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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services www.santa-ana.org/parks Item # 33 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report January 18, 2022 TOPIC: Proposed Events Permit Policy and Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Miscellaneous Fees Resolution specific to Film Permits and Park Facility Permits AGENDA TITLE: Public Hearing - Proposed City of Santa Ana Events Permit Policy and Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Miscellaneous Fees Resolution specific to Film Permits and Park Facility Permits RECOMMENDED ACTION 1 . Adopt a resolution approving the proposed Events Permit Policy, including park facility permits, film permits, land use certificate, and special event permits. 2. Adopt a resolution amending fees in the Uniform Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 specific to film permits and park facility permits. DISCUSSION On November 16, 2021, the City Council considered adoption of a resolution approving the proposed Events Permit Policy and directed staff as follows: 1. CITY COUCIL INPUT: Bring back the proposed policy and fee amendments at the same time for City Council consideration. ANSWER: The proposed policy and fee amendments are attached as Exhibit 1 and 2 for City Council consideration. 2. CITY COUCIL INPUT: Consider adding Cultural Celebrations, Holiday Events and Neighborhood Associations to one of the top three priority classifications. ANSWER: The City is being purposeful in avoiding any policies that require staff to evaluate the content or message of an event when deciding whether to grant a permit or to give priority. These types of policies and/or decisions can lead to claims of constitutional violations. In the event of litigation, content-based restrictions are subject to strict scrutiny and require a compelling government interest, which is a high threshold. Anyone that would like to have a holiday event, cultural celebration or City Council 33 — 1 1/18/2022