22. All in a district. 22. Thank you, MR. Chair Elli Brown District 10. Thank you, MISTER And the District. 15. Thank you, CHAIRMAN. Anything else District 14, Maggie Lewis District 5 we were Robinson, chair of the committee represent District one. We do have 3 items our agenda this evening and the first propose a pretty 43 2025. Directs the Rules of Pub Public Policy Committee to review a repair report pertaining to the fiscal impact statement associated with the Marion County Public Defender Union Agreement International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Union, local union for anyone. Who was speaking to this agenda will come forward, please our state, your name, please. Good evening. My name is Jake McVeigh. And deputy controller with the Office of Finance and Management. Few slides on
proposal. 3.43 So as reminder, school code section to 9, one dash MR. Mcveigh is your mic My microphone on. It's perfect. Thank So as a reminder, Municipal Code section 2, 9, 1, dash, 6, 1, 0, requires that the controller prepare and present a fiscal impact study before a union agreement can become fully effective and enforceable. So negotiations with the union began last summer and a tentative agreement was reached earlier this OCTOBER signed by both the union and the city. This contract covers the attorneys and support staff. The public defender Agency fiscal years 2025 in 2026. Salary adjustments for these employees were implemented as
of the NOVEMBER 21st paycheck to be effective. JANUARY first 2025. Was necessary to implement the contract when we did so that we can ensure the pay increases. Happened with. And this fiscal year. On this table. Shows the components of the contract that directly impact an employee's paycheck includes base salary. Seniority, pay and the premium pay for certifications. The union agreement base pay schedules for attorneys and support staff to be effective JANUARY. 1st of this year, then a 3% increase the salaries as of JANUARY. First 2026. This table breaks down the total pay components from the fiscal impact statement. I
turn and support staff. These numbers also include increases 2 Perth and other fringe benefits. We used. We based our calculations off of 223 current employees. That's 137 attorneys and 86 support staff. The average increase for attorneys. This 24.6% and the average increase for support staff. It's 18.1% I do want to note that the total line from this table differs from the total line in the fiscal impact statement submitted to this committee. The difference is the estimated increases for student loan and professional fee reimbursements. The student loan reimbursement in this contract nears the same reimbursement program offered
by the prosecutor's office. And then this contract will also provide reimbursement for a new attorney notary social worker and interpreter, registration, licensing fees and then based our estimates off assumptions on. Attorneys in sports that would be eligible for these reimbursements. So next I want to cover at a high level how we plan to fund this contract. Keep in mind that the financial proposals. This negotiation where tentatively agreed to based on projections of income property tax growth prior to. This year's legislative session ca one. Typically the full cost for the first year of a new New union contract is not included in the budget based on the timing of negotiations and
budget development. So a fan has has addressed these first year. Union increases through a fiscal is at the end of the fiscal year. So like the other new contracts that began JANUARY first of this year, pa's budget includes cost of living adjustments for these union positions and this allowed them to get up a portion of the funding into the budget. The difference between the Cole and the contractual increases in 2025. Is addressed and the year-end fiscal. This was proposal 3.42 that was presented last Wednesday to the public safety and Criminal Justice Committee. And the 2026 budget also includes cost of living adjustments. Difference between the cola and the total cost increases. Also need to be addressed at the end of 2026. Through. Fiscal ordinance. So a portion of this contract is addressed
through the budget and the cost of living adjustments. The remaining costs will be funded by the 40% reimbursement. The public defender Agency receives from the state Public Defender Commission and the and then the last component is the 2026 Supplemental Public Safety Income distribution. Income tax distribution. So at this point in time, is confident that we will be able to fund these increases while affording are adhering to our own fund balance policies. I also believe that we will be able to work collaboratively to ensure that we live within our means. For 2026. And we'll be able to build. This contract into the 2027 budget. So with that, have been answering any questions. Thank Deputy comes to question councils. Any one of the owners? Could this be
proposal? 3.43 Seeing no truth motion. It's given you not just accept it. Just okay. So we're good. Next proposal. 3, 51 2025 is revised. Covid saw this event and Apple Marin County by adding a new chapter 8 wedding. Obviously the creation of designated outdoor refreshment area speaking to this proposal. Also, Nelson, thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN, with your request with your consent I'd like to here. I'd like to present both on 3. 51 3.52 subject to a couple amendments that would offer after the presentation of that works for you. The motion via just just that works for you for process Wise. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Members of the room. Thank you. Members of the rules and Public Policy Committee tonight we're going
hear to proposals, proposals, 3, 51 3.52 as amended will walk through those specific amendments in the presentation as well as first and not to be overly repetitive in this presentation. But the reason that we have 2 proposals is that because the city of Indianapolis does not currently have a regulatory framework for designated outdoor refreshment areas in our So proposal 3.51 establishes the rules and processes for all potential door as and the city of Indianapolis and proposal 3.52 establishes the specific rules and processees for a proposed Dora in the neighborhood Irvington which is in District 14. So again, this would be Irvington door would be the first door in the city of Indianapolis. Not the first in
