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Chair Carey asked if a whole park could be reserved and Recreation and Parks Director Lori Taft said yes, and it is a common thing in the industry. Chair Carey asked and Lori Taft said that renting out the whole park would not be exclusive use. Commissioner Gordon said that if someone rents the whole park for $250, then they would not expect other people to be there. Chair Carey asked about the expectation for $250. Lori Taft said that the majority of these events are open to the public (i.e., a tent revival at Fairview). There was an event at Little River where a corporation rented the whole park, but the public could still come in and use the trails. Commissioner Jacobs said that he is not sure he is comfortable having a religious revival on County property. He thinks that different facilities should have different limitations. He is not comfortable with this as proposed. Chair Carey said that it is entirely reasonable to have policies and fees for facility use, but he wants to think about the whole park. Laura Blackmon said that she does not see closing a park for aone-use event. Chair Carey asked staff to bring back policies for the County Commissioners to review. Commissioner Gordan said that she did not know we allowed the taking over of a public park. She said that $250 is not nearly enough. She also suggested giving County residents priority. Commissioner Jacobs asked if the fee for the whole park was based on the cost of service. Lori Taft said na, but it is a ballpark fee and it was an attempt not to go too high. She said that the staff could bring the policies along with this fee back in the fall. Commissioner Jacobs asked about group camping and Lori Taft said that at Little River Park, there is only group camping. There is a policy developed for this, and the group is defined as anywhere from six to 30 individuals. The group also has to be recognized as a group. There is a caretaker resident that will assist the County with this. Commissioner Jacobs suggested putting in parenthesis, "Little River Park only". Commissioner Jacobs asked about fees for picnic shelters and how the amount was determined. He asked if the $20 was for the staff effort, or if they just wanted to charge a fee. Lori Taft said that there is staff effort involved. She said that the staff did a comparison with other jurisdictions and the fees went by the size of the picnic shelter. There are costs associated with staff registering, doing signage, clean up, etc. Laura Blackmon said that charging a fee provides an incentive for people to show up. Commissioner Jacobs said that he could see this for larger parks, but not the smaller, such as Efland-Cheeks and Fairview. He suggested differentiating between facilities. He also suggested requiring a deposit, which would provide an incentive for the group to show. Lori Taft said that there is also a list of groups for which the fees are waived. Commissioner Foushee asked how the list relates to a policy because you cannot discriminate. Lori Taft said that they are working with a policy now as well as the meeting room policy. Solid Waste There is a proposed Increase in the 3-R fee. Chair Carey asked if this was increased this last year and Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson said that only the basic category was increased. Commissioner Jacobs asked why the fees were being increased. Gayle Wilson said that a couple of the categories are way out of balance and the increases would bring them in line. The plan is to move towards full funding because the ability of the landfill to subsidize recycling