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Approval of Special Permits to Allow Animals in Veterans’ Memorial Park for Entertainment or Exhibition Purposes on August 28, 29, and 30, 2015 during the Fiesta La Ballona.
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City of Culver City, California
Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: _07/13/15_ Item Number: C-8_
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of Special Permits to Allow Animals in
Veterans’ Memorial Park for Entertainment or Exhibition Purposes on August 28, 29,
and 30, 2015 during the Fiesta La Ballona.
Contact Person/Dept.: Dan Hernandez,
PRCS Director
Phone Number: (310) 253-6655
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: _______________
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas – City Council (07/08/15); (Email)
Freckle Farms (07/08/15); (Email) Culver City Police Department (07/08/15); (Email)
Fiesta La Ballona Committee (07/08/15); (Email) Found Animals’ Adopt and Shop
(07/08/15).
Department Approval:
Dan Hernandez (06/30/15)
City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (07/06/15)
Chief Financial Officer Approval:
Jeff Muir (07/07/15)
City Manager Approval:
John M. Nachbar (07/07/15)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council approve the following special permits to allow
animals in Veterans’ Memorial Park for entertainment or exhibition purposes during
the Fiesta La Ballona on August 28, 29, and 30, 2015: (1) Freckle Farms for a
petting zoo and pony rides; (2) Culver City Police Department (CCPD) for a police K-
9 demonstration; and, (3) Found Animals’ Adopt & Shop for a pet adoption
promotion.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
For the public’s enjoyment, the City Council has routinely approved special permits
for animals for the Fiesta La Ballona (Fiesta) event in years past. Culver City
Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 9.10.055(A) states:
§ 9.10.055 PROHIBITIONS. Within the limits of any public park it shall be
unlawful for any person:
A. Having charge, care, custody or control of any dog, except as
permitted by § 9.10.400 or § 9.10.600, or other animal, fowl, or reptile to
cause, permit or allow the same to be within the limits of any public park
within the City, unless such person shall have obtained a special permit
from the City Council to conduct an entertainment or exhibition in which
an animal is a participant. (emphasis added) City of Culver City, California
Agenda Item Report
(Note: § 9.10.400 relates to the Rules and Regulations of the Off-Leash Dog Park
and § 9.10.600 relates to Designated Dog Paths.)
Staff is requesting that the City Council approve special permits to allow animals in
Veterans’ Memorial Park for entertainment or exhibition purposes to Freckle Farms
for a petting zoo and pony rides, to the CCPD for a police K-9 demonstration, and to
Found Animals’ Adopt & Shop for a pet adoption promotion during the 2015 Fiesta
La Ballona.
While the Freckle Farms petting zoo and CCPD K-9 demonstration have been
featured at the Fiesta for several years, this is the first time that staff has requested
a special permit for Found Animals’ Adopt & Shop. If the special permit is approved
at this evening’s meeting, dogs and cats from Adopt & Shop will be on display in an
enclosed area within Veterans’ Memorial Park during the Fiesta. Supervised
interactions between spectators and the animals will be encouraged as a way of
promoting pet adoption. Informational materials will be available to the public. Per
Adopt & Shop’s pet adoption procedures, guests wishing to adopt a pet will complete
the adoption process offsite at Adopt & Shop’s Culver City store location rather than
at the Fiesta.
If approved, these special permits will pertain only to the applicants and their specific
requests to allow animals in the park for entertainment purposes during the Fiesta.
Pursuant to CCMC Section 9.10.055(A), no other animals will be allowed in
Veterans’ Memorial Park.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
The approval of these special permits allowing animal attractions at the Fiesta will
have a nominal positive fiscal impact to the City due to the accrual of a small
percentage of the fee that the public pays to ride the ponies and pet the animals.
This revenue will total less than $1,000 and will be deposited in the General Fund
(10130285: Community Events - Fiesta La Ballona).
MOTION:
That the City Council:
Approve the following special permits to allow animals in Veterans’ Memorial
Park for entertainment purposes during the Fiesta La Ballona on August 28, 29,
and 30, 2015: (1) Freckle Farms for a petting zoo and pony rides; (2) Culver City
Police Department for a police K-9 demonstration; and, (3) Found Animals’ Adopt
& Shop for a pet adoption promotion.