TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Leslie Hardy, Community and Library Services Director
1. SUBJECT
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Lottery selection for permits to sell Safe and Sane Fireworks.
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2. SUMMARY
On February 11, 2025, the Orange City Council adopted Resolution No. 11597 regarding rules and regulations for the number of permits, application process, and lottery process to sell Safe and Sane fireworks pursuant to Orange Municipal Code Chapter 8.13. An eligibility pool has been created from a compiled list of qualified applicant organizations and a lottery drawing can now be conducted wherein permittees are chosen via random selection for continuance in the permit process.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Conduct a lottery via random selection process and provide notification to permittees regarding next steps in the Safe and Sane Fireworks sale permit process.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 3: Enhance Public Communication Strategy and Quality of Life.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
On May 14, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11545, submitting to the voters a question on whether to permit the sale, possession, and use of Safe and Sane Fireworks. Assigned the letter designation "AA" by the Orange County Registrar of Voters, Measure AA was approved in November 2024 with 61.18% of the vote. The Council adopted Resolution No. 11597, finalizing the lottery and permit process pertinent to the sale of Safe and Sane fireworks within the City (Attachment 1).
Staff finalized necessary application forms, created a webpage, and conducted outreach to allow interested groups to participate in the lottery process. The lottery process will determine which organizations will advance to the permit process.
The application process allowed for "Qualified Organizations" as defined in Orange Municipal Code Chapter 8.13 and Resolution No. 11597 to ...
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