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File #: 19-554    Version: 1 Name: Consumption of alcoholic beverages on streets and public parks
Type: Minute Order Status: Action Item
File created: 11/2/2018 In control: City Council Meeting Agenda
On agenda: 1/14/2019 Final action:
Title: CC-- (1) Creation of a City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittee to Work with City Staff to Review the City's Regulations and Policies Pertaining to the Service of Alcohol at Special Events Held in City Parks and Other Public Property and on Public Rights-of-Way; and (2) Appointment of Two City Council Members Thereto.
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CC-- (1) Creation of a City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittee to Work with City Staff to Review the City's Regulations and Policies Pertaining to the Service of Alcohol at Special Events Held in City Parks and Other Public Property and on Public Rights-of-Way; and (2) Appointment of Two City Council Members Thereto.

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Meeting Date: January 14, 2019

Contact Person/Dept: Shelly Wolfberg/Assistant to the City Manager

Phone Number: (310) 253-6000

Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []

Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]

Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:

Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (01/09/18);

Department Approval: John M. Nachbar (01/08/19)
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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends the City Council (1) create a City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittee to work with City staff to review the City's regulations and policies pertaining to the service of alcohol at special events held in City parks and other public property and on public rights-of-way; and (2) appoint two City Council Members thereto.


BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

Currently, Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) ? 13.03.025.A, regarding the consumption of alcoholic beverages on streets and public parks states:

No person shall consume any beer, wine or alcoholic beverage while on any street, sidewalk, alley, highway, public playground or public park. Possession of any bottle, can or other receptacle, containing any beer, wine or alcoholic beverage which has been opened or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, while on any street, sidewalk, alley, highway, public playground or public park creates a rebuttal presumption that the person possessing the same is consuming its contents. For purposes of this Section, the interior of the Veterans' Memorial Building or the Ivy Substation shall...

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