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Results <br />The data convincingly supports the premise that the City's dance establishments <br />generate an extraordinary amount of police - related calls and require a greater <br />number of police service hours than establishments that do not provide that type of <br />entertainment. <br />An unexpected result of the comparisons made was the significance of man -hours <br />as opposed to number of calls for service. While there were a few locations that <br />generated a similar number of CFS, it is important to note that the hours and <br />personnel devoted to calls at dance establishments was much greater. <br />For example, a gang - related disturbance at a dance establishment required 8 <br />officers and a total of 10 man -hours to clear. An assault or drunk arrest at a location <br />with a dance permit may demand 4 to 12 hours of police services. The time <br />devoted to calls and number of personnel appears to be dictated by the events <br />surrounding each incident. <br />Recommendation <br />To help the City recapture some of those extraordinary costs, the Police Department <br />proposes to assess a `cost recovery fee'. Establishments that obtain a public dance <br />permit will be assessed this fee in addition to the application fee. Both fees will be <br />collected each time the establishment applies to renew their dance permit. The goal <br />of this fee is to maintain a strong sense of public safety without creating a burden to <br />the City. <br />0 Page 5 <br />