Arcata Municipal Code Art. 7 Parks and Recreation Committee

The Parks and Recreation Committee is hereby created. Its powers and duties shall be:

A. To serve in an advisory capacity to the Council, Commissions, or City staff, as appropriate, on matters pertaining to public recreation, parklands and related facilities.

B. To serve in an advisory capacity to the Council and City staff on matters pertaining to art, literature, music, theatre, and other related activities.

C. To recommend to the Council and City staff the acceptance or rejection of offers of donations of money, personal property and real property to be used for recreation, cultural arts, or parkland purposes.

D. To serve in an advisory capacity to the Council and City staff with respect to the establishment of user/rental fee schedules for parks, sports fields and public facilities.

E. To resolve differences and seek solutions to scheduling and use conflicts of City recreational facilities.

F. To establish rules and regulations for use and improvement of public parklands, recreation areas, community gardens, squares, and grounds, including playgrounds, concessions and recreational and related facilities and programs installed and maintained therein.

G. To serve in an advisory capacity to the Council and City staff with respect to policies for the acquisition, development and improvement of parklands and recreational areas.

H. To recommend to the Council a comprehensive recreation and parkland use program based on the needs and interest of the community to assure and stimulate public interest, and to solicit to the fullest extent the cooperation of schools, local youth and public and private agencies.

I. To provide recommendations to the Council, Commissions or City staff as appropriate for promotion of sustainable urban agriculture. (Ord. 1352, eff, 5/20/2005; Ord. 1367, eff. 1/18/2008; Ord. 1505, eff. 6/15/2018)

The Parks and Recreation Committee shall hold regular meetings once in every odd-numbered month as set by schedule established by the Committee or as necessary on call of the Chair. (Ord. 1352, eff. 5/20/2005; Ord. 1505, eff. 6/15/2018)

The annual expiration date of a term for a Parks and Recreation Committee member shall be March 31st. (Ord. 1352, eff. 5/20/2005; Ord. 1505, eff. 6/15/2018)

The Director of Environmental Services, or his/her designee, shall serve as the Secretary to the Parks and Recreation Committee. (Ord. 1505, eff. 6/15/2018)