Marion County. There's one in speedway and then if a future community and working with counselor wanted to bring forward a or a proposal, this committee or relevant committee would just see one proposal. So part of the reason why we're doing this together, it's because we're you've been starting from square one in this process for the city of Indianapolis. Next slide. Please. So by way of door again, a designated outdoor refreshment area allows individuals who are at least 21 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages from approved vendors and establishments and carry them outside to be consumed within the door boundaries. The Dora statues again set by the state requires that the city adopt an ordinance establishing the Dora that will be submitted to
the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and then door. It has to include a number of components, a map of the refreshment area, the boundaries of the refreshment area, the location of proposed designated retail permittees and temporary vendors. A statement that the refreshment areas consistent with municipal zoning ordinance, the number spacing and type of signage to be used in the Dayton hours of I of operation and important note on door is is that there can be no more than 7 Doris established in a given municipalities. So for the consolidated city with our 4 excluded cities, right. Each one of those excluded cities could have 7. Doris and the city of Indianapolis 7 doors.
So Dora allows an individual to walk in and out. With a beverage in a designated area that that the business themselves MAY not be selling. So next slide, please. Doors are also consistent with existing open container laws. So doors are a natural extension of existing state law that allows individuals to carry an alcoholic beverage in its original container out of the premise, including an individual's own home and consume in public. That includes if you were going to liquor store or if you are going to establishment that allows carry out. You or your own home so long as that is in its original container, you can go wherever you'd like in public. Additionally, original manufacturers of an alcoholic beverage are permitted to sell their products in open containers for public consumption under special
event permits. So if any of you have visited our neighborhood during the Halloween festival, you'll notice that. There are a number of breweries who come serve their products and you can walk. Around the designated area under the special event permit with and open container because they are the original manufacturer of that product. So Doris Streamline this process for brick and mortar businesses. Allows businesses in a designated area to do these other things. So next slide, please. There are 46 operating Doris across Indiana. So what's also important to note is much of our proposals pose 3 51 3.52 We have a model legislation and 43 other
communities. There 3 communities that have to Doris. 43 other communities we have 43 other examples. And 43 other data sets to indicate how these are working and how we design legislation accordingly. So next slide, please. So again, the first proposal proposal 3.51 as amended and will walk through the specifics of the amendment. A few slides. So this lays out the city process for internal approvals. So we really wanted in designing this and working really closely with the city on one with the internal process to look like we wanted to not create and administrative burden on our city county agencies who are in charge of signing off on multiple of internal processes. And we wanted to ensure that the District Councilor has is the
one leading the way on these projects. But they're working with the business community and the community, but that they are the ones bringing forward proposals to the council to establish stories and their community. So I cannot establish a 3.51 becomes local ordinance. I cannot establish that door anywhere else other than district 14. So 3.51, you as you read through this establishes again, this is the internal process for how we do this. The basic set of rules that the atc requires us to include. But few things that I want to be put. I want to point out because I think it's very important. In the It does not allow for unlimited. You start taking taking beverages in and out of businesses so listed here. You'll see that
you have a combination of these 3 volumes of beverage rights of 16 ounces of beer. 12 ounces of wine. Mixed drink. No more than 10 ounces. 2 ounces liquor and some combination of 2 of those. So I cannot go into a designated permittee. By a dozen beers and walk out with them. I'm permitted to do 2 of those things. Next slide. Please. Signage must be posted on exits. Exits have each designated permit tea and within the public right away of each pedestrian exit of the door. So what that means is that if I am a designated permittee, am selling alcoholic beverages. If I choose to participate in the Dora that I had, that the sign my entrance and exits indicating that I am participating and then there are signs placed around the borders of the Dora that say
you are now entering and exiting the door. And as I just indicated, no business is obligated to participate in the store. So that means we could go through this whole process of creating Irvington Dora, no countries to participate. There's a whole secondary process after this, which will get to that requires businesses at that point to say we are going to participate in the door. And we've structured this that all costs must be covered by the applicant by the business community. So I think the business community sees this as an investment. Think we should see it as an investment, but there's not an additional taxpayer burden on funding the signs and the trash cans associated with the Dora. And we've also built in some penalties in the events that there are ordinance violations. Any of these
