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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-09-28 Correspondence ern" ~ r 2c 1 ---1frlt FIr :-Tj C'''r r t t ) ~'" U t . ,,-.I , -~ "p , ..... fJrq ("r-r.¡ r"'\ ~ ..PP I ~ ~ "-¡ ¿ I PI'! 2· 2r t ~r: J rr"r .. .!) P ~'\. 0... .t,... CiTy' Cl_r_}~¡~ TO REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF HIGH RISK DRINKI~c;JWÞ [;IT'.'.' iî;\!OfÄ www.Ulowa.edu/-stepplng \ ,)" I, "./,' Executive Members September 17, 2004 Susie Beederrnan Dear Community Leader: Shelly Campo C I C . Over the past eight years, the Stepping Up Project of the University of Iowa has been C:~:::Una~:;tt committed to reducing high-risk and underage drinking among University of Iowa students and the threat it poses to public health and safety in Iowa City and the surrounding LaShelle communities. Much of the focus of our efforts has been On changing the drinking Christensen environment On campus and in our community by supporting policies that discourage this type of drinking behavior. Jim Clayton Co-Coorrlinator The environment in which a person lives, works and recreates has an enormous influence S Chon his or her drinking behavior. Variables such as the acceptance of alcohol use by am oc ran society, ready availability of alcohol, easy access to alcohol by underage people, and Sarah Hansen aggressive advertising and marketing of alcohol both nationally and locally all serve to normalize alcohol use and contribute to society's acceptance of high-risk drinking and its Dale Helling negative consequences. WùlJennin~ Conversely, sound public policies pertaining to alcohol and enforcement of those policies Philli E J can counteract sQme of these negative influences and affect the community as a whole by p . ones helping to change community norms related to alcohol abuse. Mary Khowassah Chairperson The purpose of this handbook, Reducing High-Risk Drinking and its Negative Consequences through Public Policy Change - A Briefing Handbook for Policymakers, is to Ernie Lehman present community leaders in Iowa City and Johnson COUnty with some of the available policy options that have been shown to be effective in changing the environment around Steve Parrott alcohol and reducing high-risk drinking and its negative consequences. We hope you will L PI consider these options as our community looks for viable solutions to these difficult and ane ugge dangerous problems. Barry Pump Sincerely. Gillian Rosenberg /} .....A..-.< LindsayJ.Schutte ~Jt~~~ ~ David J. Skotton I..M.f vr "() , I Carolyn Cavitt Jim Clayton Ryan Thompto Co-Coordinator Co-Coordinator Stepping Up Project Stepping Up Project Nan Trefz Erick Wolfmeyer Enclosed: Reducing High-Risk Drinking and its Negative Consequences through Public Policy Change - A Briefing Handbook for Policymakers 100 Stanley Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 (319)353-2529 Reducing High-Risk Drinking and its Negative Consequences through Public Policy Change - A Briefing Handbook for Policymakers i"'._' c::;:o 0 ('-':.-:) ~- (/Ï .2.:0 >:::; ¡'-il --n ---¡.J 0-' N r- - Table of Contents ~ :T1 :<.... -0 ...---1 -'#~ ~_.J 1') Alcohol Policy Recommendations N 1-J POLICY BRIEFINGS: Restricting Access to Bars or Creating a legal level playing field 3 The Importance of Law Enforcement in preventing High-Risk Drinking 7 Using Local Zoning to Control Alcohol Outlet Density and Reduce High-Risk Drinking 11 Regulating Drink price Specials 15 Responsible Alcohol Service Training 17 Beer Keg Registration 21 Establishing Minimum Age Requirements for Sellers of Alcohol and Bartenders 25 1 STEPPING UP PROJECT ALCOHOL POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS January 12,2004 Since its inception seven years ago, the Stepping Up Project has worked to reduce high-risk drinking and its harmful consequences by changing the conditions in the environment that contribute to these problems. Research has shown that environmental factors, such as easy access to alcohol and cheap prices, are some of the strongest predictors of high-risk drinking- even greater than peer influence or education. This is especially true for youth and young adults. Therefore, in order to reduce high-risk drinking, policies to reduce the harmful environmental factors must be developed and enforced. The Community Policies Task Force of the Stepping Up Project has reviewed best practices among policies that reduce high-risk and underage drinking among college students. To date, we have focused our efforts on a few of these policies, selected from a broad range of possible measures. However, we have now concluded that a more comprehensive approach to addressing the alcohol-related environmental issues and influences is needed in the Iowa City area. The policy changes that the Stepping Up Project and campus and community leaders have created over the past few years are a good start toward this end. We believe that the broader approach outlined below would help produce meaningful, long-lasting changes in the environment and improve the quality of life and health of local area residents. We recommend the following components of a comprehensive program to reduce high-risk and underage drinking: 1. Create a legal level playing field for all bars by restricting entrance to those 21 and over. 2. Vigorously enforce existing laws related to underage drinking, "disorderly house" violations, and other alcohol-related ordinances. 3. Support the establishment of new downtown businesses that provide non-alcoholic venues. 4. Create zoning restrictions aimed at preventing the proliferation of bars and other outlets for alcoholic beverages in certain defined areas such as downtown Iowa City. 5. Establish clear occupancy limits and monitoring requirements on all businesses licensed to dispense liquor for on-site consumption and consistently enforce these limits. 6. Encourage nearby local and county jurisdictions to adopt alcohol-related ordinances similar to those in Iowa City so that regulations and enforcement can be more uniform, and the problems associated with excessive drinking are not transferred from one locale to another. ë5 r,-" e'::::) e.::::- c'--- -. ::""':0 (.0 _i"'~ =::; tí") - \J JJ -. N - '- IT: ':J ,--.-¡ , "', 4: :-, ()o:;c: :~;; /-., 'Y '<...,J j;: N -..j 2 Though the following policies are appropriate to be implemented at the local level, perhaps to be most effective should be considered at the state level. 1. Comprehensive legislation regulating price specials and other promotional efforts that encourage excessive consumption of alcohol or promote use of alcohol by those under 21. 2. Mandate training for those responsible for selling, dispensing, or serving alcoholic beverages. 3. Beer keg registration to enable authorities to identify the person responsible for purchasing the keg, especially in cases when beer has been made available to minors. Keg registration can also be used proactively to educate party hosts about their responsibilities and liabilities, as well as resources available to help them if a party gets out of control. In addition, the Project believes the following policies are needed at the state level to reduce underage and high-risk drinking: 1. Tougher penalties for violation of state laws re: underage possession of alcoholic beverages, making alcohol available to minors, public intoxication, OWI, and serving intoxicated personl'. 2. Require those who dispense or sell alcoholic beverages to be 21 years old or over. 3. More closely scrutinize operation and legal compliance oflicensed establishments. 4. Identification of those policies that have been successful at the local level, so that they might be considered for adoption at the state level. We believe that the most effective environmental changes would come about as a result of all these measures being addressed. It would no doubt be necessary to phase or stage their implementation, perhaps some being local initiatives while others being enacted at the state level. The 2003 passage by the State legislature of the .08 blood alcohol presumption of being under the influence is an example of a State initiative that should have a positive environmental effect. In any event, all these issues/initiatives and perhaps others will need to be addressed in order to realize the maximum positive impact on the social environment in our community. The Stepping Up Coalition urges area City Councils and the State legislature, along with the Io~a ~l~oholic Beverages Division, to work cooperativel~ toward the goals ~reducigg .the aVailability of alcohol to those under age 21 and of fostenng a local, as well ~ ~tat~lde, environment which is not conducive to the misuselabuse of alcohol. We support::thë=Çreafi9n ofn a comprehensive plan for achieving these goals by addressing the initiatives set fOìt§)tbow an~ applying other strategies as they are identified. Finally, we are committed to theA~~e s~por¡:T¡ of these initiatives both locally and at the State level. _~ L..,'-. ::¡¡; ¡-¡ O---·J .--7, N - ~ ~ -.J 3 POLICY BRIEFING Restricting Access to Bars or Creating a legal level playing field Introduction State and local regulations vary widely in the extent to which they permit minors to enter on- premise retail alcohol outlets - bars and nightclubs (Inspector General 1991). While some states and local communities restrict minors' access to bars and nightclubs, they may allow them into restaurants that serve alcohol. Others may prohibit minors from entering any establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. The fact is that while all states have established a minimum drinking age of21, minors are still permitted in many establishments that serve alcohol. Allowing minors, particularly those ages 18 to 20, into drinking establishments such as bars and nightclubs is, in the words of one enforcement official, "a regulator's nightmare," and presents a number of enforcement challenges (Inspector General 1991). It creates numerous difficulties for servers, who must conduct repeated identification checks and continuously track who is actually drinking the beverages being served. It allows minors to consume alcohol purchased by older individuals. And it encourages minors to drink as a way to socialize and become one with their peers. When minors are barred from the establishment, age identification checks can occur primarily at the door, conducted by trained employees using proper tools and lighting, thus greatly reducing the ability of minors to obtain alcohol on the premises. Some of the most powerful and well-documented approaches in reducing underage drinking and its related problems are strategies that limit access to alcohol by minors. And one of the key ways to reduce this access is to prohibit minors from entering bars. There is no evidence that other measures, such as identifying minors in bars through the use of wristbands or arbitrarily establishing an age for entering bars that is less than 21 years old, have any impact in reducing underage drinking. The Facts );> Sixty-eight percent of underage University of Iowa students reported that they can usually get alcohol without showing an ID at an off-campus bar or pub while 25 percent reported that they can get it at liquor or grocery stores. (College Alcohol Study, Harvard University School of Public Health, 2003) );> When they first begin drinking, minors often obtain alcohol from home, with or without their parents' permission. (Wagenaar et al. 1993) As they get older, they are more likely to obtain alcohol from friends and siblings over age 21 and at parties (Wagenaar 199{.-; 1996, Jones-Webb <::t al. 1997). Howe.ver, older undera~e drinkers, such as £i!le~e ~ students, are more lIkely to report buymg alcohol from lIcensed alcohol estaÕÍi~e~' -n (Wagenaar 1996). ~) -:: 1':; , . ~~ - --- --;\.. _..-"r---- TJ - " , [' ,1 !J o¿~~ -,~ ".