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From YouTube: 5-8-23 City Council work session
Description
Des Moines City Council morning work session on Monday, May 8, 2023.
A
B
Alicia
with
rhi
is
going
to
lead
the
presentation
this
morning,
you're
going
to
see
a
series
of
recommendations,
not
all
of
which
we're
going
to
recommend.
We,
we
tackle
right
away,
I
think
there's
going
to
be
some
low-hanging
fruit
here
that
we
could
Implement
quickly
and
cost
effectively
in
the
very
short
term,
probably
some
medium-term
things
to
implement
and
then
some
longer
range
things
that
we
should
pursue.
We
probably
won't
recommend
doing
every
single
thing
in
this
pre
in
this
recommendation.
It's
a
very
all-inclusive
report.
B
Part
of
that
all-inclusiveness
is
the
broad
range
of
stakeholders
that
we
brought
to
the
table.
Approximately
100
people
I
think
it
was
very
indicative
of
how
invested
people
are.
Is
that
a
number
of
you
throughout
the
process
kept
emailing
me
names
of
hey
here's
a
downtown
resident
that
wants
to
be
a
part
of
the
process?
Here's
a
business
owner
we
missed!
That
wants
to
be
a
part
of
the
process,
so
that
was
that
was
a
great
sign
of
how
important
our
citizens
and
our
businesses
and
residents
are,
are
taking
this
effort.
C
You
so
much
Matt
hi.
My
name
is
Alicia
Schuler
I'm,
the
vice
president
of
rhi.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
having
me
here,
mayor
members
of
council
and
city
manager,
as
Matt
mentioned,
I
want
to
just
first
express
my
gratitude
to
the
funding
and
coordination
team.
It
was
an
excellent
partnership
between
the
city,
the
county,
as
well
as
greater
Des,
Moines
partnership
and
operation
downtown
And,
to
clarify,
as
Matt
mentioned,
the
scope
of
the
work.
C
Regarding
our
Discovery
process,
we
were
here
for
four
different
on-site
visits
between
July
and
November
of
last
year.
We
conducted
40
total
meetings
about
10.
Virtually
our
second
site
visit
was
to
conduct
what
we
call
listening
sessions
and
those
were
to
identify
what
the
strengths
and
challenges
were
in
your
community,
based
on
the
safety,
vibrancy
and
mechanisms
for
planning
for
people's
needs
in
the
social
economy.
C
When
we
came
back
from
a
third
time,
we
conducted
six
actioning
roundtables,
and
so
this
is
where
we
developed
the
different
action
items
that
I'll
be
going
through
in
just
a
moment.
Some
of
the
other
additional
meetings
were
a
women's
Focus
Group,
which
was
multi-generational
women
from
your
community.
We
met
with
venue
operators,
we
also
brought
in
as
a
guest
speaker,
Joe
Riley,
the
night
mayor
of
Iowa
City.
C
We
also
attended
a
meeting
with
the
DNA,
as
well
as
other
individual
meetings,
both
normally
and
informally,
because
the
focus
of
our
study
is
the
social
economy
and
what
happens
at
night.
Part
of
our
Discovery
process
was
going
out
at
night,
so
we
did
several
observational
tours
both
in
your
public
space
as
well
as
inside
social
venues.
We
observed
closing
time
out
on
the
street
on
two
different
occasions
and
we
went
on
two
different
police
ride-alongs.
So
thank
you
chief
for
allowing
us
to
do
that.
C
As
Matt
mentioned,
participation
was
very
robust.
We
had
nearly
100
people
participate
in
this
process.
30
different
social
venues
were
represented
by
owners
operators
as
well
as
staff
and
when
I
say
social
venues.
I'm
referring
to
venues
such
as
bars,
restaurants,
dance
clubs
as
well
as
music
venues,
10
city
government
employees
were
involved
as
well
as
six
police
officers.
Five
members
of
city
council
Five
County
Representatives.
We
also
spoke
virtually
with
the
head
of
the
state
alcoholic
beverages,
division
ABD,
as
well
as
meeting
with
residents,
music
and
culture
Advocates
Property
Owners.
C
The
stakeholder
list
gives
you
a
sense
of
how
these
different
stakeholders
were
organized
analysis
framework
that
we
used
for
this
process.
It's
based
on
four
different
building
blocks
of
a
sociable,
City,
laying
a
foundation
planning
for
people's
needs
safety
as
well
as
vibrancy.
These
were
further
broken
down
in
our
actioning
roundtables,
all
right,
so
I'm
going
to
go
over
the
report
findings
now,
so
we
are
presenting
a
15
Point
action
plan.
C
I
do
want
to
clarify
one
point,
but
the
actions
at
the
very
top
Under
The
Heading
actions
to
lay
a
foundation
for
the
social
economy
are
based
on
rhi's
expertise
and
Global
best
practice
for
social
economy
management.
The
remaining
three
sections
were
generated
directly
from
your
community,
so
these
are
meant
to
mirror
what
we
heard
as
priorities
and
action
items
that
your
community
wants
to
take
all
right,
so
I'm
going
to
go
through
each
of
the
sections
now
for
Leia
foundation
for
a
sustainable
social
economy.
C
C
C
The
third
and
I
know
this
one's
a
little
controversial
is
to
create
a
local
business
registry
or
a
business
license.
So
this
is
based
on
on
feedback
that
we
heard
of
this
perception
of
a
kind
of
an
empty
toolbox
to
be
able
to
address
social
venues
that
are
operating
in
a
risky
way
causing
harm
to
the
public.
So
this
is
some
kind
of
tool.
C
How
it
looks
like
really
depends
on
your
community,
but
so
that
you
don't
have
to
completely
rely
on
the
state
alcohol
license
system
that
you
have
something
locally,
that
you
can
use
to
hold
businesses
accountable
if
needed.
The
fourth
is
to
improve
systems
of
review
for
alcohol
service
businesses.
This
is
where
you
all
come
in.
C
So
in
many
of
the
communities-
and
there
are
about
20
or
so
night,
managers
or
nightmares
in
the
U.S
that's
far
far
more
throughout
the
world.
But
what
we've
seen
as
the
most
common
approach
is
to?
How
is
that
position
within
the
city
government
so
either
under
the
city
manager's
office,
some
communities
house
it
within
Economic
Development
in
Iowa
City.
However,
it
was,
it
was
determined
that
it
was
a
better
fit
to
house
that
within
the
business
improvement
district.
C
That
is,
that
is
a
great
question,
so
they're
not
necessarily
always
working
at
night.
It's
kind
of
a
combination
of
daytime
work
there,
a
lot
of
the
role
of
a
night
manager
is
really
serving
as
a
liaison
between
government
and
the
business
Community
to
be
that
voice
to
be
attending
meetings,
as
well
as
an
inter-departmental
liaison
and
then
going
out
on,
say
a
Friday
night
Saturday
night.
It's
usually
someone
who
already
enjoys
going
out
at
night.
So
that's
part
of
their
kind
of
routine.
F
C
C
Okay,
so
I'll
pray,
I'll,
just
I'll
go
through
the
big
synopsis
and
then
I'd
be
happy
to
kind
of
drill
deep
on
each
of
the
actions
that
you
may
have
questions
on.
But
thank
you
I
appreciate
your
interest
in
that
okay,
so
now
I'm
going
to
go
through
the
different
safety
actions,
so
the
first
action
that
was
addressed
in
our
Public
Safety
listening
session,
as
well
as
Roundtable,
but
we
were
lucky
enough
to
have
Chief
participate
in,
was
to
create
a
multi-disciplinary
team
approach
to
Public
Safety
at
night.
C
It's
often
a
misconception
that
the
only
people
who
need
to
work
at
night
are
police
when,
in
fact
a
team
approach
is
needed,
the
police
are
doing
an
incredible
job
with
the
resources
they
have,
but
there
are
things
that
they
are
forced
to
do
that
are
really
the
purview
of
other
departments,
things
like
barricade,
setup
and
tear
down
occupancy
and
life
safety
checks,
as
well
as
sound
enforcement.
These
are
all
things
that
are
technically
the
jurisdiction
of
other
departments
that
are
not
currently
being
deployed
at
night.
C
The
third
action
is
based
on
global
best
practice
that
social
venues,
with
at
least
a
baseline
of
security
standards,
operate
safer
in
your
community,
and
we
saw
firsthand
going
out.
Many
of
your
businesses
already
employ
many
of
the
best
practices
for
ensuring
safety
and
social
venues,
but
it
wasn't
consistent.
A
consistent
safety
experience
throughout
the
Court
Avenue
District
is
to
create
a
sexual
violence
prevention
program
for
social
venues.
We
think
this
would
be
a
great
benefit
for
your
community.
C
The
next
series
of
actions
addresses
really
the
need
for
coexistence
and
the
balance
of
uses
between
your
commercial
and
your
mixed
or
a
commercial
and
residential
uses.
