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Alcohol Ban 2 December 1, 2008 <br />percent (0.5%) or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes <br />alone or when diluted, mixed or combined with other substances." <br />Provide the regulation that "no person shall consume or be in possession of any open <br />container of any alcoholic beverage in any City park or open space area, except for City <br />sponsored events with prior approval from the City Council." <br />Reorganize and update the entire article by reordering the sections and removing outdated <br />reference to Section 7-3-151 of the San Leandro Zoning Code. <br />The penalty for consuming or being in possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage in a <br />City park or open space area would be an infraction under San Leandro Municipal Code Section <br />1-12-200(c), enforced by the police (please see Attachment A). Detailed amendments to the <br />article on alcoholic beverages are captured in Attachment B. <br />The same regulation on alcohol use in parks should also be added to San Leandro Administrative <br />Code Title 7, Chapter 1 relating to rules and regulations for the use of public parks and <br />recreational facilities. The resolution will be presented for consideration at the same meeting as <br />the adoption of the ordinance. The effective date will be the same for the resolution and the <br />ordinance. <br />Current City Council Policy <br />Not Applicable <br />Previous City Council Action(s) <br />Not applicable <br />City Council Committee Review and Action <br />On November 4, 2008, the City Council Facilities and Transportation Committee recommended <br />that an ordinance banning alcohol use in City park and open space areas with the exception of <br />City sponsored events with prior approval by the City Council be forwarded to the City Council. <br />Applicable General Plan Policy <br />Not applicable <br />Permits and/or Variances Granted <br />Not applicable <br />Environmental Review <br />Not applicable <br />Code Compliance Review <br />Not applicable <br />Board/Commission Findings <br />Through many meetings and discussions with the community and City staff; including Police, <br />Public Works and Recreation and Human Services, the Recreation and Parks Commission <br />determined that the majority of issues and calls to police are in response to groups using alcohol; <br />the high use of parks means that the excessive noise, conflict and illegal parking problems <br />