Resolution 2014-18RESOLUTION NO. 2014-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY SETTING THE ANNUAL FIREWORKS
SERVICE FEE FOR UNAPACTS ON CITY FIRE AND POLICE
SERVICES RELATED TO THE SALE AND USE OF SAFE
AND SANE FIREWORKS PURSUANT TO GILROY CITY
CODE CHAPTER 10A
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 defined 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 l0A 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, 2014, celebrations that includes both public information and
additional public safety staff hours at an anticipated cost to the City of $28,479.87.; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council on May 19, 2014 reviewed the Fireworks Mitigation
Strategy for 41h of July, 2014 celebrations, attached hereunto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GILROY, AS FOLLOWS:
1. Based on the July 4, 2014 Fireworks Mitigation Strategy, the fireworks service
fee for 2014 has been determined to be $28,479.87.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 191h day of May, 2014 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ARELLANO, AULMAN, BRACCO,
LEROE- MUNOZ, TUCKER, WOODWARD and GAGE
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
APPROVED:
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Donald Gage, Mayor rj
ATTEST:
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EXHIBIT A 2014 FIRE WORKS MITIGATION STRATEGY COSTS
Hourly Number Hours Total
Police Department
Patrol
184.80
12
Dispatch
145.77
2
TOTAL PD
Fire Department
Firefighters
142.43
2
Fire Captain
162.16
1
Fire Engineer
140.70
1
Fire Investigators
162.16
2
TOTAL FIRE
BLES
Postcard Flyer to all addresses in the city (18,000)
Signage costs
Staff Time
DFM Patrol (OT rate) 163.20 1
FM Admin(fully burden rate) 167.79 1
TOTAL BLES
TOTAL PROGRAM
5.5 $ 12,196.80
5.5 $ 1,603.47
$ 13,800.27
8 $ 2,278.88
8 $ 1,297.28
8 $ 1,125.60
6 $ 1,945.92
$ 6,647.68
$ 6,000.00
$ 200.00
3 $ 489.60
8 $ 1,342.32
$ 8,031.92
$ 28,479.87
I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2014 -18 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 19th day of May, 2014, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and axed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 21St Oy of May, 2014.
Sriawria Freels, MMC'
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)