HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1962ORDINANCE NO. 1962
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AMENDING SECTION 10.55.030 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE
PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CITY PARKS
WHEREAS, Sections 10.55.010-10.55.028 of the Burlingame Municipal Code
contain numerous rules and regulations affecting conduct in City Parks; and
WHEREAS, Section 10.55.030 provides that additional rules and regulations may
be proposed by the Parks and Recreation Commission for approval by Council; and
WHEREAS, usage patterns and new issues can arise quickly in the City Parks;
and
WHEREAS, the existing procedure for promulgating new rules requires significant
time and process, which can be inconsistent with the changing needs of the parks; and
WHEREAS, the procedure can be streamlined without losing important oversight
by elected and appointed officials; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
DIVISION 1:
Section 1: Burlingame Municipal Code Section 10.55.030 is amended as follows:
Existing Section 10.55.030 is deleted and replaced with the following:
"10.55.030 Additional Rules and Regulations.
In addition to the general rules and regulations contained in this chapter, the director of
parks and recreation may propose and submit to the parks and recreation commission for
approval, rules and regulations governing the administration, operation, use and
maintenance of each park and recreational area, provided that such rules and regulations
are consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The approval of such rules and
regulations shall be acted on at a duly noticed public meeting of the commission, and
council shall be provided notice by the director of parks and recreation of the upcoming
commission agenda item. If the commission declines to approve or modifies proposed
rules or regulations, the director of parks and recreation may seek review by the council
by notifying the city clerk in writing within ten calendar days of the commission's action.
Additionally, any member of the city council who wishes to do so may call up the
commission's action for review by notifying the city clerk in writing within ten calendar days
of the commission's action. If no such review has been initiated, the rules and regulations
as approved by the commission shall go into effect on the eleventh day following the
commission's action."
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If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason
held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance. The Council declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
DIVISION 3:
This Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance
with California Government Code Section 36933, published, and circulated in the City of
Burlingame, and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.
Donna Colson, Mayor
I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify that the
foregoing ordinance was introduced at a public hearing at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 18th day of March, 2019, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting
of the City Council held on the 1 st day of April 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE %
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk