Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Discussion
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 22-133 TO AMEND THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FINE AMOUNTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY'S FIREWORKS ORDINANCE INVOLVING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
This item is being brought to the City Council pursuant to the request of the City Council at the June 7th Council meeting and the recommendation of the Bingo/Fireworks/Refuse Ad Hoc Committee made at its June 14 meeting.
Illegal fireworks continue to be possessed, sold, and discharged rampantly in the City of Carson around the Fourth of July season annually despite being prohibited by the City's Fireworks Ordinance and punishable by administrative fines currently set at $1,000 for a first violation, $2,000 for a second violation within one year from the date of the first violation, and $3,000 for each additional violation within one year of the first violation.
During its June 7th City Council meeting, the City Council requested consideration of this item, and on June 14, the Bingo/Fireworks/Refuse Ad Hoc Committee provided a recommendation to staff to present a proposed resolution for Council consideration to set the administrative fine amounts for violations of the Fireworks Ordinance involving illegal fireworks at the following amounts: $2,000 for a first violation, $3,000 for a second violation within one year from the date of the first violation, and $5,000 for each additional violation within one year from the date of the first violation.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
ADOPT Resolution NO. 22-133, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 21-065 AND AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FINES TO BE ASSESSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY'S FIREWORKS ORDINANCE INVOLVING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS." (Exhibit No. 1)
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action that Council deems appropriate.
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