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City Council
Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date: June 4, 201 3
Prepared by: Paul Tomasi
Name: Consideration of an ordinance adding Chapter 9.22 (Social Host
Regulations) to Title 9 Public Peace, Morals and Welfare section of the City
ofCarmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code. This ordinance would impose acriminal violation with possible civil liability for hosting social gatherings at
which minors are present and are consuming alcohol.
Description: A Social Host Ordinance is a law that holds non-commercial individuals
over the age of eighteen years, responsible for underage drinking at parties
on property they own, lease, or otherwise control.
The Social Host Ordinance targets those who provide the venue at which
underage drinking occurs. This ordinance serves as a deterrent to
uncontrolled parties in the city and at the same time provides an effective
tool to deal with underage drinking at private parties.
A component of this ordinance is to provide an imposition of civil fines for
violations of his ordinance.
Overall Cost: None
StaffRecommendation: Staff is recommending the City Council adopt Municipal code
sections 9.22.010 through 9.22.050 to Title 9 Public Peace, Morals and
Welfare section of the City ofCarmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code.
Important Considerations: Approximately fifty (50) cities in California, to include
Seaside, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Pacific Grove andHollister have enacted social hosting ordinances. The police department feels
that a social host ordinance will be another tool to assist them in the handling
ofunruly parties in addition to current laws that are available to deal with
such disturbances. There will also be a clear message sent throughout the
community that underage drinking under the guise of a private party will not
be tolerated and that "hosts" of such parties will be held accountable for
such activity occurring on their property.
Decision Record:
Reviewed by:
J ~ A d ..son t1 we , 1ty m1mstrator Date
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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
STAFF REPORT
TO: JASON BURNETT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
THROUGH: JASON STILWELL, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
FROM: PAUL TOMASI, POLICE COMMANDER
DATE: APRIL 15 ,2013
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA ADDING CHAPTER 9.22
"SOCIAL HOST REGULATIONS" TO TITLE 9, PUBLIC PEACE,
MORALS. AND WELFARE. (First Reading)
I. RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Adopt an Ordinance adding Chapter 9.22 entitled "Social Host Regulations" to Title 9
"Public Peace, Morals and Welfare" to the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code. This
Ordinance would impose civil liability for hosting social gatherings at which persons under
21 years of age are present at non-commercial dwellings and are consuming alcohol.
II. BACKGROUND:
Social Ho st Regulation is law that holds non-commercial individuals, over the age of 18
years, responsible for knowingly allowing underage drinking at parties on property they own,lease, or otherwise control. Purchase, possession or consumption of alcohol by underage
persons in public or commercial settings is already prohibited under state law. However, state
law does not prohibit underage consumption of alcohol on private property.
The principal purposes of the proposed Ordinance are:
a) To protect public health, safety, and general welfare of the City;
b) To reduce consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age
of21 years;
c) To address municipal problems unique to the City;
d) To impose restrictions and penalties related to underage drinking beyond thosemandated by state law, and beyond those imposed by the California Alcohol
Beverage Commission;
e) To facilitate enforcement of laws prohibiting service to consumption of, or possession
of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of 21 years; and
f) To offset the City's costs associated with providing police, fire , and other services to
gatherings where alcohol is served to, consumed by, or in the possession of persons
under the age of 21 years.
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Establishing a Social Host Regulations Ordinance will fill a gap in the law by providing the
City' s law enforcement with a tool to help address the problem of underage drinking atparties. There would be exceptions in any such Ordinance to protect family and cultural
events where parents or guardians give their permission for their children to take part inevents which may involve the consumption of alcohol. Other Social Host Regulationsordinances were created and adopted on these basic premises:
• Municipalities have the authority to enact laws that promote public health,safety, and general welfare.
• The occurrence of underage drinking parties on private property is harmful tothe underage persons, and is a threat to public safety and the general welfare
of the community.
• Persons responsible for the occurrence of parties, or in possession/control of
the property, have a duty to ensure that alcoholic beverages are not served to,or consumed by, underage persons.
• Police authority at such gatherings is necessary when such activities aredetermined to be a threat to the peace, health, safety, or general welfare of the
public.• Police Officers are often required to make multiple responses to the location
of a gathering where alcoholic beverages are consumed by minors in order to
disperse uncooperative participants - causing a drain on public safety
resources, and in some cases, leaving other areas of the City with delayedpolice response.
• Problems associated with such gatherings are difficult to prevent and deterunless law enforcement officers have the legal authority to do so.
• Penalties against the responsible party will serve as an effective strategy fordeterring underage drinking parties - thereby reducing alcohol consumptionand abuse by underage persons, physical altercations and injuries,
neighborhood vandalism, and excessive noise disturbance, and thus improvingpublic safety.
The Social Host Regulations Ordinance targets those who provide the venue at whichunderage drinking occurs. This ordinance serves as a deterrent to uncontrolled parties in theCity and at the same time provides an effective tool to deal with underage drinking at private
parties.
A component of this ordinance is to provide an imposition of civil fines for violations of thisordinance.
