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flowing to the outdoor beer garden. He stated they won’t be having music outdoors, other than some small Bose speakers for outdoor patio music. Buchberger stated the only concern the Fire Department has is that they meet the life safety requirements, which is to have gates in the fence at specific intervals. Steinke indicated he had met with Dave DeSantis, of the Fire Department, regarding the specifications. Michaels stated Campus Pub is also requesting a Tavern Entertainment License, however, due to the I-B zoning, band/musicians/entertainers are not allowed. She questioned if he intended to have volleyball courts. Steinke stated they were planning on one volleyball court, as well as a bean bag toss tournament area and horseshoe pit. Roger Sydow indicated this would be permitted. Steinke stated they were not a band type of bar anyway and the only other entertainment they may consider in the future would be a one person acoustical guitar. He stated they would also like to serve sandwiches outdoors, hoping to draw in an older crowd who may be now staying away because the name implies it is a college bar. (Abitz entered the meeting.) He commented he is going for a casual relaxed setting and a friendly community place. Rasmussen commented the Campus Pub is in her district and she has never received any complaint calls regarding it. Hadley questioned if there will be cameras. Steinke stated they currently have eight video cameras indoors and an outdoor night camera and may install more. He indicated there would be additional bartenders hired with the expansion and a bouncer at the door. Hilts stated Hardel’s only concern was noise issues and although we have not had complaints specifically about Campus Pub, we do occasionally receive complaints from the apartment buildings regarding noise in the parking lots. Hadley suggested that Steinke hold a neighborhood meeting to let the neighbors know of his plans. Michaels clarified that this committee has the focus to amend the premise as far as serving alcohol outdoors, but he would still need to work with building and fire departments for construction issues. Approval here would expand the premise to include alcohol in that area once it is built Motion by Rasmussen, second by Miller to approve the Amended Premise Description to include an outdoor beer garden at Campus Pub. Motion carried 4-0. Request of the Wausau Area Jaycees for alcohol in the Marathon Park Grandstands during the 65 th Annual 4 th of July Celebration, July 1 – 4, 2010 (Forrest entered the meeting.) Hadley questioned if there were any concerns from the Police Department regarding the past 4 th of July celebrations. Hilts stated if the Jaycees do it the same way it was done last year, such as wristbands and private security, then they did not have a problem with it. Michaels indicated she would pull the minutes from last year and make sure they understood what they needed to do. Motion by Abitz, second by Rasmussen to approve the request for alcohol in the Grandstands during the 4 th of July celebration. Motion carried 5-0 Railroad quiet zone non-compliance (Marquardt) Brad Marquardt explained the Railroad informed us in December that two of our crossings at 24 th and 28 th Avenues, both on the west side, no longer met the quiet zone index because of accidents in the last five years. If the city wants to keep these quiet zones, we need to put in writing a plan for compliance within the next six months of receipt of this letter, and after that we have three years to implement it. He indicated if they wanted to keep these as quiet zones he could research what it would take to lower the risk index, such as installing gates, because to keep them we will have to do additional safety measures. Other ideas would be to close crossings during the quiet zone; put up cameras for law enforcement, look at vision triangle, which may require tearing down houses. He noted the crossing that goes out to the Industrial Park and crosses 28 th Avenue was upgraded last year as part of the DOT Project. Anne Jacobson commented they need to weigh whether the cost of peace is worth it. She explained a quiet zone is an area and/or time period where the trains cannot blow their horns. Marquardt questioned if they wanted him to proceed, then he would do some digging and bring a report back in two months with options. The consensus was for him to proceed and report back. Tavern Activities / Compliance Checks / Law Enforcement Activities Hilts presented the Tavern Report for January 10 thru February 2, 2010: ROUTINE TAVERN INSPECTIONS (No violations unless noted) The Bar, 1025 S 3 rd Ave; Bob & Randy’s Bar, 1515 N 6 th S; Break Away Nite Club, 1915 N 6 th St; Buffalo Wild Wings Bar & Grill, 1819 Stewart Ave; Bull Falls Brewery, 901 E Thomas St; Campus Pub, 1110 W Campus Dr; The Public Health & Safety Committee 02/15/2010 Page 2 of 3
