REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Ashley Wysocki, Director of Community & Library Services
PREPARED BY: Molly Uemura, Community & Library Services Manager
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No 2024-08 revising and restating Resolution No. 2016-01 related to implementing Charter Section 805 and Municipal Code Chapter 5.90 regarding the number of permits issued for Safe and Sane Fireworks from fifteen (15) to sixteen (16)
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Statement of Issue:
It is necessary to revise and restate Resolution No 2016-01 and approve a new resolution that will allow for one additional Safe and Sane Fireworks booth permit to be exclusively issued to a Foundation that directly financially supports City operations through a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Foundation.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Resolution No 2024-08, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach revising and restating Resolution No. 2016-01 related to implementing Charter Section 805 and Municipal Code Chapter 5.90 regarding safe and sane fireworks.”
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the recommended action and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
On February 2, 2015, City Council adopted Resolution 2015-04 which approved a maximum of fifteen (15) permits to be issued allowing for the sale of Safe and Sane Fireworks within the city each year to non-profit organizations using a lottery system. Historically, the 15 permits have been issued to applicants in three (3) categories, with a maximum of five (5) permits per category: Youth Sports, High School Education Institutions, and Civic Organizations. Resolution 2024-08 would increase the number of permits from fifteen (15) to sixteen (16).
This increase of one permit shall be issued to a City Foundation which directly financially supports City operations through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Foundation and the City. Sixty percent (60%) of the proceeds from this booth will be given to the Foundation and forty percent (40%) will be provided to the City of Huntington Beach to help offset the costs related to the City’s Independence Day events. The awarded Foundation will rotate annually, with applicable Foundations eligible to apply for other categories during non-award years. No Foundation may be awarded or operate two booths in the same year. Foundations will not be entered into the annual lottery.
Environmental Status:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non Applicable - Administrative Item
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No 2024-08, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach revising and restating Resolution No. 2016-01 related to implementing Charter Section 805 and Municipal Code Chapter 5.90 regarding safe and sane fireworks.”