things that we've indicated, right, those are listed here to provide an extra level of accountability and these designated outdoor refreshment area. So next slide, please. So on your desk, there is an amendment to proposal 3.51 and it does 2 things. Caught one little thing that. Clarifies first the sanitation plan is that on the responsibility of the applicant. We have that in 3.52 But we also want to that 3.51 And in working again, we worked very closely with the city on this provides for additional clarification on the use of glass containers and outdoor dining areas, but not in the Dora. So you MAY have a business in the Dora that has an outdoor patio. We want to be able to allow those businesses to continue to serve, maybe a beverage in a glass container. But that
doesn't apply to the door itself. So you're still physically outside. They are not participating in the door. So we had some language that clarified that. Next slide, please. So that's 3.51 So those are the rules that are again, are going to apply to all 7 potential door as in the city of Indianapolis. Now you get to come to district 14 and we're going to talk about a door in Irvington. So again, this establishes the rules and processes specific to the curving to door. So what's important is all the things we talked about. 3.51, they apply. Plus a whole lot of other things. So again, 3.51 applies. Trash. Designated permittees are businesses you choose to participate. Moses, all trash cans in front of their establishments, cans and maintain cleanliness around their business and within the
door, the responsibility of keeping the community safe the community clean is on the businesses. Safety. We have allowed impd to have broad authority to intervene if necessary and establish additional rules. Should they be needed? They don't have to come in front of this council. They can unilaterally do that. We want to stay out of public safety officials way if something that we do not anticipate what happened does happen and these proposals don't attempt to nor can they present atc to state a it's a it's a state regulator. Tc still oversight ultimate authority over any establishment in the door, serving alcohol hours of operation would be functional in open during normal business hours. These entrance and exit signs would be installed around the boundaries of the
Dora. Businesses again. But the designated permittees are required to have that sticker. That sign at the entrance and the exits of their establishment saying, hey, we are participating and other businesses to maybe a retailer whose in the Dora right MAY say we want to participate and we could put they could put a sign of their choosing on their establishment. Containers and cups. So there has to be a standard cup using the Dora and the designated permittees or to use a non glass, not plastic. And non breakable container. So next slide, please. Candace. So the Second Amendment that we will consider tonight is does a number of things. First, there
was kind of up to the clerical error. That was some numbering. But you will see risk in that numbering right. But amendment to address is community concerns and feedback related to the introduced proposed map and the types of containers to be used in proposed Irvington Dora. So the first map and with those will be some of the next slides was the footprint of their events and Halloween festival. We have now narrowed that down to just be the business District of Irvington. So if you've been in, if you Bend Irvington before, if you've participated. And contributed our community and that way, you understand that they're to businesses, strict swan, washing street one on and they're connected by Ottoman Road. That is the door. So
this residential inclusion has been significantly reduced and minimize to ensure the Dora still remains functional and signage languages. Revised accordingly. And the business community has already made a commitment to use. 9 last known place. Second on breakable containers, aiea recyclable or compostable containers and this amendment formalizes that commitments. He's already commitment to business community in show of good faith to make this work has made this community commitment. This amendment just formalize the staff. Next slide. Please. So there has been a great deal of community engagement on this proposal. We have worked in collaboration with their feet and business community and community leaders to ensure a positive outcome for the neighborhood in your packets,
you have letters of support from the Irvington Business Association, the Historic Urban Community Council who represents who serves as the designated neighborhood organization for the Neighborhood Irvington Development Organization, which is our local cdc. We also have had positive conversations and letters of consent are coming from into United Methodist Church. Irving, the Presbyterian Church, George Julian's school. 57, we've also discussed this in depth with the umc preschool. The Irvington branch of the of the Public Library. And we've held 2 public meetings, one in SEPTEMBER and one just last week of this year. Next slide, please. We also have been working very closely again
with the city to ensure that this the can make sense that we have rules and regulations a process, the boundaries conform to other local aren't ordinances and to minimize administrative burden and allow individuals who are responsible for doing these things to do their jobs. This includes d-Md. This is a neighborhood services for those in the audience. That's not formally known as Code Enforcement. The Department of Public Works impd, including both the administration and the East District commander, the Office of Corporation Counsel, which is our city, which is the city's lawyer and the mayor's office. Next slide. Please. Why a Dora in Irvington. The goal of a nerd
of the Dora intervention to support. It's just sport Irvington striving Main Street entertainment district by leveling the playing field, streamline the regulatory process for small business owners in the neighborhood. Many of our small business owners who are participant want to participate in this live in the neighborhood. But specifically is going to be a huge benefit for community events like First Fridays Irvington Halloween festival. Irvington Pride which is from my understanding only neighborhood base pride celebration in our city. The holiday open house can see Patrick's Day daily operations. And colleagues. I want to really clear on this next point, establishing a Dora is not an attempt to create a bar crawl seen in Irvington. Why it's not part of the neighborhoods. Culture.
