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AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of June 1, 1999 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council FROM: Patrick G. Crowe, Chief of P is SUBJECT: Hearing to Determine Whether to Revoke Rocks Club Dance Permit DATE: June 1, 1999 Background: On December 8, 1998, the Planning Commission approved the Design Review Committee's recommendation to approve the Olympia Grill & Lounge's request for modification of their existing conditional use permit (CUP) allowing the sale and on-site consumption of alcoholic beverages. The staff report for this item indicated that the modification to the CUP was needed for the purpose of changing the designation of the existing use from "family restaurant" to a "sports lounge and night club" known as the "Rocks Club." Thereafter, City staff determined that the proposed sports lounge and night club would include public dancing and the applicants were also directed to apply for a dance permit. On April 6, 1999, the City Council approved a dance permit for the Rocks Club, subject to a list of conditions that included, among others: 1. Limitations on 18 year-old dance nights; 2. Maintenance and enforcement of a Title 47 alcohol license; 3. Implementation of a designated driver program; 4. Designation and monitoring of parking spaces for Rocks Club patrons; 5. Incorporation of a security plan, including use of state certified security guards; and 6. Prohibitions on adult entertainment uses. A copy of the dance permit and the conditions of approval is attached as Exhibit A. Discussion: Since the opening of the Rocks Club, City staff and the Police Department have monitored the Club's compliance with the conditions of approval for both the CUP and dance permit. The monitoring was implemented because Police Department investigations of other similar clubs owned by the applicants in the Cities of Riverside, Victorville and Rialto revealed numerous RVPUB4MA?,D512779 i