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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-07-31 Agenda Subject to change as finalized by the City Clerk. For a final official copy, contact the City Clerk's Office 356-5040. Iowa City City Council Agenda Special Formal July 31, 2006 - 6:30 p.m. City Hall - Harvat Hall 410 E. Washington I ~ I ~~~~-r "<:..~ ....,~ -.-- CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org ITEM NO.1 CALL TO ORDER Roll Call ~ M!/~ , ~-/ n'~ . :;,.~ ~ ;!{~ ~ ~ ITEM NO.2 ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4, ENTITLED "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES," CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED "LIQUOR LICENSING AND BEER PERMITS" BY AMENDING SECTION 2 TO ALLOW LIVE PERFORMANCE THEATERS TO SERVE AND CONSUME ALCOHOL ABOVE THE GROUND FLOOR. (FIRST CONSIDERATION) Comment: This ordinance creates another exception (the others are hotels, motels, restaurants, and private clubs) to the general prohibition against selling and consuming alcohol above the ground floor in establishments with liquor licenses and beer/wine permits, The proposed ordinance would allow, for example, the Englert Theatre to serve alcohol in the balcony, When the Englert first received its liquor license, the applicability of the "ground floor" requirement was inadvertently overlooked. The policy behind limiting alcohol to the ground floor includes the difficulty that police officers have when having to remove an intoxicated person or persons involved in a physical altercation from the second floor, and City staff does not have those safety concerns in a venue such as the Englert Theatre. Action: t9 ',12/ ~7-''.-J k<?~~ 1st po v I-zfl tl~~ ~ ITEM NO.3 CONSIDER A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING. ~/~ c;:, '3r? I'nt %