AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 4/3/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of Ordinance No. 3295, first reading of an ordinance amending section 9.20.010 of the Corona Municipal Code to clarify when a special event permit is required, including when required by chapter 12.24 or for any event involving the sale, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages within city property or facilities authorized pursuant to section 9.22.020 of the Corona Municipal Code.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council introduce by title only and waive full reading of Ordinance No. 3295, first reading of an Ordinance amending Section 9.20.010 of the Corona Municipal Code to clarify when a Special Event Permit is required, including when required by Chapter 12.24 or for any event involving the sale, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages within City property or facilities authorized pursuant to Section 9.22.020 of the Corona Municipal Code.
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ANALYSIS:
Corona Municipal Code ("CMC") Section 9.20.010 defines the term "special event" for purposes of when a special event permit is required to be obtained from the Police Department pursuant to Chapter 9.20.
The current definition provides as follows:
"9.20.010 Special event - Defined.
'Special event' shall mean any meeting, assembly, parade or other event open to the public and proposed to be conducted in or upon the public streets, highways or parks of the city."
While Section 9.20.010 is somewhat broadly worded, there are other CMC provisions that expressly provide when a Special Event Permit is required, and thus staff believes that CMC Section 9.20.010 should be revised to enhance its clarity by referencing such other CMC provisions. For instance, CMC Section 9.22.020 provides that a Special Event Permit is required whenever alcoholic beverages wish to be sold, pos...
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