The community does not want that. Businesses do not want that. The counselor who represents district 14, I do not want that. While there are a number of safety and accountability measures in place htc's ability to continue to regulate these establishments. Impd is flexibility step in any given time and establish a safety plan that they see fit code enforcement's ability to issue code violations and ordinance violations and myself. I still also have the ultimate authority to introduce a proposal and rescind the door itself. Think it's important that all of these measures are in place. The objective is not to create a bar crawl scene. And ultimately, again, if you've been Irvington, you will know that this is a community that holds everyone
accountable. All of the time. I also want to emphasize because we are talking about serving alcoholic beverages that we do not have a public intoxication or overserving problem in our community. That is why our community overwhelmingly he's supportive of this. And you know why? Because they trust our business community. That is the truth. And I understand this can be a difficult topic at times. But I want to be really clear on what we're trying to do here. And that to level the playing field and the regulatory burden on our brick and mortar businesses in our community so they can spend their time reinvesting in our community, focus on helping our community grow instead of filling out paperwork and paying the state permit fees. So next, yes, this was the map that you
would have seen in 3.51 introduced. Excuse me. This was and then Candace next slide. This is attachment b alright attachment a revised. So again, we've cut out. That kind of Western got. Of original Dora and emphasize again when you come to our community, this is how we connect the business district to itself. Already the red border is the dashed line is the border blue dots on this on the map, Cate, where those entrance and exit signs will be located. The Green is location for temporary locations and then the orange text are. Inclusive of all of the businesses in our district that have some sort of some sort of liquor license, beer, wines, spirits or combination
of the 3. So next, I'm next slide. This is not necessarily required for the ordinance by us wonder, share with you all like our business community is is is thinking about this the signs and cups will then and eventually be be revised just kind of an idea of what how other communities have done this and how are small businesses are thinking about this? Also? Next slide, please. So as part of the application process, we also have to again, we passed the proposal and then we kind of start all over again. And we go then to all these businesses who MAY want to participate and we have them indicate, hey, I want to participate that receives city approval. And then that goes to the atc in a package that
also include consent forms from the 2 churches the school that are within 200 feet of the border of the door. Excuse me. Next slide. Please. So tonight we hear this in public rules and public policy. This will go to the full Council on Monday and then the timeline is a little unknown. Only because we have to take all those materials with the package them together. We submit them to atc. Atc, then reviews that application. And after they approve that application, if they do, we work with dpw to ensure that signs and trash cans are installed and the businesses then have to put those again those window clings those signs on their establishments and then the door opens and becomes operational in talking with the business community.
Once we kind of get to that final step, our objective is to kind of when we see what the process MAY look like after that kind of pick a date that we say that the door is operational so that we're communicating with our community, that the door is now functional. So with that, MISTER CHAIRMAN that concludes the presentation. And I'd be ready offer amendments if you are ready. Thank you. Just know some comments or questions from. It was a committee. On these 2 proposals. Council room. Thank you. I just have one quick questions. Concern the incentives and looking at the map. So Audubon Road that feel like if I get apparent that Jack Ma and I've decided get caught out strange bird, I can walk down Audubon either side
of the street and that'll that's correct. Just back from you. That's been some of the the back and forth ensuring that that would be compliant order to do that. Yes, that's correct. Libby Lewis, thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN, thank you. Council Nelson for your presentation. Just question of clarity. Slide 8 around safety says impd would have broad authority to intervene if necessary. Curious why you feel the need to put that in there because there's an impd currently have the authority to do that. Yes, certain to thank you. Thank you. Leader Louis. So in the state statue, provides the option for the community and working together with impd to create a safety plan. One of the again, one of the points to emphasize is we don't have these some of these
