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City Council Minutes November 1, 2010 Page 2 MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS AND SECONDED BY • COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO PROCLAIM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010 AS GUARDIAN ANGELS DAY. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 5.2. Ordinance Amendment for Park Hours The staff report was presented by Chris Leeseberg. Mr. Leeseberg reviewed park activities that are occurring after park hours, including mountain biking at Hillside Park, hikers/skiers at Woodland Trails Park; evening disk golf at Lions Park; and Parks and Recreation events such as Fright Night. He discussed the proposed ordinance and the permitting process. Staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission recommend approval of the ordinance as presented. Mayor Klinzing asked if neighboring residents to these parks were notified of the potential change. Mr. Benoit stated that city staff did not make contact with the residents. He explained that for city- sponsored events such as Fright Night, staff tries to clean up and get out of the park as quickly as possible. He stated that there are after-hours uses that would be acceptable that are not city - sponsored. He explained that a bonfire in the parking lot of Hillside Park at night would not be a reasonable use, but regular biking would be considered a reasonable use. Mayor Klinzing stated she felt people living around the parks should be made aware of after-hours activities. Councilmember Motin asked for clarification on permits for multiple participants arriving in one vehicle. Mr. Leeseberg stated that each participant would be given a permit, as well as a permit for the vehicle. Councilmember Motin asked how spectators would be allowed in the park, if everyone needed a permit. Ms. Johnson stated that there is a difference between people using the park after • hours and city-sponsored events. By sponsoring an event, the city has essentially given their permission for after-hours use of the park. This ordinance is to address other types of uses that they feel are legitimate activities. She noted that the ordinance has been revised to include Councilmember Motin's comments. Councilmember Zerwas asked if there was much of a clamor to use the park during the evening hours. Mr. Leeseberg stated yes, noting that BLAST biking group would like Hillside Park to be available twenty four hours a day, seven daps a week, if it were possible. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 10-22, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 54-31 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO PARK CLOSING HOURS. MOTION CARRIED 4- 0. 5.3. Bright Ideas Designation.- Project Conserve Environmental Technician Nicola Blake-Bradley provided an update on the city's nomination of Project Conserve for the Innovations in Government Award. She noted that although they did not receive the award, Project Conserve was designated as one of 173 Bright Ideas. She explained that the inaugural group of Bright Ideas will be part of an online community where innovative ideas are shared. Ms. Bradley noted that Bright Idea designation could lead to winning a future award with a monetary value of up to $100,000 to create procedure books on how to do exactly what they did. She noted that the process is a very in-depth, three-step process and involves a site visit. •