HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1982/10/05 Item 15COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
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Meeting Date ~7`~'57~-2- ~C S
I TI LE: Ordinance ~ t~C~i Amending Chapter 5.20 of the. Chula Vista
D4unijcipal Code Relating to cardrooms
SEGO~tD READING ANO ADOPTION
SUBMITT D BY: Directo~ of Public Saf (4/5ths Vote: Yes No xx~
At the Council meeting~iof August 24, 198 the City Council accepted
the re ort of the Director of Public Safety on the proposed modifications
to the Cardroom Ordina ce and, with the exception of the future reduction
of the number of licen~es from three to two in the event of revocation,
direct d that an Ordinance be prepared reflecting the recommendations of
the re ort.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council consider the ordinance as prepared
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMN~ENDATION: N/A
DISCUSSION:
In my eport of August 24, 1982, I presented a detailed discussion of
proble s relating to c rdroom operators and made several recommendations
for ch nges in the Car room Ordinance.. In summary, these recommendations
were a follows:
Th t the number of Cardroom licenses be reduced from 4 to 3 and that
an reference to population in determining the number of cardrooms be
eliminated.
2. Th t the lottery system for selecting Cardroom operators be eliminated.
3. Al ow the cardrooms to stay open until 2:00 A.M. as opposed to the
cu-rent practice of closing at midnight.
4. Al~.ow the cardroomsto be open on Sunday from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 A.M.
5. Au horize the playi~g of the card game Panguingue.
6. Ra se the fees per stable from $30. per month to $60. a month.
St ff feels that itiwould be helpful for Council in making these
decisi nsto have inform tion concerning the history of cardrooms in the
City o Chula Vista. B~iefly, the history of cardrooms is as follows:
HISTORY' OF CHULA VISTA
ORDINANCES
Cardro ms have been legal in Chula Vista, under Ordinance 253, ever
since /17/36.
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Form A-113 (Rev. 11/79)
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Ordin nce 320, adopted'6/14/43, amended the original ordinance by
provi ing that not mor~ than one cardroom would be permitted in any
block, except for those clubs already licensed.
Ordin nce 359, adoptedl~5/10/46, repealed the preceding ordinances and
presc ibed further regulations regarding ownership, license fees, hours
of op ration, number o cardrooms permitted on Third Avenue between "E"
and R osevelt Streets, and established other operating controls.
Ordin nce 368, adopted 9/10/46, amended Ordinance 359 to further define
the m aning of cardroo s and their owners, and also provided for
inves igation of appli ants by the Chief of Police prior to Council
consi eration for appr val of licensees.
Ordinance 369, adopted'110/15/46, prohibited Sunday games.
Ordin ce 388, adopted
for e ch 5,000 residen
Ordin ce 782, adopted
cardr ms other than t]
non-t ansferable.
1936 thru 1961, e:
in the ordinances, no
opera within the Cit~
time e number was lip
2/10/48, limited cardrooms in the City to one
s.
1/9/62, prohibited the licensing of any new
ose two existing, and made all existing licenses
s~cept for the various limiting factors set forth
bsolute maximum number of cardrooms that could
was provided. The 1962 Ordinance was the first
ited as it is today.
Ordina~ce 1305, adopted 11/3/70, provided a seven-year phaseout of all
existi g businesses in December 1977.
Ordina ce 1738, adopted in 1977, provided the following changes:
1. El'minated the sev n year phase-out provision provided in
Or finance 1305, ad pted 11/3/70.
2. Pr vided for the licensing of one cardroom for every 25,000
re idents or any f action thereof.
3. Pr vided for the t ansfer or assignment of licenses subject to
ra ification of th~ City Council.
4. Pr vided for a lottery system where new licenses, based upon the
po ulation criteria, would be issued in the month of May each year,
i f any .
5. Pr vided that licenses issued after the effective date of the
am nding ordinance ,'I except those two already in existence, could
~o be transferred unless the licensee has been operating a
ca droom for a full year at a fixed location within the City.
FISCAL IMPACT: The increased card table fees will provide the City
r ~~ $5,400 annually.
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TheCitq of Chula Vista
Police Department
September 28, 1982
TO:
Honjorable Greg Cox, Mayor
Ch~lla Vista City Council
VIA: Lame F. Cole, ity ~Ranager
FROM: William J. Wi Director of Public Safety
SUBJECT: Ch nge in Secti~ 5.20.080 of the cardroom
Ordnance
Current Ordi~lance
5.20.080 Iden,~tification badges to be worn.
"Every
• licensed acc
chapter shal
cardrooms, w~
taining his ;
tion of such
anager and employee of a cardroom
rding to the provisions of this
at all times when on duty in such
~'ar an identification badge con-
hotograph, age, address and descrip-
individual."
Proposed Change
5.20.080 Identification badges to be worn.
Every m<
licensed acc~
chapter shalt
cardrooms, wE
taining his ~
tion of such
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nager and employee of a cardroom
rding to the provisions of this
at all times when present in such
ar an identification badge con-
hotograph, age, address and descrip-
individual.
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