HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 2020 ICPD Bar Check Report
FROM: Sergeant Derek Frank
RE: May 2020** Bar Check Report
DATE: June 16, 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 most of May by state mandate due to COVID-19 pandemic
– opened May 28 with capacity/spacing restrictions
Bar Check Data – May 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 52 9 76 0.173076923 1.461538462
AIRLINER 68 11 108 0.161764706 1.588235294
SPORTS
COLUMN
52 7 76 0.134615385 1.461538462
SUMMIT 75 10 156 0.133333333 2.08
MARTINIS 29 3 21 0.103448276 0.724137931
DC'S 29 3 16 0.103448276 0.551724138
EDEN LOUNGE 24 2 10 0.083333333 0.416666667
BO JAMES 33 2 27 0.060606061 0.818181818
BROTHERS BAR
AND GRILL
48 2 16 0.041666667 0.333333333
FIELDHOUSE
BAR
66 1 105 0.015151515 1.590909091
VINE TAVERN 6 0 8 0 1.333333333
PINTS 29 0 7 0 0.24137931
JOES PLACE 16 0 3 0 0.1875
BARDOT 4 0 3 0 0.75
DUBLIN
UNDERGROUND
7 0 3 0 0.428571429
CACTUS 1 0 2 0 2
BLUE MOOSE 2 0 1 0 0.5
MICKEYS 1 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 7 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
12 0 0 0 0
CARL & ERNIES 2 0 0 0 0
TWO DOGS 2 0 0 0 0
AVOCADO
MEXICAN BAR
AND GRILL
2 0 0 0 0
LA RUMBA 1 0 0 0 0
QUINTONS 1 0 0 0 0
ALUMNUS 6 0 0 0 0
IOWA CITY
EAGLES CLUB
3 0 0 0 0
FIELD HOUSE 1 0 0 0 0
AMERICAN
LEGION POST
17
1 0 0 0 0
GEORGES
BUFFET
4 0 0 0 0
GABES 1 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
TAVERN
4 0 0 0 0
COACHES
CORNER
2 0 0 0 0
Total 617 52 639