The
first-
and
this
is
something
that
we
hope
that
we
saw
already
happening
during
this
process
and
we
hope
continues
to
evolve,
is
to
enhance
advocacy
of
the
downtown
neighborhood
association.
They
are
truly
the
stewards
of
your
community
to
ensure
that
that
coexistence
is
achieved
peacefully.
C
The
second
action
is
to
connect
the
diverse
creative
class
with
funding
for
Dei
initiatives.
We've
seen
firsthand,
you
have
an
incredible
base
of
talent
of
Youth
of
entrepreneurs
in
this
community,
and
you
have
this
incredible
base
of
Corporations
with
funding
for
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion.
So
there's
an
opportunity
to
connect
these
two
for
Place
making
for
Activation
and
for
enhancing
the
vibrancy
in
your
community.
C
C
So
this
is
one
way
one
one
way
that
communities
have
found
can
help
address
this
issue
by
creating
organized
systems
for
pickup
and
drop-off
of
your
passengers,
and
also
removing
some
of
the
barriers
expressed
from
Rideshare
drivers
that
we
spoke
to,
that
it
can
be
kind
of
difficult
to
get
around
some
of
those.
The
traffic
barricades,
Action
Four,
is
to
address
nighttime
challenges
associated
with
parking
lots.
This
is
an
issue
we're
seeing
throughout
the
country
that
part
that
parking
lots
are
becoming
a
source
for
problematic
Behavior
at
night.
C
The
fifth
action
is
to
enhance
the
Skywalk
between
Court
Avenue
and
the
Iowa
Events
Center
and
I
understand
that
there
is
a
broader
initiative
to
enhance
the
broader
Skywalk
system
entirely,
but
we
suggest
to
focus
in
on
one
particular
route
to
help
make
it
easier
for
Court
Avenue
patrons
to
be
able
to
get
to
and
from
the
Iowa
Events
Center.
So
they
can
go
out,
perhaps
have
a
drink,
have
a
bite
to
eat
before
and
after
the
show,
and
then
get
back
safely
all
right.
C
The
final
set
of
actions
here
and
then
I'd
be
happy
to
go
into
depth
on
any
that.
You
have
more
questions
about
two
for
enhancing
vibrancy.
The
first
is
to
revive
The
Nightlife
Association,
that
used
to
exist
here
on
uncourt
District,
but
with
a
broad
end,
scope,
perhaps
city-wide,
to
Encompass
the
different
social
clusters
that
you
have.
These
venue
operators
are
independent
entrepreneurs,
but
they
often
face
many
of
the
same
challenges,
and
so
for
them
to
organize
speak
with
one
voice.
C
It
will
make
it
easier
for
them
to
create
self-regulation
procedures,
look
at
Best,
Practices,
organize
training
and
also
be
a
better
way
to
be
able
to
communicate
with
you
all
with
the
city
with
different
departments.
The
second
action
is
to
activate
the
Riverwalk
Hub.
This
is
identified
as
an
underutilized
resource
for
your
community
that
people
want
open
outdoor
spaces
to
be
able
to
recreate
safely
and
for
different
ages
as
well.
So
taking
a
look
at
the
the
Riverwalk
hub
all
right
and
the
brief
version
of
the
report
you
can
find
on
our
website.
C
The
link
is
available
here:
sociablecity.org
Des,
Moines
home.
There
is
also
a
more
comprehensive
report
if
you
want
to
do
a
deep
dive
into
any
of
the
actions
which
includes
some
of
the
potential
initial
steps
as
well
as
stakeholders,
it
also
gives
different
resources
and
examples
from
other
cities
that
you
can
look
to
all
right,
be
happy
to
take
any
questions.
A
C
Sure,
up
until
recently,
my
understanding
was
that
there
were
about
six
businesses
and
potentially
the
occupancy
was
a
total
of
2
000
people
when
all
businesses
were
in
operation.
Previously,
it
is
kind
of
an
unusual
case.
We
haven't
seen
many
instances
of
an
entire
building
with
that
many
businesses
and
I
think
in
examination.
C
It
is
potentially
time
for
an
examination
of,
as
you
mentioned,
some
of
those
Life
Safety
checks
with
fire
exits
and
that
sort
of
thing
and
how
many
bars
should
be
in
one
building
and
whether
that
really
is
yes,
exactly
whether
that's
suitable
for
egress
and
whatnot.