-J ¡'~J <.;:/"' f'0 <... » N -.J 4 Y Underage college drinkers are more likely than their of-age counterparts to suffer consequences ranging from unplanned sex, emotional or physical injury, requiring medical treatment for an alcohol overdose, and doing something they would later regret. (Wechsler et al. 2000) These problems often have impacts not just on the drinkers, but on fellow students and area residents as well. y Twenty-seven percent of fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes in Iowa among those ages 15-20 in 2000 were alcohol-related. Nationally, 42.4 percent of 18-, 19-, and 20 year-old crash fatalities were alcohol-related. This compares with 39.8 percent for the population as a whole. (National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, 2000) y More 19-year-olds with a blood alcohol content below the legal limit (between .01 and .09) die in motor vehicle crashes than any other age. (National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, 2000) y Two-thirds of Iowa City residents surveyed consider underage drinking to be o~:()f the most serious problems the community faces. (Stepping Up Project 200@ :¡.:: ;;£0 en -""'-' ,., -11 ...>"'" _I --0 Policv Solutions CJ--< I') r --, r"-~ - . There is broad community support in Iowa City for policies to curb underage d~g. Am. \,f1 ovornhelming majority 'uppom m= ,neb", ,trie'''' onforeemon' oflaw, @>I¡;b;ti~ thc'--' sale of alcohol to minors and laws governing the use of fake identification. A m City of owa City residents also support requiring bar patrons to be 21 years old, which woul~t onl' 'mit access to alcohol by 19 and 20 year olds, but also provide a legal level "playing field" for bar owners by allowing only those of legal age into their establishments. These policies, along with measures that require sellers of alcohol to be 21 years old, provide mandatory training for those who sell and serve alcoholic beverages, hold alcohol outlets liable for harm that occurs as a result or providing alcohol to minors, and support venues that cater to those between the ages of 18 and 20 who cannot get into bars, are part of a broad strategy to reduce underage drinking and prevent threats to the health and safety of minors and others in the community. References I. Inspector General. (1991). Youth and alcohol: Laws and enforcement - Is the 2J-year- old drinking age a myth? Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General. 2. Jones-Webb, R., T. Toomey, K. Miner, A.C. Wagenaar, M. Wolfson, and R. Poon. Why and in what context adolescents obtain alcohol from adults: a pilot study. Substance Use and Misuse 32(2): 219-228. 1997. 3. National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA). "Youth Fatal Crash and Alcohol Facts 2000." 4. Wechsler, H., et al. Environmental correlates of underage alcohol use ad related problems of college students. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 19(1):24-29. 2000. 5. Wagenaar, A.C. Minimum drinking age and alcohol availability to youth: issues and research needs. In: Hilton, M.E., and G. Bloss, eds. Economics and the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5 (NIAAA) Research Monograph No. 25. National Institutes of Health (NIB) Pub. No. 93- 3513. Bethesda,MD: The Institute, 1993. Pp.175-200. 6. Wagenaar, A.C., T.L. Toomey, D.M. Murray, B.J. Short, M. Wolfson, and R. Jones Webb. Sources of alcohol for underage drinkers. Journal afStudies an Alcohol 57(3): 325-333. 1996. 5/04 ...." 1:'.::.::-] 0 c:;:, :2:0 (/) ":> ---, m Iì . =J u (j - N -- ~- ..--: r·~·. - _.~. ',~ .-" ill ..:-<::, r-"'~ 'ë) ¡-Il .---., I . (:J =::-c' ,_J ¿- /'. N <.:: ):> N -.I (No page 6) 7 r-..._' POLICY BRIEFING ('~~ 0 ,::~':> .r:·- ¿:() V" ~~~- ~ The Importance of Law Enforcement in Preventing High-Risk Drinking¿ ," -.."} -(;< ¡ ¡ r~ ~ rv --- '-~ .' ,--- " - Introduction ~!~ ..:-<:r- IT: -0 ,.--, -_!-.; -~.~ One key to the success of a high-risk and underage drinking prevention program is ~~ r:? participation and support of law enforcement agencies and personnel. Consistent eRtõrcemtfu! of existing laws, in conjunction with broad community involvement and support, has been shown to be an important tool in preventing high-risk and underage drinking. Enforcement of state and local laws has proven highly effective in the past. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, since 1975 over 18,000 young lives have been saved by minimum drinking-age laws. (1) Implementing zero tolerance laws, vigorous use of compliance checks and increases in alcoholic-beverage excise taxes have also been found to be effective in curbing youth alcohol consumption. (2) With the right laws, regulations and policies, communities can minimize opportunities for young people to use alcohol and maximize the opportunities for effective enforcement and prevention. A key to effective enforcement is setting appropriate priorities. Communities should focus on those strategies that they can implement and that are most likely to have the greatest payoffs. These could include ensuring compliance with existing state laws and local ordinances by licensed establishments and instituting tougher penalties for those establishments that violate these laws. Whatever regulatory action and enforcement of alcohol laws is implemented at the state or local levels, it should occur in the context of a comprehensive community program that focuses on changing norms and expectations around the use of alcohol. Regulatory interventions will be difficult or impossible to maintain over time and will fall short of their desired impact if this community context is not developed as part of the implementation process. Principle #1: The Facts ~ Underage drinking is a major public health problem in the United States. In 1998, about lOA million current drinkers were between the ages of 12 and 20. (4) More than five million of these individuals were high-risk drinkers. ~ The total estimated economic cost of alcohol use by underage drinkers in America amounts to nearly $53 billion a year. This includes more than $29 billion in alcohol- related violent crime costs, over $19 billion in motor vehicle crashes, and over $1.5 billion in suicide attempts (fatal and nonfatal). (5) ~ In 2003, 42 percent of University of Iowa students reported they were frequent high-risk drinkers (i.e. three times or more per week) while 27% of the students at the University of Iowa reported they were occasional high-risk drinkers (i.e. one or two times a week). (6) These two numbers indicate that 69% of the students at Iowa engage in high risk-drinking 8 behaviors. National survey data reports the average high-risk drinking rate at 119 colleges and universities surveyed as 44 per cent. (9) y Eight-four per cent of underage University of Iowa students who drank reported they obtained alcohol from another student age 21 or older. (6) y In Johnson County, 48 percent of high school juniors reported that they had their first drink of alcohol between the ages of 13 and 16, and 8 percent said that they consumed five or more alcoholic drinks on at least three days during the past month. (7) y The majority of residents in Iowa City support strict enforcement of alcohol-related laws, including those governing the use offake ID's, selling alcohol to someone who is intoxicated, and selling alcohol to people under age 21. (8) Policv Solutions Law enforcement agencies have limited resources and must constantly respond to competing demands. Therefore, communities need to advocate for increased resources to address alcohol problems and develop a clear set of priorities to ensure that the available resources are efficiently used to achieve desired results. Three primary criteria should be used: y Does the policy address high-risk settings or activities associated with serious harm? y Is there good probability that the policy will be effective if enforced (i.e., it will deter the unwanted behavior)? y Can the policy be enforced efficiently? Community circumstances will influence the most effective mix of law enforcement activities. The following policies, while not all inclusive, establish a minimum framework for beginning to address the problem of high-risk and underage drinking. Each community can adjust them to meet its particular needs, problems, and conditions, translating them into specific law enforcement actions. y Restrict alcohol sales at community events "" Ô "'-.., = y Restrict the age of alcohol servers and sellers to those 21 and older ~O ..r;:- en y Restrict access to bars and nightclubs to those 21 and older :::> -.¡ f.1 ë:J -ll y Mandate responsible beverage service training (j---:: N - Y Carry out compliance check programs -iC: - r- .:-"':::r~ iT] y Implement "shoulder-tap" enforcement programs, which deter adult strange~ ::;; f-J buying alcohol for minors 2 A N U y Establish alcohol restrictions on public property » ~ -.J References 1. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic Safetv Facts 1998: Young Drivers, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1999. 2. Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. Strategies to Reduce Underage Alcohol Use: Typology and Brief Overview, in support of the OJJDP Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program, 1999. 3. Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. Regulatory Strategies for Preventing Youth Access to Alcohol: Best Practices, prepared for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention National Leadership Conference, July 11-14, 1999. 9 4. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Summary of Findings from the 1998 National Household Survev on Druf! Abuse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, August 1999. 5. Levy, D.T., Miller, T. R., Spicer, R., & Stewart, K. Underaf!e Drinkinf!: Intermediate Consequences and their Costs, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation working paper, June 1999. 6. Harvard School of Public Health. College Alcohol Study, Harvard University, 2003. 7. Iowa Dept. of Human Rights, Div. of Criminal & Juvenile Justice Planning and Statistical Analysis Center. 2002 Iowa Youth Survey Report, prepared for Johnson County, June 2003. 8. Cogent Research. Community Attitudes Regarding Binge Drinking. Public opinion survey conducted for the Stepping Up Project, University ofIowa, Jan. 2003. 9. Harvard School of Public Health. College Alcohol Study, Harvard University, 2001. 5/04 ", e::~; 0 CJ ~O C-':'> --, ----- -~-" -1 i.J -T1 0-' N :--- :::¡ (-~) - --1 / ,..~.... . i ~, -u rn :---! ,..-") --"--' -J::.. '-../ ~~7,", N ,¿- j> N -.J (No page 10) 11 r-~__~ POLICY BRIEFING 0 <::::-~. = ~- >n »=<. (-0 jõ"'l Using Local Zoning to Control Alcohol Outlet Density and Reduce High-Risk,.Ih,"inkinrt' 11 =---.¡ ,,-.., - ~ Introduction --_/ --rl -0 "-, -,,,- '-~-1 ....---. '_--1 In states where local regulation of liquor licenses is limited, communities have place~estrictiè'ns on the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages through zoning ordinances. Zoning impos~ restrictions on the use of the land and identifies the type of development that is permitted within a geographical area. In other words, zoning power gives a city the authority to regulate the use , of property for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community. Through zoning, the city may regulate the size, construction, location, density and use of structures and land. Because alcohol is related to public health, cities may enact zoning ordinances regulating property used for the sale of alcohol. Both commercial and noncommercial activities associated with alcohol fall within these broad zoning powers. Unless preempted by state or federal laws, local communities can rely on land use zoning to determine where alcohol may be sold and consumed. The use of this zoning power to regulate alcohol, however, requires evidence that the proposed ordinance would alleviate harms to the community. It must be shown that the sale and/or consumption of alcohol in a particular location is harmful to the general public's welfare. In addition to permitted uses, other uses might also be allowed but only after they have been reviewed for potential negative impacts on the area and special conditions placed on the development to minimize these negative impacts. These Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) are a central feature of zoning laws in many states. Zoning ordinances specify which land uses require a CUP, and specify the public notice and hearing process that will be conducted to identify potential negative impacts and decide the specific conditions that will be required to mitigate these negative impacts. Zoning ordinances can require that any given land use, including retail alcohol outlets, must obtain a conditional use permit in order to conduct business. CUPs serve as a useful adjunct to other types of regulations and allow for review of each business proposing to sell alcohol. A