VERY IMPORTANT! City Council decision TODAY about the fate of music in the city: PLEASE ATTEND IF YOU CARE!!!!!

>
> I just found out late tonight that there is a VERY
> IMPORTANT City Counil
> meeting today
> (Tuesday) at 3:30 p.m. that we should attend, if
> possible, if you care about
> the future of music and
> musicians in the City of Santa Cruz.
>
> They are voting on a newly recommended language for
> music permits for
> cafes. The new language would allow any resturaunt
> or coffee shop or other
> retail place of biz to have live amplified music
> anytime WITHOUT HAVING TO
> ACQUIRE, PAY FOR OR WAIT FOR A PERMIT!!! (as long as
> they're following the
> other agreements of doing biz downtown, i.e.
> excessive noise, occupancy,
> etc.) This will allow a whole missing music scene to
> really pick up around
> here, and create those venues that we were saying
> there aren't enough of
> (last mtg.).
>
> THERE ARE OPPONENTS TO THIS CHANGE, SO WE NEED TO
> SHOW UP AND GIVE OUR
> SUPPORT!
> The meeting starts at 3pm at the City Council
> Chambers in City Hall 809
> Center Street (across from library). This ordinance
> is 15th on an agenda of
> 22 items, so you could probably get away with
> getting there at 3:30 or so.
>
> yours sincerely,
>
> Rick Walker