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City Council Mating
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CITY OF MOORPARK ACTION:
The Honorable City Council
Jill Rubin Myers, Solid Waste Coordinator
June 25, 1997 (CC Meeting of 7/02/97)
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SUBJECT: Consider AB 1296 (Morrow) Skateboarding and AB 915 (Baugh)
Rollerblading - Hazardous Recreational Activities.
BACKGROUND
The City Council is being asked to consider expressing its support for AB 1296 and AB 915. AB
1296 would add skateboarding to the list of hazardous recreational activities for which cities enjoy
limited liability protection and AB 915 would also add rollerblading (in -line skating) to the same
list of activities.
If enacted, persons 18 years or older who are injured while rollerblading or skateboarding will
have little legal recourse to sue local agencies for inappropriate "duty of care" or negligence, as
the risks associated with these activities is exclusively assumed by the adult participant and
outweighs any contributory negligence on behalf of an agency. Currently, for participants under
18 years of age, the parent or guardian assumes responsibility for the risks associated with
participation in said activities. Both bills provide the necessary protection to encourage local
agencies to expand these recreational opportunities in safe physical environments without assuming
liability.
The bills described above are being presented to the City Council because the particular subject
matter is not addressed in the City Council adopted legislative program.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council support AB 1296 and AB 915 and direct the Mayor to write
a letter to the appropriate Legislative Committee expressing the City's position.
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