HomeMy WebLinkAboutApr 2020 ICPD Bar Check Report
FROM: Sergeant Derek Frank
RE: April 2020** Bar Check Report
DATE: May 6, 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
• Bars/Restaurants closed for all of April by state mandate due to COVID-19 pandemic
Bar Check Data – April 2020
Name Checks PAULA UNDER 21 PAULA Ratio Under 21
Ratio
0
Bar Check Data – previous 12 months
Name Checks PAULA UNDER 21 PAULA Ratio Under 21 Ratio
VAN BS 6 2 1 0.333333333 0.166666667
UNION BAR 58 10 80 0.172413793 1.379310345
AIRLINER 72 11 116 0.152777778 1.611111111
SUMMIT 81 10 165 0.12345679 2.037037037
SPORTS
COLUMN
57 7 79 0.122807018 1.385964912
MARTINIS 32 3 21 0.09375 0.65625
DC'S 32 3 16 0.09375 0.5
EDEN LOUNGE 26 2 10 0.076923077 0.384615385
BO JAMES 39 2 32 0.051282051 0.820512821
BROTHERS 58 2 17 0.034482759 0.293103448
FIELDHOUSE 73 1 109 0.01369863 1.493150685
PINTS 32 0 8 0 0.25
VINE TAVERN 6 0 8 0 1.333333333
JOES PLACE 18 0 3 0 0.166666667
BARDOT 4 0 3 0 0.75
DUBLIN
UNDERGROUND
8 0 3 0 0.375
CACTUS 1 0 2 0 2
BLUE MOOSE 2 0 1 0 0.5
MICKEYS 2 0 0 0 0
DONNELLYS 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 10 0 0 0 0
CACTUS 3 2 0 0 0 0
THE MILL 1 0 0 0 0
BIG GROVE
BREWERY
1 0 0 0 0
STUDIO
13,YACHT CLUB
14 0 0 0 0
CARL & ERNIES 2 0 0 0 0
TWO DOGS PUB 2 0 0 0 0
AVOCADO 3 0 0 0 0
LA RUMBA 1 0 0 0 0
QUINTON 1 0 0 0 0
ALUMNUS 6 0 0 0 0
EAGLES CLUB 3 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 1 0 0 0 0
DEADWOOD 4 0 0 0 0
COACHES
CORNER
2 0 0 0 0
Total 684 53 674