Ord 2024-3996 - Alcohol Sales at Airport

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(b) Alcohol permits will be issued at City of La Porte outdoor venues upon approval of a special use event permit or co-sponsorship event permit. also issued by the director of parks and recreation or the department operations manager. Exception will be made for the Lomax Rodeo Arena, provided a standard rentalflease agreement is completed satisfactorily by the Lessee. (c) Alcohol is permitted to be consumed at City of La Porte owned or leased property by permit only. Alcoholic beverages of any kind cannot be sold by lessee or guests. A City of La Porte Alcohol Permit must be purchased at the parks and recreation office for $25.00 and posted at the event. If the permit is not posted, security officers will not allow any consumption of alcohol, and all alcohol will need to be removed from the premises. The person whose signature is on the permit must be on site the entire time alcohol is being consumed. All laws, ordinances, rules and regulations regarding possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be strictly complied with. Alcohol consumption will be confined to the congregate/kitchen areas only, for buildings, and fenced or enclosed areas for outdoor events, as specified in the permit. No alcoholic beverages will be permitted to be carried out of that designated area, nor can it be consumed in the parking lops). (d) The duties of security officer include counting the number of guests at the front door to meet fire code and department regulations, monitoring the ballroom and parking lot; and enforcing all existing national, state, and local laws, ordinances, and parks and recreation department rules and regulations. (e) It is the purview of the parks and recreation director, the operations manager, or their designee, to determine the specific number of security officers required for each event and to arrange for such security service, based on the guidelines above, the governing city orlinance(s), and the information provided by the lessee. Therefore, the pre -event security request forms sent to the police department will designate the predetermined number of security required for each event. Only the parks and recreation department director or operations manager for the department are authorized to make changes to the number of security required, as mentioned above, for unforeseen circumstances that may make an adjustment in security levels necessary. The lessee does not have authority to reduce pre -arranged security levels for any event. Security officers are authorized to restrict the number of attendees for an event to the number pre - specified by the lessee.