HomeMy WebLinkAbout99-68 - Authorizing the sale and discharge of certified safe and sane fireworks for the millennium New Year celebrationRESOLUTION NO. 99-68
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE SALE
AND DISCHARGE OF CERTIFIED SAFE AND SANE
FIREWORKS FOR THE MILLENNIUM NEW YEAR
CELEBRATION BETWEEN DECEMBER 29, 1999, AND
JANUARY 1, 2000.
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California passed Assembly
Bill (AB) 2090 which added Section 12599.5 to the California Health and Safety Code,
pertaining to fireworks sales and use between December 26, 1999, and January 1,
2000; and
WHEREAS, the Millennium New Year celebration will be a festive and once-in-a-
lifetime event for many residents of the City of Costa Mesa; and
WHEREAS, many residents and families will join together to celebrate the
Millennium New Year in their neighborhoods with displays of fireworks if the sale and
discharge of safe and sane fireworks are permitted for the occasion; and
WHEREAS, the nonprofit organizations in the City will be afforded an additional
opportunity to earn money through the sale of safe and sane fireworks which will then
allow them to expand their services to the youth and disadvantaged members of the
community; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa as follows:
1. Pursuant to, and in accordance with California Heath and Safety Code
Section 12599.5, sale of safe and sane fireworks is hereby authorized from December
29, 1999, to December 31, 1999, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m.
2. Pursuant to and in accordance with California Health and Safety Code
Section 12599.5, the discharge of safe and sane fireworks is hereby authorized on
December 31, 1999, between the hours of 4 p.m. and 12 a.m., and on January 1,
2000, between the hours of 12 a.m. and 12:30 a.m.
3. Notwithstanding Costa Mesa Municipal Code Section 9-205, street
closures for millennium block parties shall be permitted on December 31, 1999, only
between the hours of 4 p.m. and 12 a.m., and on January 1, 2000, only between the
hours of 12 a.m. and 1 a.m.
4. An application for a permit to sell safe and sane fireworks from
December 29, 1999, to December 31, 1999, shall be filed with the City of Costa
Mesa Finance Department on or before December 1, 1999.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4' day of October, 1999.
ATTEST:
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Deputy City Cie r of the City of Costa Mesa Mayor of ikfie City of Costa Mesa
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA 1
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CITY OF COSTA MESA ►
I, MARY T. ELLIOTT, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council
of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Resolution No. 99-68 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the a day of October, 1999.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
the City of Costa Mesa this 5' day of October, 1999.
Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City Co cil of the City of Costa Mesa
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