HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2009-42 RESOLUTION NO. R2009-42
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A "POLICY FOR USE OF
ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND FIELDS" FOR THE CITY
OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS; ADOPTING PROCEDURES,
REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR USE OF
ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND FIELDS; AND REPEALING
ALL OTHER RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF
RESOLUTIONS INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH.
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WHEREAS, the City of Friendswood develops and maintains athletic facilities and fields
to serve the residents of Friendswood; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined a need for the adoption of a new
comprehensive policy to ensure that all athletic facilities and fields are equitably utilized in a
safe and efficient manner; and
WHEREAS, attached hereto is that certain City of Friendswood "Policy for Use of
Athletic Facilities and Fields" which document contains procedures, regulations and guidelines
for use of athletic facilities and fields, as well as addressing priority usage by organizations that
have a historical presence in the community and require the ongoing, scheduled use of a field or
facility to provide a recreational service or to meet a community recreational need; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS:
Section 1. The facts and matters set forth in the preamble of this Resolution are
hereby found to be true and correct.
Section 2. That certain City of Friendswood"Policy for Use of Athletic Facilities and
Fields" a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto and far all things made a part hereof,
is hereby adopted.
Section 3. The Director of Community Services shall maintain copies of such"Policy
for Use of Athletic Facilities and Fields", which shall be made available, upon payment of the
reasonable costs of publication thereof, to any person requesting same. The Director is further
directed to periodically evaluate and review such standards and, when deemed necessary and
appropriate, recommend changes to the City Council.
Section 4. All other resolutions inconsistent or in conflict herewith, are, to the extent
of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
PASSED,APPROVED,AND RESOLVED this the 20th day of Julv,2009.
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Exhibit A
(R2009-42)
POLICY AND PROCEDURES ATHLETIC FACILITY AND FIELD USAGE
Statement of Purpose
The policy for use of Friendswood Athletic Facilities and Fields is composed of
procedures, regulations and guidelines designed to ensure that all facilities are utilized in
a safe and efficient manner. The City of Friendswood develops and maintains Athletic
Facilities and Fields to serve the residents of Friendswood.
The City of Friendswood recognizes that certain benefits are derived from consistent use,
improvements and maintenance of Athletic Facilities and Fields by organizations that
have had a historical presence in the community, relationship with the City of
Friendswood and a record of putting the recreational interests of Friendswood residents
first, without discrimination or exclusion. Thus, priority use of athletic facilities is
traditionally reserved for groups, associations or organizations that satisfy these
expectations and require the ongoing, scheduled use of a facility to provide a recreational
service or to meet a community recreational need.
Preliminarv Fee Structure and Schedulin�
No individual or business may utilize a City facility to profit personally and/or
professionally unless authorized by the Director of Community Services. The City of
Friendswood shall charge all Non-Friendswood user groups $75 per person for the use of
any City of Friendswood athletic facility or field. The fee is based on seasonal use of the
facility. A season shall consist of practices and/or games that continue for a period of six
(6) weeks up to a maximum of five (5) months. All user groups shall pay the appropriate
fee for each new season. No user group may utilize the athletic fields or facility for
practice or games unless a permit is secured and the appropriate fee is paid in advance for
field use.
Scheduling of the athletic fields shall be the responsibility of the Director of Community
Services. When fields are used for league play, the Director of Community Services may
delegate the scheduling responsibility to a designated league official for each field and/or
the entire complex for the duration of the permitted use.
Primary User Group:
• The Primary User Group is defined as the youth sports organization for a
particular sport that has the largest number of registered Friendswood participants
enrolled in an open non-exclusive (everyone is eligible to participate) program.
In order to be designated as the Primary User Group the applicant organization
must meet the following criteria:
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1. Must have a valid constitution and bylaws and call for open meetings, election of
officers, disclosures of financial records of their membership to the City of
Friendswood and demonstration of affiliation in good standing with a particular
youth sports governing body.
2. Must contain clearly documented bylaws that the group is a Friendswood base
group with outlined boundaries for selecting a minimum of 85% of all participants
of its current membership residing within the corporate city limits of the City of
Friendswood.
3. Must secure a signed Facility Use Permit from the Director of Community
Services.
Once officially designated as the Primary User Group by the Director of
Community Services, the Primary User Group:
L Has the Authority to schedule field or athletic facility time for their
organization and other users of the respective park complex.
2. When scheduling the request of user groups the request will be considered
once the primary user group has completed their registration and
scheduling for that particular sport and/or activity.
3. Shall provide to the Director of Community Services a reasonable set of
procedures for receiving written submissions for athletic facility or athletic
field time requests.
