Local Licensing Authority Minutes 1995 11 27

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jurisdictions. Riggins was asked if there was a visible increase of minors in possession during traffic stops. Riggins said that normally you would see more during vacations from college, graduations, etc. There had been very little. There would normally be a correlation if the problem was that large. The Authority asked the Chief if the Mayor really felt that his information is reliable. Chief Goodman said yes. There was no discussion as to where the Mayor's information was coming from. The Chief requested direction from the Authority for what they would like to see as the next step. Chief Goodman said that they could do stings and or have the Licensing Authority send a warning letter stating that this is what is happening and using a sting is in the repertoire of enforcement actions. Jeffers felt that a letter similar to the one the Chief sent out last year explaining, with the addition of the theatres, that we will be expecting a higher infiltration of minors and such and the license holders needed to be on top of enforcement of the code. Chief Goodman explained that the Mann Theatre had provided an office for the use of the police. This office will not be staffed, it is not a substation. It is a place provided for the police to be able to do work without having to return to City Hall to meet people. It will have a unlisted telephone number, as they do not want people to call there expecting to get in touch with a police officer. Chief Goodman explained that they are very aggressive in enforcement and that they are charging 100% of the time for violations. A lot of what is being seen lately is a migration downward, twenty-one, twenty-two year olds buying for twenty year olds, which is known just from the kind of parties that the police have been dispatched to. POLICY/PROCEDURES Jeffers talked about how the Authority could impose penalties, etc. to people who are involved in a violation. One of the biggest problems is how to prove a violation. One of the concerns of the Authority was when the police reports say that persons involved were visibly intoxicated they were sent home because they were of no help. What the police reports do not say, such as the last incident regarding Gentleman Jim's, is that the police officers go back · and talk to the bartender asking questions such as, were you serving these people, did you know that they were drunk, when was the last time you served them, what did you serve them. If the Authority had that kind of information, that type of reports or incidences would be easier to handle. Chief Goodman explained that there may have been a supplemental report that ,,vas not printed due to the way the computer system works. In the incident regarding Gentleman Jim's, Jim Hayden, owner was present at the renewal process for his license. Mr. Hayden was unaware of some of the police reports and was unable to address questions asked by the Authority. Jeffers would like to send copies of police reports pertaining to their specific license. Chief Goodman had no problems xvith that as long as juvenile names are blacked out of' reports. Jeff.ers would like to send copies to license holders as soon as they are received so that license holders can come in a talk to the Licensing Authority. Ifthereare serious problems, the Authority can go through the proper procedure and call for a show cause so that the Authority was just not looking at violations at renewal one year later.