Title
Approval of Policy 1735 "Use and Rental of County Facilities/Lands"
Recommended Action
I move that the County Council approve the updated Policy 1735 "Use and Rental of County Facilities/Lands”, effective October 1, 2021.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
Parks & Recreation Board recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
Policy 1735 is a 2006 document that provides information about the facilities and lands owned by Los Alamos County the public can use. As whole this document has not been updated since 2006, and Los Alamos County staff has worked to update the document to reflect current practices and procedures, streamline processes, add facilities that have come into existence since its creation, and include information about business use of County lands and facilities.
Large noticeable changes to name a few are: proposing to have the availability to rent Ashley Pond in three separate sections, addition of outdoor North Mesa arenas, including the covered arena; proposing to change how North Mesa Stable Fees are calculated, proposing to change how RV storage lots are calculated, and the addition of Appendix B. While Appendix A contains rates and charges for exclusive use of a facility, Appendix B contains the admission and rentals charges related to facility admittance and season passes for the Aquatic Center, Ice Rink and Golf Course.
Additionally, the current 1735 document discourages and is very restrictive for businesses to rent or use our facilities for business/commercial use. The proposed document has been revised to provide a mechanism to allow greater opportunities for businesses to use Los Alamos County facilities.
This document was taken to Parks & Recreation Board as an agenda item in May, June and July for public comments. During the May and June meetings additional information and concerns speci...
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