7789-07
ORDINANCE NO. 7789-07
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
AMENDING APPENDIX A, SCHEDULE OF FEES, RATES AND
CHARGES, SECTION XI, PARKS, BEACHES, RECREATION,
DELETING CERTAIN ENUMERATED RENTAL FEES FOR
PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES (CH. 22), PROVIDING
THAT SAID FEES BE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY MANAGER
AND SET OUT IN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTAL
POLICIES, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, The Clearwater Code of Ordinances currently includes a list of rental
fees for Parks and Recreation facilities; and
WHEREAS, in 1995 the City Council adopted Resolution 95-31, which in part
increased rental fees and authorized the City Manager or designee to establish and adjust
rental fees in the future; and
WHEREAS, at the time of the adoption of said Resolution, Appendix A, Schedule of
Fees, Rates and Charges, Section XI, Parks, Beaches, Recreation, Rental Fees for Parks
and Recreation Facilities (Ch. 22), should have been deleted but was inadvertently
overlooked with said fees inaccurately stated and remaining in the Appendix;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Appendix A. Schedule of Fees, Rates and Charges, Section XI,
Parks, Beaches, Recreation, Clearwater Code of Ordinances, is amended as follows:
XI. PARKS, BEACHES, RECREATION:
Rental fees for parks and recreation facilities (ch. 22):
(1) User groups. There is hereby established the following categories of user groups upon
which rental fees will be based for parks and recreation rental facilities, including public
buildings, (Martin Luther King Center, City Hall Annex, Memori31 Civic Center, S3iling
Contor), recreation buildings, the bandshell, swimming pools and athletic fields:
(a) City related group. . . No charge
(b) Cosponsored group. . . 1.00
(c) Outside group:
1. Public/civic/church. Hourly charges (Clearwater based only; non-
Clearwater based groups treated as private).
2. Private. Basic rental charge, hourly charges, and equipment charges.
3. Commerci31. 83sic rent31 charges, hourly ch3rges, equipment
ch3rges, 3nd ten percent of gross.
(2) Amounts of fees and charges. Rental fees are established and adiusted by the City
Manaqer or his or her desiqnee. A current fee schedule shall be set out in Parks and
Recreation departmental policies. There is hereby est3blichod the following foes 3nd
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Use of facilities by nonresidents (ch. 22):
(1) Effective June 1, 2005, nonresidents who wish to rent or use city recreation
facilities or programs may do so by paying a nonresident fee based on the
following formulas which shall be administered by the parks and recreation
director:
(a) Nonresidents:
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Department O&M Budget + indirect overhead - budgeted revenue = Net
budget divided by population = subtotal
Subtotal + Capital Improvement Program recovery component + Card
processing fee = Individual nonresident yearly fee
(b) Annual nonresident family fees:
Individual nonresident yearly fees x 2.5 = Annual nonresident family fees.
(c) Options in lieu of nonresident card purchase:
1. Pay non-card holder rates for tennis, swimming, classes,
and/or admissions. (These fees will vary depending upon activity,
however in no case will they be less than or equal to card holder
rates.)
2. In co-sponsoring programs where leadership is provided by
noncity employees:
a. Participants of youth seasonal recreational programs
Individual nonresident yearly fee x 40%
3. Participants at lawn bowls, shuffleboard, horseshoe clubs, and
three score softball
Individual nonresident yearly fee x 40%
(2) The criteria which establish the class of city residents for the purpose of the
fees above are:
(a) Permanent residence within the incorporated boundaries of the city;
(b) Ownership of real property within the incorporated boundaries of the
city, as evidenced by the official tax rolls maintained by the county;
(c) Tourists and guests temporarily residing at properties three months
or less, within the incorporated boundaries of the city as evidenced by a
motel key or another resident member; or
(d) Persons who are employees of the city, their spouses and children
who live at home.
(3) Nonresidents who wish to rent a city recreation facility must possess a nonresident
card or pay a ten percent surcharge for the rental.
(4) In programs where rentals are charged, or where enforcement is impractical, or a
majority of the facilities used by a program are provided in a municipality other than
Clearwater, the nonresident fee is not required.
(Res. No. 88-43, SS 2--4, 11-3-88; Res. No. 90-49, SS 1--5, 12-20-90; Res. No. 91-46, S 1, 12-
19-91; Res. No. 91-47, S 1,12-19-91; Res. No. 93-61, S 1,10-18-93; Res. No. 93-71, S 1, 11-
29-93; Res. No. 95-31, SS 1--6, 6-1-95; Ord. No. 5887-95, S 1, 8-17-95; Ord. No. 6500-00, S 1,
2-3-00; Ord. No. 6596-00, S 1, 9-7-00; Ord. No. 7194-03, S 1,10-16-03; Ord. No. 7389-05, S 1,
6-2-05)
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING
March 15, 2007
PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL
READING AND ADOPTED
April 4. 2007
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Approved as to form:
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Laura Lipowsk
Assistant City Attorney
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Ffer'nk V. Hibbard
Mayor
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