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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing and adopt recommendation to deny the appeal and revoke Business License No. BU92006270 and Entertainment Permit No. BU20345190 for the Guadalupe Perez, dba Mariscos Brite Spot, located at 1616 E. Anaheim Street. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) requires a hearing be held before the City Council whenever a revocation of a business license and/or entertainment permit is appealed.
The LBMC also requires the City Council review and consider a hearing officer's written report, when the Council appoints a hearing officer to conduct the appeal proceedings. The City Council may adopt, reject or modify the recommended decision. In its discretion, the City Council may take additional evidence at the hearing or refer the case back to the hearing officer with instructions to consider additional evidence.
Attached for your review is Hearing Officer George Zugsmith's November 24, 2008 written report. Hearing Officer Zugsmith recommended that the business owner's appeal of the revocation of business license number BU92006270 and entertainment permit number BU20345190, issued to the Guadalupe Perez, d.b.a. Mariscos Brite Spot located at 1616 E. Anaheim Street, be denied. The Hearing Officer's findings determined that:
• The business had 11 Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control license violations since 1992 for after-hour sales, overcrowding, loud music, possession of a slot machine and sales to a minor.
• The location was the source of many police calls including two homicides, knife fights, fist-fights, and public intoxication.
• The variety of police service calls often necessitated law enforcement response from multiple patrol districts.
• The excessive police calls caused a reduction in law enforcement services respecting other geographical areas within the City of Long Beach.
• The granting of business licenses and entertainment perm...
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