City of lowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 9, 2010 To: City Council gue” From: Eleanor M. Ditkes, City Attorney Re: _ Initiative to Change "bar entry" age from 19 to 18 Attached you will find a copy of the Affidavit to Commence an Initiative to amend Section | 4-5-8 of the City Code to change the “bar entry" age from nineteen(19) to eighteen(18). This proposed amendment is an allowable initiative and may proceed in accordance with the initiative provisions in Article VII of the City Charter. If the petition with the required signatures (2500) is submitted by May 7, 2010 and certified as sufficient by the City Clerk the measure will appear on the ballot at the November 2, 2010 general election unless itis adopted by Council | It is my understanding that the initiative petitioners are hopeful that the filing of a petition will prevent the Council from amending the current ordinance to change the “bar entry" age to twenty-one(21). It will not. The Charter is quite clear that Council action is affected by an initiative only when the initiative is adopted by the voters. See Charter, Sections 7.01(B)(3); 7.04(D). Co: Dale Helling, Interim City Manager Marian Karr, City ClerkAFFIDAVIT TO COMMENCE INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM PROCEEDINGS STATE OF IOWA ) ) COUNTY OF JOHNSON) AVON tis) oa ne waa “Te underigned pottonere) heey propose(s) to commence inatberae proceedings pursuant to Article Vl of the Charter of lows City. Be 1. Eachot to undorined avira egitred ovr niagh = 2. The undersigned wil supervise the creulatlon ofthe native or rterendem potion rw be espa ffn in rope em whe Oy Cork ot tow ly 3. Therame(s, address(es), nd phone number(s) f the plitoners) is ate) as fotows (pint or ype): SWO 8. Gilocot MON Towa “ LEA STAD Tora Leach 262 Wh Lowont Plas. as City TA sozde 4, Allrelevant notes relating to the initiative or referendum proposal shail be i addressed as folows: Tem Lenath, (Name of recipient) 363 Wi tleusad Pleo, ‘Street Address or Post Office Box Zn oly LA Sz2ie ity, State, Zip Code BIA-SPF BLE ‘The ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered is aitached hereto as an exhibit and by this referendum made a part hereof. & ath ines my (ut ands tis BP! tay of Lerch ate a Subscribed and swom to before mea Notary Pubte, on his 87H! day ot Maged. ZQ2 voy Di “Bauson! ont “Ee? Leskecet soe om tobe the person(s) who executed the foregoing Affidavit, and who (or each of whom) acknowledged that he/she executed the same as his/her voluntary act and deed. fie! OW osINITIATIVE PETITION PROPOSED PUBLIC MEASURE Whereas, itis in the public interest to provide that a person shall be an adult (18 years of age or more) to lawfully be on the premises between the hours of 10:00 PM to closing of any lowa City Establishment holding a liquor control license, or a wine or beer permit, that authorizes on premises consumption. Now, therefore, be it resolved, that Article 4, Chapter 5, Section 8 of the City Code of lowa City - entitled Persons Under The Legal Age in Licensed or Permitted Establishments — shall be modified to replace “nineteen (19) years of age" wherever and however it appears within such Section 8 with “eighteen (18) years of age.” VOM ALI VINO! Wa379 ALI [0:2 Wd 8- UWA OIOe gadTeh TT Teak TT Ta TT Fes TT ss TT 77 go = 7 TT TT oe TT TT aS TT TT 62 = o TT TT = TT a - TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT Te fad (yoo) ava sssucav SunLvNOIs VIN G3INIud BLYOHLYIG (Aap eno} us 300 0} pasejsiBes s| oy AiO eNO] Jo jUEPISa & sueALL ,J0}D=9 PaylfenD,) ‘UOHDE!S UE UJe}0n 244 0} pennans eoueuIBI0 Bua aAeU O} ‘2ouE}saNs Jo aBueYD Kue IOWA ouNseOLL oUp dope O} Se} OUNDD OU J! PE eunseelu oyqnd pesodo:d ence up idope 3 1214 Sussodaud 40 ento| Jo youneD fo aL oF uoRNed SI4i U! suo! Kqaley “AyD emo] JO 49 @uy Jo 40322/@ paylienb e Bujeq ‘paUBIsiepun ata Jo YORE ‘ALD BMO] JO JeYEUD eUR JO IIA BIO O} UENSINg 082 Jo suesk (gL) userybia, mm g LoNDag Yons UILAW sieedde 1 1onamoY pue JONaiaym 982 Jo sueek (61) uesieutu, soeidal 0} PeyipoUl eq EUS ~ syUEWYSIGEIST PaMIUUed 10 PesueDT Ul BBY JO S1EEA UBs}OUIN J9pUN SuOsIe8d PaMnUE ~ MID MOI JO POD fkID eu) Jo g UOKIBS ‘s JeIdeUD 'y SPRY IEW ‘DEAIOSEY 1 OF “A10J910ULL ‘MON uogduinsuco sesiwiaud uo sezuoune eu) ‘yutted 48eq 10 eu e 40 “esuaey} Jos3u00 Jonby © Bu sasjuiaid ou) Uo 2q Aye 0} (@s0UL J0 abe Jo s1e8h g}) ype Ue 9G [JeYS LOsIed e yeUN epinoud o} SalatU! OjGNd BUY Ut Si HUNSVAIN O11ENd GasodOud NOILIL3d SALLVILI