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Recommendation to request City Attorney and City Manager to amend the Conditions of Operation for the Downtown Dining and Entertainment District in the following manner:
Dining and Entertainment District Conditions:
· Outdoor amplified music on patios and rooftops is prohibited, except in conjunction with special events or occasional events permits.
· All doors and windows shall remain closed whenever entertainment is being provided, except for normal ingress and egress and in case of an emergency.
· The permittee shall not allow employees to discard trash or beer bottles into the outside dumpster between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
· All new permittees and existing permittees shall install and maintain a video surveillance system that monitors no less than the front and rear of the business with full view of the public right-of-ways and any parking lot under the control of the permittee. The video system must be capable of delineating on playback the activity and physical features of persona and areas within the premises. Recordings shall be retained for a minimum of 30 days and be accessible via the Internet by the Long Beach Police Department. A Public Internet Protocol (IP) address and user name/password is also required to allow the Long Beach Police Department to view live and recorded video from these cameras over the internet. All video security cameras shall be installed to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police, Director of Technology Services, and Director of Development Services. At the discretion of the Chief of Police, the permittee may be required to add additional video cameras. New permittees must install the system within three months of being approved for an Entertainment Permit and existing permittees must install a system within one year of this condition being established. Lack of compliance may result in assignment to Tier II status.
· Require annual review of violations (i.e. calls for service, code violations, heal...
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