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Home My WebLink About2023 16_Establishing Adult Softball FeesCITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA RESOLUTION 2023 -16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, ESTABLISHING A NEW FEE FOR THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, AMENDING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE MASTER RATE AND FEE SCHEDULE, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council and City staff desire to compile all rates and fees into one comprehensive master schedule that provides a single source listing of fees, utility rates, and other charges for services; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a new fee for an adult softball league to be managed by the Recreation and Culture Department staff and update the comprehensive master schedule for users of city facilities and services. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, THAT: SECTION ONE: The following fee is established for a City- managed Adult Softball League and shall become effective September 1, 2023: Team Fee Per Team $400.00 SECTION TWO: The City of Owasso Comprehensive Master Rate and Fee Schedule shall be amended to include the fee charged by the City of Owasso for services as shown above in Section One. PASSED AND APPROVED this 181h'�iay of July, 2023 Kelly LewisLMa ATTEST: J�W� ,t OF liann M. Steven , City Clerk �� `nQ OFFdCnn1AyL APPROVED AS TO FORM: h �Lt'LL Jul i Lombardi, City Attorney"" M 70 APPROVED BY COUNCIL TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council JUL 18 2023 FROM: Larry Langford, Director of Recreation and Culture SUBJECT: Resolution 2023 -16, Adult Softball Fee DATE: July 14, 2023 BACKGROUND: As the City continues to grow, more citizens are requesting quality of life options within the community. One of the reoccurring appeals has been for adult sports. The City typically partners with user groups to offer sports programming (youth sports), but no association has shown interest or willingness to partner with the City for adult sports. The Recreation and Culture Department assembled an Advisory Leadership Team of community members to assist in the creation and development of possible adult sport leagues. Team members included Ray Adcock, Jonathon Shepherd, Keith Tew, Josh Hutchinson, and Scott Lasson. The team determined adult softball was the most desired adult sport, and the most reasonable to pursue. To effectively gauge the interest and program viability, the City offered a pilot Summer Adult Men's and Co -ed Softball League at no charge to the participants. A total of twenty -four teams registered for the leagues consisting of six Men's teams and eighteen Co -ed teams. Toward the end of the season, staff surveyed all participants asking the three questions shown below. Results are as follows: 1) Following the conclusion of this league, would you be interested in playing in a Fall League from mid - August to mid - October 2023? YES -97% NO -3% 2) Following the conclusion of the hypothetical Fall league, would you be interested in an end -of- season single elimination tournament? YES - 92% NO - 87o 3) Would you be interested in participating in a Tulsa area USSSA sanctioned tournament hosted in Owasso? YES - 82% NO - 18% OPERATIONS: Operations for the pilot league were managed by Josh Quigley, a member of the Recreation and Culture Department, SANCTIONING: All leagues will be sanctioned by the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Adult Softball because of its established presence in the Tulsa Metro area. Sanctioning a league provides: • Credibility and awareness within the sanctioning region of the Tulsa Metro area • Access to umpires and scheduling • Opportunities to partner with other USSSA sanctioned leagues for tournaments Adult Softball Fees Page 2 FEES: Staff is proposing a fee to cover the expenses of a City- managed adult softball league. Should City Council be supportive of the proposed league and associated fees, then Council action would be required to enable the collection of such. Below is a fee comparison of cities of Tulsa and Broken Arrow for like programs, and the proposed fees for a City- managed program: Surrounding Area Fee Comparisons: CITY LOCATION TEAM FEE # OF GAMES UMPIRE FEE Tulsa Carl Smith $460 12 $15 Broken Arrow Challenger $500 12 $20 Fee Proposal: CITY LOCATION I TEAM FEE # OF GAMES UMPIRE FEE Owasso Sorts Park 400 12 15 Fees include: • League Sanctioning Fees - Annual $625 for league to USSSA • Team Sanction Fee - Seasonal $20 per team to USSSA • Field preparation - $75 per field per day • One dozen balls - $70 per team • $60 refundable umpire forfeit deposit fee • City staff to supervise and liaison RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of Resolution 2023 -16, establishing a fee for Adult Softball managed by the City and amending the Comprehensive Rate and Fee Schedule to include the new fee. ATTACHMENT. Resolution 2023 -16 Page 1 of 1 Published in the Owasso Reporter, Owasso, Tullse County, Owasso Reporter Oklahoma, Lluily 26, 2023 202 E 2nd Ave (918) 272 -1155 CITY OF O'WASSO, OKLAHOMA RESOLUTION 2023 -116 I, Bailee Liston, of lawful age, being duly sworn upon oath depose and say A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY that I am an agent of Column Software, PBC, duly appointed and 9 Y PP SO, OKLAHOMA,, OF THI,, CITY B O fAS- SO„ OII�LAHOIaAA ESTABLISHING authorized agent of the Publisher of Owasso Reporter, a publication that is A NIE4fI,l FEE FOR THE RECREATION! AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT, a "legal newspaper" as that phrase is defined for the city of Owasso, for the AMENDING THE CITY'S COMPRE- HlENSIVE IMASTER RATE AND FETE County of Tulsa, in the state of Oklahoma, that this affidavit is Page 1 of 1 SCHEDULE, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE'. with the full text of the sworn -to notice set forth on the pages that follow, WHEREAS, the C11y COUl-rdl and t: "Ity and that the attachment hereto contains the correct copy of what was staff desule to cranip le all rates and fees IrItO 011e t 0I"111Ji "ehen sl'u'e mas- published in said legal newspaper in consecutive issues on the following ter schedule that p� ovide a eullgle &OL11'Ce, (listing of ffeIel�, Utility' rates„ dates: and other charge ffu.ur services ands, WHEREAS, the, City Gauncil desires to establish a new fee for an adult PUBLICATION DATES: aofftballl Ileague to be rlianagerl Iby 26 Jul 2023 the Re.cueation and C ilture Ctelp�alrt- ment staff and upda;t,e the comple- Notice ID: lltgbxgWs6tC7uitVgnu lie �s� ve mantel sc1hreoit e foam users Publisher ID: 37120 of city facilities and sel vices. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED Notice Name: Resolution 2023 -16 Owasso BY THE CITY COUNCIL OIF'THIIE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, THAT: PUBLICATION FEE: $39.95 SECTION ONE: Tlie f +ollO'Nilltl fee. is established for a t ity manaced Adult Softballl state under penalty of perjury under the laws of Oklahoma that the League and ,shah become effective foregoing is true and correct. September 1, 2023: Tearn Fee/Pelr Tea u� 1$400 00 SECTION TWO The City oaf Owasso I�oiriprehelut- sive Master Rate and Fee .schedule Shall be amended to iii °iclude the fee I rgedl' by true City of Owasso for Agent �a`u��iiiliin,�iiii RACHAEL MARY S g se Ice as shown above in Section HULTZ y p` � i� On Notary Public -State of FloridcPA SED AND APPROVED this 118th --------d July, 2023 VERIFICATION Commission # HH13 673 /s/ Keli�r Lewis, Mayor Expires on May 27, 025 A EST: /s/ Julian M.. Stevens -,. State of Florida Ci Clerk County of Charlotte AP ROVED AS TO FORM: /s, /Julle +Cdnbardl, City Attorney Signed or attested before me on this: 07/26/2023 LPLP Notary. Pu lic Notarize online using audio -video communication esod Lion 2023...16 Owasso .... IPage 1 of 1