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EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Il'FM COVER SHEET <br />1 <br />PROJECT TITLE: <br />AN ORDINANCE Creating an <br />Alcohol Impact Area in the <br />Core Commercial Areas of the <br />City of Everett, and Requiring <br />a Report to the City Council by <br />November 30, 2015, Regarding <br />the Voluntary Efforts to <br />Reduce Chronic Public <br />Inebriation <br />Briefing <br />Proposed Action <br />Consent <br />Action <br />First Reading <br />Second Reading <br />Third Reading <br />Public Hearing <br />COUNCIL BILL # <br />Originating Department <br />Contact Person <br />Phone Number <br />FOR AGENDA OF <br />Initialed by: <br />Department Head <br />CAA <br />Council President <br />OR Ic3L03-0 <br />Police <br />Bruce Bosman <br />425-257-8404 <br />4-1-15 <br />Location <br />Preceding Action <br />Attachments <br />Department(s) Approval <br />Legal <br />Police <br />Amount Budgeted <br />-0- <br />Expenditure Required <br />-0- <br />Account Number(s): <br />Budget Remaining <br />-0- <br />Additional Required <br />-0- <br />DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br />State law allows the Washington State Liquor Control Board (LCB) to recognize a geographic area within the <br />City as an Alcohol Impact Area (AIA). Before recognition by the LCB, however, the City must adopt an <br />ordinance identifying the area as one that has experienced significant problems due to the presence of chronic <br />public inebriation or illegal activity associated with alcohol sales or consumption. The City must attempt to <br />reduce and prevent the chronic public inebriation and illegal activity through voluntary efforts with the liquor <br />licensees in the AIA for six months. If those efforts are unsuccessful, then the City may request that the LCB <br />recognize the AIA and establish mandatory restrictions on liquor licensees in the AIA, including prohibiting the <br />sale of certain alcohol products, or restricting the hours that retailers can sell alcohol to go. <br />Findings are supportive of an AIA as described in this ordinance. For example, Staff outreach revealed that <br />businesses and neighborhoods in the proposed AIA are supportive of an AIA. And statistics from the fire <br />department show that problems associated with public inebriation are significantly higher in the proposed AIA <br />area (core commercial areas of the City). <br />RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): <br />Adopt an ordinance creating an alcohol impact area in the core commercial areas of the City of Everett, and <br />require a report to the City Council by November 30, 2015 regarding the voluntary efforts to reduce chronic <br />public inebriation. <br />