13B - COUNCIL COMMITTEE RPTS - PUBLIC SAFETY

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options. A discussion was held whereby it was stated that any public hearings will go directly to the Planning Commission. A set of standardized conditions has been created and will be part of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. A new category of business being proposed will be called a concert venue with its own conditional use permit. The entertainment permit will have different Categories depending on the type of entertainment; all will have a standard set of conditions. The issuing authority for the entertainment permits will be the City Manager's Office. Chairman Benavides had the following modifications: 1) Section 11-1, extending after hours to 4:00am. No alcohol served after 2:00am but allowing food and entertainment until 4:00am. No entertainment between 4-8:00am; 2) Section 13, subsection 11-11, allow entertainment after 2:00am, push out to 4:00am; 3) Section 41-191. Regulated uses, subsection (b) (5), currently the proposed ordinance says that bars as defined in Section 41-25.5 are regulated by certain restrictions and ultimately not permitted. Recommend to strike that and add subsection (e), which is currently stricken from the ordinance, to state it shall be lawful for bars defined under Section 41-25.5 to be established within the separation requirement of 500 feet of any other bar or any property zoned to be used for park purposes or schools primarily attended by minors; 4) Section 41-196 (g)1 - strike item 1, of the proposed Ordinance; and 5) Section 41-196(g)2 - add language of an eating establishment, essentially making the distinction between a bar and a restaurant. Motion: Accept the Alcohol/Entertainment Ordinance with the proposed modifications/changes; move this to full council with the modifications for Council's approval. MOTION: Benavides SECOND: Martinez VOTE: AYES: Benavides, Martinez, Reyna NOES: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) (Council Committee member Martinez excuses herself.) (Item 2 was taken out of order.) 2. Red Light Camera Enforcement Program Deputy Chief McGeachy provided a PowerPoint presentation with an overview of the Red Light Camera Enforcement Program. The contract is with Redflex since the beginning of the program in 2003. On average, there are 4,000 activations a month and about 2,100 citations. In terms of costs, there is a flat fee of $78,000 a month for the system and that doesn't include performance 13B-5