very important aspect of the CUP requirement is that municipalities may revoke the CUP at some later date should the required conditions be violated. This opportunity to monitor the continuing operation of an alcohol outlet, and to take corrective action if necessary, is an important feature supporting community zoning ordinances that require that all alcohol outlets be subject to a conditional use permit. The Facts ~ Over-concentration of bars plays a part in the economic and social disintegration of an area. As residents begin to visit an area, like a downtown, less frequently, the area begins 12 to lose income and retail businesses leave. Alcohol outlets, with their high profit margins remain and become a major retail presence in the area. (2) ~ Other businesses have problems accessing capital and credit to move into the area, or are reluctant to do so because of the area's economic decline. The area's economic base loses its diversity and becomes less attractive to both residents and potential retail customers. The proliferation of alcohol outlets is thus both a symptom of economic decline and a factor that worsens the decline. (2) ~ The level of drinking, drinking participation, and participation in binge drinking are all significantly higher among all college students when a greater number of outlets licensed to sell alcoholic beverages exist near campus. This is particularly true for underage drinking. (1) Policv Solutions Communities can consider enacting zoning laws that restrict the types of commercial alcohol outlets and the location or number of commercial alcohol outlets. Specifically, communities can: y Restrict or prohibit concurrent sales of alcohol and gasoline; y Restrict alcohol sales at mini-marts; y Prohibit alcohol sales in non-traditional outlets (e.g., laundromats, movie theaters, beauty salons); y Prohibit alcohol outlets within specified distances from schools, child care centers, youth centers, and other locations where children congregate; ~ Prohibit alcohol outlets from locating within specific distances of other alcohol outlets; and y Restrict the total number of alcohol outlets based on a population ratio. In addition, economic development programs can be used to combat over-concentration because the problem is due, in part, to economic forces. These economic development plans serve to move the retail environment away from a reliance on alcohol outlets. City-wide monitoring of alcohol outlets, accompanied by strong and swift law enforcement, should also be implemented because it can also help reduce problem outlets and, in the long run, outlet density. References 1. Chaloupka, F. & Wechsler, H. Binge drinking in college: the impact of price, availability and alcohol control policies. Contemporary Economic Policy, vo/. xiv, October 1996. 2. Maxwell, A. & Immergluck, D. Liquorlining: liquor store concentration and community development in lower-income Cook County (IL) neighborhoods. Chicago IL: Woodstock Institute, 1997. 3. Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. How to Use Local Regulaª- and lrg'zd Use Powers to Prevent Underage Drinking. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Offic Justi~ Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 5> Cl ¡q 4. Sparks, M. The Conditional Use Permit as a Prevention Tool. The Alco~~atid 01!jer .-f] Drug Prevention Extension. Folsom, CA: The EMf Group, Inc. 1998. ~-j G - r- '" 'h'-¡ -u Tl -;:;:- -,--, ""'7= '----' ~ 7'( ;:: i,.J :r;: '. N -.1 13 5. Wittman, F. Development and Use of Conditional Use Permits to Prevent Problems Related to Retail Alcohol Outlets: An Overview. University of California at Berkeley, Institutefor the Study of Social Change, 1994. 6. Wittman, F. and Shane, P. Manual for Community Planning to Prevent Problems of Alcohol Availability, Berkeley, CA: CLEW Associate, 1988.uvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 7/04 0 I'-.:J o:::~:,) ~ <:: ..J;;-- ~_:..C) t:.<> ..> --- n-~ J -0 JJ r-.. ~ l. ~ ' N ----; ,.-...., - r- ;1. ' -./_- . " ---I f'T " ¡ j 0-'·· -.. :--, <::- ;>;:, N \...J $ r" -.J (No page 14) 15 .......) 0 '-_...~ "-c> POLICY BRIEFING :;:;: r--, (/) ------...... .. "...>.....=- r· --CJ -n Regulating Drink Price Specials 0-' N -- =--Î c' - - ... ..--- fT] " Introduction fT, ""'D -, /'..., __~_ i -"- "j "'--"'-.... <;/, N It has been well documented that cost is an important factor influencing underage a~gh-~k drinking. Underage students are especially likely to obtain alcohol very cheaply, free, for un~r $1 per drink, or for a set price for unlimited drinks. It is common for areas near college campuses to be characterized by a high density of alcohol outlets, intense competition for customers, and a high-volume of reduced-price sales. These bars often offer "all-you-can-drink specials" or an unlimited quantity of alcohol for one low price, resulting in patrons being served regardless of their level of intoxication. They offer patrons two or more drinks for the price of one, essentially forcing customers to order their "next" drink before they have even had an opportunity to consume their current drink. Like "all-you-can-drink" specials, these "two-for- ones" make it difficult for customers to pace their drinking or monitor their level of intoxication. And because servers usually deliver two drinks at one time, patrons may also drink faster to get to the second drink before it becomes warm or flat. Price is an important point of intervention in preventing underage and high-risk drinking and eliminating such practices as happy hours, special promotions, and the sale of beer in large volume can be an effective means of curbing this underage and high-risk drinking. The Facts ~ Underage students are more likely than of-age students to get free drinks and to pay a set price for unlimited drinks or under $1 per drink. (I) ~ Binge drinkers are found to be more responsive to reduced-price drink specials; that is, more likely to patronize the bar and to perceive that they will consume far more than non- bingers. These heavy-drinking consumers may be more susceptible to certain promotions and at greater risk of negative consequences to themselves and others. (2) ~ The level of drinking, drinking participation, and participation in binge drinking are all significantly higher among college students when a great number of outlets licensed to sell alcoholic beverages exist near campus. (3) ~ Parents and adults place much of the blame for excessive drinking on the environment: easy access to alcohol, drink specials, happy hours, ladies' nights and industry advertising and promotions. (4) ~ Eighty-five percent of adults believe that easy access to and availability of alcohol at many bars and retail establishments surrounding campus is an important factor that contributes to excessive drinking. ~ Seventy-seven percent of adults believe that the cheap cost of beer and shots and promotions such as all you can drink specials is an important factor that contributes to excessive drinking. 16 Policv Solutions In 200 I, the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Commission conducted a series of public forums to address problems of excessive, abusive and illegal use of alcohol and associated behaviors on the part of Iowans, particularly college-age youth. Based on the findings from these forums, the Commission recommended that the practice of promoting the sale of alcohol by means of all- you-can-drink liquor promotions should be statutorily prohibited. The Commission noted that given the fact that the average person becomes intoxicated after consuming between 4 to 6 drinks in an hour, no basis existed to support the practice of offering drink price specials. Several state statutory models exist to guide Iowa lawmakers in enacting a ban on such promotions. Sixteen states have laws that prohibit the practice, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The Commission added that it supported a statewide regulation of drink price specials (as does Stepping Up) to avoid the unintended consequences when the various local regulations conflict with each other. Community-by-community enactment of ordinances, in this case, has the effect of sending intoxicated patrons across city lines. Enactment of a state statute prohibiting all-you- can-drink. liquor promotions is the single greatest tool that can be implemented to attack high- risk drinking and the negative consequences that flow from such behavior. The benefits that can be derived by this proposal to reduce intoxication would be equally beneficial to the state at large. References 1. Wechsler, Henry; Kuo, Meichun; Lee, Hang; & Dowdall, George W. (2000). Environmental correlates of underage alcohol use and related problems of college students. American Journal of Prevention Medicine, 19(1):24-9. 2. Christie, Fisher, Kozup, Smith, Burton, and Creyer, (Fall, 2001). The Effects of Bar- Sponsored Alcohol Beverage Promotions Across Binge and Non-Binge Drinkers, Research on Social and Public Issues and Health Policy; Vol. 20, No.2; p. 240. 3. Chaloupka, Frank 1. & Wechsler, Henry (October 1996). Binge drinking in college: The impact of price, availability, and alcohol control policies. Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol. XIV. 4. Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates (2001). Public opinion survey of801 Us. residents age 21 and older. American Medical Association. r.....;¡ 0 c-'":':) 3/04 C',;;) ;'Eo ..r;- C0 _t;..... =-l f"71 /"'-...--<~ -0 -rl ,-J N -...) c-) - ,-- --=-< ¡- -,., r1'l -0 . I -- -;-¡ -..,.,,, ;-1 ...--) -Å./ "--) '- ;;>- <: '. r-.., ); N -..J 17 0 """ 2:,} POLICY BRIEFING ;'fo ...c- Cf) »=, '-0 ) 2J Responsible Alcohol Service Training " -<~ ,~ .J N ~~¿ ~¿ - r- ~, ;@ ¡_On Introduction -._ '..!; ---I O:-:~-:: , ! "'S:/..... N ,~ Responsible Alcohol Service Training (RAS), also known as "server training," refJito "'"' educating owners, managers, servers and sellers at alcohol establishments about strategies t~ avoid illegally selling alcohol to underage youth or intoxicated patrons. The goal ofRAS Training is to decrease the number of illegal alcohol sales to underage youth and intoxicated patrons through education programs that (a) help managers and servers/sellers understand state, community, and establishment-level alcohol policies and potential consequences for failing to comply with such policies (e.g., criminal or civil liability, job loss) and (b) provide the necessary skills to comply with these policies. Server/clerk training focuses on serving and selling procedures, signs of intoxication, methods for checking age identification, and intervention techniques. Manager training includes the serverlclerk training, as well as policy and procedures development and staff supervision. Other information can also be included in server training, such as: · The importance of checking age identification of customers who appear under age 30. · How to identify fake IDs and what to do once a fake ID is confiscated. · How to recognize situations in which adults are buying alcohol for underage youth. · How to refuse sales to individuals who may supply alcohol to underage youth. · How to identify intoxicated customers. · How to refuse service to underage youth and intoxicated customers. Training can be required by local or state law, or a law/ordinance may provide incentives for businesses that participate in training. In addition, some individual establishments may voluntarily implement training policies in the absence of any legal requirements or incentives. Some states that have established voluntary programs provide incentives for retailers to participate in RAS Training, but do not impose penalties for those who decline involvement. Incentives vary by state and include: (a) a defense in dram shop liability law suits; (b) discounts in dram shop liability insurance; (c) mitigation of fines for sales to minors or sales to intoxicated persons; and (d) protection against revocation of a license for sales to minors or sales to intoxicated persons. The Facts ~ In many communities, youth are able to easily buy alcohol at commercial alcohol establishments. Several studies show that in communities where no organized efforts were made to reduce sales to underage persons, individuals who looked younger than age 21 were able to buy alcohol without showing an ID in 45-50% of their attempts. (1,2,3,4) Alcohol outlets that undergo quality training may be more likely to have servers and 18 sellers who check age identification and refuse sales to underage people. (3) The potential for illegal alcohol sales is also high at other venues such as community festivals or events. ~ Individuals who are obviously intoxicated are also able to buy alcohol at commercial establishments. One study showed that individuals acting intoxicated were able to buy alcohol in 62% of their attempts, despite it being illegal to sell alcohol to obviously intoxicated persons. (5) As with underage sales, alcohol outlets that undergo quality training may be less likely to sell to intoxicated persons. (1) ~ Individuals who drink and drive often consume their last drink at a commercial establishment. (6) Responsible Alcohol Service Training may decrease the likelihood that customers will become intoxicated, thus decreasing the chance that customers will drive while intoxicated. (7,8) ~ In many states, under dram shop law, establishments can face potential financial liability for serving alcohol to an intoxicated or underage patron who later cau~es injury to a third party. Alcohol establishments that responsibly serve a\9Jhol (i~ do not sell alcohol to underage or obviously intoxicated persons) are less lik~ I1Q fa~ financial liability. > :3 ~ -T1 (), N ;:::=: -, r---, _ Policv Solutions ""( r-o-'n _ en :s :~' Alcohol outlets are only one source of alcohol for underage youth, and thus, RA$tta.