Agenda - Council - 11/22/1983 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I i I I I I i I ! I I I I (3~tober 31, 1983 I would like to take advantage of this licensing offer for the two shows that' will be aired on 11-2 and 11-9-83. I believe that we will be finding in the next few years, if ~ are not already aware, that the abuse of alcohol is going to be our biggest youth problem in Ram- sey. The use of marijuana, amphetamines, LSD, PCP, Cocaine alad other popular drtlgs of the late 60's and 70's has declined, I believe, in favor of the easier obtained, cheaper and more socially acceptable liquor arid beer. l~hen I say socially acceptable, I refer to the giving of 'q(egge~' parties by parents for their children who have attained the ripe old age of 16 years. In this type of party, the child is allowed to invite a number of friends of their own age, so~e ':maybe slightly old- er and so~o younger, to the hotlse for a birthday party and the parents will either Purchase or allow one o£ their child's older friends to purchase a keg of strong beer. The attendees can, for the sum of two or three dollars "bu)~' a plastic cup when they arrive and have free access to the keg while.they are there. The parents console themselves usually by not being home during the party so they can't see what is going on but in some cases theyt actually stay home and supply treats. On any night of the week during the school year, when there is no school scheduled for the next day leu can find at least one "kegge~' party somewhere in the city at a private ome and there is no control over who may drink from tho communal keg, ' Providing they pay for their cup, so birthday parties are' not the only rea- son advanced for parties. During the sun~er the frequency of the parties increases ~o any given night of the week, with or without parents home and ' with or without their express permission. I have underlined the WOrd "express" since I feel that often parents know about the planned .activity but look the other way Father than take a hard lille and forbid the activity. 'The parents who do thi~ are usually the ones who leave for the weekend and aren't tmrticu- larly concerned about what goes on at home as long as tim place doesn't .get wrecked. :- As the attached literature explains, by paying a total of $250.00~ w~-cml be license.~ to tape both shows and show them locally ( but not on cable) for citizen groups for a five year period. I' have a VCR unit and will tape both shows to ~e what they are like and if they are as good as I am told theF will be, I thirtk we should have them available to us ,. 'I will use my own tape for now'and if:this idea is acceptable will see about being reimbursed' later. The Cost for the tape is only $15.00, give or take a dollar or two, ~/e will have to, as the.; agreement explains, pay the license fee Within 30 days of tho airing of the programs, so if this is approved we will have to send the agreement and the fee to ,MrI before 12-2-83. · As.'I stated, we may soon see the problem of ~een-age alcoholism become more of a proble.m than :it already is in Ramsey. There really is nm age limit at these keggers and I certainly don't mean an upper limitl .I'm not sayir~g that these tapea will stop the trend but it just rJight help, if in no other way, .than to wake up a few rather comp]_acent parents who are happy that junior isa't a pothead Jlr acid-freak but .don't see that he. or. she is an up and coging alco- holic. , . , '..: