Resolution - 2006-13RESOLUTION NO. 2006-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE "WEST COVINA SENIOR
CENTER BRIDGE PROGRAM GAME RULES"
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2146 amends Section 15-9 of the West Covina Municipal
Code to allow for a limited exception to the general prohibition of the playing, conduct, dealing
• and carry -on of the game of Bridge ("Bridge") for money or other representative of value in the
City, in order to permit Bridge to be played, conducted and carried on for money at the West
Covina Senior Center ("Senior Center") or other City facility engaged in the conduct of senior
activities; and
WHEREAS, the West Covina Senior Commission has proposed certain rules and
regulations relating to the play of Bridge at the Senior Center or other City facility engaged in
the conduct of senior activities. These rules and regulations are entitled and shall be known as
the "West Covina Senior Center Bridge Program Game Rules"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the proposed "West Covina Senior Center
Bridge Program Game Rules" and finds that in order to promote fairness protect the public's
interests as well as to provide notice to the public, that such Rules shall serve as the applicable
rules for the game of Bridge to be played at the Senior Center or other City facility engaged in
the conduct of senior activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves the following "West Covina Senior
Center Bridge Program Game Rules" ("Rules" herein) which shall serve as the applicable rules
for how the card game of Bridge shall be played at the West Covina Senior Center or other City
facility engaged in the conduct of senior activities:
1. The maximum buy -in amount by any player is one dollar ($1.00); no player may
contribute more than this amount. Each player contributes a maximum of $1.00 at the
beginning of the Bridge session, said contribution to be established prior to the start of
the session. For purposes of these rules, "session" shall mean the period of time during
which Bridge is played. (i.e., 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.)
2. Players shall play with the same partner for twenty-five (25) hands of Bridge. Twenty-
five (25) hands are played in a session. For purposes of these rules, a "hand of Bridge"
shall mean the dealing out of thirteen (13) cards.
3. Partners change tables after five (5) hands are played. Five (5) hands constitute one (1)
round of Bridge.
4. Each hand is scored separately and kept on a master score sheet on each table.
5. At the end of five (5) hands, the total for each partnership is placed on individual score
sheets that are taken to the next table.
6. Prizes are awarded from the contributions made by players at the beginning of play to
one-half of the partnerships as follows:
(a) Each partner of the partnership scoring in top place receives $3.00.
• (b) Each partner of the partnership scoring in last place receives $1.00.
(c) Partnerships scoring between the top place and the last place receive incrementally
smaller prizes between $3.00 and $1.00.
7. A $5.00 prize is awarded to the partnership that bids and makes a "Grand Slam," which
requires the partnership to make a bid of seven (7) and thereafter take all thirteen (13)
tricks. For purposes of these rules, a "bid of 7" shall mean the highest bid that can be
made. For purposes of these rules, "tricks" shall mean the action when someone leads a
card and the other three (3) people at the table play such card. The highest card takes the
trick.
Resolution No. 2006-13
February 7, 2006
8. Any partnership that tops the highest score for the West Covina Senior Center, is
awarded another $5.00.
9. The establishment of these Rules shall not prohibit the play of Bridge at the West Covina
Senior Center or other City facilities engaged in the conduct of senior activities by groups
who seek to conduct Bridge sessions separate and apart from the main Bridge session as
long as:
is(a) Such games do not require a buy -in amount greater than $1.00; and
(b) The maximum value of the prize, or prizes, does not exceed the prize with the highest
value from the play of Bridge as described in Items 1-10; and
(c) The rules of play are those set forth in items 1-8 above.
10. Monies collected from contributions for the play of Bridge that are not spent on prizes
shall be allocated to a "trust fund" the purpose of which is to purchase new Bridge cards,
"get well" or sympathy cards, refreshments, Xerox copies, supplies and other/expenses
items related to the conduct of Bridge.
11. The West Covina Senior Center Bridge Program Game Rules, as set forth herein, shall be
posted at the Senior Center and other City facilities engaged in the conduct of senior
activities and made available to the public upon request.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the West Covina Senior Citizen
Commission to review and make recommendations regarding any future amendment to the
aforementioned West Covina Senior Center Bridge Program Games Rules. In order to be
effective, any proposed amendment to the aforementioned West Covina Senior Center Bridge
Program Games Rules shall first be reviewed and approved by the City's Director of Community
Services at his or her sole discretion.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution,
which shall take effect upon the effective date of Ordinance No. 2146 said ordinance being
referenced in the first paragraph above.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on the 71h day of February 2006.
Clerk Laurie Carrico
Mayor Shelley Sanderson
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7`h day of February 2006, by the following
vote of the City Council:
AYES: Herfert, Hernandez, Lane, Touhey, Sanderson
NOES: None
•ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None ,
ity Clerk Laurie Carrico
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attomey Amol Alvarez-Glasman
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