-ini~d '......-J other strategies involving alcohol merchants need to be complemented with stratè'gies tar~ing other adults who illegally provide alcohol to underage youth. Increased police enforcement against adult providers and follow-up by the court system, internal compliance checks my merchants, and "shoulder tap campaigns" in which police cite adults who buy alcohol for youth who approach the adults outside liquor establishments are some of these strategies. At the very least, an establishment should have in place the following practices to ensure that new employees have guidelines for responsible serving practices if they cannot be trained immediately upon being hired: · Managers who have received RBS training. · Clear, written policies concerning serving/selling practices of which employees are made aware and which are consistently enforced. · A monitoring system to ensure that all employees are adhering to responsible serving/selling practices. Ideally, though, all alcohol servers and sellers in a community should receive training, including those at on- and off-sale outlets (including convenience stores) and at community and other special events. In addition, training should be repeated on a systematic basis to obtain sustained effects. As of 2000, 21 states had server training legislation; 11 had laws that made server training mandatory, and 10 had laws that provided some sort of incentive for establishments to train 19 servers. (9) In addition, several local communities have also enacted local server training ordinances. References 1. Toomey TL, Wagenaar AC, Gehan JP, Kilian G, Murray DM, Perry CL. Project ARM: Alcohol risk management to prevent sales to underage and intoxicated patrons. Health Education & Behavior, 28(2):186-99, 2001. 2. Perry CL, Williams CL, Komro KA, Veblen-Mortenson S, Stigler MH, Munson KA, Farbakhsh K, Jones RM' Forster JL. Project Northland: Long-term outcomes of community action to reduce adolescent alcohol use. Health Education Research, 17(1):117-32,2002. 3. Wolfson M, Toomey TL, Forster JL., Wagenaar AC, McGovern PG, Perry CL Characteristics, policies, and practices of alcohol outlets and sales to underage persons. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 57(6):670-674, 1996. 4. Forster JL, McGovern PG, Wagenaar AC, Wolfson M, Perry CL, Anstine PS. The ability of young people to purchase alcohol without age identification in northeastern Minnesota, USA. Addiction, 89:699-705, 1994. 5. Toomey TL, Wagenaar AC, Kilian G, Fitch 0, Rothstein C, Fletcher L. Alcohol sales to pseudo-intoxicated bar patrons. Public Health Reports, 114(4):337-42, 1999. 6. Lapham SC, Skipper BJ, Chang I, Barton K, Kennedy R. Factors related to miles driven between drinking and arrest locations among convicted drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 30(2):201-6,1998. 7. Fielding JE, Mullen PD, Brownson RC, Fullilove MT, Guerra FA, Hinman AR, et al. Recommendations to reduce injuries to motor vehicle occupants - Increasing child safety seat use, increasing safety belt use, and reducing alcohol-impaired driving. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(4 Suppl S):16-22, 2001. 8. Shults RA, Elder RW, Sleet DA, Nichols JL, Alao MO , Carande-Kulis VG, et al. Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to reduce alcohol-impaired driving. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(4 Suppl S):66-88, 2001. 9. Alcohol Epidemiology Program. Alcohol Policies in the United States: Highlights from the 50 states. Minneapolis, MN, 2000. 2/04 ".:> 0 C:."') C':;';) ~~() -. '-'~._-~ '" Co') ..i--"' -- î71 ("..--.., -ù _-n . } f\.) ~-=r ,.-, - ~ --/~ ;"'.'- , '- .~, , iTl n, '" Cf;_;:-~: ~. .----' """- ç/'-... f\.) -.......-1. ~ P N co No page 20) 21 T'-~~~ o 6 POLICY BRIEFING ;:Eo u) .J> _.... . -,-, J -0 I I Beer Keg Registration 0 ->, N .~- T_.._!r, - ,:-< ?~< ~Tl Itdt' fTi -0 . n ro uc Ion - ::; ::-1: ."-! 0- .".j </'~ N Keg registration (or keg tagging) is a tool to identify and penalize adults who buy b~ kegs ,fur underage youth. Keg registration laws require wholesalers or retailers to attach a tag, sticke~or engraving with an identification number to kegs of five gallons or more. At purchase, the retailer records identifying information about the purchaser (e.g., name, address, telephone number, driver's license number). These records are kept for a specified length of time, usually six months to a year. A refundable deposit may also be collected for the keg itself, the tap mechanism used to serve the beer, or both. The deposit is refunded when the keg and/or tap is returned intact with the identification number but is forfeited if a keg is returned with an identification tag that is defaced or missing. In some states, keg laws specifically prohibit destroying or altering the ID tag and provide penalties for doing so. Other states make it a crime to possess an unlabeled keg. Some states collect information that may aid law enforcement efforts such as the location where the keg is to be consumed and the tag number of the vehicle in which the keg is transported. Some states also require retailers to provide warning information at the time of purchase about laws prohibiting service to minors. Keg purchasers can be required to sign a statement promising not to serve alcohol to underage individuals. This statement could be used as a tool to educate purchasers about their potential liability if they serve alcohol to underage people. When a beer keg from which underage youth drink alcohol is confiscated by police, the purchaser of the keg is identified and arrested or fined for supplying alcohol to underage persons. The Facts ~ Beer kegs are often a main source of alcohol at parties. Nothing is more associated with binge drinking than kegs. One sixteen gallon keg contains as much beer as seven cases, or 171 twelve ounce cans. By encouraging the consumption of greater quantities of beer, kegs increase the risk of driving under the influence of alcohol and other alcohol- related problems. (1) ~ Kegs have been shown to be a major source of alcohol for underage drinkers. The major factors influencing underage attendance at keg parties are low price of alcohol and the lack of adult monitoring. (2) ~ When police arrive at underage keg parties, people often scatter. Without keg tagging, there is no way to trace who purchased the keg. ~ Adults who illegally provide alcohol to underage youth may be deterred only if they believe they will face legal or financial consequences for providing alcohol to people 22 under age 21. Keg registration encourages adults to think twice before purchasing kegs and allowing underage youth to drink from them. ~ Keg registration does not penalize the beer industry or retailers. Rather, it is a policy to penalize adults who buy beer for underage youth. By supporting keg registration, the industry becomes part of the solution to the underage drinking problem. ~ Communities can pay for keg tagging through various methods, such as licensing fees. Keg registration is not likely to be time consuming because most retailers already record the name and address of keg purchasers. ~ A national survey of adults showed that over 60% of respondents were in favA! of keg registration laws. (1) 0 ;;;:; ~O en » :::::1 '-Ö Il -! - Policv Solutions 0 ;, ~ :-- __c. . --1 . .. ,~ , . _/ ,.-.- ¡ ! ~, ""t). Keg registration can. ~e implemented ~oluntarily by a sto.re, 0: required by a 10~aI5~~œ=or C state law. CommunItIes may want to Implement keg regIstratIOn as a first step III ~ptllI!rto reduce youth drinking because it is relatively easy to implement. » ~ In Billings, Montana, for example, a keg registration ordinance was passed by the city council in June, 2002. A plastic numbered tag is attached to the keg at the time of purchase that identifies where and when it was purchased and removed upon return (3). The Billings Police Department supplies the tags and needed forms for tracking. The retail establishments are responsible for obtaining the tags from the police department. A different form of keg registration was passed in Madison, Wisconsin, in December, 2001. The city council passed an ordinance that requires keg delivery requests be made in person at the store. The purchaser must show two forms of ID at the store and be present at the delivery address to sign a receipt upon delivery. Records of all keg purchases are required to be kept by the stores for two years. None of the liquor store owners expressed opposition to the new regulations, stating that the new law does not interfere with regular business operations. (4) Keg registration could make a significant impact on the challenges of underage drinking. Other strategies that target adults who provide alcohol to youth should also be implemented, such as: · Increased police enforcement against adult providers and increased follow-up by the court system · "Shoulder tap campaigns" in which police cite adults who buy alcohol for youth who approach the adults outside liquor establishments · Warning posters, flyers, and other educational campaigns to inform adults of the potential financial and criminal consequences for illegally providing alcohol to underage youth 23 References 1. Wagenaar AC, Harwood EM, Toomey TL, Denk CE, Zander KM. Public opinion on alcohol policies in the United States: Results from a national survey. Journal of Public Health Policy, 21(3): 303-27,2000. 2. Wagenaar et al. Where and how adolescents obtain alcoholic beverages. Public Health Reports, 108(4): 459-464,1993. 3. Webb, 1. Local leaders win community support cracking down on kegs. The Billings Gazette. Billings, MT. July 8, 2002. 4. Spaetti, A. City Council passes keg ordinance. The Badger Herald. Madison, WI. December 4,2001 Rev. 5/04 ð f'...:J t::::. ~O = -c- ~[:> ---. C/) _..,,! ~ ('-', -.,~..- -r:í Ìl "-.I "- .,.