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From: Mar.shall W. Julian
City Administrator
Dept: City Administrator
Su~~: An Ordinance of the .City of San
Bernardino amending Section
5.36.060 of the San Bernardino
Municipal Code relating to Bingo.
Date: September 6, 1989
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Referred to Legislative Review Committee by Mayor and Council.
Recommended motion:
Adopt Ordinance increasing sessions from two per week to three per week
and raising the limit from $5,000 per session to $10,000 per session.
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Contact person:
Marshall W. Julian
Phone:
5122
Supporting data attached: Staff Report
Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
Source: (Acct, No.!
(Acct, Descriotion)
. Finance:
Council Notes:
Agenda Item No. 4q
'CITY OF SAN BERN~DINO - REQUEST .Q. COONCIL"ACTION
STAFF REPORT
The request of the Knights of Columbus to increase the number of nights
during the week on which Bingo could be played (from two to t;hr...)..n4 to
permit the dollar amount which could be awarded in prizes during anyone
night (from $5,000 to $10,000) was referred by the Mayor and Council to
the Legislative Review Committee.
The Committee, after review, agreed that the original limitations had
probably served their usefulness and that the competition of Indian
Bingo was a new factor which should be considered.
All organizations which hold Bingo licenses in the City have been
notified of the proposed change.
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1 ORDINANCE NO.
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO Ml!ENDING SECTION
5.36.060 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BINGO
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THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
4 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 5.36.060 of the San Sernardino
SECTION 1.
6 Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
7 "5.36.060 Operation of bingo game.
8 A bingo game shall be conducted only on prope~ty own,d
or leased by, or donated to, the licensed organization or
9 association and used by it for an office or for performance of
the purposes for which the organization or association is
10 organized. Use solely for the purposes of conducting bingo games
is not an acceptable use. The bingo game shall be operated a~4
11 staffed only by members of the licensed organization or
association which organized the game, except that security
12 personnel may be employed. No person may receive or pay a
profit, wage, or salary from the receipts of any bingo game,
13 except that security personnel employed by the organization
conducting the bingo game may be paid from the revenues of bingo
14 games. Only the organization or association licensed to conduct
a bingo game shall operate such game or participate in the
15 promotion, supervision, or any other phase of such game. Bingo
games shall not be held:
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A. For more than three sessions in anyone week; or
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For more than five hours in any twenty-four-hour period; or
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Between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m. of anyone day;
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In anyone session, after the awarding of prizes in the
total amount or value of ten thousand dollars."
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1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTION
5.36.060 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BINGO
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3 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance wae duly
4 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
5 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the
6 day of , 1989, by the following vote, to wit:
7 AYES: Council Members
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ABSENT:
City Clerk
The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this
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W.R. Holcomb, Mayor
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JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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liuigl1fs of QInlumhus
ItECEIVFD-r,:n r.LER~
SAN BERNARDINO COUNCIL, No, 905
2392 WeStern Avenue P.O. Box 2061
Son Bernardino, California 92406
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TO: The H01lorable...' Mayor and Common Council
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In::: PToposod changes i tJ Binqo Ordinances
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On behalf of Knights of Columbus Council 905, we are requesting a change in the
present regulations concerning the playing of bingo games in the Ci ty of
San Bernardino. Section 5.36.060 of the City Code prohibits the playing of
more than two sessions of bingo in anyone week along with a $5,000.00 limit
in prize money in anyone session. The State law has no such restrictions
and leaves this up to the local jurisdiction,
Since the inception of bingo at the local Indian reservation many local c~v~c
'-" and religious groups that used Bingo as a method of fund raising have been
forcell to c.lose as Indian Bingo has no limits as to prize amounts and number
of session~ played per week. AS we cannot compete with Indian Dingo on an
equal basi~ Qur only chance is to cater to the small players by having a
small i>uy-in with a larger payoff than is presently allowed.
Our ,:'oU/lc.i I has been able through our bingo profits to provided food sufficient
for /tOO,OOO meals to needy individuals from our food program this past gear
c1S we.! ] ,J.'; .':Ilpport other charitable programs such as ljouth activities in the
}oea..' c'tllllmll'lity. A chanqc in the present ordinance allowing up to three Bingo
sessions (! :'lTeek and increasing the maximum payoff to $10,000.00 a session
wou~d great.ly increase our council's ability to increase our support for these
prog:ams that might otherwise have to be met from local tax revenues.
We w0ulJ appreciate your consiQeration of this proposal. If this matter is LO
be pl u('"cd 0.'1 the Common Councils agenda for hearing you may wish to contact
O/lr .:. ;.nqo chairmen Don Frieling or Frank 80ggl15t at (714) 887-5666.
Jrtl truly ~
I'v/HlIIl {h.t"oile, (,rAnd Kniqltl
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