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Me-Kelm <br />To: Chief of Police June 15, 2010 <br />From:Yolanda Pena <br />CC: H.J. Couisine, Executive Inspector - <br />Re: DANCE ESTABLISHMENT COST RECOVERY FEE <br />Surnmary <br />The City of Santa Ana has a long history with alcohol beverage establishments that <br />generate an extraordinary amount of police - related calls for service. Numerous <br />studies have shown the correlation between alcohol and violence. The police <br />department has evaluated the relationship between alcohol- licensed establishments <br />and the impact that entertainment such as public dancing has on police services. I <br />found that police- related incidents at dance establishments generate a higher <br />number of calls than non -dance establishments and those calls require an increased <br />level of manpower. <br />Currently, Chapter 11 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code requires that a location at <br />which public dancing is conducted be bona fide eating establishment. The number <br />of ABC licensed locations, which are bona fide eating establishments, and the <br />number of current public dance permits in Santa Ana are as follows. <br />Type 47* ABC license 58 <br />Type 41 * ABC license 120 <br />Public Dance Permits 12 <br />In order to evaluate calls for service (CFS) I compared data for existing dance <br />establishments to similar locations that do not have a dance permit. Since the <br />majority of dance establishments have a type 47 ABC license, those locations were <br />chosen for the first comparison. <br />"Type 41 — On -sale beer & wine, public eating -place <br />'Type 47 — On -sale general, public eating place (includes beer wine and distilled spirits) <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />