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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-367
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING POSTING OF "NO
ALCOHOL" SIGNS AT MEMORIAL, EUCALYPTUS,
AND LAUD ERBACH PARKS
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.66.043 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code establishes
regulations on the possession and consumption of alcohol in city parks; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.66.043 allows the prohibition of the possession and
consumption of alcohol in City parks when the appropriate signage is present; and
WHEREAS, a significant number of complaints from residents and Police calls-
for-service in Memorial, Eucalyptus, and Lauderbach Parks were received complaining
of various violent crime and disorder activities in the parks which often times included
individuals and groups drinking excess alcohol; and
WHEREAS, a team of employees from the Police, Recreation and Public Works
departments studied the issues and determined that the possession and consumption of
alcohol at these parks plays a significant role in the amount of violent crime and disorder
activity in the area; and
WHEREAS, the prohibition of alcohol possession and consumption at these parks
will result in the ability of the police department to provide enforcement efforts to reduce
the incidents of violent crime and disorder in these parks; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Code will be amended to permit the possession and
consumption of alcohol in parks which have signs posted prohibiting the possession and
consumption of alcohol provided a permit is obtained as a result of the terms of a lease,
operating agreement or permit issued by the Director of Recreation, Director of Public
Works, the City Manager, or their designees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista does hereby approve posting of signs prohibiting the possession or
consumption of alcohol without a permit at Memorial, Eucalyptus, and Lauderbach
Parks.
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
Buc Martin
Recreation Director
Resolution No. 2005-367
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula
Vista, California, this 15th day of November, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Rindone, and Padilla
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
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ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, M~y Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2005-367 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City
Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 15th day of
November 2005.
Executed this 15th day of November 2005.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City lerk