HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2019-143RESOLUTION NO. 2019-143
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CHULA VISTA GAMING PLAN INCREASING THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TABLES FROM 20 TO 26,
INCREASING PER TABLE LICENSE FEES, MAKING
RELATED CHANGES AND UPDATES, AND APPROVING AN
UPDATED FIVE-YEAR OPERATING AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Stones South Bay Corporation, a California Corporation dba: Seven Mile
Casino (“Seven Mile”) has proposed amendments to the City’s Gaming Plan and related Operating
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes would (1) increase the maximum number of allowed
tables from 20 to 26, (2) increase the allowed number of players at the 15 tables allowing back-
line betting from 16 to 24; and
WHEREAS, in consideration for this, Seven Mile and City staff negotiated an increase in
the table license fees to a set rate of $9,000 per table per quarter effective July 1, 2019, and $9,540
per table per quarter beginning July 1, 2020, with annual increases thereafter of 3%; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the parties agree that upon the opening of the RIDA Bayfront
resort hotel the per table rate would convert to a “percentage rate structure” with a guaranteed
minimum payment and a five-year extension to the Operating Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has no other material concerns with security issues that
might arise from the proposed changes to the Gaming Plan; and
WHEREAS, as required by Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 5.20.001 and Gaming
Plan Section 5.3, prior to City Council action on the proposed Gaming Plan amendments a public
hearing was properly noticed and held, and the City Council considered the proposed amendment
and all testimony presented with respect thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney’s office has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not
a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines because the activity
consists of a governmental administrative/fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment
to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the
environment. Therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the
activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required. It has also been
determined that the activity qualifies for an Exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the
California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Any required CEQA review would be
conducted if and when Seven Mile applies for an amendment to its CUP.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
as follows:
1. The proposed amendments to the Chula Vista Gaming Plan attached to this
resolution, with changes presented in underline strikeout format, are hereby adopted, with such
minor changes as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept
on file with the City Clerk.
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed, pursuant to Section 5.5 of the
Gaming Plan to finalize and execute on behalf of the City an operating agreement with the Seven
Mile license interest holders, in the form presented with such minor changes as may be required
or approved by the City Attorney.
3. Seven Mile’s rights under the amended Gaming Plan for cardroom operations under
its license are contingent upon receiving any and all required approvals therefor from the California
Department of Justice Division of Gambling Control and any and all required City land use
approvals.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Eric C. Crockett Glen R. Googins
Director of Economic Development City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 23th day of July 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2019-143 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 23th day of July 2019.
Executed this 23th day of July 2019.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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CHULA VISTA GAMING PLAN
[Adopted July 23, 2019]
In accordance with Chapter 5.20 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code (the
“Gaming Code”), this document shall serve as the gaming plan for the
operation of Cardrooms within the City of Chula Vista (the “Gaming Plan”). This
Gaming Plan was originally adopted on February 13, 1996, after a public
hearing, pursuant to city council Resolution No. 18212. The Gaming Plan has
been amended as follows: (1) on January 13, 1998 pursuant to Resolution No.
18862; (2) on November 10, 1998 pursuant to Resolution No. 19251; (3) on
September 26, 2000, pursuant to Resolution No. 2000-332; (4) on October 6, 2009,
pursuant to Resolution No. 2009-238; (5) on March 14, 2012, pursuant to
Resolution No. 2012-047; and (6) on March 3, 2015, pursuant to Resolution No.
2015-056; and, (7) on April 11, 2017, pursuant to Resolution No. 2017-0128. The
modifications contained in such amendments shall be deemed effective as of
the dates of their adoption.
Effective upon its adoption, this Gaming Plan shall implementimplements,
in its entirety, Subchapter 2 of the Gaming Code. In the event relating to
Cardrooms. Pursuant to Subchapter 1, Section 5.20.004, of the Gaming Code
any inconsistency between thisthe Gaming PlanCode and the Gaming Code, the
terms and conditionsPlan shall be governed by the provisions of thisthe Gaming
Plan shall govern. Except to the extent that this Gaming Plan expressly modifies
or is otherwise inconsistent with the Gaming Code, the Gaming Code shall
remain in full force and effect.
This Gaming Plan is intended to deal only with the subject of
cardroomsCardrooms. No other types of gaming permitted by the code, subject
to the adoption of a gaming plan with respect theretoGaming Code, shall be
permitted or governed hereby. To be permitted, such other types of gaming must
be the subject of further action by resolution of the city councilCity Council to
amend or add to this Gaming Plan.
This version of the Gaming Plan is adopted and effective as of July 23,
2019, pursuant to City Council Resolution No. ________________.
CARDROOMS
1. Cardroom Defined.
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For the purpose of this Gaming Plan, a “cardroom” is defined to be any
space, room, or enclosure furnished or equipped with a table or tables used or
intended to be used, either exclusively or in conjunction with another business or
activity, as a card table for the playing of cards and similar games, and the use
of which is available to the public.
2. Licensing.
2.1 License Required to Operate Cardroom - Individual Licensees Must
be 21 Years or Older.
A license from the cityCity issued pursuant to the Gaming Code or this
Gaming Plan, is required for any person, group of persons, partnership,
corporation, or any other entity or organization (each a “Person” hereinafter) to
engage in or carry on, or to maintain or conduct, or cause to be engaged in,
carried on, maintained or conducted, any cardroom in the cityCity. Any such
activity conducted without such a license, or otherwise in non-compliance with
the terms of the Gaming Code, this Gaming Plan, the Gaming Code, or any and
all other applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations shall be
unlawful. No license shall be issued to any individual Person under the age of
twenty-one years.
2.2 Number of Licenses Permitted - Existing Licenses.
The number of licenses authorized to be issued or held, in the aggregate,
under the provisions of this Gaming Plan shall be limited, based upon the
population of the cityCity according to the certified determination thereof by the
state department of finance. The number of licenses so authorized may not be
more than two (2). All such licenses shall be issued and held in accordance with
the provisions of this Gaming Plan; provided, however, any Person holding a
license or licenses to conduct cardroom operation upon the effective date of
this Gaming Plan may continue to hold such license or licenses subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein. For purposes of determining the number of
licenses which are authorized to be issued by the cityCity hereunder, any two
licenses which are “consolidated” pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof shall still be
treated as being two separate licenses counted against the total number
authorized under state law, and shall be entitled to all rights, benefits, and
restrictions as if the licenses were held separately, both under state law and the
terms of this Gaming Plan.
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2.3 Two Types of Licenses - Class I and Class IIGaming Classifications.
2.3.1 In General. There shall be two types of cardroom licenses:
ClassCategory I and ClassCategory II. The characteristics, rights, obligations and
limitations attributable, respectively, to a ClassCategory I or ClassCategory II
licenses are set forth throughout this Gaming Plan. Subject to all such provisions,
in general, (a) a Class I license shall permit the playing of all games permitted by
the state attorney general to be within the permissible subject of local licensing by
California cities, except games involving “back-line” betting; and (b) a Class II
license shall permit the playing of all games permitted under a Class I license, and
shall also permit games involving back-line betting.
(a) a Category I license shall permit the playing of all games
available for licensure through the Office of the Attorney General, except games
involving “back-line” betting; and
(b) a Category II license shall permit the playing of all games
permitted under a Category I license and shall also permit games involving
back-line betting. “Back-line” betting card games are card games which allow
a player not seated at a cardroom table, but standing adjacent to the table, to
bet on a hand being played by a player seated at that table. Subject to state
and local law, multiple “back-line” betters may be allowed to participate in any
one game.
2.3.2 All licenses issued by the cityCity shall initially be
ClassCategory I licenses. In order to convertobtain a Class I license into a
ClassCategory II license, the holder of a Class I licenseapplicant (a) must have
continuously operated a cardroom under its Classthat plays Category I license
within the citygames for a period of three (3) years at a fixed location; and (b)
must apply with the cityCity and receive prior approval from the cityCity for such
conversion in accordance with the application procedures set forth in Section
2.4 hereof, below.
2.4 Application/Issuance Procedure.
2.4.1 In General. Any Person desiring a cardroom license must
submit an application therefore to the chief of police. SuchThe application shall
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be on a form issued by, or otherwise approved in advance by, the chief of
police. Such application shall include, in addition to any other information
required by the chief of police, (a) the true names and addresses of any and all
Persons currently, or contemplated to have a “financial interest” in the cardroom
operation proposed to be licensed; (b) the past criminal record, if any, of any
and all such Persons; (c) the fingerprints of any and all such Persons; (d) the
proposed location of the cardroom; and (e) a non-refundable fee, as presently
designated, or as may in the future be amended, in the Master Fee Schedule, to
cover the cost of processing the application and of any required investigation of
the applicant. Upon the issuance of a cardroom license, the chief of police may
authorize the refund of the investigation portion of the application fee to any
Persons who were not subject to investigations.
2.4.2 Approval Required. Any and all proposed cardroom
licensees must receive (a) prior written approval of the chief of police, which
approval may be withheld in the sole discretion of the chief of police, (b)
approval by the State of California Division of Gambling Control; and (c) the
ratification of the City Council, which ratification may be withheld in the sole
discretion of the City Council. Such approval and/or ratification may be
conditioned as the acting parties deem appropriate, and may be based, but is
not required to be based, entirely or in part on the assessment by the chief of
police or, as applicable, the City Council, of the character of the proposed
licensee, or on the opinion of the approving or ratifying entity, that there appears
to be good cause why such Person should or should not operate a cardroom.
Notwithstanding the foregoing in the event of a transfer directly caused by the
death or divorce of a Person holding a financial interest in a license, the “prior
approval” requirement, above, shall be amended to require that approval of
the resulting transferee be obtained by no later than sixty (60) days following the
death or divorce causing such transfer. The time limit may be extended
provided the resulting transferee has submitted its application and such
additional information as may have been requested with the licensing authorities
in a timely fashion.2.4.2 Each cardroom license application shall be totally
independent and unassociated with any other application being submitted for the
purpose of obtaining such a license. No applicant requesting a license pursuant to
this section may have a financial interest, or any other interest (as described in
Section 2.4.3 hereof) in any other cardroom license, or application pending
therefore.
2.4.3
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2.4.3 For purposes of this Section 2.4 and the Gaming Plan, the
term “financial interest” shall mean any and all direct or indirect ownership,
creditor or other interests, in a cardroom license, the cardroom business
operated thereunder, the assets thereof, or the revenues generated thereby.
2.4.3.1 Such an interest shall include, without limitation, any
and all interests held by building owners, landlords, tenants, equipment or fixtures
owners, lessors or lessees, creditors, lenders or guarantors related in any way to
the ownership, financing or operation of the cardroom; and (b) a parent,
spouse, sibling or child of an individual Person holding a direct, majority or
controlling ownership interest in a license or cardroom shall also be deemed the
holder of a “financial interest” for purposes of this Section and this Gaming Plan.
2.4.4
2.4.3.2 The City shall decide, in its sole discretion, whether a
particular circumstance or transaction falls within the scope of the definition of a
“financial interest” that requires submission of an application to the chief of
police and approval by the Council for separate licensure.
2.4.4 Any new or revoked cardroom license otherwise qualified for
issuance may be issued during the period of May 1 through June 30 following the
availability or revocation date of such a license. After the expiration of this
period no further licenses shall be issued until the following May 1 through June
30 period. In the event that there are applications in excess of the number of
licenses available in accordance with the limitations set forth in Section 2.2
hereof, a license may be issued to the most qualified of such applicants in
accordance with a procedure established by the cityCity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the cityCity shall decide, in its sole discretion, as to whether to issue
any cardroom license authorized hereunder, and whether or how to condition
such an issuance; furthermore, the cityCity reserves the right, for any reason
whatsoever, to reject any and all applications for a cardroom license hereunder.
2.5 Transfers.
2.5.1 In General. Any license issued pursuant to the Gaming Code
or this Gaming Plan, a cardroom operated thereunder, or any direct or indirect
interest therein, may only be transferred, but only in strict accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Section 2.5. Transfers governed by this section shall
include, without limitation, any and all sales, leases, conveyances, assignments,
grants, pledges, gifts, devises, donations and/or similar transfers by a Person of
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any or all of such Persons, direct or indirect, ownership interest in a license or
cardroom operated thereunder, or “financial interest” in a license or cardroom
operated thereunder, as such concept is defined in Section 2.4.3 hereof.
2.5.1.1 Such transfers shall include, without limitation, (a) a
transfer of all or any shares by a shareholder in a corporate licensee; (b ) the
transfer of all or any partnership interest by a partner in a partnership licensee;
(c ) the transfer of all or any portion of a controlling shareholder or partnership
interest in an entity which itself holds a direct or indirect ownership or financial
interest in a license or cardroom; and (d) a transfer of a substantial portion of
the assets of a Person holding a license or a cardroom operated thereunder.
2.5.1.2 Such transfers shall not include (a) corporate
structure reorganization where the individuals involved in the ownership and their
respective percentage interests do not change; (b) transfer of ownership interest
for estate planning purposes where the trustee is the same as the current
licensed owner; or (c) such other situation that is similar to those described
above that the City deems to be immaterial.
2.5.2 Application Required. A Any applicant seeking a license
may only be transferred to a Person that submits antransfer must comply with all
of the application forand approval by the chief of police and receives approval
from the chief of police in accordance with the procedures set forth for the issuance
of a licensesrequirements set forth in Section 2.4 hereof. Fees for the application
and investigation relating to transfers are addressed in Section 2.5.8 herein.
2.5.3 Approval Required. Any and all proposed cardroom license transfers must
receive (a) prior written approval of the chief of police, which approval may be
withheld in the sole discretion of the chief of police, (b) approval by the State of
California Division of Gambling Control; and (c) the ratification of the city council,
which ratification may be withheld in the sole discretion of the city council. Such
approval and/or ratification may be conditioned as the acting parties deem
appropriate, and may be based, but is not required to be based, entirely or in part
on the assessment by the chief of police or, as applicable, the city council, of the
character of the proposed licensee, or on the opinion of the approving or ratifying
entity, that there appears to be good cause why such Person should or should not
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operate a cardroom. Notwithstanding the foregoing in the event of a transfer
directly caused by the death or divorce of a Person holding a financial interest in
a license, the “prior approval” requirement, above, shall be amended to require
that approval of the resulting transferee be obtained by no later than sixty (60)
days following the death or divorce causing such transfer. The time limit may be
extended provided the resulting transferee has submitted its application and
such additional information as may have been requested with the licensing
authorities in a timely fashion.
2.5.4 Three Years Operation Required Before Transfer. With the
exception of those licenses which have been issued prior to September 1, 1992,
no license may be transferred unless and until the holder thereof has been
operating a cardroom governed by such license for three (3) years at a fixed
location in the cityCity. Licenses issued prior to September 1, 1992 may not be
transferred unless and until the holder thereof has been operating a cardroom
governed by such license for one (1) year at a fixed location within the cityCity.
2.5.5 Non-Complying Transfers. In the event of a purported
transfer of a license whichthat does not comply with the terms of this Section (a),
the purported transferor shall be subject to monetary penalties as provided in
Section 4.2 hereof; (b) the. The purported transferee shall have no rights to
operate a cardroom in the cityCity under the authority of such license; (c) the.
The license involved shall be subject to revocation by the cityCity as provided in
Section 4.3 hereof; and (d) the transfer may otherwise be declared null and void.
2.5.6 Special Rules for Transfers of ClassCategory II Licenses.
2.5.6.1 Except as otherwise provided herein, upon the
transfer, either all at once or in a series of transfers, of a “material or controlling
financial interest” (define below) in a ClassCategory II license, the ClassCategory
II license, which is the subject of such transfer, shall immediately revert back to a
ClassCategory I license. A ClassCategory II license so reverted may be
converted back to a ClassCategory II license, but only in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2.3.2 hereof.
2.5.6.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, a material or
controlling interest in a ClassCategory II license may be transferred without
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reversion of the subject ClassCategory II license to ClassCategory I status subject
to the following terms and conditions:
(a) The transfer must be to a “pre-qualified
transferee”. For purposes of this Section, a “pre-qualified transferee” shall be
defined as a Person on record with the chief of police as a Person holding a
financial interest in the license, which, with the prior knowledge of the chief of
police, acknowledged in writing thereby, has been substantially responsible for
the management and operations of thea licensed cardroom continuously for a
period of three (3) years.
(b) In addition to the agreement required pursuant to
Section 5.5 hereof, any pre-qualified transferee shall enter into a written
agreement with the cityCity whereby such Person, on behalf of itself, any
successors or assigns thereof, and any and all parties with a financial interest in
the license or the cardroom operated thereunder, agrees that (a) the
ClassCategory II status of the license to be transferred thereto shall be temporary
and subject to reversion to ClassCategory I status in accordance with this
Section; and (b) any action taken by the City to revert the ClassCategory II
license to a ClassCategory I license shall not constitute a taking of any property
or other interest held by such Person(s); and (c) such Person(s) waive and agree
not to pursue any and all claims or other action against the City in connection
with a City decision to revert the ClassCategory II license to a ClassCategory I
license.
( c) Until such time that ClassCategory II Games have
been operated continuously by the pre-qualified transferee for a period of one
(1) year following the effective date of the transfer of the ClassCategory II
license, or such longer period as the ClassCategory II license, or such longer
period as the chief of police may require (the “Temporary ClassCategory II Status
Period”), the ClassCategory II statues of the license shall be temporary, and
therefore subject to reversion to a ClassCategory I license upon a determination
by the chief of police, in his/her sole discretion, for any or no reason whatsoever,
that the transferee should be required to first operate as a ClassCategory I
licensee prior to being permitted to operate as a ClassCategory II licensee in
accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.3.2 hereof. Such
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determination may be made at any time within thirty (30) days after the
expiration of the Temporary ClassCategory II Status Period.
(d) Pre-qualification of a potential transferee
hereunder shall not constitute City approval of a transfer to such potential
transferee and any such transfer shall remain subject to the provisions of Section
2.5 hereof.
2.5.6.3 For purposes of this Section, the City shall determine,
in its sole discretion, what constitutes a “material or controlling financial interest”
provided,; however, in general, a transfer of a financial interest for purposes of
pre-qualifying a Person under Section 2.5.6.2 shall not be considered the transfer
of a “material or controlling financial interest”.
2.5.7. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon the transfer,
either all at once or in a series of transfers, of a material or controlling financial
interest in a license or the cardroom operated thereunder, the holder of the
license, which is the subject of such transfer shall be considered to be new
holder of such license subject to any and all provisions hereunder applicable
thereto.
2.5.8. Full Cost Recovery for Administrative Costs Associated with
Transfer. Any person submitting an application for transfer of a license shall be
responsible for payment to the City of all actual administrative costs incurred by
the City including the cost of staff time, at the City’s full cost recovery rate,
associated with the investigation of the application for a license transfer and
review of transfer documents. The chief of police shall estimate the cost of City
staff and other administrative costs in connection with an application and the
Person shall deposit such amount at the time of submitting the application for
license transfer to the chief of police. If actual costs incurred exceed the initial
deposit the chief of police may require the applicant to make additional
deposits to offset costs incurred or to be incurred by the City. If the amount
estimated is in excess of the cost incurred, the difference will be refunded to the
applicant at the end of the City’s review.
2.6 Consolidation.
2.6.1 In General. Notwithstanding any other section of this Gaming
Plan to the contrary, the holder of a ClassCategory I or ClassCategory II license
may acquire one, but only one, additional ClassCategory I or ClassCategory II
license, subject to the consolidation rules and procedures of this Section 2.6.
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Under no circumstances may any Person acquire or hold more than two City
licenses.
2.6.2 Required Qualifications/Procedures. In order to acquire an
additional license, an existing license holder (a) must have continuously
operated a cardroom under its existing license within the cityCity for a period of
three (3) years at a fixed location; and (b) must apply with the cityCity and
receive prior written approval from the cityCity for such acquisition in
accordance with the rules and procedures set forth in Section 2.4 hereof
regarding the initial issuance of licenses. If the additional license is to be
acquired from another existing license holder, such application shall also be
made in accordance with the rules and procedures governing license transfers
set forth in Section 2.5.3 hereof.
2.6.3 Effect of Consolidation; Deemed Consolidation. If an
application for the acquisition of an additional license is granted, the two
licenses held by the applicant shall become “consolidated”. In addition,
licenses shall be deemed to be “consolidated” in the event that the same
Person holds, or comes to hold, a “financial interest” (as defined in Section 2.4.3
thereof) in such licenses or the cardrooms operated thereunder. Under a
consolidated license, the maximum number of tables permitted to be operated
is twenty (20-six (26), subject to any additional or contrary terms and conditions
set forth in Section 3.5 and/or other provisions of this Gaming Plan. All tables
operated under a consolidated license must be operated in the same location.
2.6.4 Class Category I with ClassCategory II Consolidations. In the
event that a ClassCategory I license is consolidated with a ClassCategory II
license, the following rules shall apply: (a) if the previous owner of the
ClassCategory II License retains majority ownership and control over the
consolidated license, the full benefits and burdens hereunder of ClassCategory II
status shall apply to all the card tables operated under such consolidated
license (b) if the previous owners of the ClassCategory I License retains majority
ownership and control over the consolidated license, the consolidated license
shall retain ClassCategory I status and the requirements for conversion to a
ClassCategory II License under Section 2.3.2 of this Gaming Plan shall continue to
apply.
2.7 License TaxFee.
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2.7.1 In General. There shall be a license tax imposedfee on any
licensed cardroom within the cityCity in accordance with the terms of this
Section 2.7. The license taxfee is imposed for purposes of generating revenues to
the general fund of the cityCity and not for purposes of regulation. The taxfee
shall be imposed againstbased upon the number of tables that are licensed by
the cityCity pursuant to the terms of this Gaming Plan that are also permitted to
be operated by the City at the location where the license is being utilized
pursuant to the City’s land use laws and regulations. The taxfee shall be imposed
based upon the maximum number of tables so licensed and permitted based
upon the classcategory of license issued with respect thereto, regardless of the
number of tables whichthat may actually be operated on any given day or the
classcategory of game conducted thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the City approves new tables, but State approval is required before the
operation of any such new tables, the license fee set forth below in sections 2.7.2
through 2.7.6, inclusive, with respect to such new tables, shall not go into effect
until the date the required State approval is obtained.
2.7.2 Amount of Tax RateFee. The license taxfee to be assessed
and collected on each licensed cardroom shall be the applicable “base rate”
taxfee determined as follows:
2.7.2.1 Base Rate:
a. ClassCategory I - Non-consolidated: The : Effective July
1, 2019 the base license taxfee for card tables licensed under a single, non-
consolidated ClassCategory I license shall be $1,500 per card table per quarter
for a cardroom authorized to operate six (6) days per week; and $1,750 per card
table per annual quarter for a cardroom authorized to operate seven (7) days per
week.
b. Class I – Consolidated: The base license tax for card
tables licensed under a consolidated Class I license shall be $2,500 per card table
per annual quarter.
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c. Class I License with Class 1A Tables - Higher Level
Betting: The base license tax for Class 1A card tables shall be $3,750 per card
table per annual quarter. Such games may be referred to herein as Class 1A
gamesquarter.
b. d. ClassCategory II:License: Subject to the term of
Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, the agreement provided in Section
5.5 hereof, the base license taxfee for each card table in a cardroom licensed to
play ClassCategory II games under a ClassCategory II license shall be $7,100 per
table per annual quarter.9,000 per table per annual quarter. Effective July 1, 2020
through June 30, 2021, the base license fee for each card table in a cardroom
licensed to play Category II games under a Category II license shall be $9,540.
This rate shall apply to the maximum number of tables licensed and
permittedapproved to be operated at the cardroom location regardless of
whether or not such tables are actively being used, and regardless of whether or
not ClassCategory II games are actually being played at such tables.
c. Percentage Payment Structure The base rate license fee
for operation of any tables licensed by the City to the cardroom as set forth in
this Gaming Plan may be converted to a license fee based upon a percentage
of gross revenue generated by Licensee from the play of any game or gaming
activity (“Percentage Payment Structure”). Unless otherwise specified in an
amendment to the Gaming Plan, the timing of any conversion to and the
specific terms of any Percentage Payment Structure shall be set forth the
agreement between the parties required pursuant to Section 5.5 hereof.
2.7.3 Procedures for Payment of TaxFee.
2.7.3.1 Advance Payment. The license tax assessedfee
provided hereunder shall be payable quarterly in advance by no later than the
day falling fifteen (15) days prior to the first day of each calendar quarter.
2.7.4 Audit rights. The City shall have the right to conduct an
independent audit of licensee’s accounting records at any time upon three (3)
days prior written notice to licensee. The audit shall be performed by a party
designated by the City, subject to the reasonable approval of licensee. If the
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City elects to conduct such an audit, the licensee shall be responsible for
reimbursing City costs incurred in connection therewith. The licensee’s
reimbursement obligation under this Section shall not exceed $10,000.00 per any
twelve (12) month period.
2.7.5 Tax Fee Receipt. The finance director shall issue a receipt for
each licensed cardroom and such receipt shall be displayed on the premises
during the full term for which such receipt was issued.
2.7.6 Annual Increase in Base License TaxFee Rate. The base rate
license taxfee amounts set forth in Section 2.7 shall be increased by three
percent (3%) per year. The first increase shall take effect on July 1, 20162021 and
each subsequent increase shall take effect on each July 1 thereafter. This
annual base rate increase shall apply to all tables licensed and approved in the
previous year regardless of whether or not such tables were actually permitted or
put into service that year. Notwithstanding the above, if the Percentage
Payment Structure becomes the basis to calculate the base rate license fee,
then the terms of increase in such fee shall be governed by the agreement
entered into pursuant to Section 5.5 hereof.
3. Operating Limitations and Conditions.
3.1 City Land Use Regulations Shall Control.
All cardrooms and card table operations shall be subject to the city’sCity’s
land use regulations. Notwithstanding any provision in this Gaming Plan to the
contrary, no cardroom operations shall be permitted without the prior acquisition
of any and all necessary approvals and permits from the cityCity in connection
therewith, and any cardroom operation with such approvals and permits shall
operate in strict compliance with any and all terms and conditions thereof. For
example, in no evenevent shall the cardroom exceed the number of players it is
restricted to in its conditional use permit based on parking limits or other imposed
conditions.
3.2 Games Permitted.
3.2.1 ClassCategory I License: Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Gaming Plan and the Gaming codeCode, the holder of a ClassCategory I
cardroom license shall be permitted to operate a cardroom whichthat conducts
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all card games which were that have been determined by the attorney
generalOffice of the Attorney General of the State of California (“Attorney
General”) to be within the permissible subject of local licensing by California
cities, but that do not involveexcluding those games involving “backline betting”,
and that have been approved by the chief of police as of September 26, 2000..”
The games permitted under this section shall be referred to herein from time to
time as “ClassCategory I Games”. A list of permitted Class I Games shall be
maintained by the chief of police. Class I Games include, but are not limited to,
the game of “caribbean stud poker”, “hold ‘em poker”, “pineapple poker” or
“pineapple high-low split”. A holder of a Class I or Class II license may petition the
chief of police to add games to this list, but not more than once in any consecutive
twelve month period. The chief of police shall have the right to approve or
disapprove any proposed new games in his/her sole discretion, and such decision
shall be final..”
3.2.2 Class Category II License: subjectSubject to the terms and
conditions of this Gaming Plan and the Gaming codeCode, the olderholder of a
ClassCategory II cardroom license shall be permitted to operate a cardroom
which conducts all card games permitted by a ClassCategory I license (as
described in Section 3.2.1, above,), plus those card games which involve
backline betting. Such games shall be referred to herein from time to time as
“Class II Games”, and include “pai gow poker” (considered a “Class II Game”), “no
bust 21st century blackjack 4.0” and all versions of “21st century blackjack” (which
are considered “Class 1A” games but are included under a Class II
License)Category II Games.” For purposes of this Gaming Plan, back-line betting
may be conducted, as that term is understood pursuant to Business and
Professions Code Section 19843, and provided that . If the player-dealer position is
continuously and systematically rotated amongst Office of the players. A list of
permitted Class II games shall be maintained byAttorney General authorizes a
new game that would fall within Category I but has not previously been played
in the City, then the Licensee will simultaneously send the chief of police. A
holder a copy of a Class II license may petition the chiefthe application request
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for game approval submitted to the Office of police to add gamesthe Attorney
General. The chief of police shall provide notice within 30 days whether it would
like to this list, but no more than once in any consecutive twelve month
period.further review the game before it is played at the cardroom. The chief of
police shall have the right to approve or disapprove any proposed new games
in his/her sole discretion, and such decision shall be final. If no notice is provided,
it is assumed that the game is approved to be played in the City.
3.3 Game Rules.3.2.3 Posting of Permitted Games - Game
Being Played. There Except as specifically provided in this Gaming Plan, all
rules for games played at a cardroom shall be posted in governed by State law
and the California Bureau of Gambling Control (the “CBGC”), the California
Gambling Control Commission (the “CGCC”), or their successor entities
(collectively “State Agencies”). Rules for every cardroomgame allowed shall be
made readily available to players and prospective players as follows: (1) in letters
plainly visible from all parts thereof, signs stating which games have been approved
for play at said one or more binders within the cardroom.; (2) on the cardroom’s
official website (if any); and (3) in printed fliers. In addition to the foregoing, each
table shall identify by prominent sign located thereon the game which is currently
being played using a prominently placed sign at said table.
. A generic3.3 Game Rules.
3.3.1. In General. No permitted game may be played in a cardroom
unless and until a written set of rules (“Games Rules”) for such a game has been
submitted to the chief of police and approved thereby. Said approval may be
amended, conditioned or revoked from time to time in the sole discretion of the
chief of police. Each and every permitted game must, at all times, be played
strictly in accordance with the approved and posted Game Rules applicable thereto.
Variations of a game, unless specifically described in the Game Rules, shall not be
allowed.
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3.3.2 Posting of Game Rules. A copy ofname is permissible for
the approved Game Rules showing thereon the approval of the chief of police shall
be posted in the cardroom in a conspicuous place readily available to the patrons
or prospective patrons and visible from any seat at any card table on the
premises.sign (i.e., California Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold’Em,
etc.).
3.4 Hours and Days of Operation.
Licensed cardrooms may operate seven days per week, twenty-
four hours per day subject to any and all land use conditions imposed by the City
with respect to a specific site of operation.
3.5 Maximum Number of Tables.
Subject to such limitations as may be imposed by local land use
conditions, to a specific site of operation, the maximum number of tables that
may be operated under a cardroom license are as follows
3.5.1 Class Category I - Non-Consolidated. The maximum number
of tables that may be operated under a single, non-consolidated ClassCategory
I license shall be eight (8sixteen (16).
3.5.2 Class Category I - Consolidated. The maximum number of
tables permitted under a consolidated ClassCategory I license shall be nine
(9twenty-six (26) during gaming operations.
3.5.3 Class Category II - Non-Consolidated. The maximum
number of tables that may be operated under a non-consolidated
ClassCategory II license shall be eight (8). Of that eight, only two (2) shall be
allowed to conduct Class II games.sixteen (16).
3.5.4 Class Category II - - Consolidated. The maximum number of
tables that may be operated under a consolidated ClassCategory II license shall
be twenty (20). Of the twenty (20), a maximum of fifteen (15) tables shall be
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allowed to conduct Class II or Class 1A games at any one time, and a maximum of
fifteen (15) tables shall be allowed to conduct Class I games at any one time.-six
(26). In no event shall more than fifteen (15) of such twenty (20-six (26) tables be
playedoperated with “backline” betting games at one time.
3.6 Maximum Number of Players Per Table.
Subject to such limitations as may be imposed by local land use
conditions, to a specific site of operation, the maximum number of players
permitted at any one cardroom table are as follows
3.6.1 Class Category I Tables. No more than ten (10) players shall
be permitted at any one card table conducting ClassCategory I games. Only
persons seated at the card table as players shall be permitted to bet.
3.6.2 Class Category II & 1A Tables. No more than eight (8)
seated players with one (1)no more than two additional standing playerplayers
per seat participating in “backline” betting behind the seated player, not to
exceed (for a total number of sixteen (16twenty (24) players (standing and sitting)
per table) shall be permitted at any one card table conducting ClassCategory
II or 1A Gamesgames.
3.7 Maximum BetsLimits and Betting RulesBets.
3.7.1 In General. ThereMaximum limits and wagers shall be
nobased on the approvals from the State Agencies. Maximum limit on bets or
wagers, subject to chief of police review as set forth below.
3.7.2 and wager approvals will be provided to the Chief Ofof
Police Discretion. Maximum bets and betting rules may be modified upon review
by the chief of police, in his/her sole discretion and control pursuant to a
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procedureprior to be implemented and administered by the chief. The chief of
police’s decision shall be final.implementation.
3.7.3.7.3 Adequate FundsFinancing on Hand/Payment Policy. At
all times, licensee must have sufficient proceeds to reimburse any and all
demands made upon said licensee for the payment of winnings by aall monies
that patrons have on deposit with that cardroom patron. In the alternative, and
subject to approvalnotification to the Chief of the chief of police in his/her sole
discretionPolice, said licensee may have a written policy for full payment of
winningsall monies that patrons have on deposit with that cardroom to a
cardroom patron clearly posted in a place visible to cardroom patrons.
3.8 Maximum House Charges Per Hand - - Posting Required.
3.8.1. Approval. All house charges per handcollection rates will be
approved by the State Agencies and any proposed charges subject thereto shall
be subjectnotification will be given to the approvalChief of the chief of policePolice
prior to being imposed.
3.8.2 Posting Required. A copy of all collection rate schedules of
house charges shall be provided to the chief of police andChief of Police. The
collection rate in use shall be clearly posted in each licensed cardroomat the
table.
3.9 Work Permits and Identification Badges Required For Managers Key
Employees and Employees..
3.9.1 Work Permit Required. Unless other provided herein, prior to
commencing work at a cardroom, each proposed key employee or employee of
a cardroom, if such Person is other than the Person or Persons whose names
appear on the application for the cardroom license, must obtain a work permit
from the chief of policeChief of Police. Additionally, any employee of any
ancillary business (Third Party Providers of Proposition Player Services, massage
therapists, etc.) that is operating at the cardroom location must also obtain a
work permit.
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3.9.2 Temporary Probationary Work Permit. Temporary
probationary work permits may be summarily issued upon payment of the
requisite application fee for food and beverage servers, janitorial staff, and
kitchen workers pending the issuance of a regular annual work permit. Such
temporary probationary work permits may be subject to immediate summary
revocation with or without cause by the chief of police, and shall not be valid for
more than thirty (30) days and shall automatically expire upon issuance of the
regular annual work permit or upon denial of the regular annual work permit
application by the chief of police. The fee for temporary probationary work
permit shall be non-refundable and in addition to the fee for the regular annual
work permit application.
3.9.3 Application Process. Each proposed key employee or
employee shall submit an application for the required work permit to the
chiefChief of policePolice. Such application shall be on a form issued by, or
otherwise approved in advance by, the chiefChief of policePolice. Such
application shall include, in addition to any other information required by the
chief of police, (a) the past criminal record, if any, of such Person; (cb) the
fingerprints of such Person; and (dc) a non-refundable fee, as presently
designated, or as may in the future be amended, in the Master Fee Schedule for
cardroom applications, to cover the cost of processing the application and of
any required investigation of the applicant including a criminal background
check to be performed by the police department at the applicant’s expense.
The work permit, when issued, shall be valid for one (1) year. Any renewal must
also be approved by the chief of police and will be subject to a criminal
background check to be performed by the chief of police at the applicant’s
expense. The chief of police may deny the initial approval or renewal of a work
permit if, in the chief of police’s opinion, (1) in the case of a proposed key
employee the applicant therefore should not be permitted to act as key
employee or employee in lieu of management by the licensee of the cardroom;
and (2) in the case of a proposed employee the applicant therefore should not
be permitted to be employed in a cardroom.
3.9.4 Identification badges to be worn. Every key employee and
employee of a cardroom shall, at all times when present in such cardrooms, wear
an identification badge containing such Person’s photograph, age, address and
description of such individual.first name and the police department issued
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employee identification number. The identification badges shall be worn at
chest level.
3.9.5 Limitation of Discretion to Issue Work Permit. In addition to
any other restrictions provided by law, no work permit shall be issued to any other
restrictions provided by law, no work permit shall be issued to anyone who is
disqualified from holding a state gambling license, for any of the reasons
specified in California Business and professionsProfessions Code Section 19850.
3.9.6 Denial of an application for a Work Permit. Any application
for a work permit shall be subject to objection by the State of California
DivisionBureau of Gambling Control (hereafter DivisionBureau). If the
DivisionBureau objects to the issuance of a work permit it shall be denied. Such a
denial may be reviewed in accordance with the Gambling Control Act (Business
and Professions Code Section 19801 et seq.).
3.9.7 Employment of Persons to Stimulate Play Prohibited.
3.9.7.1 It shall be unlawful for any licensee, key employee,
independent contractor, or employee of a cardroom to engage or persuade any
Person to play cards for the purpose of stimulating play where such person is to
receive any reward, whether financial or otherwise, present or promised; or where
such reward or revenue is to be diverted to the licensee, a manager or employee
except that the licensee may use employee proposition players in strict conformity
with the provisions of Section 3.9.7 below.
3.9.7.2 Licensee may extend credit to a player in an amount
not to exceed ($20,000) at no interest subject to the following:
(a) Only chips may be advanced, never money;
(b) The patron must demonstrate the present ability to pay;
(c) When a patron requests chips on credit, the patron is given a credit
application to complete;
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(d) The person issuing the credit shall be required to positively identify the
patron by requesting valid identification. The Owner-operator shall
maintain a copy of the creditor’s driver’s license or state-issued photo
identification card for purposes of identification;
(e) The original of the credit application and the copy of the driver’s license
or photo identification card shall be maintained in the Owner-operator’s
files until all outstanding advances have been repaid. The Owner-
operator shall produce a copy of such records to the Chula Vista Police
Department upon request;
(f) The Owner-operator decides whether to grant credit, and if credit is
granted, at the same time determines the credit limit and terms for
repayment;
(g) The primary criteria for granting credit is whether the patron currently
has funds in a bank to cover the advance;
(h) At the time credit is granted the amount and repayment terms are
entered on the application and in the computer, and so are available to
the cashier;
(i) When the patron requests chips, the cashier checks the account on the
computer and makes sure that the patron does not exceed the
predetermined credit limit. The person issuing the credit shall also
positively identify the patron by requesting valid identification;
(j) When the patron cashes out his chips, the amount owing is collected
first from any money going to the patron;
(k) The patron shall be provided a receipt or statement recording each
transaction;
(l) The Owner-operator shall maintain a written record of all outstanding
credits issued pursuant to this policy. Such record shall include the full
name and address of each borrower, the amount of credit advanced, the
date the credit was issued, the collateral posted (if any), a listing of all
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payments made and the amount of any unpaid balance. The Owner-
operator shall produce a copy of the record to the Chula Vista Police
Department upon request;
(m) As a safeguard for responsible gambling, once the advances to a patron
equal the credit limit, the patron shall not increase the limit until the
amount owing is paid in full;
(n) All credit extended under this policy shall be reported appropriately for
state licensing purposes; and
(o) No credit will be extended to cardroom employees or temporary license
holders.
3.9.8 Employee Proposition Players.
3.9.8.1 A licensee shall use only employees or properly
licensed independent contractors as proposition players.
3.9.8.2 A licensee shall not allow, permit, or suffer more than
two (2four (4) proposition players to play at a card table at any given time,
subject to modification by the chief of police in his/her sole discretion. The chief
of police’s decision shall be final.
3.9.8.3 The licensee shall not provide any compensation,
reward, credit, chips, or any other thing of value or representation of value to an
employee who acts as a proposition player other than drop reimbursement,
salary or wages earned for the time the employee works as a proposition player.
This prohibition does not prohibit a proposition player from receiving the same
employment benefits as apply to all other employees of the licensee; provided
however that no employee or independent contractor shall be paid in chips.
3.9.8.4 A proposition player shall prominently display an
identification badge pursuant to Section 3.9.3 at all times while present on the
cardroom premises.
3.10 Intoxicating Beverages.
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3.10.1 Intoxicating Beverages Permitted. Upon application to and
approval by the chief of police, in his/her sole discretion and control and
pursuant to a procedure to be implemented and administered by the chief,
alcoholic beverages may be served and consumed in a cardroom from the
hours of 126:00 PMA.M. to 2:00 AM. At all times that alcoholic beverages are
served, food must also be made available and the cardroom shall comply with
its ABC On-Site General Sale (Type 47) Eating Place license, where 50 percent or
more of all sales must be food. The chief of police’s decision concerning the
consumption and service of intoxicating beverages shall be final. Additionally,
licensee shall comply with all applicable state and local laws, rules and
regulations, including the City’s land use regulations, pertaining to the sale and
service of intoxicating beverages. All servers are required to have a valid
Responsible Beverage Service (“RBS”) certification from an ABC accredited RBS
training provider.
3.10.2 Key Employee/employee Consumption Prohibited. The
drinking of any intoxicating beverage by any key employee, independent
contractor or employee of a card room while on duty is prohibited. The licensee
of a cardroom shall take all necessary and appropriate steps to assure
compliance with this section.
3.10.3 Permitting Intoxicated Persons to Play in Games Prohibited.
No licensee, key employee, independent contractor or employee shall permit
any Person to play in any game or at any time which such Person is under the
influence of an intoxicating beverage, narcotic, or drug.
3.10.4 Permitting Intoxicated Persons on Premises Prohibited. No
licensee, key employee, independent contractor or employee shall permit any
Person to enter a gambling establishment at any time when such Person
appears to be under the influence of an intoxicating beverage, narcotic or drug.
3.11 Minors Prohibited from patronage or Employment.
No person under twenty-one years of age shall be employed at a
cardroom, allowed to play games at a cardroom, or permitted in a cardroom
area where games are being played. Minors may be allowed in non-gaming
areas of a cardroom (for example, in an associated restaurant) but only subject
towith the prior approval of the chief of police, of a written plan containing
provisions that assure that no minor shall have no access to gaming areas or
alcohol. Given the high level of concern with public safety, the Police Chief’s
approval of any plan allowing minor access to non-gaming areas shall be in
his/her sole discretion whoseand the Chief’s decision shall be final.
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3.12 Signs to be Posted.
Licensee shall comply at all times with the sign requirements set
forth in this Gaming Plan including, without limitation, Sections Sections3.3.2.3,
3.3.2, and 3.8.32 hereof, and any and all other signage or posting requirements
contained in applicable federal, state or local laws, rules and regulations.
3.15 Licensee Responsible for Compliance and Supervision of
Operations.
The licensee of a cardroom shall be responsible for assuring that
any cardroom operated under such license is operated in strict compliance with
the terms of this Gaming Plan, the provisions of the Penal Code of the State of
California and any and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules,
regulations, or permits. All cardrooms and/or card tables shall be supervised by
the operator or an employee of the operator of the cardroom, to assure such
compliance. Any violation of the cardroom operating limitations and conditions
in this Section 3, or elsewhere in the Gaming Plan, whether or not caused by the
licensee or any employee thereof, shall be considered a violation by the
licensee of the terms and conditions of its license, and therefore subject to the
City’s enforcement rights and policies set forth in Section 4 hereof.
3.16 Patron Safety and Security.
3.16.1 Each licensee shall submit a written patron safety and
security plan, designed to protect patrons and other persons who are lawfully on
the premises of the permitted cardroom, to the chief of police for his/her
approval prior to opening for operations.
3.16.2 The chief of police, in his/her sole discretion and control,
shall have the right to require amendments to the patron safety and security
plan that are, in his or her judgment, reasonably necessary to protect the public
peace, health, safety, and general welfare.
3.16.3 Licensee shall be responsible for payment to the City of all
actual administrative costs incurred by the City, including the cost of staff time,
at the City’s full cost recovery rate, associated with the oversight of the patron
safety and security plans required by this section, including the administrative
costs associated with the review and approval of a patron safety and security
plan or any amendments thereto which may be mandated by the chief of
police. The chief of police shall estimate the cost of City staff and other
administrative costs in connection with oversight of the patron safety and
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security plans and the licensee shall deposit such amount at the time of
submitting the patron safety and security plan to the chief of police. If actual
costs incurred exceed the initial deposit the chief of police may require the
applicant to make additional deposits to offset costs incurred or to be incurred
by the City. If the amount estimated is in excess of the cost incurred, the
difference will be refunded to the applicant at the end of the City’s review.
3.17 Crime Reporting Requirement.
3.17.1 Every licensee, key employee, employee, or independent
contractor of a cardroom shall immediately report to the Chula Vista Police
Department any crime committed on the cardroom premises.
3.17.2 Each licensee shall maintain a chronological criminal
activity log and such other reports as the chief of police may determine are
needed in order to effectively assist the Chula Vista Police Department to carry
out its law enforcement function and protect the public health, safety, and
welfare.
3.17.3 It shall be unlawful for a licensee, manager, employee or
independent contractor of a cardroom to disable any 911 access on any public
telephone on the cardroom premises.
3.18 Licenses or Key Employee on Premises.
A cardroom shall have on the premises, at all times the cardroom is
open to the public, the licensee or a key employee. A “key employee” for
purposes of this section is defined as an employee who shall have access to all
cardroom premises for purposes of inspection or for purposes of compliance with
any provision of this Gaming Plan and who shall have the responsibility and
authority to ensure immediate compliance with the Gaming Plan and all state
laws and regulations pertaining to gaming. Further each cardroom licensee shall
identify in writing the name, address, and telephone number of each key
employee, and each key employee shall wear an identification badge
designating the employee as a key employee.
4. Enforcement.
4.1 In General.
It is unlawful and a violation of this Gaming Plan to obtain, transfer
or consolidate a cardroom license, or to operate a cardroom in violation of any
of the regulations and rules set forth in the Gaming Code, this Gaming Plan, and
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any and all other applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations or
permits.
4.2 Monetary Fines.
4.2.1 Amounts of Fines. For any violation of the terms of this
Gaming Plan, the cityCity shall have the right to impose a penalty of up to $1,000
per day for each day the licensee is in violation. In the event that a licensee is
cited for a violation (not necessarily the same violation) more than three (3) times
within a six -month period, upon the fourth such citation, and with respect to any
occurrence thereafter, the cityCity shall have the right to impose a penalty of up
to $5,000 per day the licensee is in violation.
4.2.2 Imposition of Fine Not Election of Remedies. The pursuit of
monetary fines against a licensee or the receipt of payment therefore shall not
constitute an election of remedies on the part of the cityCity and thus shall not
preclude any other course of action such as may be available including, without
limitation, the revocation of the cardroom license held or issued hereunder, the
revocation of any and all permits or approvals permitting the operating of the
cardroom, and any and all other remedies available to the cityCity at law or in
equity.
4.3 Revocation and Suspension.
4.3.1 City Right to Revoke or Suspend. Any cardroom license
issued or held hereunder may be revoked or suspended by the cityCity, after a
public hearing, upon the determination by the cityCity council and the chief of
police that with respect to the license and/or cardroom operated thereunder,
there has been a material violation, or repeated violations of this Gaming Plan or
any or all other applicable federal, state or local laws, rules, regulations or
permits.
4.3.2 Material Violation. The cityCity shall determine, in its sole
discretion, what shall constitute a material violation for purposes of revocation or
suspension under this Section 4.3. Material violations may include, without
limitation, the following:
(a) A misrepresentation or exclusion on any application for
approval, report or statement of revenues required to be submitted under this
Gaming Plan or under any other applicable federal, state or local law, rule,
regulation or permit.
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(b) A non-complying purported transfer of a cardroom license
held or issued hereunder.
(c) Allowing persons other than those named in the application on
file with the cityCity, or otherwise previously approved by the City, to own anhold
a financial interest in, or have direct management ofauthority over, a cardroom.
(d) Maintaining a greater number of tables than the number
permitted by the license.
(e) Failure to strictly comply with any and all federal, state, and
local laws, rules, regulations, and permits applicable to the holding of a license
or the operation of a cardroom hereunder, including, without limitation local
land use and other code provisions.
(f) Failure to pay, when due, the amount of license taxfee owed
pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof.
(g) Citation of five (5) or more minor violations of this Gaming Plan
within any twelve (12) consecutive months.
(h) The conduct of criminal or dangerous activities at or
attributable to the licensed cardroom.
(i) Failure to pay, when due, the amount of any monetary fine
imposed pursuant to Section 4.2.1 hereof.
(j) Refusal to permit cityCity access to a cardroom for purposes of
auditing or inspecting same.
4.4 Inspection Rights.
The City shall have the right, at any time, without notice, to enter
into any cardroom operating within the cityCity and to conduct a reasonable
inspection of all areas of such cardroom, and/or any or all fixtures, equipment,
accounting materials or documents contained therein, in order to determine
whether or not such cardroom is being operated in accordance with this
Gaming Plan. This inspection right is in addition to the audit rights enumerated in
Section 2.7.4 herein.
5. General Provisions.
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5.1 Definitions.
Except as otherwise expressly defined herein, capitalized terms,
and terms otherwise requiring definitions for proper interpretation, shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto by the Gaming Code.
5.2 Section Headings.
Section headings contained herein are for reference purposes only
and shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the
scope, meaning or intent of the provisions of any section hereof.
5.3 Gaming Plan Amendments.
5.3.1 City Council Approval Required. This Gaming Plan may be
revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time, after a public hearing, by
approval of the city councilCity Council, provided, however, different terms of
operation may be provided in the agreement required by Section 5.5 hereof,
below.
5.3.2 Full Cost Recovery for Administrative Costs Associated with
modifications to gamingGaming Plan.
Any Person requesting any modification to the Gaming Plan shall
be responsible for payment to the City of all actual administrative costs incurred
by the City including the cost of staff time, at the City’s full cost recovery rate,
associated with the request for modification of the Gaming Plan. The chief of
police shall estimate the cost of City staff and other administrative costs in
connection with the requested modification and the Person shall deposit such
amount at the time of submitting his/her request for modification to the Gaming
Plan. If actual costs incurred exceed the initial deposit the chief of police may
require the applicant to make additional deposits to offset costs incurred or to
be incurred by the City. If the amount estimated is in excess of the cost incurred,
the difference will be refunded to the applicant at the end of the City’s review.
5.4 Integrated Plan.
All provisions of this Gaming Plan are intended to be integral parts
of a comprehensive regulatory scheme. In the event that any material provision
hereof is finally determined to be invalid, then, as of the date of such
determination (a) the entire Gaming Plan shall, AB initio, become void and of no
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effect, and (b) the Gaming Code provisions otherwise implemented or
superseded hereby shall become effective.
5.5 Agreement of Licensee to Accept Validity and Abide by all
Provisions.
Each licenselicensee which holds or is issued a license hereunder, in
order to legally operate a cardroom within the cityCity must first enter into a
written agreement with the cityCity whereby, for the term specified therein, such
licensee agrees, on behalf of itself, any successors or assigns thereof, and any
and all parties with a financial interest in the license or the cardroom operated
thereunder, that such Persons (a) shall abide by any and all provisions of the
Gaming Plan; (b) acknowledge that all provisions of the Gaming Plan are valid
and enforceable by the cityCity against such Persons; and (c) waive and agree
not to pursue any and all claims or other action against the cityCity that any or
all provisions of the Gaming Plan were not legally adopted, valid or enforceable
with respect thereto. In consideration for licensee’s commitments thereunder,
such agreement may also provide for a specified time period for card room
operations without being subject to City imposed changes to the Gaming Plan,
all as more specifically provided therein.