So
I
think
that's
a
valid
concern
that
you
raise.
C
C
One
is
the
gap
that
we're
seeing
locally
in
some
sort
of
local
license
or
local
tool.
Whatever
you
want
to
call
it
right
now,
there
seems
to
be
a
Reliance
on
the
state
alcohol
license,
but
that
process
has
proven
to
be
difficult
to
say
the
least
and
I'll
get
to
some
of
those
specific
challenges
in
just
a
moment.
But
right
now,
I
think
that
as
council
member
bozen
mentioned
with
the
court
building,
significant
changes
have
actually
already
occurred.
Using
your
cup
process
with
the
zoning
Board
of
adjustment
and
I.
C
Think
that
that
you
know
was
used
was
used
in
a
very
effective
way
to
create
some
change
in
court
building.
But
right
now
that's
one
of
the
only
tools
that
it
on
the
local
level,
and
there
are
some
limitations
with
that,
because
it
right
now
my
understanding
is
the
cop
only
is
for
bars,
so
restaurants
are
not
included.
C
The
fact
that
it
they
were
allowed
to
continue
to
operate
is
concerning
so
not
having
something.
That's
more
of
an
immediate
tool
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
identified
so
having
something
like
a
local
license,
and
this
could
there
are
a
lot
of
different
ways
to
do
this.
We've
seen
cities
Identify
some
criteria,
for
instance
based
on
any
business,
regardless
of
their
classification
of
a
bar
or
restaurant.
Do
they
serve
alcohol
after
a
certain
period
of
time?
Do
they
have
a
certain
occupancy?
C
C
We've
seen
it
be
the
norm
in
many
communities
where
the
chief
of
police
actually
designates
an
officer
to
take
a
look
at
some
of
those
new
and
renewing
alcohol
license
applications
they're
going
to
know
really
well
about
some
of
those
operators
that
maybe
have
caused
some
issues
in
the
past
to
help
flag
that
for
you
and
then
in
regards
to
coordination
with
ABD
I'm
just
going
to
skip
that
to
that
and
I
hope.
This
is
answering
your
question.
Council
member.
If
there's
something
more
specific,
I'd
be
happy
to
go
into
that.
C
C
E
H
The
the
registry
I
think
is
is
possible.
Having
a
separate
license
is
going
to
be
problematic.
We
have
a
case
currently
up
in
front
of
the
Supreme
Court,
where
the
Supreme
Court
has
just
taken
on
further
review,
whether
or
not
we
can
even
have
conditional
use
permits
or
liquor
licenses.
So
that's
an
area,
that's
gonna
have
to
be
settled.
E
E
I
guess
it'd,
be
interesting
to
see
how
this
spring
and
summer
is
going
to
go
doing
that
as
far
as
you
know,
sales
down
there
at
other
particular
venues,
instead
of
just
that,
one
building
that
we
had
pretty
much
all
of
our
problems
were
coming
out
of
one
building,
I
I!
Guess
it
for
me:
I
I,
I,
I'm
intrigued
on
the
license,
because
it
would
not.
It
would
be
nice
to
have
a
tool
in
their
toolbox
to
wear.
E
We
actually
had
Authority,
because
every
meeting
that
we
okay
liquor
licenses
is
just
a
formality.
We
don't
really
get
to
do
anything.
I
think
the
Bad
actors
know
that
and
know
that
it's
like
you
know
they
can
deny
it,
but
I'm
going
to
stay
up,
I'm,
gonna,
still
stay
open
and,
and
so
who
it
would
be
interesting
to
see.
E
If
we
can
do
something
like
that,
but
it
doesn't
sound
and
as
far
as
the
the
nighttime
manager,
I
guess,
I
would
like
to
see
more
of
a
what
type
of
role
during
the
day
and
at
night
what
is
actually
their
responsibility
and
what
is
actually
I
mean
if
something
goes
wrong,
we
we
can't
hold
them
responsible
for
it.
So
I
mean
it's
just.
It
seems
like
that's
a
stretch.
E
E
I
mean
that
that
to
me
is
this
is
a
obviously
a
partnership
that
we
did
this
study
together
with
everyone,
and
it
would
amaze
me
that
we
couldn't
all
join
together,
I'm,
not
saying
that
I
wouldn't
participate,
but
I
I'm
definitely
going
to
need
more
information,
but
to
to
sign
somebody
up
with
with
a
city
on
City
payroll
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
sure.
If
that's,
if
that's
the
right
move
to
do
something
like
this
I,
don't
know
how
much
Effectiveness
that's
going
to
be
and
what
we
need
to
do.