issues right now. And so there wasn't a need to put together a safety plan. But what we want to be able to say is impd. If we get to the point, you know, I hope that we're working together to solve any potential problems. But we were stepping out of your way. So no other regulatory burden is being put on the police department to comply Yes. So yeah. Maintains their broad authority. Yes, thank you. Thank you. MADAM Leader, comments or ques, some councils on these to proposals by council Nielsen. You ready for public comment. You got the amendment. You want amend its first want to get out. So. MR. CHAIRMAN, I move to amend proposal. 3.51 Amendment 3.51 I move to amend section. Sections. 8.20, Dash, 105 and Section 8.20, dash 106
proposal. Number 3, 51 2025. By adding the underline language to reads follows. And on Page 2, it is the language containing class containers and the outdoor dining areas. Most are probably move is second none of counselors. The train to motion on the do a roll call vote amendment is on to other one time. All those in say Aye. Aye. Those oppose. Council Nielsen. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN. You want to go amend proposal do now? Correct? Okay. Thank you, sir. I move to amend proposal to 52. I move to amend sections. 8.20, dash, 2, 0, 2, 8.20, dash, 205, in a 20 dash, 209, a proposal to number 3. 52 2025, I believe the language that has stricken through and adding that underlie language
to read as follows updates are boundaries, according to the updated map, updates signage. According to updated map, makes conforming changes to numbering hand, makes the container slash Cups amendment that I mentioned my presentation as well. Mostly probably moved and seconded to amend 3.52 Comments or counts on the amendment. Seeing most. Probably the second of all those effects coming by saying Aye, aye. Those polls. Motion carries council mills. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN with that, I think the move on to public comment. Thank you as clerks. Want to read the statement for the public comment. Thank you, MR. Chair before we open the Florida public comments, we would like to remind committee members and the public of a
few ground rules so everyone can have a fair chance to speak and be heard. It is important that we each observed the following rules first, each speaker will be limited to 2 minutes. Second, any public comments must reasonably relate to the agenda item under consideration. 3rd speakers who stray from the item under consideration or become unduly repetitious MAY be asked to move on to their next point or conclude their comments. Finally attendees who caused disruptions that prevent the committee from proceeding through tonight's agenda in a reasonably effective manner will be removed. Please remember that some types of threatening speech or enticement of violence are not protected by the First Amendment at all. We will deal with those issues if they come
up. But we do not think they will. And now MISTER Chair, if a committee member asked for consent to adopt these rules, we can't foresee to public comments. Thank you. Thank you as clerk. Thank you. Council is MISS You have a list of those assigned him to speak to these proposals. MR. Chair. We do have a couple people signed up. Means in a will come forward, please. I'm read the first couple. Thank you. Is that okay? Absolutely. Thank you. Kerry Shia there. Can do, Carrie. Yeah. Cell. Cleared. Searched the Internet for the record. My name is Kerry Shake owner of the snug. I'm reading a statement from my business partner, Jim. And Oh, no, that's not who cannot be here tonight. Good evening. My name is Jim Arnold and I am both a resident of Irvington and one of the owners of this. I care
deeply about Irvington and the small businesses that make it unique over the past months, I have had a chance to speak with many neighbors and business owners about the Irvington Dora. There have been many questions as we have had the opportunity to explain and clarify the Dora, its support has been consistent and through stick. Irvington already has incredible festivals events and small businesses that give our neighborhood its charm along patrons to purchase alcoholic beverages from licensed establishments and enjoy them responsibly within the clearly defined area helped right foot traffic support local businesses and create a more engaging and walkable environment. Communities across Indiana have seen clear benefits after establishing similar districts and Irvington deserves the same opportunity to grow. Adore. It isn't about creating disorder. It's about creating
opportunity. It's about supporting local entrepreneurs, bringing more people into our neighborhood and making our offense even more successful. I encourage you to support her victim store. Thank you. Jim wrote. Mixed. Thank you. Your name for the record. Please. My name is Derrick Kendall. I've lived in Irvington for more than 10 years. And in that time. I've seen how hard it is for small businesses, not just open their doors but to stay open. I've watched wonderful shops and restaurants come and go and I know how brutal that cycle can be for owners to pour their lives into this neighborhood. I've also attended every Halloween festival. The Saint Patrick's Fest and just about every community event or tennis hosted all those years. Consistently seen how responsible community-minded
and self policing our neighborhood is we show up. We support each other and we take care of our space. For me. Bringing a door during tennis simply the next logical step. And giving our small businesses and additional tool to thrive. What are small businesses succeed? It strengthens neighborhood vibrancy, walkability. Safety and the overall desirability of the east side. I understand that some people have concerns about alcohol. Those experiences are valid and no one is here. Dismissing them. But policy can't be shaped around meeting the needs of every individual who has been impacted by alcohol because that list is endless. What is harmful is one individual experiences are used to stifle innovation, hold back local growth or create fear when it is not warranted. Irvington
