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MODIFIED EMERGENCY BINGO ORDINANCE - Continued Police Chief Ray Davis reported that recently passed Assembly Bill 101 substantially altered Penal Code Section 326.5 regulat- ing charitable bingo games; that the main thrust of AB 101 was to expand the number of organizations eligible for charitable bingo permits; that the proposed ordinance establishes a limita- tion on the number of days per week bingo may be played by an organization, the number of permits per organization, and the days per week per location, in addition to other administrative controls on the conduct of the game, which experience to date with bingo has shown will be necessary if the City is to effectively insure that honest games are conducted by legitimate non-profit organizations and effectively eliminate the large- scale, commercial 'casino'-type bingo operation; that only six of 23 cities place no limit on the number of days or hours of operation of bingo per week; that the general trend is to limit to 1 or 2 days; that seven cities have chosen not to allow bingo at all; and that Santa Ana citizens do not want Santa Ana to be the bingo capital of Orange County. In response to the Mayor's invitation to the audience for speakers on this matter, the following persons spoke in opposition to the proposed bingo regulation ordinances: Harold Heinly, Santa Ana American Legion Post 131, 1200 N. Main Street Donald Klein, representing the Colonial Manor Fun Club Dori Abler, YWCA, 1411 North Broadway Frank Johnson, 1002 South Cypress Paul Sepulveda, 2140 South Parton The opponents objected primarily to the limitation to two days a week, stating that the profits are very small the first day or two, and that the profits are realized after a clientele is built up. They also objected to the limitation on the number of days of operation per location, stating that there are buildings in the City that are used by a number of different charitable or- ganizations and each could qualify for a bingo permit. Two speakers objected to the inclusion of rules of the game, and particularly to the requirement that a call for a verification of the balls could be made by any player after each game. Mr. Heinly took issue with a number of other sections of the proposed ordinance. There being no further speakers. Mayor Evans closed the public hearing. Councilman Yamamoto seconded Councilman Garthe's motion to postpone the adoption of the ordinance for 30 days to work out amendments that would be agreeable to the organizations affected by it. City Attorney Keith Gow advised Council that it could adopt a modified version of the Emergency Ordinance to allow bingo games by organizations which were previously prohibited from playing by State law. The modified emergency ordinance would include Sections 1, 2a, 2c, and 19 of Ordinance No. NS-1389.1 as previously proposed. A substitute motion made by Councilman Brandt, seconded by Coun- cilman Ward, carried 5:2, with Councilmen Yamamoto and Bricken dissenting, to adopt Emergency Ordinance No. NS-1389.1 as modified and entitled as follows: ORDINANCE NO. NS-1389.1 - AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGULATING BINGO GAMES TO MAKE SAID SECTIONS COMPLY WITH STATE LAW. AND STATING THE REASONS FOR ITS URGENCY. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 381 OCTOBER 17, 1977