A. Any applicant aggrieved by any decision of the City Manager with respect to a film permit may appeal such decision to the City Council by filing a written request within ten (10) days following notice of such decision.
B. A written request for such appeal shall be filed with the Finance Department and all such requests shall contain the following information:
1. The name and address of the applicant;
2. The date of the decision in question;
3. The reasons for the appeal; and,
4. The grounds relied upon for relief.
The appeal request shall be accompanied by a non-refundable appeal fee in an amount to be set by resolution by the City Council. Upon receipt of the appeal request, the Finance Department will request the City Clerk to, and the City Clerk shall, set the matter for hearing at a regular meeting of the City Council no later than thirty (30) days following the date the appeal was filed. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be mailed to the applicant, by certified mail, no later than ten (10) days prior to the date set for hearing. The notice may also designate certain records that the applicant is required to produce at the time of the hearing.
C. At the hearing as prescribed by this Section, the applicant and the City may submit any and all evidence as they believe to be relevant. The City Council may require the presentation of additional evidence from either the applicant or the City, or from both, and may continue the hearing from time to time for the purpose of allowing the presentation of additional evidence. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the City Council may, by resolution with findings, approve, reverse or modify the decision of the City Manager and any such decision of the City Council shall be final.