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Res 005-2000 1/18/2000RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LICENSE TO THE WICHITA FALLS YMCA FOR USE OF BALLFIELDS IN KIWANIS AND JAYCEE PARKS; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW. WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls YMCA has requested extended reservation privilege for use of four ballfields in Kiwanis Park and seven ballfields in Jaycee Park for their spring, youth baseball league; and WHEREAS, the attached agreement is similar to past agreements whereby the YMCA is primarily responsibility for the maintenance of the fields; and WHEREAS, no unfavorable comments were received for their program last year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the attached license to the Wichita Falls YMCA for extended reservation privilege from March 1 through August 8, 2000. SECTION 2. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this resolution was passed was open to the public as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18th day of January 2000. ATTEST: �A&L� h� W-L� City Clerk LICENSE STATE OF TEXAS )( COUNTY OF WICHITA )( This license, made and entered into by and between the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, a municipal corporation, hereinafter called "City," and the Young Men's Christian Association, hereinafter called "YMCA ". WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the YMCA requests extended reservation privilege of certain ballfields owned by the City for its spring /summer youth /parent baseball league; and, WHEREAS, the City and the YMCA recognize that the City currently provides a standard level of maintenance for ball fields used for public programs; and, WHEREAS, the YMCA believes it will have difficulty performing certain levels of maintenance it wishes to provide its participants including outfield turf mowing and edging and structure maintenance, and requests the City perform such maintenance in 2000; and, WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City to assist the YMCA by temporarily assuming responsibility for the administration of the above maintenance, giving the YMCA time to acquire adequate equipment and training to perform such tasks for their program. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained to be performed by the parties hereto, City and YMCA do hereby agree as follows: 1. City hereby grants to YMCA a license to utilize eleven (11) ballfields located in Jaycee and Kiwanis Parks to conduct its youth /parent baseball program. These fields are Jaycee 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; and Kiwanis 1, 2, 3 and 4. The license term is March 1, 2000 through August 8, 2000. The license hereby granted is not exclusive, but grants to YMCA the right to extended reservation periods not normally available to the general public, providing participation is open to all City residents meeting YMCA registration requirements. Further, the City hereby grants to the YMCA authority to issue practice ballfield reservations on these fields during the term of the license. The same rules of reservation shall be followed as used by the City or otherwise as approved. 2. The City agrees to provide the following maintenance tasks on all fields. a. Mow and edge grass in the outfields and buffer areas. b. Irrigate turf if legally permissible, where systems exist and repair such. C. Repair and maintain structures including fences, bleachers, lighting, roads, parking lots, and buildings. 3. The YMCA agrees to reimburse the City the expense of the TXU electrical bill. Payment will be made at end of season and prorated for YMCA use. 4. The following maintenance activities may be performed at the sole option and expense of the YMCA: a. Hand labor associated with infield maintenance including dragging, repair of pitchers mound and depressions by bases and home plate, collar buildup removal, and watering around bases and pitcher's mound. b. Cut and line the fields with marble dust. C. Placement and removal of bases, base anchors, pitchers plates and home plates. d. Placement and removal of portable restrooms. 5. In order to ensure effective communication, the YMCA agrees to provide to the City league schedules prior to the beginning of the season. Inclement weather schedules shall be provided to the City and the park concessionaires. 6. The YMCA shall be permitted to drive vehicles upon areas of the park designated by the Parks and Recreation staff to perform ballfield maintenance, unless damage to turf will result. Driving upon the park for supervision purposes is not permitted. 7. City agrees to permit YMCA to store their property during the term of this license in the metal shed located at Jaycee Park, and minor storage in the Kiwanis Park concession building. City shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to such property while stored. 8. This agreement is binding on the City to the extent sufficient funds are budgeted annually by the City Council to maintain regular park maintenance operations, and the City not need any of the herein described fields for a public use other than ballfields. 9 The parties hereto agree and understand that intensive use of the eleven (11) ballfields may create vehicular traffic demands that exceed the available parking spaces near the facilities. The YMCA therefore agrees to communicate to its members the limitations of parking, and make reasonable effort to reduce the problem. 10. The parties agree and understand that on certain dates, large special events, e.g., Dallas Cowboy Kickoff Event, occur in Jaycee Park that require all available parking spaces. YMCA therefore agrees that it will not schedule games to be played on these dates in order to eliminate traffic congestion. City agrees that it shall provide the dates of any other special events when such dates are known. 11. The YMCA agrees to hold the City harmless from any and all claims, suits, loss or damage, or injury to persons or property of any kind whatsoever growing out of or in any way connected with the activities of the YMCA performed under this agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this license to be executed by their duly authorized officers on this day of .2000. ATTEST: City Clerk City of Wichita Falls James Berzina, City Manager : Young Men's Christian Association Board of Directors , Chairperson