Approximately fifty (50) cities in California, including Salinas, Santa Cruz, Gilroy, MorganHill, Hollister, Pacific Grove and Seaside, have enacted Social Host Regulations ordinances.The amounts of fines imposed for violations of the local ordinances range from $250.00 forthe first offence to $2,000.00 for the third and subsequent offenses.
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City 1s t Offense 2"0 Offense 3ro Offense
Salinas $500 $1,000 $1,500
Santa Cruz $250 $500 $1,000
Gilroy $250 $1,000 $2,000
Morgan Hill $250 $500 $1,000Hollister $500 $750 $1,000
Pacific Grove Full Response Costs Full Response Costs Full Response Costs
Seaside $500 $1,000 Full Response Costs
In order to be consistent with other local jurisdictions, it is recommended the City imposefines in the amount of $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense within atwelve-month period, and full response costs for the third offense and subsequent offenseswithin a twelve-month period. The first offense should be an effective deterrent for future
violations. It is also recommended the City impose fines for individuals who are under the
age of twenty-one, present at a social host event and are in possession of alcohol. Therecommended imposed fines for a minor in possession of an alcoholic beverage are, $100 forthe first offense, $200 for the second offense, $1 000 for the third and subsequent offenses ina twelve month period.
Social Host (Misdemeanor)
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Recommended Fines
City 1s t Offense 2"0 Offense 3ro Offense
Carmel-by-the-Sea $500 $1,000 Full Response Costs
Minor in Possession (Infraction)
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Recommended Fines
City 1s t Offense 2"0 Offense 3ro Offense
Carmel-by-the-Sea $100 $200 $1000
Full Response Costs
The other component would be to implement a cost recovery for the response of police, fireand other emergency personnel. The City should be entitled to recover from any personfound in violation of this ordinance the City' s full cost recovery (response cost). In the event
that the person who violates this ordinance is a minor, then the minor and his or her parentsor guardians shall be jointly liable for any cost recovery.
The full response costs shall include the cost ofproviding police, fire and or other emergencyresponse services to the scene of such gathering, party, event or other circumstance, to
include, but not limited to:
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a) Salaries and benefits of law enforcement and/or emergency personnel for the full
amount of time spent responding to, remaining at, or otherwise dealing with such
gatherings.
b) Costs of any medical treatment to or for any law enforcement personnel injured while
responding to, remaining at, or leaving the scene of such gathering, party, event or
other circumstance.
c) Costs to repair any city equipment or property damaged and the cost of the use of any
such equipment used in responding to, remaining at, or leaving the scene of suchgathering, party, event or other circumstance.
d) Any reasonable and necessary costs, directly or indirectly incurred by the City.
The City's cost recovery (response cost) shall be deemed a debt owed to the City and may be
recovered by the City in a civil action. The City may also recover its attorney fees, if the
City brings a civil action and prevails. This proposed Ordinance was modeled after other
existing ordinances from local agencies in California.
III. STAFF REVIEW:
Staff concurs with the adoption of an Ordinance pertaining to Social Host Regulations,adding Chapter 9.22 "Social Host Regulations" to Title 9 "Public Peace, Morals and
Welfare" section of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code. This Ordinance would
provide law enforcement with another tool to assist with the problem of underage drinking.
See Attachment A
IV. FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea. With the adoption of this
proposed Ordinance any fines collected will be paid directly to the City and would be
considered General Fund Revenue.
V. SUMMARY:
Adopting the Social Host Regulations Ordinance will provide law enforcement with another
tool to assist with the handling ofunruly parties in conjunction with current laws that are
available to deal with such disturbances.
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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO.- - -ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 9.22 TO
TITLE9
ENTITLED "SOCIALHOST
REGULATIONS"TO THE
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
A. The purpose of this Ordinance is to add a Chapter 9.22 entitled "Social Host
Regulations" to Title 9 "Public Peace, Morals and Welfare".
B. The Social Host Regulations will be a law that holds non-commercial individuals over
the age of 18 years responsible for knowingly allowing underage drinking of alcoholic beverages at
parties on private property that is owned, leased, or otherwise inhabited. Purchase, possession or
consumption of alcohol by underage persons in public or commercial settings is already prohibited
under state law, but state law does not prohibit underage consumption of alcohol on private
property.
C. The purposes of the Ordinance are as follows:
1. To protect public health, safety, and the general welfare of the City;
2. To reduce consumption or possess ion of alcoholic beverages by persons under
the age of 21 years;
3. To address municipal problems unique to the City;
4. To impose restrictions and penalties related to underage drinking beyond those
mandated by state law, and beyond those imposed by the California Alcohol Beverage Commission;
5. To facilitate enforcement of laws prohibiting service to , consumption of, or
possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of 21 years; and
6. To offset the City's costs associated with providing police, fire and other
services to gatherings where alcohol is served to ,_consumed by, or in the possession of persons under
the age of 21 years.
