The city shall make buildings located in parks operated, administered
and maintained by the city available without charge to Ector County,
4-H Club and Extension Homemakers Club as provided in the joint parks
and recreation agreement. The city may also use any of such facilities
for city purposes without charge or waive such charges for public
purposes pursuant to an interlocal government contract.
(Ordinance 85-104, sec. 1, adopted 12/10/85; 1957 Code, Sec. 12-34)
It shall be an offense subject to a maximum fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00), as provided in section
1-1-9 of the city code, to use a community center, ballfield or swimming pool, or picnic and sheltered pavilion, after notice that such picnic or sheltered pavilion is reserved for other persons, without paying the fee required in this article.
(Ordinance 85-104, sec. 1, adopted 12/10/85; 1957 Code, sec. 12-35)
(a) Community
centers at Salinas, Slator and Woodson Parks.
(1) The rental fee for the use of a community center shall be one hundred
and twenty dollars ($120.00) for twelve (12) hours per day, plus a
$25.00 after-hour key fee, if key is picked up or delivered after
normal business hours.
(2) A two hundred dollar ($200.00) refundable key, cleaning and damage
deposit shall be required each time a community center is rented.
Deposit will be forfeited if renter does not clean the building. If
keys are not returned within two (2) working days of the use of the
facility, or there is damage to the facility, the deposit shall be
forfeited to the parks and recreation department.
(3) A fifteen dollar ($15.00) processing fee shall be charged on all
approved refunds.
(b) Community
Center at Lawndale Park.
(1) The rental fee for the use of this community center shall be four
hundred and seventy dollars ($470.00) for twelve (12) hours per day,
plus a $25.00 after-hour key fee, if key is picked up or delivered
after normal business hours.
(2) A one hundred and fifty dollar ($150.00) refundable key and damage
deposit shall be required each time this community center is rented.
(3) A fifteen dollar ($15.00) processing fee shall be charged on all
approved refunds.
(c) Floyd
Gwin Gymnasium/Auditorium.
(1) The rental fee for the use of Floyd Gwin Gymnasium/Auditorium shall
be three hundred and seventy dollars ($370.00) for twelve (12) hours
per day, plus a $25.00 after-hour key fee, if key is picked up or
delivered after normal business hours.
(2) A one hundred and fifty dollar ($150.00) refundable key and damage
deposit shall be required each time the gymnasium/auditorium is rented.
(3) A fifteen dollar ($15.00) processing fee shall be charged on all
approved refunds.
(d) Community
Center at Sherwood Park.
(1) The rental fee for the use of this community center shall be three
hundred dollars ($300.00) for twelve (12) hours per day, plus a $25.00
after-hour key fee, if key is picked up or delivered after normal
business hours.
(2) A one hundred and fifty dollar ($150.00) refundable key and damage
deposit shall be required each time a community center is rented.
If keys are not returned within two (2) working days of the use of
the facility, or there is damage to the facility, the deposit shall
be forfeited to the parks and recreation department.
(3) A fifteen dollar ($15.00) processing fee shall be charged on all
approved refunds.
(Ordinance 91-85, sec. 1, adopted 10/22/91; Ordinance 93-44, sec. 1, adopted 9/14/93; Ordinance 96-05, sec. 1, adopted 1/23/96; Ordinance 99-63, sec. 1, adopted 11/23/99; 1957 Code, sec. 12-30; Ordinance 2009-43, sec. 1, adopted 11/10/09; Ordinance 2016-44 adopted 11/8/16; Ordinance
2019-28 adopted 8/13/19)
The use of ballfields which are located in parks operated, administered
and maintained by the city shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) All
organized ball leagues shall be required to sign a league services
agreement created by the city prior to any league play, including
practice sessions, on park ballfields and adjacent areas. An “organized
ball league” is defined as a group of individuals which plays
games which are scheduled on a regular basis and are played according
to established rules of play with umpires, referees or other similar
officials presiding at the games.
(2) Ball
leagues which have signed the league services agreement will not be
charged any fees for league play on city ballfields. However, such
leagues must perform their own maintenance services on the fields
in accordance with standards established by the director of parks
and recreation.
(3) All
other uses of ballfields and adjacent facilities not subject to the
league services agreement shall be subject to a rental fee of fifty
dollars ($50.00) per day per field. A seventy-five-dollar ($75.00)
refundable key and damage deposit shall be required each time a ballfield
or adjacent facility is rented under this subsection. If keys are
not returned within two (2) working days of the use of the facility,
the key deposit shall be forfeited to the parks and recreation department.
