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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: September 4, 2018 <br />Ordinance <br />Agenda Section:File Number:18-370 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.F. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Jeff Kay <br />City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director and <br />Andrew Mogensen <br />Planning Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:ORDINANCE of the City of San Leandro Adding Title 4, Chapter 4-.18 of the San <br />Leandro Municipal Code Relating to Loud and Unruly Gatherings <br />The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro (“City”) has an overriding interest in planning and <br />regulating the use of property within the City because without stable, well-planned neighborhoods, <br />the quality of life and the character of the City can quickly deteriorate and suffer adverse social, <br />environmental, and economic conditions; and <br />WHEREAS, the California Constitution, Article XI, Section 7, provides cities with the authority <br />to enact ordinances to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens, and municipal code <br />regulations are a permissible exercise of this authority; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that due to inadequate supervision, some <br />large gatherings of people become loud and unruly to the point that they constitute a threat to the <br />peace, health, safety, or general welfare of the public as a result of conduct such as one or more <br />of the following: excessive noise, the obstruction of public streets or rights-of-way by crowds of <br />people or vehicles, public drunkenness, unlawful possession of alcohol or drugs, serving alcohol <br />to minors, fights, disturbances of the peace, urinating or defecating in public, setting off fireworks, <br />vandalism, littering on public property or private property, the presence of persons in areas not <br />designed for occupancy such as rooftops, and persons throwing bottles or other objects or <br />substances at law enforcement or any member of the public; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the cited impacts negatively affect <br />both the neighborhoods in which such Loud and Unruly Gatherings occur and the public safety <br />resources of the City; and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 8/28/2018 <br />40