| As well as the efforts made by the Local Police | The municipal officials point out that there was no report from the Local Police that warned of the breach of security and containment measures of COVID-19 inside the premisesThe mayor, Juan José Cánovas, accompanied by the councilors for Citizen Security and Activity Licenses, Agustín Gonzalo Martínez and Pedro José Sánchez, have appeared publicly today to account for the state and the process of processing the activity file for nightlife venues.
where the regrowth suffered two weeks ago in Totana, Pub Dubai, located on Piqueras street in this town, originated.The municipal managers have explained, in a press conference, the administrative procedure that has taken this municipal file for the issuance of the license as a cafeteria since January 28, 2020, which requested the opening of the premises through a change of ownership of the same; as well as all the efforts that the Local Police has made in recent weeks as a result of neighborhood complaints.The original activity of the premises dates back to 1987, the date in which premises with similar characteristics and activities in a semi-basement floor proliferated in this municipality, initially re-adapting the license from pub-disco to cafeteria.The Department of Activity Licenses, after requesting the opening of the premises earlier this year, issued a technical report emphasizing strict compliance with the regulations, granting a period of 15 days to correct existing deficiencies.According to the councilor of the branch, nine days later documentation is received again, and on February 7, more corrections are reported; so that three days later, more documents are presented, complying with everything indicated in the ordinance and proceeding to issue a favorable report as a regulated act.
Thus, on February 14, resolution 647/2020 was issued with the activity license card to the new owner.In this regard, Pedro José Sánchez has explained that the activity, like others in the municipality, was apt to grant an enabling title with a change of ownership.
However, the mayor has added that if someone believes that they have not proceeded according to the Law, "I put my position and my responsibility as councilor of Activity Licenses."In addition, he stressed that there are other premises in Totana, with characteristics very similar to this one, located in semi-basements, such as gyms, butchers, cafes, discotheques, headquarters of associations, which continue to operate by having a previous license issued at the time that its activity was implemented.
If any of these premises wanted to change its use, it should undergo a review of the updated regulations, the mayor said.For his part, the Councilor for Citizen Security and Police has reported on all the interventions that have been carried out by police officers during this time; and it has indicated that the neighbors have been listened to and the complaints have been dealt with whenever they have existed, with the Local Police coming to appear up to 4 times in the premises in the same night due to the inconvenience to the neighbors.Agustín Gonzalo Martínez wanted to highlight that from the police reports "some problems of civility" emerge on public roads, but "in no case serious breaches of the marked protection and security measures of COVID-19 inside the premises, which it would have meant its immediate closure.
”Likewise, it has reported that the Local Police has carried out a total of 18 interventions of different nature and reasons in this place - it has broken them down on a scheduled basis -, even registering three disciplinary proceedings for excess in the permitted closing hours.The mayor of Police has related and justified each one of the interventions of the agents in this place of nightlife in recent months, adding that "there has been no inaction or cessation of duties."Lastly, the mayor of Totana explained that the procedure "has been carried out in accordance with the Law and has been acted with the utmost rigor to curb and ensure respect for the rights of the neighbors."He also recalled that, in this legislature, a premises has been closed for administrative reasons and is about to be done with another for the same reason; and added that "my hand is not going to shake when closing any premises as long as the technical reports so dictate, and not incurring prevarication."All have agreed to point out that it would be advisable to provide the municipalities with the necessary tools to have independence and power when determining whether a premises should be closed due to disturbances on public roads, but, for the moment, the Department of Licensing of Activity is only competent of the state of compliance of the room of doors inside.