C
I
think
you
bring
up
some
some
valid
concerns
and
raise
some
really
important.
Questions
and
I
would
actually
encourage
you
to
take
a
look
at
this
report,
because
I
think
it
will
help
clarify
some
of
the
questions
that
you
have
in
terms
of
their
role.
This
the
kind
of
job
duties
you
can
kind
of
get
a
sense
of
the
day-to-day
I
think
it
is
on
the
surface.
Just
from
that
name,
it
can
be
a
little
confusing
in
terms
of
what
on
Earth
are
they
actually
doing?
Are
they
coordinating
entertainment?
C
Their
role
is
really
more
of
a
liaison
and
an
ombudsman
to
connect
these
different
siled
Industries
right
now,
as
in
a
lot
of
communities,
there
isn't
a
lot
of
that
proactive
communication
between
your
nightlife
industry
and
government
to
be
able
to
hear
each
other
and
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
role,
kind
of
Duties
related
to
Public
Safety.
They
often
are
the
ones
coordinating
kind
of
safety
meetings
where
they
bring
together
police
with
venues
and
have
departments
also
communicate
different
standards
for
safety.
F
C
Absolutely
actually
in
Iowa,
City
Joe
Riley
is
the
one
who
helped
to
spearhead
the
sexual
violence
training
program
for
the
industry.
So
this
role
is
intended
to
really
carry
forward
all
the
different
actions
that
are
here,
you
know,
are
going
to
rely
on,
as
you
mentioned,
the
robust
partnership
that
you've
already
established
in
this
community.
C
But
there
really
needs
to
be
someone
who's
going
to
be
taking
the
lead
on
that
and
again
many
cities,
you
know,
do
create
an
office
of
the
nighttime
economy,
that's
the
case
in
say:
Philadelphia
DC,
New,
York
Pittsburgh,
but
other
communities
like
Iowa
City,
found
that
it
was
more
appropriate
to
be
within
their
downtown
business
improvement
district
because
their
nightlife
social
economy
was,
you
know,
very
much
housed
within
the
downtown.
So
it
really
depends
on
what
is
best
for
your
community.
But
having
that
dedicated
position
to
be
able
to
focus
on
that.
F
So
could
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
I
mean
maybe
sort
of
the
breath.
I
mean
we're
a
little
bit
different
than
Iowa
City
we're,
hopefully
Batman.
We've
got
sort
of
districts
with
I,
I,
think
kind
of
unique
character
throughout
throughout
the
city,
and
hopefully
some
of
that
continues
to
grow.
I
mean
you
know.
F
There's
an
investment
around
break
Ingersoll
is
in
the
Avenues,
are
its
own
District
we've
got
that
potential
in
in
lots
of
places
around
the
city,
so
you're
saying
in
a
situation
like
that,
if
there
is
sort
of
active
nightlife
in
multiple
places,
it's
different,
you
might
want
to
think
of
a
different
model
than
it's
just
in
a
downtown
or
yes,
is
that
the
distinction
or
what?
How
do
you
I'm.
C
So
really
it's
about
forward
thinking
it's
knowing
that
your
social
economy
is
not
just
on
court,
not
just
downtown,
but
it's
people
want
to
socialize
throughout
the
city
and
close
to
home
as
well.
So
it's
thinking
it's
thinking
forward
that
those
communities,
those
pockets
of
social
clusters
are
going
to
need,
support
as
well,
and
the
the
actions
that
are
being
proposed
here
are
really
going.
At
least
these
foundational
ones
are
really
effective.
C
City-Wide
they're
trying
to
address
systemic
challenges
for
any
business
that
sells
and
serves
alcohol
on
premise
and
council
member
gato.
You
had
mentioned
that,
but
it
seems,
like
things
have
kind
of
mellowed
out
some
since
I
was
here
last
when
we
first
came
here
in
July
of
last
year,
it
felt,
like
things
were
in
the
midst
of
of
Crisis,
coming
down
from
crisis
as
well
as
Crisis
Intervention.
C
You
know,
but
we
are
you
know,
and
yes,
things
have
slowed
down
considerably
and
I'm
really
glad
to
hear
the
crime
stops
have
been
reduced
so
significantly,
this
first
quarter
because
of
the
changes
that
your
community
made
with
court
building.
However,
these
these
sorts
of
issues
will
happen
again
they're,
you
know,
so
it's
really
about
being
proactive
in
your
community
that
there
are
certain
risks
associated
with
this
business
model.
