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A February 3,1688 1 58 •-• COUNCIL BILL No.881-16 A FINAL READING: ' ' AN ORDINANCE relating to the licensing and regulation of dance halls:providing age reatrictione; requlriog a license '1' for ePeratien: Providing penalties for non compliance; and adding a nee chapter to Ordinance No. 295-74 and repealing Chapters 5 and 6 of Ordinance No.295-74. A 1 • ' 1 ' MttrobeYt teheret00 117Trdeoltalert7b.e tshecTidnal l'oling"JT:211 dI Bill No.881-16. r 1. Al Shelstad, Police Chief, stated the Police Department had been , working with Buzz McLeod,ovmer of Burry's, to establish regulations and licensing for teen dances and dance halls. The purpose of the •1 proposed ordinance is to provide a safe environment for the young people of the community. Some of the provisions of the proposed Ordinance are that no one under the age of 16 is allowed on the premises without a parent or legal guardian:no one over the age of , A•l 20 is allowed on the premises unless as a parent, legal guardian or employee; 2:00 am. closing time, adequate security 0000 001, i 6 adequate illumination and readmission fee. rr 4 Chief Shelstad stated that Mr. McLeod has been very cooperative in G 4, working with the city in drafting this proposed ordinance. He t b, stated that there is not agreement on the closing time as Buzzy's runs an "after hours" session from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. for y PO persons over 18 years of age. He stated that most of the problems and calla are during the after hours. p,f Robert Johns, Police Department, reviewed the problenm and complaints that have been received in connection with the dances. r Mr.3ohns stated that the Police Department's purpose to to insure a ;`I, safe environment for the teenagers. 'All' Sgt. Delorm, Seattle Police Department, reviewed the problems and i, challenges they faced with the"teen dance halls" in Seattle. Off duty police officers are hired to provide additional security at the club in Seattle. There is also a reentry fee which eliminates some of the drugs and alcohol usage. Detective Edwards, Seattle Police Department, reviewed the need for 1= 11 regulation in this area and her eXperiences as an undercover officer 1 in the investigations of the Seattle clubs. Drew Nielsen of 3113 Rockefeller,attorney for Buzz McLeod,reviewed , the hours of operations and the security provided. He stated the " terms of the proposed ordinance are agreeable'to Mr. McLeod except A for the closing time issue. The elimination of the after hotas segment will create a severe financial hardship. He also reviewed how the after hours segments are handled and he stated that they felt that on the whole there had not been many problems during this time period at Burry's. He stated Buzzy1s would be willing to provide at their expense an uniformed off-duty police ofricer for additional security. He asked that Council reconsider this issue. • • '3 x• i