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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18803ORDINANCE NO. 18,803 0 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE THE LITTLE ROCK PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock currently maintains an efficient parks and recreation system which includes, among other things, parks, open space, athletic fields, tennis facilities, swimming pools, golf courses, recreation centers, and other facilities, and WHEREAS, Tattle Rock Parks and Recreation staff, working with the community, has developed a comprehensive Master Parks Plan that establishes a number of objectives for improving the efficiency of the department and the overall quality of life within the community, and WHEREAS, the Little Rock City Board of Directors adopted the Master Parks Plan in July of 2001, and WHEREAS, the Vision Little Rock process reaffirmed the importance of the Master Parks Plan and recommended to the Little Rock City Board of Directors that the plan be implemented in full, and WHEREAS, citizen support is a crucial component of the Master Parks Plan and a quality recreation and parks department. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: Section 1. Statement of Policy. The City of Little Rock shall maintain an efficient parks and recreation system which includes, among other things, parks, open space, athletic fields, 0 0 tennis facilities, swimming pools, golf courses, recreation centers, and other facilities dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the citizens and visitors to the city. The City of Little Rock will work to fully implement the Master Parks Plan to achieve "A City in a Park ". Section 2. Little Rock Parks and Recreation Commission. A Little Rock Parks and Recreation Commission is created to review, consult and advise the City on matters concerning the operation and maintenance of the parks and recreation department and on matters pertaining to the implementation of the Master Parks Plan, and significant issues involving or affecting these matters shall be referred to and considered by this Commission prior to consideration by the Board of Directors. It shall consist of no less than five (5) and no more than nine (9) residents of Little Rock, Arkansas whom will serve a term of three (3) years. The initial membership of the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Commission will include the citizens already serving on the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. The Director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation will serve as an ex- officio member of the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Commission. The said Commission may from time to time elect honorary life members, as it deems necessary. Section 3. Compensation. Members of the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Commission shall serve without pay. Members of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of Commission business in accordance with city policy and State Statute. Section 4. Authority and Duties of the Commission. The Little Rock Parks and Recreation Commission shall have the following authority and duties: (A) To hold periodic meetings not less than once a month, which are open to the public and for which minutes shall be maintained, to perform the other duties required by this ordinance; (B) To consult with and advise the Director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation, and to recommend policies and plans for the operation, maintenance and expansion of the park system, facilities and programs; 0 0 (C) To consult with and advise the Director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation, and to recommend to the Board of Directors park land and facility acquisitions based on standards established by the commission; (D) To consult with and advise the Director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation, and to recommend fees, rates, tolls, and charges for the services, facilities and commodities rendered by the properties and programs of the park system; (F) To consult with and advise the Director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation, and to recommend rules and regulations governing the use and protection of the park system and property therein; (1) To consult with and advise the Director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation on the Master Parks Plan and the best approach for implementation, including but not limited to prioritizing projects and recommending capital funding allocations; (G) To consult with and advise the Director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation annually to determine financial needs for the department and to report these budget need for the next year to the city manager for inclusion in the City's budget process, provided that any budget recommendation will assure that the city's covenants pursuant to any outstanding parks and recreation revenue bonds are met; (H) To consider, and if desired to interview, applicants for the position of Director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation, whenever there is a vacancy in that position, and to recommend a Est of three finalists to the City Manager, from which a new Director of Little Rock Parks and Recreation shall be hired; (I) To authorize the expenditure of monies donated to Little Rock Parks and Recreation, for the use and benefit of the department, provided these expenditures shall be for the operation, maintenance, enhancement of the park system or capital improvements to the park system; (J) To submit an annual report to the Little Rock Board of Directors that addresses the state of the operations, facilities and programs in Little Rock Parks and Recreation; 0 0 (K) To cooperate with counties, municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state on matters relating to planning, establishing, developing, improving or maintaining any park, parkway or recreational area that has an impact beyond the city limits; (L) To have all authority, subordinate to the City Board of Directors, or the City Manager, which is not specifically enumerated in this ordinance to operate and improve the city's park system, facilities and programs, provided that such authority does not violate or conflict with state law, subject the City or any of its employees to liability, or is contrary to the covenants of any outstanding bond issues. Section 5. Severability. In the event any title, subtitle, section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is declared to adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of this ordinance. Section 6. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, or regulations, or any pats of such documents, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. PASSED: 1 -7 -03 ATTEST: APPROVED: Na cyy City Clerk