HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 2020 ICPD Bar Check Report
FROM: Sergeant Derek Frank
RE: June 2020** Bar Check Report
DATE: July 7, 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 – June 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 4 2 0 0.5 0
UNION 43 9 69 0.209302326 1.604651163
AIRLINER 60 11 91 0.183333333 1.516666667
SPORTS
COLUMN
43 7 55 0.162790698 1.279069767
SUMMIT 72 10 152 0.138888889 2.111111111
EDEN LOUNGE 19 2 8 0.105263158 0.421052632
DC'S 29 3 16 0.103448276 0.551724138
BO JAMES 29 2 21 0.068965517 0.724137931
BROTHERS 43 2 14 0.046511628 0.325581395
MARTINIS 27 1 15 0.037037037 0.555555556
FIELDHOUSE 58 1 91 0.017241379 1.568965517
VINE TAVERN 4 0 8 0 2
PINTS 23 0 5 0 0.217391304
JOES PLACE 16 0 3 0 0.1875
BARDOT 4 0 3 0 0.75
DUBLIN
UNDERGROUND
6 0 3 0 0.5
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 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
BIG GROVE 1 0 0 0 0
STUDIO
13,YACHT CLUB
11 0 0 0 0
CARL & ERNIES 2 0 0 0 0
TWO DOGS 2 0 0 0 0
AVOCADO 1 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 3 0 0 0 0
FIELD HOUSE 1 0 0 0 0
GEORGES 3 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 4 0 0 0 0
COACHES
CORNER
2 0 0 0 0
Totals 548 50 557