The City of Monticello, Iowa
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, IOWA
RESOLUTION #18-58
Approving a policy to limit the use of City ball Diamonds to those teams
participating in City of Monticello sponsored Recreation Youth Baseball and Softball
Leagues, 4th grade level and down with an effective date of January 1, 2019
WHEREAS, The City of Monticello has approved a three year agreement with the Monticello Youth Baseball Softball Association (MYBSA), and
WHEREAS, The Council finds that the number of youth registering for City Recreational Baseball and Softball are down, resulting in the inability to create teams/leagues, and that the reason the numbers are down is largely tied to many youth choosing to only participate in travelling or tournament teams, and
WHEREAS, The Council finds that it is in the best interests of the Community, particularly the children of the community, to have recreational league opportunities and for that reason finds that the kids participating on traveling/tournament teams should also participate in City Recreational Leagues, particularly those of the following ages: 4th grade level and down, and
WHEREAS, The Council finds that there must be an incentive, in this case a negative incentive, to promote an increase in registrants and an increase in the quality of the City Recreational Leagues, and
WHEREAS, The Council finds that an appropriate incentive would be to disallow the use by Travelling/Tournament teams of any and all facilities or fields under the control of the City if the kids on said teams were not also registered and participating in the City Recreational League, noting that the MYBSA Board recently voted to recommend to the City Council that children, up to and including 7 year olds or 2nd Graders, be required to participate in the City Rec. Leagues for their travelling/tournament teams to be allowed to utilize or have access to facilities / fields under City Control, and
WHEREAS, The Council approved Resolution #18-52 at its’ regular meeting of April 2nd implementing the requirement that children, 2nd grade and down, be subject to the above provisions this year, and since the approval of said Resolution has received feedback from some that will be impacted by the decision objecting to the implementation of this rule so close to the commencement of their season, and
WHEREAS, The Park and Recreation Board has considered the comments received since passage of Resolution #18-52 and has recommended to the City Council that implementation of the rule approved by said Resolution be delayed until January 1, 2019, in essence, making same applicable to the next softball/baseball season, with the understanding and agreement that representatives of Monticello Park and Rec., representatives of the MYBSA, and representatives of those impacted by the proposed rule change and other interested parties, will meet between now and next season to discuss and create specific guidelines related to the implementation of said rule.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Monticello, Iowa does hereby approve of a Policy to be implemented by the Monticello Park and Recreation Dpt. that will prohibit the use of facilities and fields under the control of the City of Monticello for practices, games, and similar activities by traveling/tournament teams in the following age divisions 4th grade level and down, if the kids on said teams are not registered and actively participating in the City of Monticello Recreational League, with an implementation date of January 1, 2019, with the understanding that the Park and Rec. Dpt. will facilitate meetings with those entities/parties identified herein between now and January 1, 2019 to create specific guidelines related to the implementation of said rule, this Resolution superseding the action taken by the Council as set out in Resolution #18-52 as approved on April 2, 2018.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed hereto. Done this 16th day of April, 2018.
Brian Wolken, Mayor
Attest:
Sally Hinrichsen, Monticello City Clerk