has proven time and time again that we can handle large crowds, celebrations and open container events responsibly. We have a strong support system in place from businesses to neighborhood organizations that will address any issues that arise. I want to thank city County counselors for their efforts to bring adored her Benton and make the East side a first Indianapolis. I'm here today because I fully support it. And I believe our neighborhood is more than ready. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. You name for the record. Please. Yeah, I am Kerry. Isil. I'm in Irvington resident as well. And also the director of the region Halloween festival and have been for the last 6 years. You have a letter of unanimous support from the Irvington Community Council, which is the organization that first
the festival each year. But I wanted to share as the festival director. How excited I am about the potential the door provides for the neighborhood and most importantly, for small businesses for such an important partners of the success of the festival. Each year. We welcome more than 60,000 people to our neighborhood. If you haven't come that you should. Put it calendar. We have not had any reported issues of public intoxication or unruly behavior and years or at least that I've been aware of due to a large part of the close partnership that we have with law enforcement and the hard-working attention of our small businesses. Small businesses continue to be trusted partners and have demonstrated that they are invested in the success and safety of our community. This proposal will allow them to benefit even more from the festival events. Irvington has
an incredibly strong and engage neighborhood and our small business community is a large part of what makes that very, very special. We've been in conversation with counts, counselor Nielsen for months now about this idea and how it affects and benefits the neighborhood and in particular how Halloween festival. I'm excited to stand in support of this proposal and very excited to see all of you at the 80th annual Halloween festival next OCTOBER. As clerk, additional 3 more names, please. Julie Wood out. Lennay Carol. Kyla Thompson, they've gear. Thank you, MR. Welcome. Hi, MISTER Chair remainder of the counselors. Thank you so much for hearing this issue and having us tonight. I am Carol, I am a 6 year resident of Irvington as someone who poor time money and mostly heart into our store, Coleman neighborhood and his house is
on the border of the door. I fully support this initiative, but I'm also hears the vice PRESIDENT Of the region development organization to speak on behalf of our support for the proposed Dora. And I'd like to remind the members that have a lot of our support in front of you. I do has been serving Irvington for over 20 years, focusing on the nexus of community and business support. We have supported initiatives and led initiatives such as planning and funding our streetscape getting or eaten accepted as the first Main Street for Indianapolis and also most recently designated as a cultural district. These are big wins for our neighborhood and for our cultural corridor. And it's critical that the Irving to can community continues to capitalize on this momentum. And we think the door allows for that. I do is work with our businesses to response both to responsibly
roll out new ideas before our organization was at the front of advocating to bring the first burry to our neighborhood. Black acre. And we all grew to love that we assisted in getting the first 3 way liquor license in the neighborhood and the community did express concerns about these initiatives. But we listen and rolled them out responsibly since then the pros. This is have proven what an absolute asset asset they are to our neighborhood and that leap of faith that our neighborhood took. Let us to the successes that we see today. Residents from all over the city comes to serving 10 to dine at our award-winning restaurants and bars and shopping are unique shops. Our streets are full of neighbors walking to get a bite to eat or meet friends for drinks are home values are improving and families or even moving back from the suburbs. This is because others are learning what a serving Tony ins
already know and cherish. We are community looks out for each other and our neighborhood and we are devoted to our history and our vibrancy. We are people who love to brag that we can walk to coffee the library and a handful of schools and multiple award-winning restaurants at me. Okay. So for those this is what I do is confident that the store is the right way for the neighborhood and an opportunity cut red tape for small businesses to continue to drive. Thank you so much. And your name, please. Hi, my name is Kayla Thompson. I am a 30 year resident Irvington. And I have to piggyback on what ms Carroll said and exactly what MISTER Kendall just said to all of us. I've
