[Adopted 4-9-2001 by Ord. No. 10-2001[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect 5-1-2001.
[Amended 5-23-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
A. 
Fishing within the Frank Masterson Recreation Area should only be permitted from the shore of Lockwood's Basin. Hours for fishing shall be between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The Recreation Department or Water Department may change or restrict these hours or prohibit fishing when such action is deemed necessary. Fishing shall be permitted from April 1 to October 31 of each year for individuals who have applied for and received a New York State fishing license.
B. 
Fishing is allowed only in designated, signed areas.
C. 
Fish stocking is only allowed by the permission of the Water Department.
D. 
Fishing is catch and release only.
[Added 12-9-2024 by Ord. No. 7-2024]
A. 
Written request for use; fees.
(1) 
All requests to use the picnic pavilion within the Frank Masterson Recreation Area shall be submitted in writing to the City Manager or the City Manager's designee at least 30 days prior to the date requested on a form prescribed by the City Manager's designee and shall be accompanied by the following fees set forth in Chapter 163, Fees, of this Code:
(a) 
Usage fee.
(b) 
Security deposit to be used for any necessary clean-up, repair and/or replacement costs of the pavilion and/or the recreation area and its equipment beyond normal wear and tear. Within a reasonable time after completion of the use, the City Manager or the City Manager's designee shall provide to the applicant an invoice of hours, supplies, and equipment expended in the cleaning and repair of the pavilion and/or recreation area necessitated by such use. In the event such invoice demonstrates costs in excess of the security deposit paid, the applicant shall pay the total cost of such excess within 30 days of the presentment of the invoice. In the event such invoice demonstrates costs less than the security deposit paid, the City shall refund the overage within 30 days of the presentment of the invoice.
(c) 
The fees listed in Subsection A(1)(a) and (b) above shall be refunded if the request for use is denied.
B. 
All groups requesting use of the Picnic Pavilion, except City departments, boards or agencies, shall agree to indemnify the City from any liability to persons or property or damage to the pavilion and/or recreation area resulting from the group's use of the facilities.
C. 
Any group or organization applying to use the Pavilion must present to the City, before the application is approved, a certificate of insurance with an insurance company which is authorized to do business in the State of New York written on an occurrence basis and approval of the City Manager or the City Manager's designee. The certificate must indicate that the City of Newburgh is named on the policy as a named insured. The certificate also must indicate that the policy may not be canceled without at least 10 days' notice to the City Manager who shall be specified as the representative of the City. The required insurance coverage shall be in the form of a general liability insurance policy for bodily injury and property damage in the amount of at least $500,000 for each occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate for bodily injury and $50,000 each occurrence and $100,000 aggregate for property damage.
D. 
In the event that several groups request the use of the Picnic Pavilion on the same date, the City Manager or the City Manger's designee shall decide which group's request shall have priority.