Manor adopts updated parks and special‑events fee schedule that adds refundable deposits, clarifies electric use

The City Council approved Ordinance No. 762 to amend Manor’s code fee schedule for parks and special events, following a Parks Committee redline and staff review. The amended schedule adds (a) a refundable deposit for rentals to cover damage to city property; (b) a re-labeling of a prior “debris removal” charge to an "event maintenance" fee to reflect staff weekend cleanup needs; and (c) clearer rules about electricity at pavilions—staff and public works said the existing onsite circuits are limited and cannot reliably support high‑draw equipment such as commercial cooking equipment or large bounce houses, so renters must provide their own generators for such uses.

City staff noted some items were removed from the schedule (for example, movie‑set and popcorn‑machine rentals) and flagged formatting/typographical edits needed; legal was authorized to make those corrections. Council and staff also discussed the application process for special events, distinctions between small local gatherings and larger festivals, and the need to link the fee schedule to existing special‑events ordinances so permit expectations are clear. Council approved the ordinance as revised with city legal formatting edits and instructed staff to complete clarifying language in the application form and final fee table.

The meeting transcript read the refundable deposit as "$1.25" in draft redlines; staff and committee context indicate the intent is a refundable security deposit (standard practice is to charge an amount such as $125). Because the transcript packet contains typographical inconsistencies, the ordinance as adopted directs city legal to finalize numeric and formatting details before the fee table is published.