seen a lot of changes. Come in. Go in. Happening in Irving 10. All of them being positive. Especially when it comes to the businesses that are serving alcohol. I know this, Carol, just talked about the 3 way license. That was a huge, huge hurdle that we all crossed when that took place. A lot of attitude was the sky's going to fall and there's going to be all kinds of people roaming around drunk in the parking lot. None of that's happened. None of those things have taken place in Irvington at all with any business ever that has been serving alcohol in the last 29 years. So I just want just reiterate and say, COUNCILMAN Nielsen has really, really put
forth a lot of effort for all of this for our community, for our businesses to be ixic c'est full. And I think that he deserves all of our support and I hope the city looks at us and support us as well. Thank you. Thank you so much. My name is David Garrett. And I'm here with my wife, Susie. We have been residents of Irving 10 for 34 years. We live in one of the old historical houses. We have been on the home tour twice. We have been heavily involved attend as community. The I will point out that the original area of the door was over 50% residential and the current area. The proposal with the amendment still goes down a residential section which is all in row. Next point. So why wasn't the community given time to
express opinion? We've heard from other speakers that we've worked on it for months. One of the owners, one of the business owners himself told we've known about this for a year. Early NOVEMBER as when a lot of us first heard about this, the first public meeting that we attended was last Tuesday. So but there's a zoning request. You've all seen those little signs that go out. That's a public hearing. We didn't have that for this. We are historical area. If you have a Hearst, Oracle change, you have to send out notices to neighbors in the fire department for them to come to a hearing. None of that happens here. We
are very confused about why the community wasn't given had a quick time. To express their concerns. The council the next point is I will point out counselor Nelson did Express from the Methodist Church, that there was positive indication. I personally know that they have not given approval. They have not voted on a few more seconds, sir, from so. '01, why can't we do? This is a special permit. Why does it have to through 65 and the next point is our request is this be delayed? At least 60 days to give the community a time to talk about understand what's going on. You've heard a lot of people that have set a were for it. But the community has not had time to weigh in on Thank you very much for your time. Thank
you for your comments. Are. As clerk few mornings. Rubin and Vicki flack, Neil Warner and Julie Slaughter, thank you so much. My name is Ruben Flack and I'm here because this door has been pushed forward forward far too quickly and fairly in my opinion. Residents were not given real notice or time policy affecting entire neighborhood was moved in about 30 days with no mail notices, know flyers and no direct outreach. Most people only heard about it through Facebook or word of mouth. This is not transparency. This is advancing something before the public. Even those as it exists. The one neighborhood meeting that allow questions gave or it isn't just 20 minutes total for a change. This large affecting family schools, churches in our
library. The process is simply not been fair. In my opinion and others as well. Second enforce Mont. Under this current proposal is impossible. Irvington already faces crime challenges that the East and north have even higher crime. Expanding public alcohol some of these areas without a funded inforcement strategy creates predictable risk. Adding alcohol statistically increases crime by itself alone. Adore requires. They're really monitoring the boundary compliance com. A cup misuse intoxication. Outside alcohol, littering, disorderly behavior, underage drinking and drinking and driving. Yes, this troublesome yet. This proposal includes no dedicated impd officers are no dedicated security. Impd East East District is busy. Without guaranteed enforcement. The burden falls on businesses and residents who are not trained to handle intoxicated or
dangerous behavior. The door without enforcement becomes a 365 day. Unmanaged alcohol zone. Because notice was inadequate because enforcement is unworkable. And because this risk is significant or g to remake a recommend denial of the store. But if aisles now is if the Niles not consider today, I asked for at least 60 more days for proper more public input. And if approval is being considered, I request limiting the door strictly to major Urban Council approved approved events not year round. This would drastically reduces the risk while line participation during planned Thank you. Thank you comment, Sir. Many will come forward. I only
learned about the door project under a camp where I live it suddenly from a short network news broadcast around the first week of NOVEMBER. I kept hearing the phrase we will be proud. We have been working. We and we and I wondered who to we, I talked to my neighbors and I knew about it. For 2 days, I walked a business trip and talk to any owners are shopkeepers that were available and found only 2 new at Predator summit heard the name didn't know what it meant. It became clear during the most recent community Council meeting in Irvington. While there have been no outreach meetings, fires tailings, a center on the subject. Info and opinion. We're not. Especially welcome.