Chatterbox Bar, 102 S 2 nd Ave; Glass Hat, 1203 N 3 rd Ave; I C Willy’s, 110 E. Kent St, (Was Closed due to Suspension of License); Kruse In, 1724 Merrill Ave; Labor Temple, 318 S 3 rd Ave; Red Eye Brewing Company, 612 Washington St; Showtime Gentlemen’s Club, 1709 Merrill Ave; Tremor’s Sports Bar, 516 W Thomas St. CONVENIENCE, GROCERY STORE & SPECIAL EST. INSPECTIONS (No violations unless noted) None this Month RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS (No violations unless noted) None this Month NOTABLE INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AT TAVERNS THAT POLICE WERE DISPATCHED TO Break Away Nite Club, 1915 N 6 th St., 1/23/10, 12:57 A.M. The department received a report of a fight at the tavern from an anonymous person. A male victim reported that he was “jumped” by 5 males who had left the area. The victim had a small amount of blood on his jacket and a dirt boot print on his white T-shirt, but no visible injuries. The suspect’s identities were unknown. Victim did not want the assistance of the police. Break Away Nite Club, 1915 N 6 th St., 1/28/10, 1:42 A.M. An employee contacted the police to report three females that were causing problems. They reportedly were verbally abusive to staff and refusing to leave when asked. They left prior to police arrival. Break Away Nite Club, 1915 N 6 th St., 1/30/10, 2:25 A.M. An officer was driving past the tavern and observed a female push a male in the parking lot. The male was intoxicated and boisterous. The officer found out that someone had taken the female’s coat by mistake and she was waiting for the person to return with it. The male was cursing and causing the situation to escalate. The male finally left with a sober friend and the female retrieved her coat. Break Away Nite Club, 1915 N 6 th St., 01/31/10,t 1:56 A.M. Officers responded per manager’s request for a report of a male who attacked the bouncers and is refusing to leave. The male left prior to officer arrival and was not located; he left his cell phone on the floor of the bar when he left. Unknown male should be arrested for two counts of Disorderly Conduct, when identified and located. Glass Hat, 1203 N 3 rd St., 01-10-2010, 2:30 A.M. Officers were dispatched to the Glass Hat Bar, for a report of a fight. According to the female victim, a male allegedly bit her in the face and then struck her male friend in the back. As a result of the investigation, the male assailant was arrested for Battery and Disorderly Conduct and was transported to the Marathon County Jail. The Hideout, 235 Chellis St., 01-22-10, 6:40 P.M. Two males got into a scuffle due to jealousy over a female. A citation was issued for disorderly conduct. Loppnow’s Bar, 1502 N 3 rd St., 01-10-10, 10:00 P.M. An anonymous person reported that an underage female was in the tavern drinking. Officers responded and found a 20 year old female, as described, in the tavern. Approximately 10 people were in the tavern at the time. The female had drunk from a pitcher of beer that was away from the bar, the bartender didn’t serve her. The bartender, Rhiannon Hostrawser, had not IDed the underage female. Hostrawser was issued a citation for Allowing Underage Person on Premise. The underage female was issued a citation for Consuming Alcoholic Beverage while Underage. Sidetracked Bar, 818 S 3 rd Ave, 01-18-10, 2:06 A.M. The bartender called and reported that a female, who was banned from the premise, tried to attack her across the bar top. The female left the tavern prior to officer arrival. Various License Applications Michaels stated Jason Jensen, representing Walgreen’s Company, is present regarding their application for a Class A Beer & Liquor License for the store at 105 Central Bridge Street. Jensen indicated Walgreens would like to sell beer and wine in their stores because it something their customers are requesting. He stated they have pledged to meet these needs as a company safely and responsibly in compliance with local regulations. Walgreens takes the responsibility of selling alcoholic beverages very seriously and manage beer and wine sales with the same concerns for safety as our exceptionally strong history of distributing highly regulated products like prescription medications. Our detailed sales policies and procedures, including minimum purchase age, hours of sale, loss prevention, and securing stock after sale hours where required are strictly enforced with zero tolerance for noncompliance. Service clerks are required to request identification for any customer purchasing alcohol who appears younger than 40 years. The cash registers are already programmed to remind the service clerks to verify age whenever cigarettes and alcoholic beverages are sold. He indicated they provide extensive training, a three hour computer course, per employee and each of them must review and sign the liquor sales policy every single day before starting their shift. He stated they are not opening a full liquor store in the store as they have in the past, rather it will be moderately priced beer and wine. They will sell only full size containers, as in grocery stores, and will not sell single servings, miniatures, or pints and this new limited selection of alcoholic beverages with comprise less than 2% of our total shelf space. Hadley questioned where the alcohol will be located in the store. Jensen stated it would be on the opposite side of the building from the entrance and there won’t be any displays set up. Hilts stated the Police Department did not have any objections to the license. Public Health & Safety Committee 02/15/2010 Page 3 of 3
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