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(PJC 3/21/06) ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS !FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Business and Professions Code S 7582.5 authorizes a city to impose local regulations upon any street patrol service. Such regulations include requiring the street patrol service to register with an agency to be designated by the city. In addition, a city may refuse registration to any person of bad moral character and may impose reasonable additional requirements as are necessary to meet local needs. B. A city may also impose local regulations upon any employee of a private patrol operator who is unable to furnish evidence of current registration pursuant to Business and Professions Code S 7582.5(f). C. Due to changes in the law and as part of the City's continuous improvement process, it is appropriate to review and update the City's regulation of private patrol services. Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), adoption of this ordinance does not meet the definition of a "project" under CEQA, as such, the proposed project is exempt from further review per Public Resources Code Section 21065. Section 3. Chapter 24, Sections 24-1 through 24-4 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 24-1. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter certain words and phrases shall be construed as follows, unless it is apparent from the context that a different 11A-1 Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 1 of 4