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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: JUNE 7, 2005
SUBJECT: CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 16 PARKS AND
RECREATION RELATIVE TO THE STUDENT EX -OFFICIO
MEMBER OF THE PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
RECOMMENDATION:
The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and Staff recommend the City Council approve
an ordinance amending Chapter 16, Parks and Recreation, Section 16-2, Parks and
Recreation Board relating to the student ex -officio member of the Board. The
recommendation is that the student be a resident of Grapevine and be appointed for a
minimum of one year and a maximum of two years.
BACKGROUND:
The current ordinance states that the student ex -officio shall be a student from either
Grapevine High School or Colleyville Heritage High School. Now that Grapevine has
another high school, Faith Christian, the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and staff
recommend deleting the names of the high schools in the ordinance and simply stating
that the student must reside in Grapevine.
This year, the only application staff received for the student ex -officio member of the
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board was from a student at Covenant Christian Academy
in Colleyville. Since the student is a resident of the City, the Board approved the
application. The Council approved the appointment of the student from Covenant
Christian Academy at the May 3, 2005 meeting pending amending of the ordinance.
The Board and Staff also recommend amending the ordinance by deleting the wording
relating to the appointment on an annual basis and changing it to the appointment to a
minimum of a one year term and a maximum of a two year term. The ideal situation is
to have a student serve a two year term.
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June 1, 2005 (4:14PM)
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 16 PARKS AND
RECREATION RELATIVE TO THE STUDENT EX -OFFICIO
MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and City Staff have
determined that a high school student who resides within the city limits of Grapevine,
would provide valuable input on activities and facilities that the Parks and Recreation
Department could offer high school age students.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all the matters stated in the preamble of this ordinance are
true and correct and are hereby incorporated into the body of this ordinance as if copied
in their entirety.
Section 2. That Section 16-2 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended by amending paragraph five to read as follows:
"There is hereby created an ex -officio member of the board who shall be a
high school student and shall be a Grapevine resident. The student shall
be approved by the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and City Council.
The appointment of the ex -officio member shall be for a minimum of one
year and a maximum of two years."
Section 3. That the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed to
be severable, and that if the validity of any section, subsection, word, sentence or
phrase shall be held to be invalid, it shall not affect the remaining part of this ordinance.
Section 4. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals,
peace and general welfare of the public creates an emergency which requires that this
ordinance become effective from and after the date of its passage, and it is accordingly
so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 7th day of June, 2005.
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