A. Whenever the number of licenses falls below four, the city manager shall notify all persons who have expressed interest in obtaining a cardroom license that a cardroom license is available, requesting that any person who wishes to be considered for the license should notify the city manager. The city manager shall also place an advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and give additional public notice of the availability of a license as he or she deems appropriate. The notice shall set forth a date when potential applicants must file a letter of intent to apply for the license. Notice shall be deemed sufficient when it is provided pursuant to Government Code Section 6063.
B. The city manager shall thereafter conduct a lottery among all those expressing interest in the available cardroom license, for the purpose of establishing the sequence in which potential applicants shall be considered for the available license. Specific rules and procedures for the lottery shall be established by the chief of police and approved by resolution of the city council.
C. If the selected applicant fails to qualify for a license or elects not to proceed with the license process, applicants drawn in sequence in the lottery shall be considered until the cardroom license is issued. (Ord. 2006-068 § 1; Ord. 2006-067 § 1; Ord. 2004-018 § 1; prior code § 5.01.003-8)