Agenda

Return

C. 21

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	August 1, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE CLARIFYING NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOLLOWING CERTAIN EVENTS RELATED TO CARDROOM LICENSEES

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/01/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Timothy Ewell, (925) 335-1036
cc:	David Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 1, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 2017-18, amending Section 52-3.301 of the County Ordinance Code to provide for a time period within which a cardroom licensee must provide notice to the County of any changes to its cardroom license, WAIVE reading, and FIX August 8, 2017 for adoption.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The existing County Ordinance Code providing for the regulation of gambling establishments within the unincorporated area does not contemplate a process for business continuity following certain events such as change in ownership or other unforeseen events (such as the death of the current licensee). The proposed Ordinance being introduced today includes a process to ensure that business operations are not negatively impacted following the events described above while preserving the County's regulatory and enforcement duties.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Specifically, the Ordinance establishes a process whereby the Sheriff's Office, as the department responsible for licensing gambling establishments locally, is to be notified of the event within ten (10) days of the event occurrence and identify the appropriate party that should obtain a license. The successor party is required to obtain a license within thirty (30) days of the event occurrence.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Ordinance will not be formally introduced to the Board of Supervisors and cannot be adopted as scheduled on August 8, 2017.