HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1976/07/20 Item 16 Item No. 16
July 20, 1976 CITY OF CHULA VISTA , ITEM N0. � 16
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ITEMTITLE� Ordinance N1695 - Amending Chapter 9 .12 of the Municipal Code
Relating to the Removal of the Prohibition Against the
Playing of Bingo by Certain Parties (Amended)
SUBMITTED BY� City Attorney SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
ITEM EXPLANATION
Several questions have been raised concerning the provisions of the
ordinance regulating the playing of bingo . As previously indicated,
certain basic elements are required under state law. They are, first,
that a license issued in no event is transferable under Section 9 .12 .180 .
Secondly, that minors are prohibited to play and that games are open
to the public, and that only the organization authorized to conduct
a bingo game may operate it and no one shall receive a profit, and
that any profits from the game must be kept in a special fund, that
the person must be physically present at the game and that the total
value of the prizes may not exceed $250 for any game, all under Section
9 .12 .190 .
The other sections of the ordinance relate to the means for achieving
the limitations mandated by the State Legislature pursuant to Section
19 of Article IV of the Constitution. The Chief of Police raised
certain questions relative to the role of the Police Department in
regulating the bingo games . He first questioned the time limitation
prior to a game for investigation of an application . This has been
changed from a ten day period to a "reasonable time" . It is the same
provisions that we have in the massage parlor ordinance . The Chief
does not disagree with the fee for an application which the County
set at $55 and which may be on the low side for the cost of the inves-
tigation . State law requires that the fee may not exceed the actual
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Agreement Resolution Ordinance X Ploi Other
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Place on First Reading
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costs involved . The renewal fee of $10 also seems to be reasonable .
The term of the license has been raised to one year . With these
changes, the Police Department finds the ordinance to be satisfac-
tory .
As previously indicated, the ordinance closely follows that of
the County and the City of San Diego with the exeption that the
appeal procedure for denial or revocation of a license has been
altered to conform to the procedures used in the City of Chula
Vista relative to business license denial or revocation.
The City Council has directed that the ordinance be amended to
limit the number of days during which bingo games may be conducted
to 3 days during any 7 calendar days and require that any organi-
zation applying for a license have been in operation for a two-
year period .
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