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G3G LEE COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DATE: 05/06/2002 TO: MR WILLIAM COWAN, MANAGER CC MR ED PASCHAL, COMMISSIONER FROM: PA`T[ / ATKIWS ANI FAMILY PARK VENDORS RE-- Commissioner Paschal carne by my office this morning and shared an e-mail that Gaynelle received from Mrs. Chalmers concerning vending of goods in Kiwanis Family Pads. The Lee County Parks and Recreation Commission took up this issue some time back. The board determined that vending should not be allowed in the pads for a number of reasons. Prior to the board's action, I had given permission to a Mr. Ezzell who is confined to a wheel chair permission to vend canned drinks and packaged snacks in the park Since the' action taken by the board, I have posted bilingual signage and have personally instructed four or five vendors that they could not vend goods in the park I personally spoke with Mr. Ezzell and Mr. Chalmers concerning the board's actions. I spoke with Mr. Chalmers on the phone Friday May 3, 2002 and told him that vending was not allowed. He said that vendors were still setting up in the park I told him that when parks and recreation staff observed this activity that staff would ask the vendors to leave. I called Mike Hanes at the health department because there has been a vendor in the park selling prepared foods. I have spoken with the police department in the past concerning this issue as well. The ordinance is contained in Sec. 18-38 paragraph (a) of the Lee County Code- As I told Mr. Chalmers on Friday, the department does not have the resources to monitor the park throughout the day- However, when vendors are observed in the pads, they will be asked to leave. If they refuse to leave, the police will be called to have them removed. IWP