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Show Saturday, November 11, 2000 The Park Record A-7 Ev Q n the Games I . " v. ' by Frank Bell Roll out the barrels, but watch how you do it (id the temperance People are once again dancing around the beer sales issue at the Olympics. As one micht expect, the dance has been a little noisier in the valley than up here, but either way it might be helpful to refresh community memory on alcoholic beverage rules. There are three rules which, though not absolute, generally determine how beer is sold at events above all, donl forget that the Olympics and all the associated associat-ed stuff is (are) an event. Once you are on that page, everything every-thing else is easy. The first rule is that local governments govern-ments control beer sales at events. not DABC. not the church. not SLOC. nor union. Second, in order to sell beer at an event, someone has to apply to the local government for a license. Whether or not the license is granted may be determined deter-mined fairlv subjectively - often it is a matter of community standards, stan-dards, and the ownership and proposed location of sale. Third, the license applicant must describe in detail the "premises" in which the beer will be sold and consumed. That means, beer must be sold from a defined area. Now. as vou might expect, there are lots of other rules, but these will do for now So. wnh test in hand, let's take a look at the medals plaza in Salt Lake. What is the issue? Well, it occurs to me that since the medals plaa is located on LDS Church property, and since the church is not likely to apply for a beer license on its own. or grant permission for anvone else to sell beer on its property, there should be little debate whv the plaa will be dry. However, that doesnt keep SLOC. some other en'ity. or even Salt Lake City itself from . obtaining 1 license for some site 'nearby. 1 here is no rule that says the local government itself cant be the license holder, or recruit someone else to be a v endor. How about another question, one I hear up here all the time. Are we going to be able to carry a beer around on the streets? The answer is no. based on rule number num-ber three. A beer license is issued for clearly defined premises - a building, tent, fenced area, or other such place where one can clearly see (assuming over consumption con-sumption isn't a problem) that one is either in or out of. where ID s can be checked, and other behavior restrictions enforced. That doesnl sound like blocks of city streets to me. Further, a license to sell beer doesnl get anyone around open container laws which prohibit open containers contain-ers of alcoholic beverages on the public streets and sidewalks. Maybe that's enough of what we can't do, let's take a look at what we can do. Park City issues many temporary beer license to events each year. There is a small administrative charge and a form to fill out. but the process is relatively rela-tively easy, at least by my definition, defini-tion, because event beer license often requests for an "open bar" that usually accompany specialized, special-ized, short term events or conventions. conven-tions. Applicants can get more than one 72-hour permit, but not enough to get through 17 days. As you might expect, the rules are tougher for hard liquor than beer. The take home message here The process is relatively easy, at least by my defini tion, because event beer license applicants don't have to deal with the City Council, Planning Commission, Historic District Commission, Board of Adjustments, Parks and Rec Board, Library Board, or the Mosquito Abatement District - life is good. Frank Bell applicants don't have to deal with the City Council, Planning Commission, Historic District Commission, Board of Adjustments. Parks and Rec Board. Library Board, or the Mosquito Abatement District -life is good. In the case of the Olympics. SLOC can and probably will apply for temporary beer license to sell beer during the events at the two resorts. Additionally, we recognize that beer sales are probably growing to be a part of our public celebrations program, but contrary to the Sydney model, beer will not be the focus of the public celebrations program. pro-gram. It will probably look a little like art festival in that somewhere along Main Street, in addition to the myriad of places one can get alcoholic beverages indoors (not to he taken outside under any conditions of existing beer and liquor licenses), there will probably proba-bly be a "beer garden" in the form of a tent where a variety of concessions including beer will be available for public purchase and consumption, on site. The sales and consumption area will be clearly defined by some sort of barrier As is the case with all of our events, and one can expect ID s to be checked and ail the other stuff that goes along with sales and consumption here or anywhere else. Things become a little more difficult for those try ing to find temporary facilities for wine or hard liquor. Once you get beyond beer, the state becomes the licensing entity and the local government is asked to "consent" to the application by letter. That means if there are local issues that go against the sale of alcoholic alco-holic beverages other than beer, the state w til probably not grant a license. The problem for hard liquor permits during the Olympics is the length of the Games (17 davs) exceed the length of temporary permits (72 hours). These are r 7. Custom rtonw $434,500 I www.tlvrml$tat0.tQm IN" 'ft - Sr. ' 'V L CHRIS IKERUIN, CHS, OKI (435) 647 8032 ChfiEDVroliot com www DVrotslut com is that our liquor laws have progressed pro-gressed considerably over the last 10 or 15 years. Gone are the days of brown bagging and mini bottles. Licenses are easier to get. and restrictions on sales and consumption are much more compatible with standards around the country. Yeah. 1 know, we still have private clubs and all that, but when was the last time anvone was denied entry to a private club? All you have to do is buy a membership, temporary if you aren't staving around, or annual if sou might come back some day. It isnl that hard, and changing any of that because the Olympics are coming to town is buying a bunch of political trouble that simply isn't worth it. Our liquor laws have changed over time. The growth in our tourism industry has been one of the factors responsible for many of the changes. We have a great relationship with DABC. and I think they cut us a lot of slack on the knowledge that Park City manages its event and liquor licensing responsibly, and our community standards are relatively rela-tively flexible. Over the vears. we have become pretty good at this dance, so let's not overdo the controversy and jeopardize long term relationships just to "simplify" "simpli-fy" things for the Olympics. Things aren't all that complicated in the first place. Former Park City Point Chirf Frank Bell now senn as the ary 's Director of Olympic Planning and Spex iiil Ev ents The Park Record welcomes your questions ahoiit the city s role in the 2(2 Winter Games. 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