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City Attor~ ~cy (;~(Jch'ich stated that he would at a minimum, send out a copy of the new ordinance to all thc 1i~:~:~'.4~ :t>s and al loxvs them art opportunity to comment on the changes. C',ouncilm{~qd,{:r ( ..3o1~ stated that he would like to review what impact, if any, the later closing time laud czl, c~'l~}i~at ~tclivity after one year. (7ouncilm~:,~l}{:~ :;ir<m~nten agreed. She questioned what concerns the Police Chief would have xvith alloy, i~k, 17~-: ~o s[~ty open until 2:00 a.m. and would the lowering of the legal drinking limit to .08 connpli, ::ur' [i~c., situation Further. Pol icc (:i]i(:i "',:¥:hY ~'cplicd that he did not feel that changing the legal drinking limit to .08 would have mucl~ {,l i;t] i~r~pa(;t because typically the DUI range is about 1.4 or 1.5. As far as policing his only c.~uc,:~ n i~ that il' they allow bars to serve until 2:00 a.m. and than allow another hour until they l~:,v~: u,) :~cmally close they could see a significant increase in the amount of overtime that is paid hc:~::,tt~:'~ their shifts end at 3:00 a.m. C, otmciln~t:~;'~t>~:~ ( ~()k inquired if bar owners felt that allowing for the 2:00 a.m. closing time only on ~I't-~ rs,~h % i rrid[ty and Saturday was adequate. Mr. Cirtd~c~ rc:l)iicci H]at hc had discussed that with the other bar owners, who were present at the meeling, a~ ~i t l u,'~y ttl l agreed that would be adequate, but they would also like to include the night bclbre Th~!~H::;!.Hvli~g, New Years Eve, and 4th of July. Mayor ( ;a~,tx i~q~,ircd if' tht: City would be requiring full menu service until close. (?ouncilmr:~bt;~ I.'iivi~, replied that he would recommend that, at a minimum, appetizers would havt~ to bo .~;t.rv~xl ~t-~ to onr~ hem: before they stop serving alcohol. Police (:hit:l \,Vu.v expressed concern that if they do allow bars to serve alcohol until 2:00 a.m. and then a lh ~,~v ik~ unolher hour before they have to close they will really be pushing the Police Depart~]~c~u. I I~: k~.ould suggest that they stop serving at 2:00 a.m. and close by 2:30 a.m. Mr. (]rubcr :..t;d,::d hal thc reality is that as soon as the drinks are pulled people will leave. Consensus wu:, i l~u~ ~;s;t~blishments must close by 2:30 a.m. Police ('hi,:i' x:V;tS; :-.iatcd that if lbo Council decides to approve the 2:00 a.m. alcohol serving time thc Poli~:c I >~:i~:~'i,~,c~u will track to see if the number of DWl's has increased. (iotu~cih~c~b~;, I!ivig ~otcd that his proposal would be to incorporate a fee to help offset any Counciln]c~br:r >;irommcn inquired if it was possible to come up with an estimate on how much Police overtime,,.: th¢'y ltl~y expect with the change. City Council Work Session/March 1, 2004 Page 5 of 12