Resolution Number 15-02-17-02RESOLUTION NO. 15-02-17-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A REQUEST FOR AN
EXCEPTION TO THE CITY'S FIREARM DISCHARGE REGULATIONS
FOR THE SWALLOWS DAY PARADE HELD DURING THE ANNUAL
2015 FIESTA DE LAS GOLONDRINAS CELEBRATION
WHEREAS, the City Council officially recognizes the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta
Association as the lead organization for the 2015 Fiesta de las Golondrinas celebration;
and,
WHEREAS, the Fiesta Association has willingly continued to assume the
coordination, organization, and publicity responsibilities associated with the 2015 Fiesta
de las Golondrinas events; and,
WHEREAS, through its responsibilities of conducting the annual celebration, the
Fiesta Association provides important cost savings to the City; and,
WHEREAS, the discharge of firearms for Swallows Day Parade events may be
approved by the City Council by granting an exception as established in Municipal Code
Section 5-14.02(e); and,
WHEREAS, new State legislation prohibiting the carrying of unloaded firearms in
public (Cal. Pen. Code § 26350) does not apply in this instance as the Fiesta
Association is a nonprofit mutual or public benefit corporation organized and recognized
as a nonprofit tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service and its
members will be on official parade duty for the ceremonial Swallows Day Parade
(Cal.Pen. Code § 26368).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano does hereby grant the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association an
exception to the City's firearms discharge regulations for the Swallows Day Parade held
during the annual 2015 Fiesta de las Golondrinas celebration.
PASSED, #PPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17th day of FEBRUARY, 2015.
DEREK. REEVE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MARIA',MORRIS
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA j
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARIA MORRIS, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 15-02-17-02 was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held the 17t'
day of February 2015, by the following vote:
AYES O ` C' MEMBERS: Allevato, Ferguson, Perry, Patterson and Mayor Reeve
NOES C ; N IL MEMBER: None
ABS EIV (.J CIL MEMBER: None
MARIA ILIIOPZRI�, City Cle
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