HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3278-11-2005A Resolution
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AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTRY FEES
FOR THE
FORT WORTH NATURE CENTER AND REFUGE
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge is the largest park in the City of
Fort Worth and has an annual visitation of over 100 000 people that enter through a single
entrance off of State Highway 199 and
WHEREAS the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge Strategic Master Plan adopted by
the Fort Worth City Council in June of 2003 includes a recommendation for establishing and
collecting user fees and
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge Conservancy has offered to
donate a controlled access entry gate to the City of Fort Worth for use at the Fort Worth
Nature Center and Refuge and
WHEREAS on November 1S 2005 the Parks and Community Services Advisory
Board endorsed the recommendation to accept the donation of the controlled access entry gate
from the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge Conservancy and
WHEREAS, it is advisable to establish entry fees for those persons visiting the Fort
Worth Nature Center & Refuge
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT
1 The following user/entry fees for use at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge are
hereby adopted.
FORT WORTH NATURE CENTER AND REFUGE
USER/ENTRY FEES
Effective Apnl 1 2006
Daily Fee Annual Pass
Adult $4 00 Adult Pass $SO 00
Senior $3 00 (age 6S+) Child Pass $1 S 00
Child $2 00 (ages 3 17 under 3 free) Family Pass $90 00
The Family Pass provides free admissions to the FWNC&R for a family of four for a period of one year from
the date of purchase, and invitations to members-only events. Additional adults (i.e grandparent or adult
child living in household. are $3S 00• additional children are $10 00 .
2. The Parks and Community Services Department is authorized to make administrative
changes to fees that shall not exceed the sum of the annual Consumer Price Index. Thirty days
notification wtll'be~provided to the City Council m order for a sufficient review period to take place.
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