Fiscal Note
This analysis was called for as part of the 2018 Adopted Operating Budget. Staff from Public Health and the Department of Finance are coordinating efforts to The Finance Director will carry out the analysis in partnership with relevant agencies. The project will be completed during the fall of 2018 spring of 2019.
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SUBSTITUTE - Acknowledging Directing the City of Madison Finance Director inter-disciplinary staff team tasked with analyzing to analyze alcohol outlet density, to identify issues related to excessive alcohol consumption that result in disproportionate calls for service, and to propose steps to address such problems to engage stakeholders and to report on the analysis to the Alcohol License Review Committee.
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WHEREAS, there is an increasing number of and concentration of bars, taverns, restaurants, and other establishments that serve alcohol in the City of Madison, particularly downtown Madison area; and,
WHEREAS, that national research provides evidence that links alcohol outlet density to various health and social harms; and,
WHEREAS, there is a common perception that certain areas of the City disproportionately consume City resources and therefore pull these resources away from other areas of the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City has not adopted a policy to deal with the problems caused by excessive consumption of alcohol, the density of bars and taverns, and the risk to Madison Police Department (MPD) officers and other persons in the areas with high numbers of bars, taverns, restaurants and other establishments that serve alcohol; and,
WHEREAS, the increasing number of calls to MPD for incidents in and around the downtown and other areas of the city with high numbers of alcohol serving establishments often means other areas of the City have fewer MPD officers available, especially on weekends when there may be a greater need for officers; and,
WHEREAS, studies have shown the health and social impacts of excessive consum...
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