HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1982/12/21 Item 13COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 13
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Meeting Date 12I~~82
ITEM TIT E: Ordinance ~(>~ Amending Chapter 5.20 of the Municipal Code to
Restrict Interests of Cardroom Licenseholders to
One Cardroom Only SECOND REi'',DIitiG AfvD ADOPTION
SUBMITTE BY: City Attorney (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x )
C uncilman Scott a~ the meeting of November 23, 1982, in light of
t e dispute that arose as to the proper form of deposit for
i vestigative services of cardroom license applications, requested
t at the cardroom license ordinance be amended to prohibit any
c mbination of interests among cardroom license owners.
i ordinance amending the existing cardroom licensing procedure
is been prepared to carry out the direction of the Council in
its regard.
COMMENDATION: Place Ordinance on First Reading
/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A
SCUSSION:
t has always been the intent of the City Council in the regula-
• ion of cardrooms Ito provide some reasonable recreational activity
or those who desire to play card games of skill for money in the
ity of Chula Vista.
owever, it has always been understood that cardroom operations
ould remain on a relatively small scale to insure that while
roviding such recreational outlet, that they would not develop
'nto any unmanageb!,le gambling operation which could exert an undue
'nfluence in the cpmmunity. It has recently been pointed out that
xisting cardroom pperators engaged in a joint effort to submit a
umber of ap plica~tions for the one available cardroom license in
clear and obvious attempt to maintain an exclusive if not
onopolistic control over the cardroom operations in the City of
hula Vista.
n order to clarify the long standing position of the City
ouncil, amendments to the cardroom licensing ordinance have been
repared which wound prohibit any interlocking or joint interests
n two or more cardroom operations. The amendments would prohibit
multiplicity of alpplicants all deriving their financial backing
rom a common source and would insist that each cardroom licensed
n the City of Ch~}la Vista be totally independent from any other
ardroom in the Ckty. The Council has expressed the belief that
uch a process would insure that cardrooms remain low key and a
mall scale recreational activity which would not become involved
ith nor contribute to any potential criminal activities in the
• ommunity nor would they exercise any undue influence as referred
o hereinabove.
?ISCAL IMPACT: N/A
Form A-h 13 (Rev. 11/79)