Drive Park that now should be amended for purposes of
regulation of park hours under 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 mac 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.
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commission adopt the ordinance amending Subsection 124-6A(2) of the
City Code to rename Russell Drive Park to Frank W. Turner Park, as is consistent with the recent change
approved at the July 17, 2018 City Commission Meeting?
Recommendations:
Staff recommends the Honorable Mayor and City Commission adopt the ordinance amending Subsection
124-6A(2) of the City Code to rename Russell Drive Park to Frank W. Turner Park.
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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 Chapter 124-6. Subsection (2) of Section A of
Chapter 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. 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 Chapter 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
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CITY OFOCOEE
PUBLIC HEARING
A Public Hearing before the Ocoee City Commission will be heldIbeaday,An-
gust 21,2018 at6:15p.m.oras soon thereafter as may be heard,in the Commission
Chambers of City Hall at 150 North Lakeshore Drive,Ocoee,Florida,to consider
the following:
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 SEVERABILl Y PROVIDING FOR CODIFI-
CATION;PROVIDING FOR ANEFFECTIVE DATE.
If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the above City Commission
with respect to any matter considered at such hearing,they will need a record of
the proceedings,and for such purpose they may need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings is made,which record includes the testimony and evi-
dence upon which the appeal is to be based.
All interested patties are nsvited to attend and be heard with respect to the above.
In accordance with the Amelicans with Disabilities Act,persons needing a special
accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact
the City Clerk's office 61407-905-3105 at least two days prior to the date ofbearing.
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