Resolution 1995-629
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RESOLUTION NO. 95- 629
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COLLIER COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT FACILITIES AND OUTDOOR AREAS LICENSE AND FEE POLICY
WHEREAS, The Director of Parks and Recreation recommends that
the followinq chanqes be made to the County's Parks and
Recreation Fee policy as amended by Resolution No. 95-548 on
September 26, 1995:
(a) Additional local not-for-profit qroups should be exempt
from the County's license fee for use of park facilities.
(b) Ann~al boat launch permits should be available to all
applicants, rot just residents of Collier County.
(c) A three week summer camp session should be offered at a
cost of $85.(0 for residents of Immokaleei and
WHEREAS, the Board of COl1ty Commissioners a~cepts the
recommendations of the Direc1 ~r of Parks and Recreation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE.e.OLVED THAT THB COm:l'Y'S PAlUCS .um
RBCREATION J'ZB POLICY IS KERl:ilY AMENDED AS J'OLLO"S:
1. ARTICLE III, SECTION B, reqardinq user cateqories,
is amended to read as specified in Exhibit 'IA" l:ttached hereto.
2. The first senter'::e of paraqraph 3 in section IV,
Subsection C (paqe 5) is amerled to read as fol:.ows:
"Anyone may obti In an annual permit for $60.00."
3. Paraqraph 3 of ~action IV. subsection 1 (paqe 8) is
amended to read: "3~ proqrams in Immokalee will ~ave the
followinq reduced fee: summer camp $200.00 per J' .lne week session;
$85.00 for each three week s~ssioni after school camp $42.00 per
session, not :.ncludinq transj )ri.:ation."
THIS RESOLUTION adopted this L4th day of Novembe~, 1995 after
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.m~tioJ'l:, .,ec.!?nd and majority vote in favor of pas'Jaqe.
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.:. DWIGHTE~ B.R(WK, CLERK
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EXHIBIT "A"
NOV 1 " 1995
B. OSER CATEGORIBS - APPLICABLE TO ALL INDOOR AND OOTDOOR
~. Each Cateqory II individual, qroup, orqanization or
entity must pay full fees at all times. Unless totally fee
exempt, each Category I individual, group, organization or
entity must pay a $5.00 per hour license fee. The followinq
private groups, organizations or entities are exempt from
all fees provided no activity is fund raising and the
activities are conducted during the facility's normal
operating hours: (1) Specified sale tax exempt entities:
The group 3s exempt from Florida sales taxes pursuant to
Subsection 212.08(7), F.S. as a home for the aqed, nursinq
home, or hospice, or as an organization whose primary
purpose is to provide special educational, cultural,
recreation~l, or social benefits to minors, or is a
religious, charitable, scie,tific, educational, or
veterans' institution; (2) Gocal not-for-profit civic
associatiol"J[: Irrespectivf of any tax exemptJon, each
not-for-profit corporation, association, or other
not-for-profit group that is of Collier County origin, has
its principal location in toIlier county, at least fifty
percent (50%) of the group's: membership are rE'sidents of
Collier county and the ent::y's primary purpol''i is to
provide social services to others or to protect interests
outside of the qroup, such as the environment, endangered
animals, disadvantaged persons, or similar external
interests. The primary focus of these qroups is outward
lookinq and away from the personal interests (1f the qroup's
members.
Each private individual, gl )UP, organization n: entity
involved in any fund raisir} activity must par full fees.
Governmental entities are lways totally fee (Jxempt. The
two categories are:
1. ~GORY I - Other Federal Income Tax Exempt Entities.
Reaistered Charities. Not-For-Profit Groups that are
not totallv fee Exempt.
A. Federal income tax exempt entities. Ar,y individual,
group, organization, or entity that has a
Certificate of Fed' ':'al Income Tax Exell..~tion under
any subsection of ' ~ct.ion 501 (c) of tl ! Internal
Rev~~nue Code, incll ling each charitab:.! entity that
is reqistered with :he state of Florid~.
B. Other local not-for"profit qroups. Irrespective of
any tax exemption, each not-for-profit group that
is of Collier County origin, has its pcincipal
locztion in Collier county, at least fifty percent
(50~j) of the membership are residents ')f ~ollier
COU1.ty, but the gro,lp's primary purpose is not to
pro\'ide social ser.... lces to individuals who are not
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bona fide members of the group or is not to protect
interests outside of the qroup. This cateqory
includes property owners' associations, political
qroups, and all other special interest oriented
clubs such as hobbyists' clubs, chess clubs, radio
clubs, hunters and fishermen clubs; stamp, coin,
and other collectors' clubs; qarden clubs, car
clubs, and all other similar clubs, groups, or
or~anizations. The primary focus of these qroups
is inward toward the qroup's members.
c. Fund raising activities include:
1. 'Charqing in adv,mce for an admission ticket or
requiring any t lngibl4 thing of value for
admission to, c':' to participate in, any
activity at an) County parks facilLty, or,
2. Requiring any donation of money or' any other
tangible thing ,f monetary value, .,r,
3. Selling or bartering any tangible thinq of
monetary value.
Exceptions: Fund raising activities do nc:t include:
1. Season sign up ~ees for persons tc join leaque
as a team membe ~ or team participant.
2. Sale of educat: 'mal materials for use as study
materials for I ~udents attendinq class
conducted at tl t park facility. Such sale.
must be at or bolow the seller'. actual cost..
2. CATEGORY II - All Others.
A. Each individual, group, orqanization C~
entity that is not~ithin Cateqory I.
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