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One speaker, David Rio, 3405 South Timberly, Immaculate Heart, favored a limit on the number of nights per week bingo may be played at one location, because without such a limit, organized gambling would find it profitable to operate in the City. Police Chief Raymond Davis favored the proposal that an organiza- tion licensee be limited to playing bingo at one location to prevent the more commercial-type organization from moving to other locations during a one-week span. The motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Vice Mayor Ward, carried 6:0 unanimously, was to place Ordinance No. NS-1396 on first reading, entitled as follows, and as amended to allow a licensee to hold bingo games at only one location, and to allow no more than three bingo games at one location per week: ORDINANCE NO. NS-1396 AN ORDINANCE OE 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 TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF DAYS PER WEEK WHEN BINGO MAY BE PLAYED. The motion also directed Staff to return to Council with a report on the implementation of this ordinance in nine months. CA 91.10 PUBLIC HEARING - VEHICLES FOR HIRE City Manager Bruce Spragg ORDINANCE NO. NS-1401 AS AMENDED announced that this ordin- FIRST READING ance had been continued from December 12, 1977 at at the request of one of the taxicab companies; that the major objectives of the new ordinance are those listed in the Police Department Memorandum dated May 25, 1977 which would suspend the requirement for a certificate of convenience and necessity for taxicab companies and remove the limit of 50 taxicabs in the City to allow open competition. Speaking for the proposed ordinance was: Phillip Eaton, 1140 W. Santa Ana Blvd., representing American Cab Company Mr. Eaton stated that the previous ordinance placed a burden on the applicant taxicab company to prove to a hearing officer that there was a need for more taxicab service, and that it could pro- vide the needed service; that under the proposed ordinance the City can impose requirements for insurance, for safe vehicles and for driver qualifications, but that it eliminates the certificate of need and necessity and allows free enterprise to obtain an efficient level of taxicab service. Verlyn Jensen, 1200 North Main Street, representing Yellow Cab Company, stated that although his company substantially agrees with the proposed ordinance that he would like to propose an amend- ment whereby the limit of 50 taxicabs be removed to open up compe- tition in the City, but that the certificate of convenience and necessity be retained so that applications can be given procedural due process, and that all applicants can compete under the same ordinance. Speakers to the ambulance portion of the ordinance were: Phil Gazzo, Schaffers, 2215 South Bristol Scott Levinson, 13912 Ponderosa Street CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 467 DECEMBER 19, 1977