Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
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Item # 20
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
September 17, 2024
TOPIC: Second Reading: Ordinance Amending Article VI (Stadium), Section 2-743 (Liquor) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
AGENDA TITLE
Second Reading of Ordinance Amending Article VI (Stadium), Sec. 2-743 (Liquor) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to Allow for the Sale and Consumption of Beer, Wine, and Distilled Spirits at Eddie West Field-Santa Ana Stadium First reading August 20, 2024 City Council meeting and approved by a vote of (6-0-1) (Councilmember Lopez absent). Published in the OC Reporter on August 21, 2024.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve the second reading of an ordinance amending Article VI (Stadium), Section 2-743 (Liquor) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) to allow for the sale and consumption of beer, wine, and distilled spirits at Eddie West Field-Santa Ana Stadium with the expressed written consent of the City Manager or designee.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-3069 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE (ADMINISTRATION), ARTICLE VI (STADIUM), SECTION 2- 743 - LIQUOR
2. Determine that, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is categorically exempt from further review per Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities).
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
At the August 20, 2024 City Council meeting, staff presented an ordinance amending Article VI (Stadium), Section 2-743 (Liquor) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC).
Under the current SAMC, only beer may be sold at Eddie West Field-Santa Ana Stadium for an event deemed an “adult event” with the express written permission of the Executive Director of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency (PRCSA). After discussion, the City Council asked for the proposed ordinance to be amended to strike the term “adult event” from the ordinance language.
Second Reading: Ordinance Amending Article VI (Stadium), Section 2-743 (Liquor) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
September 17, 2024
2 The proposed amendment to the SAMC would allow for the sale and consumption of “alcoholic beverages” as defined by the California Businesses & Professions (CB&P) Code Section 23004 (Exhibit 3) with the expressed written consent of the City Manager or designee for events. This would include beer, wine, and distilled spirits.
The City Council approved the first reading of the proposed ordinance, as amended, by a vote of 6-0-1 (Councilmember Lopez absent).
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is categorically exempt from further review per Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities). The Class 1 exemption applies to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The requested ordinance amendment would allow for wine and distilled spirits, in addition to the existing permissible sale of beer, to be sold at the existing stadium facilities, and no physical construction is required nor necessary to accommodate the proposed SAMC text changes.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ordinance (Redline for Second Reading)
2. Ordinance (Final)
3. California Businesses and Professions Code Section 23004 Submitted By: Hawk Scott, Executive Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager