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5989ORDINANCE NO. 5989 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING SECTION 14.30.030 OF CHAPTER 14.30 OF TITLE 14 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS; AND DECLARING THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS AN URGENCY MEASURE WHICH SHALL TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim has heretofore adopted Chapter 14.30 of Title 14 of the Anaheim Municipal Code prohibiting certain activities relating to the solicitation or attempted solicitation of employment, business or charitable contributions or alms from the occupants of any vehicles in transit upon any public street in the City of Anaheim WHEREAS, Section 14.30.030 of Chapter 14.30 of the Anaheim Municipal Code provides certain exemptions to said prohibited activities; and WHEREAS, one or more non-profit or charitable organizations have historically annually solicited charitable contributions in a manner otherwise prohibited by Chapter 14.30 of the Anaheim Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim wishes to provide an exemption from such prohibition for such organization(s) and such other non-profit or charitable organizations which meet certain conditions and restrictions; and WHEREAS, in order to promote the City's interest in protecting and preserving the safety of pedestrians and vehicular traffic in, about, and upon public and private streets, while at the same time providing a narrow exemption for one or more charitable or non-profit organizations to continue with historical charitable fund-raising activities scheduled to occur within the next thirty days, the City Council finds and determines that the adoption of this ordinance as an emergency measure is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety; and WHEREAS, Section 511 of the City Charter provides that any ordinance declared by the City Council to be necessary as an emergency measure for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, and containing a statement of the reasons therefor, may be introduced and adopted at one and the same meeting if passed by at least four affirmative votes. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That new subsection .040 be, and the same is hereby, added to Section 14.30.030 of Chapter 14.30 of Title 14 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, to read as follows: ".040 Any act of soliciting or attempting to solicit contributions or alms by a bonafide charity or non-profit corporation, organization or association, subject to compliance with the following requirements: .0401 Such qualified charitable or non-profit corporation, organization or association shall obtain a certificate of exemption from the Anaheim Police Department. Such certificate shall be issued within 72 hours following the submittal of a written application therefor provided such application and the proposed solicitation conforms to the following requirements: .01 That the applicant submits proof that it is qualified by the Internal Revenue Service as a charitable or non-profit corporation, organization or association exempt from taxation under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; .02 That the application is accompanied by a plan for review and approval by the Police Department (1) demonstrating that its solicitors will wear distinctive and highly visible attire (such as garments or devices containing reflective materials or composed of vivid and highly visible colors) for the purpose of increasing visibility of such persons to motorists; and (2) providing a plan or methodology for minimizing interference with traffic. .0402 All solicitation of vehicles while engaged in transit on the public streets shall be limited to between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. .0403 All solicitations by the charitable or non-profit corporation, organization or association pursuant to such certificate of exemption shall be limited to one (1) day per calendar year. .0404 Not more than one charitable or non-profit corporation, organization or association shall be scheduled at the same location on the same date." SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance of the Code, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. 2 SECTION 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof. The provisions of this ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments. SECTION 5. PENALTY It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this ordinance. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of which any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation, and shall be punishable therefor as provided for in this ordinance. SECTION 6. DECLARATION OF URGENCY. The City Council declares that this ordinance is necessary as an emergency measure for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety pursuant to Section 511 of the City Charter and the reasons for its urgency are as follows: 1. One or more charitable or non-profit corporations, organizations or associations has historically conducted charitable solicitations of the occupants of vehicles which are engaged in transit on the public streets of the City of Anaheim: specifically, the "Fill the Boot" fund-raising campaign annually conducted by members of the Anaheim Firefighters Association prior to Labor Day. Such solicitations are currently proscribed by the provisions of Chapter 14.30 of the Anaheim Municipal Code. The City Council finds that it is in the public interest to allow such charitable solicitations to lawfully proceed but to do so in a manner which addresses concerns regarding public safety. The City Council finds that it is in the public interest to ensure that such solicitations may be lawfully conducted, subject to the requirements and conditions imposed by this ordinance, prior to the forthcoming Labor Day holiday. 2. Therefore, the adoption of this urgency ordinance will allow the City to exempt certain charitable or non-profit fund-raising activities from the current proscription of Chapter 14.30 of the Anaheim Municipal Code and to address public safety concerns associated with such activities prior to the forthcoming Labor Day holiday. 3 THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on the 23rd day of August, 2005 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Pringle, Council Members Sidhu, Hernandez, Galloway, Chavez NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None CITY OF IM By MAYOR OF THE C ANAHEIM ATTEST: 1TY CLERK OF tHE CITY OF ANAHEIM 58976.2 4 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) ) ss. County ol' Orange ) 1 ain a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in the above -entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the Anaheim Bulletin, a newspaper that hay been adjudged to be a newspaper of general circulation by the: Superior Court of the County of Orange. State of California, on December 28, 1951, Case No. A-21021 in and for the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California; that the notice, of which the annexed is a true printed copy, has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates. to wit September 1, 2005 "I certify (or declare) under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California chat the foregoing is true and correct": Executed at Santa Ana, Orange County, California, on Date: September ] _ 2005 , l / Signature IlJ' Anaheim Bulletin 625 N. Grand Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714)796-2209 PROOF OF PUBLICATION This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp Proof of Publication of Paste Clipping of Notice SECURELY In This Space ORDINANCE NO. 5989 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING SECTION 14.30.030 OF CHAPTER 14.30 OF TITLE 14 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SOLICITATION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS; AND DECLARING THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS AN URGENCY MEASURE WHICH SHALL TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Anaheim has heretofore adopted Chapter 14.30 of Title 14 of the Anaheim Mu- nicipal Code prohtbP6ng certain activities relating to the solicitation or attempted solicitation of employment, business or chartable contributions or alms from the occupants of any vehicles in transit upon any public street In the City of Anaheim WHEREAS, Section 14.30.030 of Chapter 14.30 of the Anaheim Municipal Code provides certain exemptions to said pro- hibited activities; and WHEREAS, one or tltore non-profit or charitable organizations have historically annually solicited charitable contribu- tions in a manner ot11®twise prohibited by Chapter 14.30 of the Anaheim Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the Ctty of Anaheim wishes to provide an exemption from such prohibition for such organization(s) and such other non-profit or charitable organizations which meet certain conditions and restrictions; and WHEREASin order to promote the City's interest in protecting and preserving the safety of pedestrpns and vehicular traffic m abort, and upon public and private streets, while at the same time providing a narrow exemption W ona or more dtarit� pr %=gown to continue with historical charitable fund-raising activities scheduled to occur within the n hilly days, the Council finds and determines that the adoption of this ordinance as an emergency measure is necessity, for the immed�"r" e preservation of the public peace, health or safety; and WHEREAS, Section 511 of the City Charter provides that any ordinance declared by the City Council to be necessary as an emergency measure for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, and containing a statement of the reasons therefor, may be Introduced and adopted at one and the same meeting if passed by at least four affirmative votes. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1 That new subsection .040 be, and the same is hereby, added to Section 14.30.030 of Chapter 14.30 of Title 14 of the Ana- heim kfunictriallOode, to read as follows: ".040 Any act.of soliciting or attempting to solicit contributions orp4rns by a bonaflde charity or non-profit corpora- tion, organization or association, subject to compliance with the following requirements: .0701 Such qualified charitable or non-profit corporation, organization or association shall obtain a certificate of ex- empron from the Anaheim Police Department. Such certificate shah be issued within 72 hours following the submit- tal of a written application therefor provided such application and the proposed solicitation conforms Il the following requirements: .01 That the applicant submits proof that it is qualified by the Intemai Revenue Service as a charitable or non-profit corporation, organization or association exempt from taxation under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; .02 That the�rcat on is accompanied by a plan for review and approval by the Police Department 1() demonstrat- ing that its will wear distinctive and Msthly visible atdre (such as garments or devices conternklg reflective materials or composed of vivid and highly Asll _calors) for the purpose of increasing %n ib[Nty of such persons to motorists; and (2) providing a plan or methodology for minimizing interference with traffic. 0402AII solicitation of vehicles while engaged in transit on the public streets shall be limited to between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. .0403AII solicitations by the charitable or non-profit corporation, organization or association pursuant to such certlrf cate of exemption shall be limited to one (1) day per calendar year. .0404 Not more than one charitable or non-profit corporation, organization or association shall be scheduled at the same location on the same date." SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares that should any section,pa�agtaph, sentence or word of this or- dinance of the Cade„hereby adopted, be declared for any reason to be Invalid, it b the iirrr�Feennt of the Council that it would have passed all other portions of this ordinance Independent of the elimination hershbon of any such portion as may be declared invalid. SECTION 4. SAVINGS CLAUSE Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violations ordinances, of ordinancbsp ,which violations � s or Int on to the effective date hereof, nor be con- strued a waiver of a license or or the th any violation thereof. The previsions of this ordinance, insofar as they are su ty the same as ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements shell continuations, and not as row enectments. SECTION 5. PENALTY it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate any provision or to favi to comply with any of the require- ments of this ordinance. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance or falling to comply with arty of ile rerit7Memt3rrts shalt be deemed gulriy of a misdenoanor and upon comActbn ihen3of storl be punished by a fine I'i rat exoeedktg One Thousand Dollars (61,000.00) or by imprisonment rrot a ng six (6) months, or by bdh such fine and intENtsonment. Each such person, firm or corporation shall be doomed gx uIfNl frF mate offense for each dry ing arryp n ol whichion, artd shall be punishablep tlier afoolr ash provided brirsn tide ordnaMinued or permlped by sueh n, firm or co SECTION 6. DECLARATION OF URGENCY. The City Council declares that this ordinance is necessary asan emergency measure for the Immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety pursuant to Section 511 of the City Charter and the reasons for its urgency are as; follows: 1. One or more charitable or non-profit corporations, organizations or assoeietlons has hlsl oricaliy conducted charita- bla solicitations of the occupants of vehicles, which aro In tranalt on the 17Nc streets of the Clty of Anaheim: spa- ; ciRGallyy, li7e 'tint the @cat• fiatd.[aitir� tyrrlpolplt�txhrnducisd by Ota Rfraiphtara Attaocle- tfrlh palet io labor Day. Stroh tol�0e�ttts ens by pnrai� � Chapler�4.30 of Mie Arnahelm Mu- reCfpal t;Ylde The fxty Cotxtdi thatfe Mqi i kr in fhs b eolfo�tlax m b to rio so In a manner which addresses conc>anta publk safety. TM city Council finita that le in p puWerrc interest tip ensure that such soNdOetlorna may be cat acted, snibfect to the rerlufremnts and conditiors Imposed by this ordk�nce, prior fa the forthcoming Labor Day I 2. Therefore, the adoption of this urgency ordinanceill allow.Mo Civ exempt certain charitable or non-projM fund- raising aelivNes from the current of Chapter 14.30 of the Anaheim Cade and to address public safe- ty concerns associated with such activities prior to the forthcoming Labor Day holiday. THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE Is adopted at a regular meting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on the 23rd day of August, 2005 by the follorving roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Pringle, Council Members Sldhu, Hernandez, Galloway, Chavez NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Nate CITY OF ANAHEIM f9y ss/ Curt Pri MAYOR OF E CITY OF ANAHEIM ATTEST: / ?ublA Anaheim Bulletin Soriffernboror1, 9006 $1FAI$ JAPBs403