It's
an
incredibly
vital
business
model
in
your
community.
It's
about
what
brings
people
together.
C
The
U.S
Surgeon
General
just
released
a
report
about
the
about
how
loneliness
and
Ice
social
isolation
are
a
cause
of
premature
death,
akin
to
smoking,
15
cigarettes
a
day
and
the
sixth
action
was
to
cultivate
places
for
connection
your
social
venues
in
your
community.
Are
those
places
that
cultivate
connection
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
socialize
and
recreate
safely,
but
there
are
safety.
There
are
safeguards
that
need
to
be
taken
and
stewardship
of
this
industry.
G
So
I
think
that
the
idea
that,
if
we,
if
this
person
is
put
in
place
or
whatever
it's
really,
the
scope
should
be
the
city
and
looking
at
proactive
being
ahead
of
it,
as
we
see
other
areas
starting
to
develop,
to
have
a
system
in
place,
as
you
said,
the
foundation,
because,
yes,
it's
calmer
right
now,
but
at
what
point?
And
how
do
we
go
forward
so
that
we
have
a
mechanism
in
place
that
people
know
the
rules,
the
regulations
what's
going
forward?
G
And
so
I
look
at
this
as
a
person
that
coordinates
that
even
talking
with
the
police
this
weekend,
it
was
more
the
social
issues
that
they
have
with
the
mental
health
issues
that
that
we're
all
seeing
downtown
that.
How
do
they
deal
with
that?
Because
that's
another
aspect
of
the
safety
concerns
and
how
do
you
protect
the
people
that
are
there
I.
D
What
I
recall
from
the
lunch
with
Joe
the
the
nighttime
mayor
and
I,
was
a
city?
Is
that
he's
had
individual
conversations
with
bars
there
hey?
You
know
this,
isn't
right:
you're,
not
playing
by
the
the
neighborhood
rules
and
to
start
that
conversation,
so
so
I
I
didn't
get
a
sense
that
he
was
responsible
for
any
of
the
entertainment
in
Iowa
City,
but
it
was
building
the
community
of
a
bar
owners
and
such
so.
C
Exactly
this
role
is
really
more
of
a
liaison
to
be
able
to
bring
together
venues
with
residents.
I
think
that
you
one
thing
that's
really
admirable
in
this
community
is
the
level
of
trust
and
partnership.
You
have
between
police
and
venues
and
I
think
a
large
part
goes
to
Chief,
as
well
as
sergeant
house
for
establishing
those
relationships.
But
having
someone
to
kind
of
move
that
forward,
you
know
for
people
at
night.
C
F
Well,
we've
got
a
little
time
if
you
want
to
walk
through
someone
and
I
was
going
to
follow
up.
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
follow
up
on
the
the
business
license
piece
I
know
in
the
larger
report.
You
reference
the
model
that
Davenport
has
and
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
see
details
I,
don't
know
if
that's
in
the
larger
reporter
I
think
there
was
a
link
in
the
larger
report.
C
F
So
so
it
can
be
done
here.
It's
a
question
of
what
the
details
look
like,
and
so
you
you'd
say,
sort
of
a
key
piece
is
potentially
getting
to
the
point
where
you
have
that
regulatory
potential
regulatory,
so
that
that
you
might
be
able
to
something
other
than
and
an
alcohol
license
that
the
city
could
specifically
require
that
we
would
then
have
control
over.
So
we're
not
totally
dependent
on
just
the
alcohol
license.
Absolutely.
C
And
there
are
a
few
different
approaches
that
you
can
take,
for
instance
in
San
Francisco,
as
well
as
Sacramento
California,
and
they
have
an
entertainment
permit,
so
it
actually
doesn't
have
anything
to
do
with
alcohol.
It's
just
businesses
that
are
providing
entertainment,
so
that
could
be
defined,
as
you
know,
playing
DJ
music
having
live
music,
that
sort
of
thing
to
be
able
to
capture
those
businesses
that
are
more
likely
to
need
some
safety
safeguards.
C
D
C
Absolutely
I
am
going
to
before
going
into
that
specifically
I
just
want
to
introduce
the
idea
of
having
a
baseline
of
security
standards
for
venues
with
alcohol
licenses.
I
know
that
there
is
no
precedent
right
now
within
the
city
or
within
the
state,
but
many
communities
have
have
found
that
it's
really
important
to
have
at
least
a
baseline
level
of
measures.
