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File #: 11572-20    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Expired by Rule
File created: 8/14/2020 In control: Committee on Parks
On agenda: 8/18/2020 Final action: 12/31/2021
Title: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Article 705, entitled “Naming Rights,” through the creation of a new §5-705.05, entitled “Adopt A Grove program,” in order to establish a Countywide “Adopt A Grove” program for groves located within the County Parks.
Sponsors: Bethany Hallam, Olivia Bennett
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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Article 705, entitled “Naming Rights,” through the creation of a new §5-705.05, entitled “Adopt A Grove program,” in order to establish a Countywide “Adopt A Grove” program for groves located within the County Parks.

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WHEREAS, Allegheny County Council, through Resolution 27-05-RE and the enactment of a comprehensive naming rights ordinance, codified at Article 705 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, has established a willingness to create a revenue stream for the County through the sale of naming rights for or within properties owned or administered by Allegheny County; and

WHEREAS, it is the judgment of Council that establishing a program through which groves located within the nine County Parks could be “adopted” in exchange for in-kind contributions of volunteer services to the County by County residents and/or corporate or other entities located within the County would establish a mechanism through which volunteer efforts could be tangibly rewarded and encouraged; and

WHEREAS, it is further the judgment of Council that such a program would inure to the benefit of the residents and taxpayers of the County;


The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:


SECTION 1.

The Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Article 705, entitled “Naming Rights,” is hereby amended through the creation of a new §5-705.05, comprised as follows:

§5-705.05. Adopt A Grove program.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the Director of the County Parks Department and County Manager may, at their discretion, implement and administer an Adopt A Grove program through which groves in the County Parks would be fitted with signage produced and fitted by the County indicating that such groves have been adopted by an individual or other entity, or in memory of any individual res...

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