San Clemente

City Council

February 20, 2024 New Business #A

Agenda Item A

A. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE EVALUATION OF THE SAFE GUN STORAGE\nORDINANCE PROPOSAL BY MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND\nINTRODUCTION (FIRST READING) OF RESIDENTIAL SAFE STORAGE OF\nFIREARMS ORDINANCE AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE NOT SUBJECT\nTO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nPublic Safety Committee Recommendation\nThe Public Safety Committee recommends that the City Council choose not\nto introduce the ordinance proposed by Moms Demand Action (Attachment\n2).\nStaff Recommendation\nIf the City Council would like to introduce a residential safe storage of\nfirearms ordinance, staff recommends that the City Council introduce\nOrdinance No. 1773 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9.04\n- OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND DECENCY, OF THE SAN\nCLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD NEW SECTION 9.04.045,\nRELATING TO SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS, AND FINDING THE\nORDINANCE NOT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT.