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SUBSTITUTE - Permanently Amending the Authority of the Park Superintendent and the Facilities, Programs and Fees Subcommittee to Approve Certain Park Event Permits
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Facilities, Programs and Fees is a subcommittee of the Board of Park Commissioners under MGO 33.05(5)(c). This subcommittee was reactivated in 2019 to review policies and operation standards, make program recommendations and recommendations on new user fees and charges. Creating a policy regarding events in parks and the fees associated with park events is under the purview of the Facilities, Programs and Fees Subcommittee.
WHEREAS, the Board of Park Commissioners has the statutory authority, under Wis. Stat. ยง 27.08(2)(a), to govern, manage, control, improve and care for all public parks within the City of Madison, and to secure the quiet, orderly and suitable use and enjoyment thereof by the people, and to adopt rules and regulations to promote those purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Facilities, Programs and Fees Subcommittee is a subcommittee of the Board of Park Commissioners under MGO 33.05(5)(c) tasked with reviewing policies and operation standards, making program recommendations and recommendations on new user fees and charges; and
WHEREAS, the primary mission of Madison Parks is to provide residents and visitors with open space and facilities for recreation and relaxation. Under regulated circumstances, a park event permit can be used to reserve park space for a special event; and
WHEREAS, On February 12, 2020, the Board of Park Commissioners (BPC), by Legislative File #59486, delegated park event review and approval authority to the Park Superintendent and the Facilities, Programs and Fees Subcommittee (FPFS) under certain conditions, which requires all but recurring events with no changes to be reviewed and approved by the FPFS and/or BPC at a public meeting; and
WHEREAS, since March 2020, a number of temporary adjustments have been made to the event approval process due t...
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