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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 19, 2007 <br />Action Agen a J <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Fee Waiver Request for Tent Revival Event at Fairview Park <br />DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Recreation and Parks <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Parks and Recreation Ordinance <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Laura Blackmon, 245-2300 <br />Lori Taft, 245-2660 <br />PURPOSE: To provide the Board with the opportunity to consider the request for park use fee <br />waiver by Reverend Luther Brooks and the St. James Baptist Church. <br />BACKGROUND: In October of 2006, Reverend Luther Brooks held an Outreach Ministry Tent <br />Revival at Fairview Park. The event was held over asix-day period and average attendance <br />was estimated at 250 people per day. Games, food, clothing, food bank, outreach through block <br />captains in the community, and other activity were all provided to the public free of charge. A 40 <br />x 60 tent was erected for the entire period. The Town of Hillsborough Police provided "close <br />patrol" throughout the period of the event. Reverend Brooks worked with the Recreation and <br />Parks Department, the Town and others to insure all regulations were followed and all required <br />paperwork was in place. . <br />In June of 2007, the Board approved new park facility use fees including a $250 per day fee for <br />general park use. This is the daily fee applicable for this event. Reverend Brooks has <br />requested through the Recreation and Parks Director and the County Manager that this fee be <br />waived. He believes that the fee ($1,500) would have a severe impact on his budget for the <br />event, which is approximately $4,500. He characterizes his event as one, which "gives to the <br />community". Reverend Brooks would like to address the Commissioners on the matter of a <br />requested fee waiver. <br />Typically, several groups throughout the year want use of a large portion or an entire park for <br />their event. In many cases, these groups are non-profit organizations. The fee serves as a <br />means of compensating the public for loss of their use of the park for an entire day and to <br />somewhat regulate those who have legitimate events and see the fee as the cost of holding <br />that event. <br />
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