ITEM 3.11 Amending City Code Park HoursRequest for
City Council Action
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
ORGINATING DEPARTMENT:
REQUESTOR:
MEETING DATE:
Parks and Recreation
Ross Demant, Parks and Recreation Director
October 24, 2016
PRESENTER(s):
REVIEWED BY:
ITEM #:
Consent Agenda
Lori Johnson, City Administrator
3.11
Dan Licht, City Planner
AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council amend in the City Code regulating park hours changing them to
sunrise to sunset with the exception of the dog park and skating rink.
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT?
IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
No
No
BAC KG R O U N DM U ST I F I CATION :
The Wright County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), in updating the City on park vandalism and illegal activity,
recommends revising the park hours established by the City Code to be consistent with what Wright
County established at Otsego County Park. The City Code currently provides park hours from 5:OOAM to
11:00PM for City parks, whereas Wright County park allows park use from dawn to dusk. WCSO states
that limiting the park hours to daylight times would aid them with policing the park after dark, which is
when a majority of the issues happen. This topic was brought before the Parks and Recreation
Commission at their October 18, 2016 meeting for discussion. The Commissioners voted unanimously to
recommend that the park hours with the exception of the dog park and skating rink be adjusted as
requested by WCSO. City staff has drafted an amendment to the City Code establishing park hours as
being sunrise to sunset based on these terms being related to a specific published time that can be
defined for enforcement purposes.
Staff estimates that replacing the current signage to reflect the changes would cost approximately
$1,000 which is currently available in the Parks Operating Budget under miscellaneous costs.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: X ATTACHED NONE
A. Ordinance 2016-12
MOTION: (Please word motion as you would like it to appear in the minutes.)
Motion to adopt Ordinance 2016-12 amending the City Code regulating park hours.
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING: BUDGETED: YES
General Fund, 101-45200-210 X NO
ORDINANCE NO.: 2016-12
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE REGULATING PARK HOURS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 6-7-3.A of the City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
A. No person shall be upon any City of Otsego marks or +rapark property, nor shall
any person park a vehicle upon any City park, greenway, or parking lot within a
City park eF property between the hours of 11:00 PM and 5.n�M
sunset and sunrise of the following day, subjeot-tE) rneFe FeotriGtiye rreviSie„s of
established "7Chapter ti SeGtien 3 ^fexcept as otherwise regulated by this
Section orother provisions of the City Code.
Section 2. Section 6-7-3 of the City Code is hereby amended to read to include
the following provisions:
C. Use of ice staking rinks or designated dog parks within a City park
property shall be allowed between the hours of 5:00 AM to 10:OOPM each
day.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and publication.
MOTION BY:
SECOND BY:
ALL IN FAVOR:
THOSE OPPOSED:
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Otsego this 24t" day of
October, 2016.
ATTEST:
Tami Loff, City Clerk
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CITY OF OTSEGO
BY:
Jessica L. Stockamp, Mayor