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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRC PACKET-2023.08.16 City of Hastings Parks & Recreation 920 W 10th Street ▪ Hastings, MN 55033 ▪ Ph: 651-480-6175 ▪ www.hastingsmn.gov Parks & Recreation Commission Agenda Wednesday, August 16, – 6:00 PM Parks Office, 920 West 10th Street I. Call to Order 6:00 p.m. a. Determination of Quorum II. Trail Wayfinding Signage Plan 6:05 p.m. a. HKGi – Gabrielle Grinde III. Ordinance 94 Updates 6:35 p.m. IV. Department Updates 6:45 p.m. Next Meeting: Wednesday, September 20th at 6:00pm All times are approximate 94.01 Definition For the purpose of this chapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. PARK. A park, playground, swimming pool, lake, pond, stream, trail, nature area, open space area, or recreational center, including adjacent parking areas, owned or operated by the city. 94.02 Park Curfew[CJ1] It is unlawful for unauthorized persons or vehicles to enter or remain in parks between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. except for Veterans Athletic Complex, where it is unlawful for unauthorized persons or vehicles to enter or remain in the complex between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Mississippi River Boat Launch is required to be available between 4am and midnight during the open water season. Assume this requires the parking lots be available as well. Council approved the Roadside Tennis Courts being lit until 11pm during the tennis season. 94.03 Authorized Persons All persons are authorized persons if: 1. A participant in, or bona fide spectator at, an activity at an indoor ice arena, lighted tennis court, or a city-sponsored and supervised activity;[CJ2] 2. Participating in an activity sponsored by an individual or group association to whom the city has issued a written permit; 3. Custodial or maintenance personnel performing their official duties. 94.04 Glass Beverage Containers Prohibited It is unlawful for any person to bring into, use, or discard, in any city park, any glass beverage containers, including but not limited to pop, beer, and water bottles, drinking glasses, and drinking cups. Should this just be “glass container of any type”? Would also need to consider family potlucks with glass pans, jars used for table decorations, etc. 94.05 Additional Unlawful Acts It is unlawful in any park for any person to: 1. Build or maintain a recreational fire in any park except in places or facilities provided; 2. Drive or operate any motorized vehicle of any type whatsoever in any area of a park other than parking lots and designated roadways, it being specifically prohibited hereby to operate any motorized vehicles on any bicycle path, hiking trail, or walkway; unless authorized by parks & recreation… sometimes we need to allow volunteers to drive into selected areas for select purposes. May also need to consider a trail speed limit here, planning to post them at 20mph, this is important because of electric bikes and scooters. 3. It is unlawful for any person to consume or be in possession of intoxicating liquor in any City park at any time. [CJ3]It is unlawful for any person to consume or be in possession of intoxicating malt liquor, wine or 3.2% malt liquor, wine or 3.2% malt liquor in any City park between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.; the following provisions also apply: 1. Veterans Athletic Complex where possession or consumption of intoxicating liquor is prohibited at all times, however; wine or intoxicating malt liquor shall be permitted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Such hours may be extended if conducted in conjunction with an on-sale wine or 3.2 malt liquor license issued for a town ball game, pursuant to City Code Section 111.04B.[CJ4] 2. Special Events in any City park; sales, possession or consumption of intoxicating liquor is prohibited at all times, however; wine or intoxicating malt liquor shall be permitted between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. when such sales, possession and consumption are in conjunction with the issuance of a temporary on-sale wine and beer liquor license issued to a qualified entity as part of a community wide festival; such sale, possession and consumption is in a confined area approved by the City Council; and in compliance with all other conditions the council reasonably deems necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare. [CJ5] 4. Commit any nuisance or any offense against decency or public morals; 5. Paste, affix, or inscribe any handbill or poster on any structure or property on any place, square, or roadway surrounding a park; 6. Disturb or interfere with any birds, animals, animal habitat, or nesting area in a park; 7. Sell or offer for sale any articles, food, or beverage without a permit, lease, or concession granted by the city; 8. Allow his or her unleashed cat or dog to be in any city park or field to pick up animal waste as required by § 91.34;[CJ6] 9. Write upon or mark or deface in any manner, or use in any improper way any property or thing pertaining to or in a park; 10. Refuse to obey all orders or directions of authorized city personnel; 11. Break, cut, mutilate, injure, remove, or carry away any tree, plant, flower, shrub, rock, soil, sand, fence, benches, tables, or any other city property; 12. Schedule and hold large gatherings [CJ7]without a written permit from the city; 13. Be in possession of any explosive, bow and arrow, or other similar device[CJ8]; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit the discharge of fireworks by an organization or group of organizations authorized in writing by the City Council. 14. Engage in any on-sale 3.2% intoxicating malt liquor, 3.2% malt liquor or wine in the Veterans Park Athletic Complex [CJ9]without first obtaining the necessary license from the City. 15. Set up any tent[CJ10], temporary shelter, camp trailer, concession wagon or horse trailer without written permission from the Director of Parks and Recreation. 16. Discharge any pollutants into any body of water in any park. 94.06 Special Regulations For Lake Rebecca Park Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, it shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following acts or things in Lake Rebecca Park: 1. Operate any type of motor-powered boat upon Lake Rebecca except that electric powered boats shall be allowed; 2. Suffer or permit any dog, cat, or other pet whatsoever within the beach area of Lake Rebecca;[CJ11] 3. Bring into, be in possession of, or use any glass beverage containers, whatsoever; and/or[CJ12] 4. The feeding of waterfowl within Lake Rebecca Park is prohibited. [CJ13] Need to address Tobacco Free Policy and No Smoking (of any kind) in parks. Need to add language specific to the Mississippi River Boat Dock, there are perpetual conditions required by the USACOE permit: 1. No mooring of boats downstream of the dock, please moor boats upstream within 50ft of shore. 2. No tie off to pilings. 3. No overnight mooring at the dock or within the upstream mooring area. 4. Public boat dock open during daylight hours only. 5. No swimming, diving. 6. No fishing from dock. 7. Use caution when using the dock and when boating, heavy barge traffic on the river.