HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2022-086 - Establishing Park Hours for the Nur Pon Open Space RESOLUTI4N NIJ. 2422-086
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CQUNCIL OF THE CITY fJF REDDING
ESTABLIS�IING PARK H(�URS FOR THE NUR PUN OPEN SPACE
WHEREAS, the Nur Pon Open Space is a City-owned recreation facility encompassing
29 acres c�f sensitive oak woodlands,riparian habitat, and recreational trails along the Sacramento
River in the heart af the City; and
V�HEREAS, aver $5 million dollars in public and private funding that has been invested
in improvements at the Nur Pon Open Space over the last five years; and
WHEREAS,parks and recreation are vitally important to establishing and maintaining the
quality of life in communities, ensuring the health af a11 citizens, and contributing to the economic
and environmental well-being of a community and region; and
WHEREAS, most park facilities are posted with apen park hours fram dawn to dusk in
aeeordanee with Redding Municipal Code Seetion 10.20.Q30 which states that park facilities are
closed except as posted; and
W�IEREAS, the Nur Pan (�pen Space is a natural area with abundant wildlife and other
features that are incompatible with artificial lighting; and
WHEREAS,the unauthorized use of public property for camping purposes and the storage
of personal property interferes with the rights of others to use the areas for which they were
intended and creates public health and safety hazards;
NOVtj THEREFORE, BE IT RES{)LVED that the City Council af the City of Redding
hereby affirms the park hours to be dawn to dusk at Nur Pan Open Space.
I �IEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 2p� day of August, 2022, and was duly adopted
at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: Councii Members: Dacquisto,Mezzano,Resner, Winter, and Schreder
NQES: Council Members: None
ABSTAIN: Councii Members: None
ABSENT: Cauncil Members: None
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I�:RISTEN SC DER, Mayor
ATTEST: FORM APPROVED.
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PA ELA MIZE, City Clerk� B . A T, ity Attorney