Item B: Exceptions for Tailgating Around Autzen Stadium

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Expanded Area” 2. “ - Direct staff to develop a proposed amendment to the Eugene Code to allow consumption in an expanded area neighboring Autzen Stadium. This option eliminates the question of equal enforcement. It also addresses the integrity of City Code regarding this specific ordinance. Ordinance 19092 was enacted by the council in 1983 to exempt the parking area adjacent to Autzen stadium. To broaden the area for public alcohol consumption without controls fails to address the issue of disorderly behavior. Option 2 would be inconsistent with efforts to reduce alcohol-related problem behavior in Eugene and in nearby university areas. There are no additional financial costs associated with this option and pay-for-use parking lots would be unaffected. . “Permit System” 3 - Direct the City Manager to draft an ordinance establishing requirements for private property owners or managers that must be met in order to permit drinking at pay-for-use lots. This option would be limited to pay-for-use lots in a geographically defined area on game days for four hours before and two hours after each home collegiate football game. The City Council could also choose to direct the City Manager to develop these requirements following consultation with the affected property owners, the University and the OLCC. Option 3 would place greater responsibility on owners and managers of private properties to reasonably monitor and regulate drinking and associated behavior on their properties. The City would be required to develop a process for reviewing qualifications and issuing and monitoring permits. Costs arising from the development and implementation of a permitting system could be fully or partially recovered through the fee schedule. Research would be required to determine whether the City could require the University (as a state entity) to acquire a similar permit. OLCC Licensing” 4. “ - Amend the Eugene Code to prohibit property owners and managers from permitting and allowing drinking on unlicensed premises for which they are responsible. This option would authorize the City of Eugene to issue citations to property owners or managers who fail to prohibit unlawful drinking on premises for which they are responsible. Those who wish to raise revenue through pay-for-use parking may obtain proper state licensing. Enforcement of this option would ensure a consistent application of the law throughout the City and comply with OLCC regulations. This option also places greater responsibility on property owners and managers to reasonably monitor and regulate drinking and associated behavior on their properties. Some additional City resources may be required to enforce these requirements. Repeal Autzen Stadium Parking Lot Exceptions” 5. “ - Repeal Eugene Code 4.190 (4), which provides the exemption for the state-owned parking lots immediately adjacent to Autzen Stadium. This option would make it illegal to consume alcoholic beverages and malt liquors in the parking lots of Autzen Stadium. Option 5 would ensure a consistent application of the law throughout the City and comply with OLCC regulations. The staffing limitations and resource capacity issues that restrict EPD from enforcement at the pay-for-use lots would also include the Autzen Stadium parking area. Further research would be required to determine whether the City could lawfully enforce such a restriction on properties where the State of Oregon is the property owner. L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070226\S070226B.doc