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D. The Social Host Regulations Ordinance will provide law enforcement a tool to address
the problem of underage drinking at parties which is harmful to the underage persons, and is a threat
to public safety and the general welfare of the community. Problems associated with such gatherings
are difficult to prevent and deter unless law enforcement officers have the legal authority to do so.
E. The Social Host Regulations Ordinance primarily targets those who provide a venue at
which underage drinking occurs. Penalties against the responsible party will serve as an effective
strategy fo r deterring underage drinking at gatherings, thereby reducing alcohol consumption and
abuse by underage persons, physical altercations and injuries, neighborhood vandalism, and
excessive noise disturbance, and thus improving public safety.
SECTION 2. ADDITION OF SECTION 9.22 TO TITLE 9 OF THE CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA MUNICIPAL
CODE.
Section 9.22 entitled "SOC IAL HOST REGULATIONS" is added to Title 9 of the Carmel-by-the
Sea Municipal Code which reads as follows:
Sections:
9.22.010 Purpose and intent
9.22.020 Definitions
CHAPTER 9.22
SOCIAL HOST REGULATIONS
9.22.030 Prohibition on hosting, permitt ing or allowing a gathering at which minors
consume alcoholic beverages9.22.040 Exemptions
9.22.050 Penalty for violations
9.22.010 Purposes.
The purpose and intent of this chapter are:
a) To protect public health, safety, and general welfare of the City;
b) To reduce consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under theage of 21 years;
c) To address municipal problems unique to the City;
d) To impose restrictions and penalties related to underage drinking beyond those
mandated by state law, and beyond those imposed by the California Alcohol
Beverage Commission;
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e) To facilitate enforcement of laws prohibiting service to consumption of, or
possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of 21 years; and
f) To offset the City's costs associated with providing police, fi re, and other services to
gatherings where alcohol is served to, consumed by, or in the possession of persons
under the age of 21 years.
9.22.020 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, "Alcohol beverage" as defined in Section 23004 of the
California Business and Professions Code.
"Gathering" means a party, gathering, or event where a group of two or more persons
have assembled or are assembling fo r a social occasion or social activity
"Legal guardian" means (1) a person who, by court order, is the guardian of the person
of an underage person; or (2) a public or private agency with whom an underage
person ha s been placed by a court of competent jurisd iction.
"Minor" means any person under twenty-one (21) years of age.
"Parent" means a person who is a natural parent, adoptive parent, foster parent, or
stepparent of another person.
"Premises" means any residence or other private property, place or premises, including
any commercial, business or industrial premises.
9.22.030 Prohibition on hosting, permitting or allowing a gathering at which minors
consume alcoholic beverages.
(a) It is the duty of any person having control of any premises, who knowingly hosts,
permits or allows a gathering at sa id premises to take all reasonable steps to
prevent the consumption of alcoholic beverages by any minor at the gathering.
Reasonable steps are controlling access to alcoholic beverages at t he gathering;
controlling the quantity of alcoholic beverages present at the gathering; verifying
the age of persons attending the gathering by inspecting driver's licenses or other
government-issued identification cards to ensure that minors do not consumealcoholic beverages while at the gathering; and supervising the activities of minors
at the gathering.
(b) It is unlawful fo r any person having control of any prem ises to knowingly host,
permit or allow a gathering to take place at sa id premises where at least one minor
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SECTION 3.
consumes an alcoholic beverage, whenever the person having control of the
premises either knows a minor has consumed an alcoholic beverage or reasonably
should have known that a minor consumed an alcoholic beverage had the person
taken all reasonable steps to prevent the consumption of an alcoholic beverage by a
minor as set forth in subsection (a) above.
(c) It is unlawful fo r any minor to have in his or her possession or consume any alcoholic
beverage at any place not open to the public, which is determined to be in violation
of subsection (b) above, except for wine used fo r sacramental or other religious
purposes during authorized religious services.
9.22.040 Exemptions.
This chapter shall not apply to:
(a) Any California Departmentof
Alcoholic Beverage Control licenseeat
any premisesregulated by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(b) Conduct involving the use of alcoholic beverages th at occurs exclusively between an
underage person and his or her parent and/or legal guardian, as permitted by
article 1, section 4 of the California Constitution .
9.22.050 Penalty for violations.
The pena lty fo r a violation of the social host ordinance outlined in section 9.22.030 (b)
sha ll constitute a misdemeanor. The penalty fo r a violation of the minor in
possession of alcohol ordinance outlined in section 9.22.030 (c) sha ll constitute an
infraction. Both sections are punishable by a fine as established by resolution of the
City Council with provisions for increasing penalties fo r the first, second, third and
successive violations.
SEVERABILITY.
A. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance
is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, including the application of such part or
provision to other persons or circumstances, shall no t be affected thereby and shal lcontinue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
B. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases
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be held unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE .
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea th is____ _
day of , 2013, by the following roll call vote :
AYES : COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES : COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ATTEST:
HEIDI BURCH ,
City Clerk
APPROVED:
Jason Burnett, Mayor
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