-:¡ ,'--" f\,) -- .:-< r-~· - :--- Ii' ::.:? ¡I/ ÕJJ -,- ....t',.. '-' s: /'\ '>? \......./ "" Þ f\,) co (No page 24) 25 POLICY BRIEFING Establishing Minimum Age Requirements for Sellers of Alcohol and Bartenders Introduction Age of seller policies require that servers and clerks at alcohol establishments be of a minimum age in order to serve or sell alcohol. State laws usually specify a minimum age for employees who serve or dispense alcoholic beverages in on-premises establishments, like bars. In some states, the minimum age for servers (i.e., waitpersons) or bartenders is 21. In others, however, on-premises servers may be younger than 21. In most states, sellers (i.e., bartenders) and servers of alcohol must be at least 18 but younger employees may be allowed to stock coolers with alcohol, bag purchased alcohol, or clear alcoholic beverages from tables. (I) In those states where the minimum age of server or seller is lower than the legal minimum drinking age of 21, a city or town can pass a local ordinance that requires sellers and servers to be at least 21. (1) Communities can also work with individual alcohol merchants to establish internal age-of-seller policies for their establishments as permitted by law. Some states place conditions on on-premises servers and bartenders under 21 years of age. These include requirements that a legal-age manager or supervisor be present when the underage person is serving alcoholic beverages or tending bar and/or that the underage server or bartender participates in responsible alcohol service training. The Facts ~ Several studies indicate that younger employees are more likely to sell to underage youth than older employees. (2, 3, 4) Minimum-age-of-seller policies may reduce the likelihood that underage people will obtain alcohol from peers working at alcohol establishments. ~ An establishment may benefit from hiring only persons 21 or older because this group may be more responsible and reliable, thus reducing an establishment's potential liability. And in a national survey of adults, 80% said they were in favor of laws requiring severs to be at least 21 years of age. (5) ~ Policies should prohibit persons under the minimum seller age from selling or serving any alcoholic beverages. Because beer is the alcoholic beverage of choice for most young people, it is important to prevent underage access to beer, as well as wine and spirits ~ In addition to minimum-age-of-seller policies, it is important that all employees receive responsible beverage service training and are monitored for compliance with laws prohibited sales to underage patrons. Policy Solutions º 8 ,~() --0-:. -,-,> --- (.'"; Policies that set or raise the minimum-age-of-seller should be combined with other pqlfcJes!{j __ aimed at reducing the availability of alcohol to underage youth, such as age identifi~tþn "-> .-D ,-~ ;~:.,< -- /. -~-- ~ ;-¡-, ---. ñ:"7~; ....;; 'i I ~ ~-. -. '~-, :s: ...---, , ::;:::. "-> '__.l ...l."" .. "-> co 26 policies, bans or restrictions of home deliveries, responsible alcohol server training programs, and internal compliance checks. An example of a successful local ordinance requiring servers and sellers in be over 21 was enacted in St. Paul, Minnesota. That ordinance prohibits the employment of minors under age 18 in businesses where alcohol is sold for consumption on the premises, except where: (1) the person under 18 is employed as musicians or in bussing or washing dishes in a restaurant or hotel, or (2) the person under 18 is employed in restaurant or hotel where only wine is sold, provided that the person under age 18 does not serve or sell wine (St. Paul, Minnesota Ordinance §409.08). Under Minnesota state law, no local ordinance can be enacted that prohibits 18- to 20- year-01ds from entering an establishment to perform work, including selling or serving alcoholic beverages (Minnesota Statute §340A.503). References 1. Westlaw Statutory Databases. West Group, Eagen, MN Accessed on 8/02 online at: http://www.westlaw.com 2. Forster, J.L., Murray, D.M., Wolfson, M., Wagenaar, A.C. Commercial availability of alcohol to young people: Results of alcohol purchase attempts. Preventive Medicine, 24:342-347,1995. 3. Forster, J.L., McGovern, P.G., Wagenaar, A.c., Wolfson, M., Perry, C.L., Anstine, P.S. The ability of young people to purchase alcohol without age identification in northeastern Minnesota, USA. Addiction, 89:699-705,1994. 4. Wolfson, M., Wagenaar, A.C., Hornseth' G.W. Law officers' views on enforcement of the minimum drinking age: A four-state study. Public Health Reports, 110(4):428-438, 1995. 5. Wagenaar AC, Harwood EM, Toomey TL, Denk CE, Zander KM. Public opinion on alcohol policies in the United States: Results from a national survey. Journal of Public Health Policy, 21(3):303-27, 2000. 3/04 r--J 0 C:~) <;;:;:0 < """-(; C/) T-,_ -~ ,....- -,-1 ¡ '¡ 11 r')-( -0 ,. , N --- "::! r·-......, - ~~- =-< I~-' tl r: --0 -----J O_u - , . "_J -<:::7~ N ~ N co Page I of I Marian Karr . --- From: Saul Lubaroff [sauUubaroff@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 1 :02 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: 21 and over To the Iowa City Council, As a local professional musician, I am writing today to say that the proposed ordinance to make all bars and night-clubs 21 and over would seriously hurt Iowa City's live music scene. I frequently play at the Sanctuary Pub, and see many younger college students and even high school students that come to enjoy my jazz group, and have a bite to eat. If this ordinance passes, this will not be possible. I am also afraid that if the ordinance DOES pass, then the clubs that will continue to have live music will see a significant decline in attendance at shows, since 40-50% of cover charges are attributed to people under 21. They will have to raise prices, and perhaps cancel live music. I urge you to reconsider. Saul Lubaroff Iowa City sa u Uu ba roff@hQtmail.com 9/20/2004 ~C(I) Page I of I Marian Karr From: WELSHBOB@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:37 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Increasing the age limit to 21 I wish you to know that I am in support of the recommendation before you to increase the age limit to 21. I understand what the students are saying about house parties but I believe that is a separate issue. The issue before you is whether to increase the age limit at the bars. It seems to me that this would be a helpful step in addressing the issue of underage drinking. I trust I will read in the paper Wednesday morning that you and the other members of the Council favor increasing the age limit to 21. Thank You! Rev. Bob Welsh 84 Penfro Iowa City, Iowa 9/28/2004 '1 " Page I of I """ <:._\1) Marian Karr From: Seedorff, Leanne M [Iee-seedorff@uiowa.edu] Sent: Monday, September 27, 20043:39 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: proposal to limit bars to 21+ after 10 p.m. Dear Council Members, I read with some apprehension, and not a little derision, the article in today's Press Citizen regarding the prospective proposal to restrict the age of bar patrons to 21 and up after 10 p.m. I really do wish that everyone involved in this issue would use a little common sense. As a resident and homeowner who lives on the near northside of Iowa City, I have great concerns that this will further increase the house parties, as my personal experience with my neighborhood most definitely has done fOllowing the 19 ordinance. I would invite you to tour the neighborhood of 225 North Lucas any weekend night (and several weeknights as well) between 11 p.m. and 2, 3, even 5 a.m. We believed we were making an excellent purchase when we bough our beautiful 1873 home over 5 years ago. After countless nights of having strangers trespass through our yard, plastic cups from keg parties strewn about the lawn, beer bottles smashed On our sidewalks, things stolen from our yard, pounding music emanating from multiple houseslcars, and having our 3.5 year old jolted awake by jackasses shouting at the tops of their lungs, it has become extremely tiresome. If you restrict people under 21 from being in a bar after 10 p.m., you know very well they will then resort to house parties, either their own or someone else's, and underage drinkers will have absolutely no problem getting access to whatever they want. I very much hope you drop the idea of imposing such a restriction. In fact, I'd even like to see you drop the 19 ordinance, and put greater focus On preserving the integrity of Iowa City neighborhoods that are very rapidly deteriorating -- ----- - -- - ---- - - - ----- - -- --- -- - ----- -- ----- - --- Leanne M. Seedorff 225 North Lucas Street Iowa City 9/27/2004 1"""\ 0<, c.....1 ! ! " Marian Karr From: James, Lisa [lisa-james@uiowa.edu] Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 3:32 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: 21-bar entry ordinance Hello- r am the Nurse Manager at the Student Health Service and a ur graduate. r consider myself an active member of the student corrununity. r am also a member of the Iowa City corrununity, married with two young children. I am writing to voice my support of the 21-bar entry ordinance. In light of the recent statistics and support voiced by our local law enforcement officials, it is obvious that the limiting of bar entry to age 19 and over DID have an impact on the troubles and problems of our downtown. It is distressing to me to think that students planning to come to the UI think of it as "a party school". It is so much more than that, and we are selling our university short if we allow this trend to continue. Here at Student Health, we often see the damage that underage drinking does- the injuries, the sexually transmitted infections from sexual encounters, problems with the law and University officials, hangovers that cause problems in school. As a health care professional concerned about the welfare of students, and as a concerned parent and corrununity member, I urge you to vote to support the 21-bar entry ordinance. Thank you. Lisa James, RN, MSN Nurse Manager The University of Iowa Student Health Service 319-335-8397 1 ~ c.. ~ I i .' Marian Karr From: ViII hauer, Tanya J [tanya-villhauer@uiowa.edu] Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 2:42 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: 19 ordinance: is 21 next? I am unable to attend the meeting this evening, but wanted to share my thoughts on this issue. I am a University of Iowa employee and provide health promotion opportunities for students. I am in favor of increasing the bar entry ordinance to age 21. I think it would help to reduce the number of alcohol problems that are becoming more prevalent on this campus. Drinking is a part of college life, but we need to help young adults learn to drink responsibly. Having set parameters will reinforce responsibility. Please support this ordinance! Thank you. Tanya Villhauer 1 Page I of I ~ <:...\1) Marian Karr From: jdsiebert [jdsiebert@mchsLcom] Sent: Monday, September 27,20046:41 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: 21-only ordinance To the Iowa City Council: I am in favor of changing the current after 10 pm law to allow only people 21 and over in bars after 10 pm. Dave Siebert 3003 Pinecrest Rd. Iowa City, IA 319621-3240 9/27/2004 ,~ 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY I ;~(~) ] --= -14- ~~W!:tt MEMORANDUM ""... _rml~ ~~ Date: September 20, 2004 To: City Clerk oØ From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for October 5, 2004 City Council meeting: Installation of four NO PARKING ANY TIME signs with arrows at the intersection of Ridge Street and Brookwood Drive As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the fOllowing action. Action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(1 0), installation of four NO PARKING ANYTIME signs with arrows at the intersection of Ridge Street and Brookwood Drive approximately 15 feet from the end of the radius On each side of the street. Comment: This action is being taken due to the impaired sight distance with vehicles parked On the curve of this intersection. Mgr/agenda/aw-ridge-brookwooddr. doc - -n ¡,) "~~ ".,..~ - ~ " . I I -.. w c::> 0'1 i ~ ! CITY OF IOWA CITY GL[ -....= -~ £~¡¡~tt MEMORANDUM ""... "IIII ~ ...."..~ Date: September 16, 2004 To: City Clerk ~ From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for October 5,2004 City Council Meeting: Removal of two ONE WAY signs and one DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTION sign. As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action. Action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(1, 4), removal of two ONE WAY signs and one DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTION sign at the intersection of Keokuk Street and HOllywood Boulevard on the east side. This action is effective when the entrance to Iowa State Bank is closed. Comment: This action is being taken due to the closing of the entrance to Iowa State Bank at the Keokuk Street/Hollywood Boulevard intersection. A new entrance south of the bank has been constructed. jccogtp/mem/keokuk-hwood9-15.doc (---' ,.,-) ",ê:: C~, (/~~ f- -.-- r'" --r1 -c f'0 -- 0 ~;2 >" - - ""- .. J> ..