Item 20 - Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Article VI (Stadium)

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 2 of 5 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The recitals above are each incorporated by reference and adopted as findings by the City Council. Section 2. Chapter 2 of the SAMC (Administration), Article VI (Stadium), Section 2-743 - Liquor is hereby amended to read as follows. Sec. 2-743. Liquor Alcoholic Beverages. No intoxicating liquor alcoholic beverages, as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 23004, shall be sold or consumed upon the premises known as Eddie West Field-Santa Ana Stadium except with the express written consent of the executive director of cultural, recreation and community services City Manager, or their designee, for adult events. The executive director of cultural, recreation and community services may grant such consent, but only for the sale and consumption of beer for adult events. An event may be deemed an "adult event" if the predominate age of the audience can reasonably be expected to exceed twenty-one (21) years. The application and review process shall be in accordance with a policy established by the City Manager. No consent shall be given whenever: (1) The sponsor of the event does not desire the sale and consumption of beer at the event; or (2) The event is sponsored by any school; or (3) The event is in the nature of a youth event, including, but not limited to, concerts and youth athletic events where the predominate audience age is less than twenty-one years or the predominate age of athletes and other participants is less than twenty-one (21) years. For purposes of this section, the term "school" is defined to be an educational institution from the level of community college downward. Any university or four-year college, state or private, where the predominate campus population may reasonably be expected to exceed twenty-one (21) years, which has been proven to attract large numbers of alumni and public over the age of twenty-one (21) as attendees to its sponsored function(s), and which specifically makes written request for the sales of beer to the executive director of cultural, recreation and community services, shall be considered exempt from the provision of subparagraphs (2) and (3), above, and shall assume the same status as any other "adult event" under this section. Section 4. The City Council finds and determines, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is categorically exempt from further review per Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities). Class 1 exemption applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or