Resolution 2010-15
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY SETTING THE ANNUAL FIREWORKS
SERVICE FEE FOR IMP ACTS ON CITY FIRE AND POLICE
SERVICES RELATED TO THE SALE AND USE OF SAFE
AND SANE FIREWORKS PURSUANT TO CITY CODE
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WHEREAS, Chapter 10A of the City of Gilroy ("City") City Code regulates the local
retail sale, use and storage of "safe and sane fIreworks" as defmed in 12529 of the Health and
Safety Code of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City Fire and Police Departments each year experience a signifIcant
number of non-routine Fire and Police requests for services, emergency calls and citizen
complaints, all of which are directly related to the use of illegal and legal fIreworks during 4th of
July celebrations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on April 5, 2004, adopted Ordinance No. 2004-03 adding
section 10A.8 to Chapter 10A of the City Code to establish a permit fee for fIreworks sales, and a
fIreworks service fee to alleviate the fInancial impacts of providing public safety services
directly related to the 4th of July celebrations; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2004-03 requires that the fIreworks servIce fee be
determined by the City's Fire and Police Chiefs and adopted annually by City Council
resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also on April 5, 2004, adopted Resolution No. 2004-24,
directing the City's Fire and Police Chiefs to develop a Fireworks Mitigation Strategy for the
upcoming 4th of July celebrations each year, setting forth the amount of the fIreworks service fee
to recover the anticipated costs.
WHEREAS, the City Fire and Police Chiefs have developed a Fireworks Mitigation
Strategy for the 4th of July, 2010, celebrations that includes both public information and
additional public safety staff hours at an anticipated cost to the City of $ 24,906; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on May 17, 2010 reviewed the Fireworks Mitigation
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Strategy for 4th of July, 2010, celebrations, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GILROY, AS FOLLOWS:
1. Based on the July 2010 Fireworks Mitigation Strategy, the fIreworks service fee
for 2010 has been determined to be $24,906.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May, 2010 by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ARELLANO, BRACCO, DILLON,
GARTMAN, TUCKE~ WOODWARD
and PINHEIRO
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE
NONE
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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2010 FIRE WORKS MITIGATION STRATEGY COSTS
Hourly Number Hours Total
Police Department
Patrol $151.94 12 5.5 $ 10,028
Dispatch $ 117.55 2 5.5 $ 1293
TOTAL PO $11,321
Fire Department
Firefighters $124.46 4 8 $ 3982
Fire Invest $124.46 2 6 $ 1493
Chief Officers $202 2 8 $ 3232
TOTAL FIRE $8707
BLES
letters to Target Areas $750
Flyers to High Hazard Area $750
Signage for Prohibited Areas 700
Staff Time 133.91 1 20 $ 2678
$4878
Total BLES
TOTAL SERVICE FEE $24,906
Exhibit A
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I, SHA WNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2010-15 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council
held on the 17TH day of May, 2010, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 18th day of May, 2010.
(Seal)