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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2010 TO AMEND ? As Amended <br /> CHAPTER 11 OF THE DANCE ORDINANCE AND El Ordinance on 1s` Reading <br /> ? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br /> ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR COST OF ? Implementing Resolution <br /> EXTRAORDINARY POLICE DEPARTMENT ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> SERVICES <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <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 /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <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 /> <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 operational standards and deleted outdated requirements pertaining to all dance permits 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 /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 5OA-1 <br />