So
these
could
include
you
know
mandatory
proof
of
responsible
beverage
circus
training.
There
could
be
a
particular
ratio,
that's
used
of
security
staff
to
patrons.
C
There
could
be
certain
trainings
that
are
required,
and
we
saw
many
businesses
have
available.
Id
scanners
metal
detectors
there,
but
not
all
we're
using
them
consistently.
So
more
consistent
implementation
and
in
terms
of
the
businesses
that
would
apply
I
mean
you
can
do
this
based
on
things
like
do
they
have
any
type
of
alcohol
license.
What
hours
do
they
operate?
What
are
their
capacity?
C
So
specifically,
this
was
just
one
of
the
things
that
was
addressed
during
our
women's
focus
group.
Another
one
of
the
the
issues
that
came
up
was
related
to
Mobility.
We
found
that
the
top
barrier
to
more
women
going
out
is
having
a
safe
ride.
Home
we've
seen
ourselves.
It
can
be
a
little
difficult
to
get
in
a
ride
share
here.
Even
during
the
day
at
night,
this
became
even
more
problematic.
C
We
found
that
many
women
actually
have
the
cell
phone
number
of
their
favorite
Uber
driver,
for
instance,
but
eliminating
some
of
those
barriers
so
that
people
can
get
get
home
safer.
So
some
of
the
mobility
actions
are
actually
addressing
some
of
the
things
that
came
up
during
our
women's
Focus
Group
in
terms
of
safety.
C
The
other,
the
other
item
was
having
some
level
of
awareness
having
a
marketing
campaign
training
on
sexual
violence,
prevention,
to
better
understand
the
different
difference
between
sexual
harassment
and
assault.
So
many
communities,
actually,
you
know
they
have
an
Advisory
Group
you
can
with
venue
operators
with
in
different
staff.
There
are
a
lot
of
different
campaigns
that
already
exist,
so
you
don't
have
to
necessarily
reinvent
the
wheel.
C
We
did
see
some
posters
up
regarding
Angel
shots,
so
that's
one
of
the
the
most
common
campaigns,
kind
of
a
U.S
version
of
the
ask
for
Angela
Campaign,
which
is
a
code
word
to
signal
to
Bar
staff.
I
need
help.
I
need
help
getting
out
of
this
situation
or
whatnot,
but
this
really
has
to
be
kind
of
a
widespread
training
for
all
venues
and
all
staff
there's
also
things
that
can
be
done.
C
City-Wide,
that
is
a
women's
safety
Charter.
This
is
something
that
came
out
of
London
from
their
nightmare,
where
any
business
that
has
employees
or
patrons
at
night
signs
a
charter
with
seven
different
commitments
that
they
have
a
champion
in
their
organization
that
people
can
come
to
that
they
establish
different
procedures.
C
For
reporting,
as
well
as
response-
and
they
also
do
an
audit
of
the
venue
for
the
purpose
of
safety,
taking
a
look
at
safety
hot
spots.
So
these
are
just
some
of
the
ideas
that
could
potentially
be
implemented
in
your
community.
Based
on
what
was
discussed
in
the
women's
focus
group
and
and
as
well
as
outside.
Of
that.
A
I
No
just
that
this
presentation
and
others
will
be
had
the
next
several
days
with
the
other
partners
in
this,
and
then
we,
the
leadership
team,
will
get
together
and
look
at
what
the
next
steps
can
be
and
what
opportunities
we'll
be
able
to
follow
up
most
quickly
on
and
now
that'll
be
the
next
steps.
Who's.
B
So
the
the
the
the
the
lead
three
agencies
has
been
working
on.
This
been
operation,
downtown,
Polk,
County
and
the
city
I've
been
our
lead
here
at
the
city,
along
with
Chief
Winger
and
his
staff
Sarah
basic
Polk
County
has
been,
has
been
leading
the
charge
for
a
couple
County
and
then
really
Amy
Lego
for
operation
downtown
has
been
leading
that
so
mayor.
When
we
talk
about
the
the
leadership
team.
B
This
really
the
same
group
from
the
staff
from
those
three
groups
that
have
been
getting
together
and
then
looks
like
we're
getting
a
broader
recommendation
that
involves
bringing
in
the
legal
team
and
and
others
who
also
are
stakeholders.
One
recommendation
is
to
you
know:
most
of
you
remember:
we
had
a
Court
Avenue
Association
that
the
businesses
were
a
part
of
that's
really
kind
of
evaporated
over
time
and
is
no
longer
a
tool.
That's
a
tool.
B
B
B
The
the
Genesis
behind
the
the
night
manager
is
that
you've
got
somebody
whose
sole
charge
is
that
and
those
those
bar
and
restaurant
operators
were
busy
trying
to
run
they're
trying
to
run
their
their
small
business
and
just
kind
of
lost
the
steam
that
they
had
so
I
think
the
night
manager
could
help
reinvigorate
that
if
there
isn't
a
volunteer,
that's
willing
to
step
up
on
the
business
side.
So.
B
We
haven't
gotten
that
far,
but
there's
it
could
be
bars
and
restaurants,
it
could
be
residents,
it
could
be
Property,
Owners,
property
managers,
you've
got
three
or
four
large
property
management
companies
down
there
that
have
residence
residential
businesses
that
didn't
exist
15
years
ago,
when
the
Entertainment
District
started.
So.
D
F
And
I
think
we
have
at
least
something
to
say
and
offer
input
I
mean
I.
Think
what
part
of
this
process
is
that
the
broader
engagement
of
stakeholders
in
right,
Court
Avenue,
that
you
just
said
is
not
just
an
Entertainment
District
I
mean
it's
part
of
a
neighborhood
and
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
who
live
within
a
stone's
throw
of
Court
Avenue.
So
what
happens
there?
They
are
very
much
invested
in
and
should
have
a
voice
as.
D
B
If,
if
we
decide
that's
the
route,
we
want
to
go
down,
someone's
got
to
pay
for
that,
and
so
that
that's
you
know
you
just
that.
You
just
approved
your
next
fiscally
your
budget.
So
as
Scott's
laying
out
his
priorities
for
next
year's
budget,
we
will
weigh
some
of
these
in
there
if
they
have
budget
implications
and
bring
them
forward
to
you
to
away
with
all
of
your
other
priorities
in
the
city.
C
Council
member
gato
just
to
respond
I
know
that
the
business
license
idea.
I'm,
really
appreciative
that
you're
interested
in
exploring
that
I
know
it's
a
heavy
lift
and
it
could
take
time.
There
are
other
ways
to
address
social
venues
right
now.
However,
I
know
that
you
mentioned
police
were
dispatched,
but
there
are
other
agencies
that
could
also
assist
with
this.
You
had
mentioned
that
the
business
was
overcrowded.
C
That
would
be
the
fire
department
that
could
potentially
issue
some
sort
of
violation
of
occupancy.
There
are
also
things
that
the
neighborhood-
oh
gosh,
I'm,
forgetting
what
nid
stands
for:
neighborhood
inspections,
Inspections
Division.
Thank
you
that
nid
also
handles
sound
enforcement.
So
again,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
placing
the
you
know:
entirety
of
Public
Safety
on
the
shoulders
of
the
police
department
and
chief
care
that
there
are
other
agencies
that
can
really
assist
and
and
providing
Public
Safety
Services.
C
Presentation
back
up-
and
there
are
definitely
I
know
this-
is
it's
a
big
culture
change
and
it's
it's
difficult,
but
I
know
that
many
agencies
don't
want
to
go
out
at
night,
but
you
have
the
police
out
there
and
they
are
out
there
almost
entirely
Alone
and
they
shouldn't
be.
There
are
examples
of
having
other
agencies
involved,
and
these
are
just
some
of
the
examples
of
some
of
the
interagency
teams
that
are
deployed
at
night.
C
We're
seeing
Code
Compliance
is
a
major
asset
in
your
community
so
that,
even
even
if
something
even
if
police
are
deployed,
you
know
what
action
can
be
taken
by
them
immediately.
There
are
you
know,
in
terms
of
you
know,
this
is
just
related
to
Public
Safety,
but
you
can
also
have
you
know,
actual
violations
issued
from
these
other
departments,
so
changing
the
culture
of
who
goes
out
at
night.
B
No
we'll
bring
back
all
those
stakeholders
together
and
start
going
through
the
priorities
of
what
we
can,
what
we
can
tackle
first
and
then
get
started
on
those
longer
lead
times,
so
the
key
is
we're.
This
is
not
a
city
initiative
alone.
This
is
we're
going
to
be
using
all
of
our
partners
to
to
start
tackling
some
of
these
recommendations.
We've
gotta
this
is
this
is
just
the
first
presentation
of
the
week.
There
are
many
more
coming
up
to
meet
with
all
the
other
stakeholders.
We're
headed
over
to
the
partnership
right
after
this.