CITY OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
TO: Mayor and City
Commission
FROM: Richard
D. Sala, City Manager
BY: Tammy
L. Reed-Holguin, Community Development Director
DATE: January
8, 2008
SUBJECT: REQUEST TO EXTEND HOURS OF OPERATION FOR A FUNDRAISING
EVENT
APPLICANT: Polish American Club of Fort
Lauderdale, Inc.
935
Rock Island Road, North Lauderdale
The Polish American Club, a
non-profit organization, is requesting permission to extend their hours of
operation until 3:00 a.m. on January 12, 2008 to hold a special fundraising
event for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Foundation (GOCCF). This foundation
is the biggest polish foundation that raises money around the world to buy
medical equipment for severely underfinanced children hospitals in Poland (Attachment
A). This event will be televised on the Polish Public Television, thus giving a
great exposure to the City of
Per the Business Tax Receipt issued
to the applicant, the club is permitted to remain open until 2:00 am. In order
to hold this fundraising event, the club is requesting permission to stay open
and sell alcohol until 3:00 am. Please be advised that this event will not
be open to the public and will be restricted to club members and their guests
only.
Per section 86-104 of the City Code, nightclubs may remain open and sell alcoholic beverages until 4:00 am on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and on the holidays of St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween and New Year’s Eve upon obtaining a special exception use permit from the governing body.
Although the subject club does not meet the definition of a nightclub, and the proposed request is limited to one evening only, staff feels that the applicant shall obtain a special approval from the governing body to remain open and serve/sell alcohol until 3:00 am. Therefore, this request is being submitted for the City Commission’s approval as a one-time special fundraising event.
Based on the foregoing, it is recommended that the City Commission approve a motion authorizing this event subject to the following condition:
1. The extended hours shall not have any adverse impact on neighboring properties, especially with respect to the noise, parking, and glare from headlights or exterior lighting.
2.
The event will be restricted to club members and their
guests only and the event cannot be advertised to the public for attendance
purposes.
3. The club will allow monitoring of the event by on-duty BSO deputies to ensure alcohol is not served after 3:00 a.m. and that any intoxicated citizens are identified and arrangements are made to ensure that they do not operate a motor vehicle.
If the Commission concurs with staff’s recommendation, the following motion is in order:
To
approve the Polish American Club’s special fundraising event for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Foundation and to permit to remain open and sell/serve
alcohol until 3:00 am.