ORD 258 ORDINANCE NO. 258
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 9. 24 TO
I/ ESTABLISH A REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISM FOR
EXTRAORDINARY LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES CAUSED
BY UNRULY PARTIES AND GATHERINGS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Title 9 of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code is amended by adding a new Chapter 9. 24 to read:
Chapter 9.24
Law Enforcement Expenses Caused by Unruly Parties and Gatherings
Sections:
9. 24 . 010 Purpose and Intent.
9. 24 .020 Procedures.
9 .24. 030 Cost Reimbursement Required.
9.24. 010 Purpose and Intent. The City Council finds
that unruly parties, gatherings or assemblages of persons on pri-
vate property and other gathering places on private property
within the City can disturb the public peace, safety and welfare
so as to require law enforcement services over and above those
normally provided. It is in the best interests of the public
safety and welfare for those persons causing the need for law
enforcement services beyond those normally provided to the public
at large to be require to pay all or a part of such extraordinary
law enforcement expenses.
9. 24 . 020 Procedures. When a party, gathering or other
assemblage of persons occurs on private property and is deter-
mined by a Sheriff's deputy at the scene to constitute a viola-
tion of the California Penal Code or is otherwise disturbing the
public peace, health, safety or welfare, due to the magnitude of
the crowd, noise, disturbance or unruly behavior generated by the
gathering, or by excessive traffic or property damage caused by
the gathering, or by excessive traffic or property damage caused
by the gathering, then the deputy shall take such actions and
give such direction as is necessary to abate the violation or
condition and shall advise the responsible party orally and in
writing that if the violation or condition is not immediately
abated, the responsible party and/or property owner shall be held
responsible for the cost of providing any additional law enforce-
ment services beyond the initial response as provided in this
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Chapter. Such direction shall be given to the person responsible
for the party, gathering or other assemblage of persons or on
whose property it is located. If the violation or condition is
not voluntarily abated or if it otherwise becomes necessary to
call in additional Sheriff's personnel or take additional action
in order to terminate the gathering, quell any disturbance,
direct traffic, cite illegally parked vehicles or otherwise
respond to the situation, then the cost of such additional law
enforcement services beyond the initial response shall be reim-
bursed to the City as provided in Section 9. 24. 030.
9.24 . 030 Cost Reimbursement Required. The person or
persons responsible for a party, gathering or other assemblage of
persons described in Section 9.24 . 020, or on whose property the
gathering is held, or if such person is a minor, then the parents
or legal guardians of the minor shall be jointly and severally
liable for the following costs attributable to the event or, if
lower, the amount established by Resolution of the City Council:
A. The actual cost to the City of law enforce-
ment services beyond the initial response by a Sheriff ' s deputy
necessary to abate the violations or conditions described in Sec-
tion 9.24. 020;
B. Damage to public property resulting from such
law enforcement response; and
C. Injuries to law enforcement personnel
incurred in such law enforcement response.
The Sheriff's Department shall compute the cost of pro-
viding such services in accordance with the schedule of rates and
charges for personnel and equipment contained in the law enforce-
ment services agreement with the CIty and advise the City Manager
of such costs, as well as any other costs or damage to public
property or injuries to personnel resulting from the law enforce-
ment response. The person responsible for the party, gathering
or assemblage or on whose property the party, gathering or other
assemblage takes place shall be billed for these costs by the
City Manager upon notice of the charges from the Sheriff and pay-
ment shall be due and payable within fifteen (15) days of the
billing date. Should the amount due not be paid, the City may
collect the debt, as well as any costs incurred in collecting the
debt due to nonpayment, pursuant to any available provision of
law.
9.24 . 040 Written Notice. The Sheriff is hereby
authorized and directed to prepare appropriate advisory proce-
dures to be followed by deputies responding to a party, gathering
or other assemblage, including preparation of written materials
advising the responsible person or persons of the provisions of
this Chapter.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 6TH day of JUNE ,
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/, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the
City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Ordinance
No. 258 passed first reading on May 15, 1990, was duly and regu-
larly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meet-
ing thereof held on June 6, 1990, and that the same was passed
and adopted by the following roll call:
AYES: HINCHLIFFE, BACHARACH AND MAYOR HUGHES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: McTAGGART AND RYAN
ABSTAIN: NONE
ti: 1_, _ , _ '
I CITY CLERK
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ORD. NO 258
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
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The undersigned, being first duly sworn, desposes and says :
That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the
duly qualified City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
. y y Verdes ,
California:
That on the 11th day of June , 1990 , she caused to
be posed in three conspicuous places , as required by law the
following :
AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER
9.24 TO ESTABLISH A REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISM FOR EXTRAORDINARY LAW
ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES CAUSED BY UNRULY PARTIES AND GATHERINGS.
a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following public places
in the City:
CITY HALL
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, CALIFORNIA 90274
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE STATION
MIRALESTE STATION
4000 MIRALESTE PLAZA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA 90274
U. S. POST OFFICE
28649 SOUTH WESTERN AVENUE
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA 90732
I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and
correct affidavit of posting .
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10 PURCELL, CMC
CITY CLERK
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30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD / RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90274-5391 / (213) 377-0360