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. e Com 4/6/77 Affirm - Mr. Bradley questioned Senate Bill 411 regarding the closure of liquor establishments from 2:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Captain Pat Larion, Police Department, said the Department felt it was in the community's best interest to have that closure time to allow people who were inebriated to go home and sober up, and to allow the establishment to clean up and start another day. He noted that policing problems increased if the establishments were allowed to remain open all night and the Police Department was not in favor of the bill. Mr. Bradley indicated he would rather see the bars open all night as opposed to seeing the drunk people getting out and driving on the road. Mr. Williams asked Mr. Bradley if he had evidence to support that position as valid. Mr. Bradley asked if the Police Department had evidence regarding in- creases in drunk driving arrests and accidents in the early morning hours. Captain Larion noted that the main concern would be from 2:30 a.m. until about 4 a.m., but if the hours were extended the Police Department would have to be concerned all day and all night. He noted that the people were going to have to leave at some point during the day or night to return home and the Police Department felt it would rather have those hours confined and therefore was in opposition to the bill. Mr. Hamel moved seconded by Mr. Haws to accept the report of the Legislative Subcommittee. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bradley requested segregation of Item B-1-i.--Legislative Subcommittee report, March 31, 1977, regarding SB2433, denying a liquor license to an establishment that practices discrimination. Mr. Bradley moved, seconded by Mr. Haws, to support HB2433. Motion carried with Haws, Smith, Delay, Lieuallen, and Bradley voting aye; Obie, Williams, and Hamel voting no. J. Federal Decertification of Metro Area--Manager noted this was a follow-up item and that Council had received a memo and letter regarding the plan of action requesting conditional certification. He said the main purpose of the letter was to alert the federal government to the action being planned by the community and to hope that the federal government would reply if they had any objections to that plan of action. Mr. Bradley requested clarification as to the role of the City Council in regard to the Area Transportation Committee, L-COG's role, and MATC in the formulation of process and proce- dures. He questioned how MATC members were appointed and how much policy they were allowed to prepare. Mr. John Porter, Planning Department, replied that MATC was established by the L-COG Board, with established positions rather than individuals. 3o~ 4/11/77 - 23