The city council may, by resolution, waive the above fee if such waiver
is for a charitable or civic purpose. Otherwise, the fees in this
section shall not be waived.
(4) A
seventy-five-dollar ($75.00) refundable key and damage deposit shall
also be required for keys issued to leagues to unlock electric lights
and other utilities for the entire season. If keys are not returned
within two (2) working days after the last game of the season, the
key deposit shall be forfeited to the parks and recreation department.
(5) Failure
to satisfy any of the terms and conditions of the league services
agreement will result in revocation of the league’s right to
use city park facilities for organized play.
(Ordinance 85-104, sec. 1, adopted 12/10/85; Ordinance 89-06, sec. 2, adopted 1/10/89; Ordinance 91-11, sec. 1, adopted 3/26/91; Ordinance 92-12, sec. 1, adopted 2/25/92; 1957 Code, sec. 12-31)
Picnic and sheltered pavilions located in parks operated, administered
and maintained by the city, both inside and outside the city limits,
may be reserved at a rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per three-hour
period or any increment thereof. Other persons may use any picnic
and sheltered pavilions without the charge of a fee; however, such
use is subject to the use of persons who have a prior reservation.
A twenty-five-dollar ($25.00) refundable damage deposit shall be required
each time a picnic and sheltered pavilion is rented. If there is damage
to the facility, the deposit shall be forfeited to the parks and recreation
department.
(Ordinance 85-104, sec. 1, adopted 12/10/85; Ordinance 89-06, sec. 3, adopted 1/10/89; Ordinance 91-85, sec. 2, adopted 10/22/91; 1957 Code, sec. 12-32; Ordinance 2009-43, sec. 2, adopted 11/10/09)
(a) The
admission fee for family aquatic facilities (swimming pools) shall
be as follows:
(1) Woodson and Sherwood.
Four dollars ($4.00) for persons
nineteen (19) to sixty-four (64) years of age and two dollars and
fifty cents ($2.50) for persons between one (1) and nineteen (19)
years of age. Persons younger than one (1) year of age and age sixty-five
(65) and older shall not be charged admittance fees.
(2) Floyd Gwin.
Three dollars ($3.00) for persons nineteen
(19) to sixty-four (64) years of age and one dollar and fifty cents
($1.50) for persons between one (1) and nineteen (19) years of age.
Persons younger than one (1) year of age and age sixty-five (65) and
older shall not be charged admittance fees.
(b) The
swimming pool at Floyd Gwin shall be rented for private use only before
the public pool hours of 1:00 p.m. and after the public pool hours
of 7:00 p.m., at a flat rate of $105.00 per hour.
(c) Aquatic
facilities at Woodson and Sherwood shall be rented for private use
only before the public pool hours of 1:00 p.m. and after the public
pool hours of 7:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays, and after the public pool hours of 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. The rental rate is three hundred eighty-five dollars
($385.00) per hour.
(d) Picnic
pavilions at Woodson and Sherwood shall be rented for ten dollars
($10.00) per hour during normal operational hours.
(e) Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Woodson and Sherwood
shall be family night. From 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the admission fee
shall be four dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) for a family up to four
(4) members. Each additional family member will pay general admissions
gate fee.
(f) There
shall be made available a season punch card fee for twenty-five (25)
visits (per season) as follows:
(1) Sherwood and Woodson Family Aquatic Centers:
(g) Junior
League Jurassic Jungle Sprayground at UTPB Park shall be rented for
private use only before the public pool hours of 1:00 p.m. and after
the public hours of 7:00 p.m. The rental rate is two hundred and thirty-five
dollars ($235.00) per hour.
(Ordinance 85-104, sec. 1, adopted 12/10/85; Ordinance 86-48, sec. 1, adopted 7/22/86; Ordinance 89-06, sec. 4, adopted 1/10/89; Ordinance 92-41, sec. 1, adopted 5/26/92; Ordinance 94-37, sec. 1, adopted 5/24/94; Ordinance 2002-20, sec. 1, adopted 5/14/02; Ordinance 2003-12, sec. 1, adopted 3/25/03; Ordinance 2004-17, sec. 1, adopted 4/13/04; 1957
Code, sec. 12-33; Ordinance 2008-37, sec. 21, adopted 9/9/08; Ordinance 2009-11 adopted 3/10/09; Ordinance 2013-21 adopted 4/23/13; Ordinance 2019-10 adopted 2/26/19)
(a) Facilities
rental.