4. Registration numbers for primary user groups must be turned in two
weeks before their first scheduled practice. Registration numbers should
be in the form of a spread sheet containing the name, address and
subdivision of each perspective player.
5. Submittal of field maintenance and improvements records must be
submitted within 30 days of the end of the permit.
Primary User Group Designation:
• Primary User Group designation will be determined by the population of the
largest user group based on the season when the greatest numbers of individuals
participate in a particular sport as follows:
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Baseball—Spring, Registration Deadline—Two weeks before their first scheduled practice.
Softball—Spring, Registration Deadline—Two weeks before their first scheduled practice.
Football—Fall, Registration Deadline—Two weeks before their first scheduled practice.
Soccer—Fall, Registration Deadline—Two weeks befare their first scheduled practice.
Swimming— Summer, Registration Deadline—Two weeks before their scheduled practice.
Procedure for Securing Athletic Facility or Athletic Field Time:
• Submit request in writing to the Director of Community Services if a Primary
User Group has not been designated for a particular athletic facility or athletic
field.
• Submit request in writing to the Primary User Group and the Director of
Community Services if a Primary User Group has been designated for a particular
athletic facility or athletic field.
• The request will be considered once the registration for that particular sport and/or
activity has been completed.
• Request Deadline - All requests must be submitted within ten (10) days after the
Registration Deadline for each activity.
Priority Scheduling Criteria:
• The Primary User Group will receive priority scheduling.
• Any and all previous resident permit holders for a particular sport and/or activity
shall receive secondary preference for priority scheduling.
• New resident programs that are non-exclusive shall receive priority scheduling
after the Primary User Group and all previous resident permit holders have been
assigned priority scheduling.
• Resident Select Teams shall receive priority scheduling once all non-exclusive
resident programs have been considered.
• Non-Resident User Groups shall receive the least consideration for priority
scheduling.
• The Board of Directors of the Primary User Group must act upon the request
within ten (10) days from the Request Deadline. The Board of Directar's of the
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Primary User Group shall provide a written response to the request to the Director
of Community Services and the requestor.
• If the request is denied, the Board of Director's must provide a written
explanation to the Director of Community Services and the requestor for their
decision to deny the request.
• If the request is approved, the requestor must secure a signed Facility Use Permit
from the Director of Community Services. Liability Insurance, naming the City
of Friendswood as an "additional insured" must be provided to the Director of
Community Services before a permit will be issued.
• Any facility or field use request that is denied by the Primary User Group may be
appealed to the Director of Community Services. .
• All appeals must be presented to the Director of Community Services within five
(5) days from the time the request was denied by the Primary User Group.
• The Director of Community Services may override a positive or negative
recommendation of the Primary User Group if the Director determines that the
decision of the Primary User Group is not in the best interest of the citizens of
Friendswood. The Director of Community Services shall provide a written
decision within five (5) days from the receipt of the appeal. The Director of
Community Services decision on the appeal will be final.
Friendswood user groups are defined as groups where 75% or more of the registered
participants enrolled in the group or organization reside within the corparate city limits of
the City of Friendswood.
Non-Friendswood user groups are defined as groups where more than 25% of the
registered participants enrolled in the group or organization reside outside of the
corporate city limits of the City of Friendswood.
Teams, coaches, individuals, groups and/or businesses wishing to use Centennial Park,
Friendswood Sportspark, Renwick Park, and/or any other City of Friendswood playing
field for tournaments and/or special events, shall pay the following fees to the City of
Friendswood for daily or weekend usage per playing field:
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LEVEL I FIELDS: Centennial Park, South Friendswood Complex, Sportspark, Renwick
Park
Daily Rates $12.00 per hr. per field
Evening Rates 6:00 p.m. — 11:OOp.m. $20.00 per hr. per field
Field set up (optional) fee $250.00 per day
*A one time tournament for fundraising (no fees assessed) during your permitted use
*50%discount for Friendswood Users for tournament fundraising per season
* A gate fee may be applied at the discretion of the Director of Community Services
LEVEL II FIELDS: Old City Park, Moore Rd Soccer Fields, Baker Rd Soccer Fields
Daily Rates $8.00 per hr. per field
Evening Rates 6:00 p.m. — 11:OOp.m. $12.00 per hr. per field
Field set up (optional) fee $150.00 per day
***NOTE*** All user groups wishing to use any City of Friendswood athletic facility or
playing field must acquire a permit from the Director of Community Services. All user
groups are required to provide proof of liability insurance naming the City of
Friendswood as an additional insured. The liability insurance must meet the State of
Texas minimum requirements.
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