HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-03-26; City Council; CS-468; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 11, CHAPTER 32 BY ADDING SECTION 11.32.035 SECURITY OF ...ORDINANCE NO. CS-468
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE 11,
CHAPTER 32 BY ADDING SECTION 11.32.035 SECURITY OF TGIF CONCERTS
IN THE PARK
WHEREAS, since the 1980s, the City of Carlsbad has hosted TGIF Concerts in the Parks; and
WHEREAS, TGIF Concerts in the Parks are free summer concerts where families, friends and
neighbors gather to enjoy music in City of Carlsbad parks; and
WHEREAS, TGIF Concerts in the Park is the City of Carlsbad's largest community event; and
WHEREAS, 2023 attendance at TGIF Concerts in the Park surpassed that of any previous concert
season and included one concert with more than 8,000 people in attendance; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Police Department in collaboration with the Fire Department has
conducted a public saf~ty review of the current TGIF Concerts in the Parks operating conditions and
made several recommendations to improve security at the concerts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad finds that instituting recommended security
measures at TGIF Concerts in the Park is necessary to promote and ensure the safety and security of
city employees, members of the public and performers at TGIF Concerts in the Park.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows that:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. That Carlsbad Municipal Code Title 11, Chapter 32 is amended to add Section 11.32.035
to read as follows:
11.32.035 Security of TGIF Concerts in the Park.
A. Purpose and intent. The city is committed to maintaining a safe outdoor concert series for the
enjoyment of city residents and visitors. The purpose of this section is to promote the safety and
security of all attendees of the TGIF Concerts in the Park held at any park within the city.
B. Security screenings at TGIF concerts in the park.
1. The City Manager or designee may establish security screening, which may include metal
detectors and other screening equipment, at each point of entry to any TGIF Concert in the Park.
If security screening is established by the City Manager or designee, all persons shall submit to
the screening of their person and possessions as a condition of entry to the concert, except the
following:
a. Current City of Carlsbad elected officials and employees, acting within the scope of their
duties and upon a showing of valid identification, which may include a city-issued identification
card ;
b. Current City of Carlsbad contractors and consultants, acting within the scope of their contract
and upon a showing of valid identification; and
c. Sworn on-duty law enforcement personnel.
2. Unless exempt from security screening as provided in this section, anyone refusing to submit to
the security screening or inspection shall be denied entrance to the concert.
3. Signs shall be posted to alert the public when and where security screening is taking place.
4. Any person who attempts to gain entry to a TGIF Concert in the Park after refusing to comply with
the security screening procedures established by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
C. Additional rules and procedures to promote public safety. The City Manager or designee is
authorized to make and enforce additional rules and procedures necessary to implement the
provisions of this chapter.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City
Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance, or a summary
of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 19th
day of March, 2024, and thereafter.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 26th day of March, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, LUNA.
NONE.
ABSTAIN: NONE.
ABSENT: NONE.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
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