CITY VOTES TO SHUTTER NIGHTCLUB REST OF GITANA COMPLEX CAN CONTINUE OPERATION.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer BURBANK - The City Council voted Tuesday night not to revoke To annul or make void by recalling or taking back; to cancel, rescind, repeal, or reverse. revoke v. to annul or cancel an act, particularly a statement, document, or promise, as if it no longer existed. the permit for one of Burbank's most popular nightspots, but called for closure of a nightclub in the complex. Saying the Gitana complex - which includes a restaurant, nightclub, cigar lounge and sports bar - at 260 E. Magnolia Magnolia, city, United States Magnolia (măgnō`lyə), city (1990 pop. 11,151), seat of Columbia co., SW Ark.; inc. 1855. Its oil industry has been important since 1938. Boulevard logged too many police calls for service, the council voted 4-1 to allow the overall complex to continue operation on the condition that the nightclub is closed. Council members noted that Gitana employs hundreds of people, saying they were concerned about those employees losing their jobs if the entire complex closed. ``I think there is clear, concise evidence that the conditions here have been violated,'' said Councilman David Golonski, who added that he still was willing to entertain a compromise. Councilman Jef Vander Borght said he too was disappointed with the problems at Gitana but was willing to let the business continue operating. ``I view it as a lifeline life·line n. 1. a. An anchored line thrown as a support to someone falling or drowning. b. A line shot to a ship in distress. c. A line used to raise and lower deep-sea divers. 2. to something that is sinking and possibly drowning drowning /drown·ing/ (droun´ing) suffocation and death resulting from filling of the lungs with water or other substance. drowning, n asphyxiation because of submersion in a liquid. ,'' he said of the proposal to amend Gitana's conditional use permit. Gitana's landlord said he was satisfied with the decision. ``I think the city took an appropriate response,'' said landlord Robert Gangi. ``Full revocation The recall of some power or authority that has been granted. Revocation by the act of a party is intentional and voluntary, such as when a person cancels a Power of Attorney that he has given or a will that he has written. of the (conditional use permit) would result in closure. We appreciate them giving us this opportunity.'' A Gitana representative must come back next week to agree to amended conditions involving closure of the nightclub, city officials said. Under the terms of its conditional use permit, Gitana can receive three free visits from police each month. The Police Department can charge for any additional responses. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. police records, Gitana logged more than 70 calls for service from October 2002 to July 2003, resulting in more than $7,000 in costs. Calls ranged from assaults with a deadly weapon deadly weapon n. any weapon which can kill. This includes not only weapons which are intended to do harm like a gun or knife, but also blunt instruments like clubs, baseball bats, monkey wrenches, an automobile or any object which actually causes death. to fights and driving under the influence of alcohol. One call in May drew about 16 police officers because of rumors that someone in or near the establishment had a gun. Police said that based on the frequency and nature of the calls, the incidents substantially erode Erode (ĕrōd`), city (1991 urban agglomeration pop. 361,755), Tamil Nadu state, S India, on the Kaveri River. The city is located in a cotton-growing region, and its industries include cotton ginning and the manufacture of transport equipment. delivery of services within the city, according to a staff report. While Gitana's owners have been cooperative and have tried to add security, the establishment may be too large to control, police said. Opened in 1999, Gitana spans 20,000 square feet and its operators have a 10-year lease. Susan Abram, (818) 546-3304 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com |
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