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AGENDA REPORT . ,CTION:
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TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Christine Adams, Director of Community Service•''`
DATE: May 12, 1993 (Meeting of May 19, 1993)
SUBJECT: Consider ordinance . to Amend Char>ter 12.16 of the
Moorpark Municipal Code Related to
The City Council requested that staff bring back the proposed
amendment to the existing rules and regulations for the City of
Moorpark city parks and facilities, which were last reviewed in
1986. Staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed the
current ordinance and similar park ordinances of other agencies
and determined that only minor changes were needed to the city's
existing ordinance.
To recap, Chapter 12.16 of the Moorpark Municipal Code needs to be
amended to address and enforce the following:
• Prohibiting the use of roller - skates, roller - blades and
skateboards in undesignated areas.
• Prohibiting the use of metal detectors in city parks,
without prior written approval from the City.
The amended chapter is being presented to the City Council as a
new ordinance. The Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed and
recommended this action at their meeting of April 12, 1993. The
Commission approved the changes which included changing the
heading of 12.16.130 to read "AUTOMOBILES, RIDING ANIMALS AND
OTHER CONVEYANCES." After further study of the municipal code,
the correct verbage should remain "VEHICLES" as this term is more
inclusive.
The City Council addressed the concern about rollerskating,
rollerblading and skateboarding in parking lots adjacent to city
parks. It is the intent of this ordinance not to allow organized
roller games or activities on the parking lots when vehicles are
present. However, the ordinance is written in a manner to provide
the city the option of barricading off the parking lot on
occasions for special sporting events. In normal usage, however,
the areas for this type of activity are limited to path ways, and
sidewalks. As with pedestrians, skaters should be discouraged
from using parking lots as pathways.
In reading the proposed amendment, please note that all bold type
indicates additional wording and that which is italicized is
recommended for deletion.
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1) Introduce Ordinance _, to amend Chapter 12.16 of the
Moorpark Municipal Code Related to Parks; 2) Open Public Hearing;
3) Take Public Testimony; 4) Direct Staff to Incorporate City
Council Comments; 5) Close Public Hearing