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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2010 TO AMEND <br />CHAPTER 11 OF THE DANCE ORDINANCE AND <br />ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR COST OF <br />EXTRAORDINARY POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />SERVICES <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1s` Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 11 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code related to dance <br />permits and implementing the cost recovery fee for extraordinary policy services. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Police Department, in conjunction with Downtown property owners and businesses, <br />embarked on a review of the City's public dance regulations in an effort to attract new <br />businesses, visitors and residents to the Downtown. The result is the provision of a new dance <br />permit that addresses the unique nature of many of the older, historic properties in the Downtown <br />and which allows for public dancing as an ancillary use. The boundaries pertaining to this <br />modification are the same as those in the new Transit Zoning Code designated as Downtown <br />(DT) Zone and Urban Center (UC) Zone (Exhibit 1). <br />In addition to the Downtown modifications, the proposed Ordinance Amendment codifies existing <br />operational standards and deleted outdated requirements pertaining to all dance permits <br />citywide. Further, the Ordinance enacts a new fee for police services associated with dance <br />permits. The amount of the fee was established with the adoption of the 2010-11 budget, subject <br />to adoption of the proposed Ordinance Amendment. Dance permit data collected over time has <br />revealed that police calls for service for establishments with dance permits can be much higher <br />when compared to other establishments (see Exhibit 2). To assist the City in recapturing these <br />costs, a $500 bi-annual cost recovery fee is proposed. The fee is based on the average number <br />of hours required to police dance establishments. Further, the permit licensee will be billed for <br />additional costs if there is a 50% increase in police related calls to the establishment. A formal <br />review of the permit will also be triggered, and the Chief of Police may further condition the <br />permit, suspend or revoke the permit. <br />5OA-1