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Stuart Taylor, Director |
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same as above |
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RECOMMENDATION:
That
the policy and procedures outlined in this report be adopted for permitting the
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that the permitting the
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that the commercial permit fee be established at $345.00 as outlined in this
report;
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that the resident/ not-for-profit permit fee be established at $240.00 as
outlined in this report;
And that Schedule A of By-law 2002-276, A By-law
to Impose Fees or Charges for Services or Activities Provided or Done by the
Town of Markham, be amended accordingly.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this report is to establish the policies and
procedures to be used for permitting the skate board park in
BACKGROUND:
At present the Town of
The trend analysis information related
to parks and recreation services indicates an increased and growing demand for
unstructured and individual activities.
Skate board parks are ideal for providing unstructured, drop-in and low
cost physical activity. The policy
recommended in this report reinforces this as the primary purpose of skate
board parks while allowing a limited number of permitting opportunities.
Permitting
Benefits
Events at the skate park will encourage
skill development, bring demonstrations and encourage growth of the sport at
the community level. In addition,
permits provide the opportunity for third party event(s) that attract
participation, enhance local and regional awareness of the park and generate
tourism visits to the Town of
The Town has recently been approached by
the Muskoka Woods Skateboard Series.
Musoka Woods is interested in securing the
It can be anticipated that in the future
the Town will continue to be approached regarding the opportunity for
permitting the skate park. This
necessitates the need for policy, procedures and pricing. Staff comment and recommendations with
respect to each of these areas are outlined below.
Permit
Policy
Addendum A is a draft permit policy
document related to permitting the skate board park. It is recommended that the skate board park
permitting be limited to a maximum five days a year through the months of May,
June, July, August and September. In
general, a permit for the skate board park will;
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Be related to a competition or part of a community
festival;
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Have predetermined opening and closing times;
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May consist of several separate activities requiring skate
park use;
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Will be a minimum of four hours in length.
In the future it is anticipated that the
Town will have additional skate board parks.
When this occurs it would be appropriate to review the permit policy and
determine if additional rental time would be made available.
Permit
Procedures
Addendum A is contains a draft permit
policy and procedure. Permit requests will
be processed through sport field permitting area. Permits will take precedence over all drop-in
and program activities. The sport field
clerk will forward notifications of bookings to Centennial Community Centre
staff via an electronic mail as permits are approved.
A maximum of 5 permits will be issued
through a season.
Permit
Fees (Pricing)
Permits will be a minimum of 4 hours. The recommended permit fee is;
Commercial $345.00
Not-for-Profit/
Resident $240.00
Permitted events will have a Town of
Commercial $128.40
Not-for-Profit/ Resident $64.20
Staff will monitor the first few
permitted events to determine if there is a need for paid duty police for
traffic control. TABLE 1 below provides
an over view of the proposed
TABLE 1: Skatepark Permit Fees
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Location |
Permit Type |
Permit Fees |
Exclusive
Use |
Permit
Activity |
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Contact: Joanne Alman 905 896 5000 x. 5346 |
Commercial Minimum 4 hrs. |
$238 |
No |
5 |
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416 395 7803 |
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No permits issued |
N/A |
N/A |
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613 580 2424 x.23567 |
Commercial Not-for-profit |
$400 $200 (200 people+) |
Yes |
4-6 |
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Commercial Not-for-profit Minimum 4 hrs. |
$345 $240 Additional
fee for waste/ recycling containers |
Yes |
5
per year |
FINANCIAL
CONSIDERATIONS:
Based on the recommendations in this report the cost
of a commercial permit, including waste and recycling containers, is
$473.40. The cost of a not-for-profit/
resident permit, including waste and recycling containers, is $304.20.
These fees will cover the direct cost for a Town of
BUSINESS
UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:
Recreation and Culture Department
Parks Maintenance
ATTACHMENTS:
Addendum
A:
Addendum
B: Muskoka Woods Skateboard Series
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Stuart
Taylor, Director Community
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Jim
Sales, Commissioner Community
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