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002 <br />significant disruptions to local residents. A local ordinance allowing for more precise permit <br />request processing, planning and review, and safety and health services management of these <br />events is needed. <br />Following the Biker Rally, the County Manager directed Emergency Services (ES) to coordinate <br />with other County agencies to develop a solution for future mass gathering events. ES <br />coordinated a series of meetings to discuss current practices and needed improvements in an <br />effort to develop a consolidated document and process that included the needs and interests of <br />various agencies throughout Orange County to include: the Sheriffs Office, County Health, <br />Planning and Inspections, Solid Waste, Attorney's Office and Asset Management. The result of <br />those meetings and discussions resulted in the attached ordinance. A planning tool as cited in <br />the Administrative Rules section of the ordinance will be developed during follow -up meetings <br />with the aforementioned agencies and stakeholders. The adoption of this ordinance will be <br />used as the guiding principle to ensure that future mass gatherings are properly planned and <br />managed and thus protect the interests, safety and welfare of the County, its residents and all <br />involved. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Specific financial impacts of the proposed ordinance have not been fully <br />determined. The fee schedule as proposed in the ordinance will not generate significant <br />revenue, but it will offset the cost to departments involved in inspecting, permitting and providing <br />coverage during or following an event. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: <br />1. Review and discuss the draft Orange County Mass Gathering Ordinance and <br />provide feedback to staff; and <br />2. Review and discuss the draft Permitting and Inspection fee schedule and provide <br />feedback to staff. <br />