BOROUGH OF MONTVALE
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RESOLUTION NO. 70-2024
RE: Amending Resolution No. 47-2024 To Establish Recreational Fees for Year 2024
WHEREAS, Borough Owned Recreational Fields and Facilities shall be scheduled by the Borough of Montvale Field Coordinator; and
WHEREAS, Montvale Athletic League (“MAL”), Montvale Recreation and Pascack Hills High School shall have first priority field scheduling use and shall be provide a schedule to the Field Coordinator no later than February 1 and June 1 for the respective Spring and Fall seasons.
WHEREAS, MAL, Recreation, Pascack Hills High School and churches are exempt from payment of fees relating to field use.
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Facilities |
Fee |
Resident Team/Corporation |
Non-Resident Team/Corporation |
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Ballfields: Baseball or Softball |
Per Hour Per Field (2 hour minimum) |
$25 |
$50 |
|
Turf Fields: Soccer or Lacrosse (Fieldstone) |
Per 2 Hour Time Slot Per Field |
$75 (full field) |
$150 (full field) |
|
Basketball Courts: (Memorial) |
Per Hour: Court #2 Only |
$25 |
$50 |
|
Tennis Court Group Reservation |
Per Day |
$25 |
$50 |
|
Corporation Event Field Reservation |
Per Day |
$200 |
$400 |
Field and Facility Permit Regulations
MAL endorsed programs in sports that are not offered by MAL, and which have Montvale residents participating, shall be charged the resident fee for field use.
Resident Corporation: Any company that owns or leases commercial within the borough.
Non-Resident Corporation: Any company that does not own or lease commercial space within the borough.
Residential Team: Any athletic team comprised of at least 75% of its roster with Montvale residents.
Non-Residential Team: Any team not having at least 75% of its roster filled with Montvale residents.
Time Slot: An uninterrupted 1 or 2 hour time period or any part thereof, that a field/facility is being used by an approved team.
Corporate Fees: Corporate fees paid to the borough for field use, whether Resident Corporation or Non-Resident Corporation, will entitle the user to 1 field reservation time slot and up to 2 additional time slots that are designated as “rain dates”.
Season: Spring season will begin March 1 and end July 31. Fall season will begin August 1 and end December 31.
Field/Facility users who provide 7 days or more notice of changes in their scheduled use can receive a time credit if the scheduled hours are decreased. Any changes in field schedules without 7-day notice will not receive a time credit for unused field time. Time credits are only valid for the existing season and the following season.
Lightning Detection Credit Policy: If the lightning detector activates with less than 50% of scheduled time elapsed for that date, the organization shall receive a credit for that day’s scheduled timeslot. If the lightning detector activates after 50% of the scheduled time has elapsed, no time credit will be granted.
Payment is required prior to use on all fields or no field use will be granted.
Once field use requests are received in full by February 1st for Spring season and June 1st for Fall season, field use will be established with the following order of preference:
1. Montvale Athletic League, Recreation and Pascack Hills High School
2. Resident: Not-For-Profit Entity
3. Resident: For Profit Entity
4. Non-Resident: Not-For-Profit Entity
5. Non-Resident: For-Profit Entity
WHEREAS, it is the Borough of Montvale’s intention by the adoption of this resolution that if any prior established fee is in conflict with fee schedule the fees set forth in this fee schedule shall be the fees charged and any conflicting prior fee is hereby superseded, repealed and replaced with the fees adopted pursuant to this resolution.
Regulations Governing Use of a Borough of Montvale Field
1. Applicants for a field permit must, at the time of the application, present to the Borough of Montvale an insurance certificate providing for liability coverage for all participants in the amount of $300,000.00 S.L. issued by a reputable insurance company authorized to do business in the State of NJ
2. The carrying or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
3. No person shall mark of re-mark any playing field without the expressed written consent of the Borough of Montvale.
4. In the event that there will be 50 or more players and spectators at an event, the applicant shall be required to provide traffic control attendants as necessary at their own expense.
5. The responsible adult named on this application shall be responsible for any damage to municipal property and shall hold harmless the Borough of Montvale from any damage to the property of person of others.
6. All fields shall be left free of litter and debris at the conclusion of play.
7. The Borough of Montvale reserves the right to deny or re-schedule use of a field to
provide for the greatest public benefit.
8. An organization in violation of any of the regulations listed within shall be disenfranchised from use of the facility for the balance of the season for which a permit has been issued. In such cases, the field use fee will not be refunded.
9. All field users must abide by Sections 68-2B and 68-2C of the Borough of Montvale code with respect to loud noise. Any violation of these sections will result in removal from the field.
Upon approval, a field permit will be issued to the applicant. The approved permit must be displayed when field is occupied.