HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2015-057 RESOLUTION I�'O. 201�-0�7
RESOLUTIOI� OF THE CITY COiIi�'CIL OF THE CITl' OF
CHULA VISTA RATIFI'II�'G CHIEF DAVID BEJARANO`S
APPROVAL OF I�'El�' OV�'i�TERS POSSESSIi�'G FII�'AI�'CIAL
II�'TEREST Il�' THE GAn4I\'G OPERATI01�'S AND
CARDROOM LICENSE OF VILL.AGE CLUB CARD ROOM
\�JHEREAS. Villaae Club Card Room o��ns the onh consolidated card room eamine
license issued b�� the Cit�� of Chula Vista: and
VdHEREAS. Villase Club Cazd Room. currenth� located at 429 Broad���av. intends to
mo��e to a lar2er location located at 271 and 28� Bav Boule��ard: and
«'HEREAS, Village Club Card Room applied for and ���as issued a conditional use
permit (CUP) for the card room operation at 271 and 28� Ba}� Boule��ard (CUP PCC-12-004);
and
A'HEREAS. the land and facilities at 271 and 28� Ba�� Boule��ard are o���ned b�� VC Bav
Properties LLC; and
�\�HEREAS, \%C Ba�� Propenies LLC ���as formed b}� Han�e�� Souza, but he has no�;� sold
a �0% interest in \'C Bav Propenies LLC to a ne�v o�tiroership group: and
«'HEREAS, because the ne��� o�timership of VC Bav Properties LLC is technicalh a
`'ftnancial interesY` in Villaee Club Card Room`s eamine operations under the terms of the Chula
Vista Gaming Plan. the neti� o���ners must apph� for appro��al ���ith the Chief of Police; and
���HEREAS, the ne��� o��mership �roup ���ith a �0% interest in VC Ba�� Properties LLC
are: R��an Stone: Rodne�� F. Stone: n4asis Ke��orkian: and Kermit Scha��ltz: and
�VHEREAS, the Police Department re��ie���ed calls for sen�ice from eaming operations
pre��iousl}� and currently operated b�� the same o�ti�nership and found that (1) nearl�� �0% of calls
to the currently operating Stones Casino in Citrus Hei�hts ���ere officer-initiated (proactive
pavol); (2) in almost nine months of operation, the Stones Casino had ven� fe��� ��iolent offenses;
and (�) the call for sen�ice le��els �vere reasonable and consistent ���ith a business model of this
h�pe; and
�1'HEREAS; on January 23, 2014, subject to Citv Council approvaL Chief Da�id
Bejarano appro��ed the ne�v o��mers listed abo��e for possession of a financial interest in Villase
Club Card Room's gamino operations and cardroom license afrer revie«�ine their applications
and conductine backsround checks: and
WHEREAS. the ne��� o�iners understand that the� ���ill ha��e to re-submit for Chief of
Police and City Council approval if and ���hen anv of them desire to purchase a direct interest in
the \Tillase Club card room license: and
Resolution No. 201�-Oi7
Pase No. 2
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, ��ith the above recitations incorporated herein, that it does hereby ratify the Chula Vista
Police Department Chiefs approval of 1) Ryan Stone; 2) Rodney F. Stone; 3) Masis Kevorkian;
and 4) Kermit Schayltz as financial interest holders in the gaming operations of Village Club
Card Room through their real estate o��mership of Card Room facilities, ti�ith the understandino
that an}� proposed direct o�imership interest in the Village Club license will require additional
City approvals.
Presented by Approved as to form by
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David Bejarano � ]
Chief of Police Crty Atto ey
PASSED; APPROVED, and ADOP"CED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 3rd day of March 2015 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar; Bensoussan, Miesen and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: McCann
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Mar}� S s, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris; C , City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
1, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certifi� that the foreaoing
Resolution No. 2015-0�7 H�as duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista Cit}� Council held on the 3rd day of March 201�.
E�ecuted this 3rd day of March 2015. �
Donna R. Norris; MC, City Clerk
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