Park facilities shall be rented pursuant to the
following fee schedule:
(1) Volleyball courts: Three dollars ($3.00) per hour with a two-hour
minimum rental period.
(2) Tennis courts: Three dollars ($3.00) per hour with a two-hour minimum
rental period.
(3) Basketball courts: Three dollars ($3.00) per hour with a two-hour
minimum rental period.
(4) Horseshoe courts: Three dollars ($3.00) per hour with a two-hour
minimum rental period.
(b) Equipment
rental.
Equipment held by the parks and recreation department
shall be rented as follows:
(2) Bleachers: One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per event.
(3) Tent: Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for first 24-hour rental and
fifty dollars ($50.00) for each additional 24-hour rental.
(c) Instructional/recreational
course fees.
Instructional/recreational course fees shall
be provided subject to the following conditions:
(1) The parks and recreation department may offer instructional/recreational
courses to the public and may charge an admission fee per participant,
provided the minimum number of students to cover the cost are enrolled.
(2) Fees for instructional/recreational courses offered by the parks
department shall be set by the parks department director or his/her
agent. Such fees shall not exceed the expenses incurred by the parks
department to offer the instructional/recreational courses.
(Ordinance 89-06, sec. 5, adopted 1/10/89; Ordinance 2000-35, sec. 1, adopted 10/24/00; Ordinance 2004-24, sec. 1, adopted 6/22/04; 1957 Code, sec. 12-36; Ordinance 2008-37, sec. 22, adopted 9/9/08; Ordinance 2009-43, sec. 3, adopted 11/10/09; Ordinance 2010-23, sec. 2, adopted 8/10/10)
The use of the parks and recreation department mobile stage
shall be subject to the following rental fee conditions:
(1) An exempt organization, as herein defined, utilizing the mobile stage for the purposes of the exempt organization only, shall be charged a rental fee of four hundred dollars ($400.00) for the first 24-hour period and one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each additional 24-hour rental period plus the applicable cost referenced in subsections
(3),
(4), and
(5). An exempt organization is defined as a nonprofit organization conducting an event for the purpose of promoting health, education, safety, historical preservation, cultural activities, the arts and humanities, economic development, and visitors and convention activities. An exempt organization shall not include an organization for business, political or religious purposes.
(2) The
rental fee for use of the stage by a nonexempt organization shall
be five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the first 24-hour period and
one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each additional 24-hour period.
A nonexempt organization may only use the stage for social/educational
events which are noncommercial in nature (example: company picnics).
Delivery and setup of the stage is included in the rental rate.
(3) Each
extension to the mobile stage is four (4) feet by eight (8) feet in
length and a maximum of nine (9) extensions are available. The rental
fee for each extension shall be five dollars ($5.00) per hour if the
stage is also rented and fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour with a
two-hour minimum if the stage is not rented. Extensions are available
for one (1) event per day.
(4) A
damage and cleaning deposit of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for
each rental shall be paid when the reservation is made. The deposit
will be returned if the stage and its components are not damaged or
returned in a dirty condition. The renter may incur an additional
charge if damages exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). The renter
will be responsible for returning the stage and its components in
a clean condition. All debris should be removed and spills cleaned
and the stage should be swept before it is returned. Any cleaning
done by the parks and recreation department will be charged to the
renter at the employees’ overtime rate and will be taken out
of the deposit.
(5) The
mobile stage will be available for a service area not to exceed ten
(10) miles outside the city limits.
(6) A
refund will be made for cancellations if the parks and recreation
department is notified of the cancellation in writing ten (10) or
more days in advance of the event.
(7) The
parks and recreation department must approve of the proposed site
before the stage is erected. The site must meet criteria established
by the city, including but not limited to criteria relating to zoning
ordinances, electrical requirements, crowd control requirements and
available parking requirements.
(8) Refunds
will not be given due to inclement weather. The parks and recreation
department will determine if the stage should be closed and/or removed
due to inclement weather.
(9) The
stage is not available for use by private citizens or for commercial
uses.
(10) The director of parks and recreation or his/her designee has the
authority to resolve all questions of interpretation concerning this
section.
(Ordinance 93-35, sec. 1, adopted 7/27/93; Ordinance 94-72, sec. 1, adopted 9/27/94; Ordinance 2004-24, sec. 2, adopted 6/22/04; 1957 Code, sec. 12-37; Ordinance 2010-23, sec. 3, adopted 8/10/10)