¡:- U1 ,~ 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY [;[ -~= -~!t ....._- £~W~ MEMORANDUM ",... ~ IU~ ......:. Date: September 14, 2004 To: City Clerk aØ From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for October 5, 2004 City Council meeting: Installation of four NO PARKING 2 AM TO 6 AM TOW-AWAY ZONE signs on the west side of the 10 block of N. Van Buren Street As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action. Action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(19), four NO PARKING 2 AM TO 6 AM TOW-AWAY ZONE signs will be installed on the west side of the 10 block of N. Van Buren Street. Comment: Consistent with the remainder of the Central Business District, this action is being taken to allow the Streets Department to perform maintenance during these hours. Mgr/agd/aw-vanburen 1 0-5agd.doc 0 ~Ï~ 1:::' (/) ¡ .-..-~ -,-, i_.' I I 1"..' -- C) - - .. "- CJ1 Marian Karr G;: From: David Wellendorf [lifebridge8@juno.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 20044:41 PM To: jfausett@ci.coralville.ia.us; ernie-Iehman@iowa-city.org; stephen-Iong@iowa-city.org; tracy- hig hpshoe@iowa-city.org; steve-atkins@iowa-city.org; dale-helling@iowa-city.org; linda- severson@iowa-city.org; marcia-klingaman@iowa-city.org; eleanor -dilkes@iowa-city.org; marian-karr@iowa-city.org; council@iowa-city.org Subject: Table to Table Invitation We at Table to Table would like to invite you, or a representative/s, and significant other to a casual informative volunteer picnic Thursday Sept. 30th. If you would like to bring a dish to share--bring a recipe card as well. Our picnic will start at 6PM in Old Brick auditorium. Elgn will play for us while we gather and enjoy each others recipes (food) . Bob and I will be cooking the meat and non meat on the grill (surprise) At 7PM we will have a short 30 minute power point presentation on the affect Table to Table has on the social service agencies in Johnson County, the food rescue/donation process, and volunteers doing the job. We will also have three guest speakers from the Shelter House, Crisis Center and Domestic Violence Intervention Program that will give a short rundown of how the rescued/donated food impacts their agency. This Program is for the volunteers to get together as an organization and show the community leaders what they have accomplished for the hungry, homeless and at risk population. From a humble start in 1996, Table to Table has increased its efforts to help the increasing demand on our social services budgets to bringing in 673,00 lbs. this fiscal year for over 30 social service agencies. Its simply the right thing to do. This is the only Food Rescue Organization in Iowa, Please come and help us celebrate RSVP Please! David Wellendorf Volunteer Manager, Table to Table 337-3400 cell 331-9217 www.table2table-ic.or www.oldbrick.org Get your name as your email address. Includes spam protection, 1GB storage, no ads and more Only $1.99/ month - visit http://www.mysite.com/name today! 1 I 2~(6) Marian Karr From: Jean Walker [walkersic@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 11 :47 PM To: Shelley McCafferty; Steve Atkins; Karin Franklin; Marcia Klingaman; City Council Subject: Email to Regents re: Melrose Neighborhood ~ 12.doc Steve, Karin, Marcia, Shelley, and Members of the City Council, The attached file contains a copy of the email I just sent to the Regents concerning land use by the DI as it affects the Melrose Neighborhood. Thank you, Jean Do you Yahoo!? Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo' Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com/backtoschool *** eSafe scanned this email for malicious content *** *** IMPORTANT: Do not open attachments from unrecognized senders *** 1 Melrose Neighborhood Association 335 Lucon Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246 319/337-5201 To: Members of the Iowa State Board of Regents From: Jean M. Walker, Representative, Melrose Neighborhood Association Date: September 12, 2004 Re: The University of Iowa's Tennis and Recreation Facilities Plans In both April and May ofthis year, I sent you a letter expressing the concerns of the Melrose Neighborhood about the University's long-term plans for its campus and how they might affect our Neighborhood. My comments were a propos ofthe proposal that the Ul's new Tennis and Recreation Facilities be located in the far west campus (west of Mormon Trek Boulevard) and I suggested that usage ofthis area be carefully considered in relation to the Ul's future expansion needs. Even though current plans locate the new Recreation Facility on the east side of Campus, thus opening up space in the far west campus for the University's future expansion, we once again ask you to carefully consider the planning for that far west campus in relation to the University's long-term expansion needs. This is of particular importance in that any destruction of the Historic District within the Melrose Neighborhood to meet those expansion needs will be strongly opposed. Thank you, Jean M. Walker Copies to UI and Iowa City officials Marian Karr rn[ From: dar-neff@inav.net Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10: 11 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: NYTimes.com Article: What Your College President Didn&#39;t Tell You The article below from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by dar-neff@inav.net. Hi; I thought the council members might find this op-ed article of interest. John Neff 2305 MacBride Drive Iowa City, IA 52246 319/338-6105 dar-neff@inav.net /--------- E-mail Sponsored by Fox Searchlight ------------\ I HEART HUCKABEES - OPENING IN SELECT CITIES OCTOBER 1 From David O. Russell, writer and director of THREE KINGS and FLIRTING WITH DISASTER comes an existential comedy starring Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Hupert, Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg and Naomi Watts. Watch the trailer now at: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/huckabees/index nyt.html \----------------------------------------------------------/ What Your College President Didn&#39;t Tell You September 13, 2004 By JOHN M. McCARDELL Jr. Beaufort, S.C. - Much has been made in recent years of the unwillingness among college and university presidents to venture above the parapet and challenge some of the shibboleths of higher education. By this I do not mean advocacy of political positions. Presidents who would keep their campuses places where ideas are in fact freely exchanged ought to avoid signing public letters or endorsing candidates, tempting as it may be. No, I mean something else. I retired in June as president of Middlebury College in Vermont, but during my 13-year tenure I was as guilty as any of my colleagues of failing to take bold positions on public matters that merit serious debate. Now, a less vulnerable member of the faculty once more, I dare to unburden myself of a few observations. As the new school year begins, there are many things I suspect university presidents would like to say to their various 1 constituencies but dare not. To faculties and governing boards: tenure is a great solution to the problems of the 1940's, when the faculty was mostly male and academic freedom was at genuine risk. Why must institutions make a judgment that has lifetime consequences after a mere six or seven years? Publication may take longer in some fields than in others, and familial obligations frequently interrupt careers. Why not a system of contracts of varying length, including lifetime for the most valuable colleagues, that acknowledges the realities of academic life in the 21st century? Moreover, when most tenure documents were originally adopted, faculty members had little protection. Today, almost every negative tenure decision is appealed. Appeals not upheld internally are taken to court. Few if any of these appeals have as their basis a denial of academic freedom. To current and prospective parents (and editors of magazines that profit by the American public's fascination with rankings): student/faculty ratio is overrated as a measure of quality. Can any faculty member persuasively argue that a class of eight or nine students is qualitatively superior to a class of 10 or II? How many classes at any institution, large or small, are the actual size of the celebrated ratio? (Answer: very few.) More meaningful statistics, for those seeking to measure quality of education in terms of faculty accessibility, are average class size, average instructional load, percentage of faculty members who are full-time, and how frequently professors hold office hours or take their meals in student dining halls. And not all subjects are best learned around a seminar table. The large lecture, well designed and delivered, can, in fact, be a superior way to learn certain subjects. To lawmakers: the 21-year-old drinking age is bad social policy and terrible law. It is astonishing that college students have thus far acquiesced in so egregious an abridgment of the age of majority. Unfortunately, this acquiescence has taken the form of binge drinking. Campuses have become, depending on the enthusiasm of local law enforcement, either arms of the law or havens from the law. Neither state is desirable. State legislators, many of whom will admit the law is bad, are held hostage by the denial of federal highway funds if they reduce the drinking age. Our latter-day prohibitionists have driven drinking behind closed doors and underground. This is the hard lesson of prohibition that each generation must relearn. No college president will say that drinking has become less of a problem in the years since the age was raised. Would we expect a student who has been denied access to oil paint to graduate with an ability to paint a portrait in oil? Colleges should be given the chance to educate students, who in all other respects are adults, in the appropriate use of alcohol, within campus boundaries and out in the open. And please - hold your fire about drunken driving. I am a charter member of Presidents Against Drunk Driving. This has nothing to do with drunken driving. If it did, we'd raise the driving age to 21. That would surely solve the 2 problem. I hope the public, and the higher education community, will be willing to engage these issues seriously and respectfully. My head is now well above the parapet. Gaudeamus igitur! John M. McCardell Jr. is college professor and president emeritus of Middlebury College. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/l3/opinion/13mccardell.html?ex=1096088256 &ei=1&en=f4536768lba479l3 --------------------------------- Get Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Imagine reading The New York Times any time & anywhere you like! Leisurely catch up on events & expand your horizons. Enjoy now for 50% off Home Delivery! 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The failure part is that traffic calming measures would not have to be taken if drivers were mindful of the neighborhood they drive through. While a street is intended as a way to get from one place to the other, it is also a place where people live and raise their kids. 4th and A neighbors have long experienced cars speeding at breakneck speeds with three separate incidents of cars leaving the roadway and ending up on homeowners' lawns causing property damage. The success part of the story is that the city has a practical process to have neighbors and the city to work together to address traffic issues. The neighbors on 4th St and A met in the Spring with city staff to decide whether traffic calming was a viable option. After a traffic study, several meetings of the neighbors, a survey that received 60% approval, speed humps were the recommended course of action. The council approved of the notification of the change last month. Another success story is neighbors working together for the common good. I applaud the young man who repaired the garden fence of the elderly neighbor whose yard he drive into. It was the right thing to do. I also applaud the neighbors taking the responsibility to "do something" rather than accepting the situation as "the way it is" who met and phoned (and will continue to phone) the high school, the police department and the city council. I would like to thank the neighbors on 4th and A Streets for their hard work. Specifically I'd like to thank Mary Coburn whose letter started the chain of events that got the ball rolling and Teresa McAndrews who took the responsibility to hold meetings and with a core group of neighbors, come up with the most acceptable solution for traffic calming. I would like to thank the city staff, Anissa Williams, Marcia Klingaman, and Jeff Davidson for their guidance and expertise. Finally, I'd like to thank the council for their consideration of this request. It isn't the biggest issue you had to deal with last night, I know, but 1 being responsive to the concerns of citizens is paramount to good governance, for that I am appreciative. Thank you for the work you do. Sincerely, Garry Klein Creekside Neighborhood Association 2 City Newsbytes: The Official E-Newsletter for the City of Atlanta C1[ Marian Karr ._-~~~~_._,~^ From: Mayor's Office of Communications [citynewsbytes@atlantaga.gov] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 10:24 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: City Newsbytes 09-14-04 September 14, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE: AT-A-GLANCE Note: The At-A-G/ance version of City Newsbytes takes only one click to view the full version. Just click on anyone of the links below. · Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Rates Perfect Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport received its fourth perfect rating of "zero discrepancies" following the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) annual certification inspection... · Atlanta Police Chief PenningtQl'1uVi$its Capitol Hill to Encourage an Extension of the Federal Assault WeapQrrs.