The department shall have all the powers and perform all the duties provided by the laws of the state of Washington relating to parks and recreational facilities in the cities of the third class. The department shall have the power to conduct any form of recreation or cultural activity that will employ the leisure time of the people in a constructive and wholesome manner, and shall have control and supervision of all parks belonging to said city, and may plan, promote, manage and acquire, construct, develop, maintain, and operate, either within or without the city limits, parks, squares, parkways and boulevards, play and recreation grounds, and/or other municipally owned recreation facilities, including community buildings, and improve and ornament the same. The department may also solicit or receive on behalf of the city council any gifts or bequests of money or other personal property or any donation to be applied, principal or income, for either temporary or permanent use for playgrounds, parks, or other recreational purposes. The department shall have no power to acquire land or property, or to accept gifts of real or personal property, without the approval of the city council, and any property acquired shall be in the name of the city. (Ord. 124 § 2, 1962)