HomeMy WebLinkAboutMar 2020 ICPD Bar Check report
FROM: Sergeant Derek Frank
RE: March 2020** Bar Check Report
DATE: April 3, 2020
This report tracks the performance of Iowa City liquor license establishments in
monitoring their patrons for violations of Iowa City’s ordinances on Possession of Alcohol Under
the Legal Age (PAULA) and Persons Under the Legal Age in Licensed or Permitted
Establishments (Under 21).
“Bar checks” are defined by resolution as an officer-initiated check of a liquor establishment for
PAULA or other alcohol-related violations. This includes directed checks of designated liquor
establishments, and checks initiated by officers as part of their routine duties. It does not
include officer responses to calls for service.
The bar check ratios are calculated by dividing the number of citations issued to patrons at an
establishment during a period of time by the number of bar checks performed during the same
time period. If at any time a venue with a granted exception certificate has a PAULA ratio more
than .25 during a 12-month period, their certificate is reviewed for revocation.
Note, while the resolution requires that bar checks and citations of the University of Iowa
Department of Public Safety (DPS) be included in these statistics, the DPS ceased performing
bar checks and issuing these citations to patrons in May of 2014.
**It should be noted that COVID-19 pandemic-related changes and mandates from the State of
Iowa greatly impacted businesses and the Iowa City Police Department procedures during the
time of this evaluation by reducing person-to-person contact and requiring various business
closures.
Charts
Raw Data
• Sorted by PAULA Ratio – high to low
• Establishments with exception certificates are listed in RED
Bar Check Data - March 2020
Name Checks PAULA UNDER 21 PAULA Ratio Under 21 Ratio
UNION BAR 1 1 1 1 1
SPORTS
COLUMN
1 1 0 1 0
BO JAMES 2 1 0 0.5 0
SUMMIT 3 0 3 0 1
FIELDHOUSE 4 0 3 0 0.75
AIRLINER 3 0 2 0 0.666666667
DC'S 3 0 1 0 0.333333333
TCB 1 0 0 0 0
JOES PLACE 1 0 0 0 0
PINTS 1 0 0 0 0
MARTINIS 1 0 0 0 0
EDEN LOUNGE 1 0 0 0 0
Total 22 3 10
Bar Check Data – previous 12 months
Name Checks PAULA UNDER 21 PAULA Ratio Under 21 Ratio
VAN BS 8 2 5 0.25 0.625
AIRLINER 82 16 132 0.195121951 1.609756098
SUMMIT 97 16 188 0.164948454 1.93814433
UNION BAR 68 10 95 0.147058824 1.397058824
SPORTS
COLUMN
66 7 81 0.106060606 1.227272727
DC'S 33 3 16 0.090909091 0.484848485
MARTINIS 36 3 22 0.083333333 0.611111111
EDEN LOUNGE 27 2 15 0.074074074 0.555555556
BO JAMES 44 3 34 0.068181818 0.772727273
BROTHERS 67 2 17 0.029850746 0.253731343
FIELDHOUSE
BAR
80 1 128 0.0125 1.6
PINTS 35 0 8 0 0.228571429
VINE TAVERN 7 0 8 0 1.142857143
JOES PLACE 20 0 3 0 0.15
BARDOT 5 0 3 0 0.6
DUBLIN
UNDERGROUND
9 0 3 0 0.333333333
CACTUS 1 0 2 0 2
BLUE MOOSE 2 0 1 0 0.5
MICKEYS IRISH
PUB
2 0 0 0 0
DONNELLYS
PUB
3 0 0 0 0
HILLTOP
TAVERN
6 0 0 0 0
SALOON 2 0 0 0 0
HY-VEE (NEW) 1 0 0 0 0
TCB 11 0 0 0 0
CACTUS 3 2 0 0 0 0
THE MILL 1 0 0 0 0
BIG GROVE
BREWERY
3 0 0 0 0
ST. BURCH
TAVERN
1 0 0 0 0
STUDIO
13,YACHT CLUB
15 0 0 0 0
CARLOS
OKELLYS
1 0 0 0 0
CARL & ERNIES 3 0 0 0 0
TWO DOGS PUB 5 0 0 0 0
AVOCADO
MEXICAN BAR
AND GRILL
5 0 0 0 0
LA RUMBA 1 0 0 0 0
QUINTONS 1 0 0 0 0
ALUMNUS 6 0 0 0 0
EAGLES CLUB 4 0 0 0 0
FIELD HOUSE 1 0 0 0 0
AMERICAN
LEGION
2 0 0 0 0
GEORGES 4 0 0 0 0
GABES 2 0 0 0 0
DAVES FOX
HEAD
2 0 0 0 0
SAMS PIZZA 1 0 0 0 0
BLACKSTONE 2 0 0 0 0
DEADWOOD
TAVERN
4 0 0 0 0
COACHES
CORNER
4 0 0 0 0
SHAKESPEARES 2 0 0 0 0
Total 784 65 761