-ßan Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington joined other law enforcement officers and leaders in Washington, D. C. last week to ask President Bush and Congress to reauthorize the federal ban on assault weapons which expired at midnight on September 13th... · Atlanta Puts Safety First in Inclement Weathel' With one of the most powerful storms in recent history threatening the nearby Gulf Coast and Atlanta, the City continues to put the safety of its residents first... · ~tlanta Conv_entian & VisitoniBul'e¡:u.l and Its Emerging City In the next three to four years, Atlanta will see $10 billion of tourist attractions and additions, like the Georgia Aquarium 9/15/2004 City Newsbytes: The Official E-Newsletter for the City of Atlanta Page 2 of3 and a new World of Coca-Cola... · Americ:ª" Society ofÇiVilE:ngineers presents City of AtlªJ1ta with Re$olution PlélQue The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Georgia Section recently recognized Mayor Franklin for her tremendous support and dedication to restoring Atlanta's infrastructure.. . · Atlanta Remember$Septemberl1th It has been three years since the catastrophic events of September 11, 2001... · CitYPrggres for Second Solid Waste Heªriog The second public meeting on the Solid Waste Plan will be held Thursday, September 23rd at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall 55 Trinity S. W.. · Rave Reviews o The City of Atlanta continues it's commitment to building a safe city and congratulates the Atlanta Police Department's graduating recruit class number 187 on accepting the charge to protect and serve our community... o John Hope Elementary School and the award-winning City of Atlanta Dolphins (CAD) swim team recently welcomed 2004 Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps, Lenny Krayzelburg, and Ian Crocker to the Martin Luther King Jr. Natatorium. Atlanta was one of 12 cities chosen for the "Disney's Swim with the Stars" tour... o Congratulations to Clark Atlanta University (CAU). The first new academic building at CAU in 25 years was named in honor of Carl and Mary Ware who donated $1.5 million for the building's construction... o John Griffin and Troy P. Norris of the Department of Watershed were featured in a recent issue of "Trenchless Technology" magazine... . 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' 9/15/2004 City Newsbytes: The Official E-Newsletter for the City of Atlanta Page I of2 Marian Karr From: Mayor's Office of Communications [citynewsbytes@atlantaga.gov] Sent: Tuesday, September 21,2004 11 :06 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: City Newsbytes 09-21-04 September 21, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE: AT-A-GLANCE Note: The At-A-Glance version of City Newsbytes takes only one click to view the full version. Just click on anyone of the links below. · Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Funds Available for~Atlantª One day after Hurricane Ivan, Mayor Shirley Franklin requested disaster relief funds from the state with a resolution declaring a state of emergency in the City of Atlanta... · Atlanta Business League Celebrate~!i Super Tuesday The Atlanta Business League (ABL) recently saluted "Women Shaping the Future" at the 20th Super Tuesday Award luncheon... · Atlanta Makes Strides With Walkable Task Force Continuing to move forward on the commitment of the Franklin administration to create a safer, cleaner city and a better city for families, Mayor Franklin accepted The Walkable Atlanta Task Force "Plan for a Walkable Atlanta Report..." · ~tlanta Ho.£ts NajionaLPub(içJl\{orks Officials The City of Atlanta and the Department of Public Works hosted the American Public Works Association (APWA) in Atlanta last week for the 2004 Annual Congress and Exposition... 9/22/2004 City Newsbytes: The Official E-Newsletter for the City of Atlanta Page 2 of2 . Mëlyor FrëlnkUn Seeking Solytiol1$for Homele$snesS Mayor Shirley Franklin took advantage of the opportunity to discuss one of her favorite issues, homelessness, at a recently monthly luncheon "Food for Thought" discussion... · Stakeholder Spotlight: ColetteStewª[(t- Do:zier,R.N.,. B.S. N.,DePëlrtment of Corrections Colette Steward-Dozier, R.N., B.S.N is a charge nurse on the morning watch at the Atlanta City Detention Center... · Çi1:yof Atlëll11:ëlmSeeking BLlddingArtists Once a year, City of Atlanta employees have an opportunity to submit their artwork for display and competition in the National Arts Program Exhibit... · Rave Reviews! o Atlanta - often regarded as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement - was the recently the scene of yet another historic event. o The Chastain Arts Center recently celebrated 35 years of contributions to Atlanta's rich artistic legacy and to inspiring emerging artists. o Sue Ross, public relations manager and photographer was recently awarded one of the first national Spiral Awards from The Paul R. Jones Family Fund. · Weekly FeatLlres Email us at çitynewsbytes@atlantaga.gQV to provide your feedback or nominate someOne for a Stakeholder Spotlight. Forward this E_-Newslettør to a Friend To learn more about the programs and services of the City of Atlanta visit us online at www.atlantaga.gov. Unsubscrice from this E-Newsletter L-~C;iY'1IeWsbYlo. ¡¡pr~¡me1IaYÐ ~... ..ç~(: .... ......... .. .___- In.formot,on O¡"er.lrom.altClt:....é!êø.í'Ii!\_· 9/22/2004 Marian Karr c;: From: Kathryn Johansen Sent: Tuesday, September 21,20048:37 AM To: 'redlawsk@ix.netcom.com' Cc: *City Council; Dale Helling Subject: FAIR! Meeting On Progressiye Planning Dear David, Thank you for your e-mail message to the City Council. Council memb~rs do not recei~e thei~ e-mails directly and y?ur message will be forwarded to them as official correspondence. If you wish to communicate with Council mem~ers directly, may I suggest that you contact them individually. Their names and phone numbers are listed on the City webslte. Go to www.iCQov.orq and under the heading of "City Council" click on "Members". Thank you for writing. Sincerely, Kathi Johansen Administrative Assistant to the City Manager From: David Redlawsk [redlawsk@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 9:51 PM To: council@iowa-city.org; steve-atkins@iowa-city.org; bjames@ci.north-liberty.ia.us; khayworth@ci.coralville.ia.us; rdvorak@co.johnson.ia.us Cc: jthrogmo@yahoo.com Subject: FAIR! Meeting On Progressive Planning Hello, FAIR! would like to invite you, your elected officials and planning folks to a meeting on progressive planning next Wednesday, September 22. The meeting begins at 7PM in room B of the Iowa City Public Library. Josh Lerner a member of the Planners Network steering committee (http://www.plannersnetwork.org) will guide us through an interactive discussion about progressive land use planning. The evening will include an introduction to Planners Network and progressive planning, brainstorming to identify key local planning issues, and an effort to generate possible progressive planning responses to those issues. We hope that both community residents and officials will be in attendance to help with this important dialogue about futures for our communities. If you'd like more information, please contact Jim Throgmorton, Chair of FAIR! , via email at jthrogmo@yahoo.com, or phone 338-0880. No need to RSVP, but we do hope we'll get representation from all around the county. Please forward this to anyone you think should be involved. Regards, Dave Redlawsk Vice Chair FAIR! G!!lL To the Members of the Iowa City City Council 9/14/04 I live on Dane Road this makes me one of those folks who uses the Mormon Trek extension on a daily basis. I have been having some day to day difficulties with the road that I feel you should be aware of. My hope is that this letter will encourage you to take a closer look at the situation. I understand that the 45 mph speed limit is in keeping with the reason the road was built - as a bypass route. However, the 45 mph speed limit is not in keeping with a direct access drive as close to the highway as Carousel Fords, regular blockage of the bypass by transport vehicles, continuing construction activities (even with the proper safety requirements) and can we also keep in mind that at this point the Mormon Trek Ext. is not a by pass to anywhere it is a dead end that empties out into a residential neighborhood where the speed limit should definitely not be 45 mph. The speed limit starting at the intersection with the highway is 45 mph. After speaking with the Traffic Engineering office I understand that the road was designed for a 45 mile an hour speed limit. I was also told that accesses onto the road would be contained. Why is Carousel Fords driveway directly on the road and so close to a major intersection? Why is this Carousel allowed to use a part of the 45 mph bypass as an offload site for it's transport semi's? I am assuming that this has council clearance as it is a regular and posted usage of the city street. The sign they have installed directs transports to not pull into their lot but to offload their vehicles on the street is a permanently installed fixture. Specifically this means that semi trucks are parked in the single lane headed towards Dane Road. Generally, they are parked at the beginning of the curve just before the peak of the hill so as to allow for even less visibility when traveling from either direction. Today is 9/14. On my way home I passed the crew painting signs on the pavement at the intersection - They had cones out today - yesterday afternoon there were no cones. I was being tailgated from the highway intersection (yes through the worker zone ). When I came over the hill there was a large truck with a saw on it cutting the cement - moving slowly probably 10 mph and pretty well out into the center of the road. My tailgating friend really wanted to be doing the 45 mph posted and as there were no lights, flashers, etc. on the Saw Truck my tailgating friend almost rear ended me. Haifa city block later we've turned onto Dane Rd. and while I realize this is now County and not your problem my tailgater still thinks the speed limit is 45 mph through my residential neighborhood. As he comes flying around me waving his arms and yelling at me I turn into my driveway halfa block from the extension. To finish the story honestly, I didn't pull into my drive I followed the man home and asked him how he would like it if! drove through his neighborhood that fast and challenged him to think a little and use some common sense. I won't share his retort with you. The reason for this blow by blow description of my journey home this afternoon is to try to get across to you that there are a lot of traffic issues happening out here and those of us who are using the road daily are having some real difficulties. To cut to the heart of it my questions are: Why is Carousel Ford's driveway a direct access onto a planned by pass road? Why is a planned bypass road being used as an offload area for semi's? Why is there a 45 mph speed limit on a road that is still under construction, and technically dead ends into a residential neighborhood? When the rQad is a completed to Riverside Drive and serving as the planned by-pass will a light be installed at the Dane Road intersection allowing for the controlled access described to me by the engineers office? I would appreciate an answer to these questions if this topic will be addressed at a City Council :p:y:eting I would appreciate being notified so that I can arrange to attend. I can be reached at 319-~-98192 Iapprecrnre you< ~ ~q ¡q 11 ~ ~ -~ ~ Sincerely,· ...-:: -' :;: ..-- iT1 Vicky DiBona, 4173 Dane Road, Iowa City, IA 52245 319 - 337-9819. ::: '--' \..j - .. N -.l ·.... ~ ..... .. "f/HHan æudum r-." ..... C;::..;> ..... 9 ? ..... U) ..... 2423 Walden Rd #225 .2:0 rï --n ..... ~ -"'..~~'~ ~~v3 -c - ..... Tel. 319-351-5149 8:.~··~:, N - ..... 0 ¡-n ..... ..... -'--t~ ~~ C-¡ ....... . . . . . ................... ~. .~-~...... ;~-~.~ - ................................... . '"--":"/........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . Z ,- September 17, 2004 :Þ w - Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor ICMa City Council 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City IA 52240 Dear Mr. Lehman, Your records will shCM that quite sorœ years ago, I wrote to the City Council suggesting that Irving Weber be named leMa City's Official Historian. When that suggestion was approved by the Council, Irving was simply delighted and overwhelmed by the honor. NOW" that Irving is. =t wi-t:h, us. :any; longer, I am writing to suggest to the City COlIDCil that you name Robert Hibbs, who is nOW" preserving our city's history with his Antique Postcards published in ,the PRFSS__ CITIZEN every week, as ICMa City's Official Historian. As any historian knCMS, it requires a lot of investigating, chasing down information that saneti1œs is very obscure and difficulttodis- cover as well as verify. I believe that Bob Hibbs could carry on in Irvin.g-'-g place with a distingùiShed presentation as well as authentic historical facts. IOW"a City has been fortunate to have saneone preserve its history for as long as Irving was functioning, but to continue this historical heri = tage we need to ap¡:x:>int saneone with integrity, ability and enthusiasm to carry on this vital and inportant part of our heritage to future generations. Thank you for your kind consideration of this suggestion which I hope the City Council will act upon by appointing Robert Hibbs our Official Historian. Thank you for this opportunity of presenting my ideas. Sincerely, L2D~1~~~~~.J-(t1 (U-) Vivian ton Buchan cc to Robert Hibbs 606 Reno St. Ph: 318-3175 Iia Marian Karr From: Barron, Lu [Lu.Barron@linncounty.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 21 , 2004 11: 12 AM To: Tom Svoboda (E-mail); Paul Pate (E-mail); Paul Pate (E-mail 2); Paula Freeman-Brown (E- mail); Paula Freeman-Brown (E-mail 2); Don Gray (E-mail); Don Gray (E-mail 2); Dale A. Stanek II (E-mail 2); William Voss (E-mail); Thomas C. PattersOn (E-mail); Thomas C. Patterson (E-mail); Thomas C. Patterson (E-mail 2); Doug Kamberling (E-mail); John Nieland (E-mail): John Nieland (E-mail 2); Rick Elliott (E-mail); Rick Elliott (E-mail 2); Larry Dauenbaugh (E-mail); Randy H. Fouts (E-mail); William Cooper (E-mail); Coralville (E-mail); Coralville (E-mail); Hills (E-mail); Iowa City (E-mail); Iowa City (E-mail); Lone Tree (E-mail); Mike Sullivan (E-mail); North Liberty (E-mail); North Liberty (E-mail); Shueyville (E-mail); Solon (E-mail); Tiffin (E-mail); University Heights (E-mail); jeff-davidson@iowa-city.org; doug, elliott@ecicog.org; jhalerson@hrgreen.com Cc: Goldberg, Mike Subject: Public Leadership Meeting Agenda ~ Public Leadership Summit Agend... ttached is the Public Leadership Agenda for the October meeting. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- LINN COUNTY CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER This email and any files transmitted with it may contain confidential or privileged information and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it from your system. 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Areas of Cooperation - Current & Future · Building Codes Rick Dvorak, Johnson County Building Official Steve VanNote, Linn County Building Official · Land Use Planning - Compatible land uses at the county line Les Beck, Linn County Planning and Development Director 4. Update on Issues from Previous Meetings · Trails Update Lu Barron, Linn County Board and Carol Thompson, Johnson County Board · Homeland Security Pat Harney, Johnson County Supervisor Linda Langston, Linn County Supervisor 5. Identify Action Items - Next Steps Jim Halverson 7. Next Meeting Date- · Hosted by Johnson County · Possible Theme - Technology & Economic Development · Common Phone Book · Toll Free Calling within the corridor. · Use of public right-of-ways - public sector infrastructure development · Public Safety/governmental communication systems - coordination/integration? · Countywide utilities to meet communication infrastructure needs? - Case Study - WalIa WalIa, Washington. Marian Karr Ga From: Doug Boothroy Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 1 :28 PM To: 'tara@thejavahouse.com' Cc: 'City Council; Steve Atkins; Dale Helling; Jann Ream Subject: RE: Starbucks Parking in CBD District You are correct, commercial parking is not a "permitted use" in the downtown and on-site parking for a "permitted use" on a site is only allowed upon approval of a Special Exception by the Board of Adjustment. In addition, the City has the authority to allow parking as a "temporary use" in the anticipation of future redevelopment of the site. At the time of the development of Starbucks, the developer was informed that the old "Amoco station" site could not be used for customer parking. Subsequently, Marc Moen received a letter from the City dated November 4, 2003 indicating that the City would allow parking as a "temporary use" in consideration of his future redevelopment plans. The "temporary use" was to recognize the City's interest in redevelopment of the site, an understanding that a period of time is necessary to put together a significant project, and that redevelopment is anticipated within five years. The November 4th letter also stated that any " .. . signage indicating this is a parking area or that there are requirements for parking on the property should be removed. We suggested that some type of modest signage announcing the site as a future development site would be appropriate. " This department will follow up to seek compliance with terms of the "temporary use" stated in the November letter and establish a clear understanding that the "temporary use" may continue for long term leased parking but not for short term commercial parking. Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. -Original Message----- From: Dale Helling Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 4:41 PM To: Doug Boothroy Subject: FW: Starbucks Parking in CBD District Please respond and cc the City Council. Thanks. --Dale -----Original Message----- From: Tara Cronbaugh [mailto:tara@thejavahouse.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 3:20 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Cc: managers@thejavahouse.com Subject: Starbucks Parking in CBD District Good Day Council! As a small business owner in downtown Iowa City, constantly fighting parking issues, I would like to voice a concern regarding the private parking lot that Starbucks is currently using for their guests on the corner of 1 Burlington and Clinton Streets. (The former Amoco Station) - After doing some preliminary research, I feel that the "free, private parking" that is provided for Starbucks patrons is against city code. It appears that this particular district does not allow private parking stuctures, as the public parking ramps and meters are provided for downtown patrons. I would like to encourage the city to please investigate this violation of ordinance. While I do own The Java House and see a huge competitive advantage for Starbucks offering free parking, small business owners like myself simply do not have the abilty to "buy a parking lot." I feel that many business owners would love to lease free parking for their patrons, however we are not able to afford it nor is it legal. That is what city parking ramps and meters are for. I own the Paul Helen Building. I wonder what the city would do if I removed that building and put in free parking structure for Java House guests. I suspect the council would not allow such a thing. Essentially, that is exactly what is happing with the vacant lot in question. A former business and building was removed from the property and a large corporation, Starbucks has come to town and paid big bucks to rent praking for their guests. This idea will run small business out of Downtown Iowa City. I appreciate your immediate attention on this matter and look forward to your reply. I want to personally thank You for looking into this matter. Tara Cronbaugh, President The Java House PO Box 3133 Iowa City, IA 52244 319-354-2111 319-354-7314 Fax 2 :2..<.':.\1'1) Marian Karr From: Marc Light [marc-light@uiowa.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:33 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: parking for Starbucks Hello, I want to express my support of the enforcement of the city regulation concerning commercial parking downtown. More specifically, I would like the city to stop the Starbucks on Clinton Street from using the adjacent lot as customer parking. I would like this to happen as quickly as possible. Furthermore, since Starbucks has already used the illegal parking to their business advantage, they should be punished. A reasonable punishment would be to close them for a month. I personally know people who stopped going to Java House and started to go to Starbucks solely because of the adjacent parking. If there is no punishment, businesses will be all but encouraged to break city rules until they are forced to stop, by which time competition might be destroyed and NOT by a better product! The offending businesses will then laugh their way to the bank. Customers will have less choice and possibly only the inferior product to purchase. I like the taste of Starbucks Coffee but I want them to play by the rules. For the record I have no personal business interest in any Iowa City business. Marc Light 225 E Davenport Street 1 GillL FRIENDS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION P.o. Box 2001, Iowa City, Iowa 52244 September 21, 2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Iowa City Council City ofIowa City Thomas Baldridge 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Jackie Blank Re: 925 East Washington Jeremy Faden Dear Council: Roger Gwinnup Mike Haverkamp On behalf of Friends of Historic Preservation, I would like to thank the Council and Doug Boothroy for giving this organization the opportunity to take an active Jim Hayes role in the revitalization of the College Hill conservation district. Carl Klaus As you know, Friends has invested in the restoration of three homes on the Northside ofIowa City in an effort to attract owner occupants and families to the Cecile Kuenzli area. It is the intention of the organization to repeat this effort with the house at Alice Kurtz 925 E. Washington. John Loomis Friends believes that this house may be the work of prominent, Iowa City architect, O.H. Carpenter. It is one of several brick homes in the area that Michael Maharry display craftsman and prairie-style features. Missy Mol/eston Friends plans to open the fÌ"ont porch, repair the roof and soffits, add new storm windows and replace the garage door. However, most of the investment will be Jeff Schabilion on the interior, rebuilding the infÌ"astructure of the house. Friends will restore Madeline Sullivan much of the original woodwork, flooring and hardware details fÌ"om materials vetted through the Salvage Barn. Again, I would like to thank you for giving Friends the opportunity to work with the City and local businesses to restore 925 E. Washington. Yours truly, d~ f)1vµ ð "" = Helen Burford = ~- -,,- Executive Director <0 U) .J>_¡ ìf1 ()-<- "'V ~T/ Cc: Doug Boothroy N , r~ N "- -"-;'.... ".: -/~ , " ''ll rr1 ;:¡,., , , ~J ;¿~! ::¡;;: ,..-, ~-~/..... co 'J -"" ,-- ..J> a -....r