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Council adopts consolidated fee schedule, adds limited ‘exclusive use/urban camping’ fee
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Resolution 1972 to consolidate city fees and add a case-by-case fee for full-day exclusive-use or urban-camping events (proposed $100 resident; $200 nonresident), with council citing safeguards to avoid encouraging camping in parks.
The Columbia Falls City Council adopted Resolution 1972, establishing a consolidated city fee schedule and adding a narrowly tailored fee for certain full-day exclusive-use or urban-camping events.
Staff described the proposed fee as case-by-case and limited, saying the city did not want to broadly encourage camping in parks. Under the proposal discussed at the meeting, the resident fee would align with existing four-hour park reservation rates at $100, while nonresidents would pay $200. Council members asked questions about scope and safeguards; staff emphasized the fee would be applied selectively for events where exclusive use is appropriate.
A motion to adopt Resolution 1972 was made and seconded. The council approved the resolution on roll call with all members present voting Aye. The council directed staff to incorporate the new fee into the consolidated schedule and return necessary administrative updates.
Next steps: staff will publish the consolidated fee schedule and apply the new case-by-case fee structure when permitting full-day exclusive-use events.
