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Folsom council removes supervision of Cummings Family Skate and Bike Park, denies petition to relax protective-gear rules
Summary
Council voted to rescind staffed supervision at the Cummings Family Skate and Bike Park, adopt signage and rules consistent with state health and safety law, and deny a petition asking to change mandatory protective-gear requirements; staff estimated $41,300 in annual savings from removing attendants.
The Folsom City Council on June 24 voted to remove staff supervision at the Cummings Family Skate and Bike Park, to post signage consistent with state law and local ordinances, and to deny a citizen petition seeking to change mandatory protective-gear requirements.
Tom Hellman of the Parks and Recreation Department briefed the council on two related items: a petition asking that helmet, elbow-pad and knee-pad requirements be changed from mandatory to “strongly encouraged,” and a staff recommendation to remove paid part-time supervision at the facility. Staff said the petition was signed by 19 individuals, representing under 1% of park visitors in the last year;…
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