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Placed on 1st reading & referred to Public Works 3/4/19; 2nd reading 3/18/19; deferred 4/1/19 Anderson, Bullock, George, Litten, O'Leary, O'Malley, Rader ORDINANCE NO. 10 -19 BY: AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, establishing rates of admission to the Lakewood municipal swim- ming pools located at Lakewood Park and Madison Park, and superseding Ordinance 30 -09 and all other ordinances inconsistent herewith. WHEREAS, the cost of the operation of the municipal pools continues to increase, and an increase on the admission charges is necessary to maintain the programs of the pool, and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood contributes to the pools by providing all supplies, maintenance and maintenance personnel and will continue to do so; and WHEREAS, pool rates have not increased since 2009; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this ordi- nance is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that revising pool rates will enable the recrea- tion staff and city to prepare adequately for the 2019 swimming pool season; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The rates for admission to the Lakewood municipal swimming pools situated at Lakewood Park and Madison Park are hereby established as shown in Exhibit A. Section 2. For purposes of this ordinance "student" shall mean any person who during the school semester immediately preceding the swimming sessions, was a student in kindergarten to the twelfth grade, both inclusive. For the purpose of this ordinance, "adult" shall mean any per- son, other than a student or a pre - kindergarten child. Children of pre- kindergarten age shall be admitted free when accompanied by an adult, except for special programs. For the purposes of this ordinance "senior citizen" shall mean any individual who is age 62 or over. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberation of the Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 4. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble