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to suspend their beliefs given that it was not a hypothetical issue that drinking and driving led to tragedy. She asserted that to think that people would drink more responsibly around a football game was “pretend- ing.” Councilor Zelenka thought Councilor Bettman raised a point regarding the other venues in Eugene for public events, which were required to obtain a license from OLCC. He asked what the OLCC requirements were and what it would take for all of the people who coordinated tailgating activities to acquire such a license. He wondered what the people who supervised the parking lots in which the activities occurred would have to do differently under an OLCC license than under the ordinance. He also wished to know what role OLCC played on game days in that area and what the difference in the liability that someone would have versus someone who had an OLCC license. Councilor Zelenka disagreed with the assertion that the ordinance would increase public drinking as he believed it already existed. He felt the question lay in whether the City should acknowledge and regulate it given limited police resources. Councilor Zelenka wanted to know if the ordinance could be limited to non-profit agencies. He requested statistics on the drunken driving arrests on game days versus regular Saturdays. He added his feeling that two hours of drinking after the game was likely too long. Councilor Bettman commented that people could show up four hours prior to the game and drink. She felt that once the exemption was granted the capacity to regulate the drinking was reduced. She reiterated her opposition to the ordinance, adding that if the area around Autzen Stadium was made to be consistent with the rest of the City it would make enforcement simpler. MINUTES—Eugene City Council September 10, 2007 Page 9 Work Session