Why only sport if businesses, many of whom the owners do not live in Irving, only 7 selling alcohol. There are Residents in Erin Tenn. So view out of 11,000. Also noteworthy is the scheduling of the pardon meetings and hearings during the holiday season. If working on it for such a long time. Boyne now. The reason seems obvious and why would we ask? Or an extension? Very reason. We would ask for that. Hard to know how many people affected by proposition MAY not even yet know about it. I can speak from my experience. I lost 2 wonderful neighbors this summer because of issues we already have in the neighborhood. I'm sorry. If
anybody. Doesn't like to hear that. But I know what happens where live. We have seen an increase and late night pedestrian traffic. Homeless problems, trash including empty liquor bottles and cans. My neighbor adopted 2 blocks of our street and he could vouch for that. The last straw gunfire in front of our house. Our homes last summer. It the last straw for these couples say plan to stay there, have their families there. We could get no police response. So its hard to imagine how they're going to come and see it too. Any violation of the door Also, I've seen a man. Was this represent couple more seconds. A few more seconds. It's not just my times over. You're fine with just a few
more seconds. Yes, please se. Again, a few more seconds, please. Sorry. Sorry. So I think there's a little reverberation here, So we all have already have problems and it's hard to see how more public intoxication can possibly help that. I've seen the revised district plan. I don't think it will take 2 minutes for people figure out where the shortcuts are. That would be where I live. Julian and Johnson Street. You know, there's been time about not wanting this to dish up, As I do almost real quickly. I go on it should be a bar plan itself facilitating exactly that. Thank you so much. We appreciate coming Up next was
cleared. Thank you so much, ma'am. My name is Neil Warner and I started a restaurant in Irvington called Strange Bird in 2019. And I've been living there like Us 10 years or so. I support the door. I think it's important to recognize what it is and what it isn't. This is going to streamline the regulatory framework for. Businesses like mine during those big if you've gone to the Irvington Halloween festival, you MAY have been confused that you could get a beer upon Washington from one of the breweries that came into the neighborhood and walk around with that. But then you would go down to our friends at the snow. And have to stay within some certain area with you with you are Cupp to do that. So. Another reason that
I support this is and I want to echo my friend, Alicia, couldn't be here tonight, who owns a record store across from us. The Irvington Dora for us in particular at Strange Bird. It's going to be helpful for some of those events. But we're particularly interested in the way that it's going to be able to connect us to our neighbors who also have businesses here in the community. Alicia, as indicated that she's interested in participating and so she can put a little sticker on the door that says, hey, if you want to get a beer at the or a cocktail, it's strange. Bird and coming here and shop. You can't. And in that way, I view this proposal as something that enhance is Irving tons to appeal to. Walkability going from business to business and seeing what we have to offer in our neighborhood. I've To
see that was quick. I've been really honored to see that strange bird has grown to have a reputation beyond the neighborhood. And I'm really grateful to be able to tell guests when they come Hey, check out the rest of what the neighborhood has to offer. And this is going to support that. Thank you so much. We're going in for the record, please. Yes, my name is too loose I am a. 26 year. Resident of Irvington. I came here not necessarily to speak against the Dora, but just to ask for more time. And the reason I want to ask for more time is because in talking with about number of the people in my neighborhood, no one to wear it. And I think. The fact that people aren't aware of it,
they MAY feel blindsided. I think it's important that the businesses that are concerned or the individuals who would benefit from it that they communicate with the neighborhood. We are a very tight-knit neighborhood. But as I lived there many years and I lived in Irvington a move to serving 10. We had issues with the Butler and the Easton. The reputation wasn't so great but was always been a wonderful, wonderful community. And I think very quickly, a reputation of the neighborhood can change and we don't want to happen with the concept of the Dora is people don't have accurate information if they don't feel that they've had time to have input. The concerns I
personally have are more data driven. Do we have data from other jurisdictions in state or out of state? Does this affect our homeowners insurance? Does this affect value of our homes? What are those really, really important issues that do affect homeowners in this area and businesses. So I guess what I would need where are the data? Where is the data that helps us feel secure about this coming to our neighborhood? Because for many of us, the one big value we have to ask that we have is our home. So if if we can get that high potential nation, get that to the community in an open forum. So people know that this is ok or this is something to be concerned about. So I would ask or echo those who wanted a little more time for community involved. That's Thank you. Thank you so much. Member coming down
speaking. If anyone else was cooler. Thank you. Council Nelson. Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN. I would ask that my colleagues support both proposals evening. I had the privilege of representing a very engaged neighborhood. There's always a desire for more engagement. There's always a want for more. I I do want to emphasize that there has been a robust. Engagement process on this. I recognize that as it applies to. Zoning decisions, the notices notices mailed that not a requirement under the Dora, but understand that that MAY have been a preference to neighbors. But nonetheless, this has been done with substantial community engagement. And as I have committed we've been
working on this as a committed when we introduce this, as I've said in community meetings. I ultimately will be the one responsible for the success or the failure of the Dora. And this community has my commitment that if anything goes pour le that we cannot address immediately that we will take the appropriate actions we need to. This is an opportunity for our community to lead. And MISTER CHAIRMAN, I would ask that moved passage. Thank you. I actually make a motion. I'm sorry. Yeah. MR. CHAIRMAN, I move that we send proposal 3.51 Has amended full council with the do pass recommendation Trump has been moved seconded. MADAM Leader. Well, think National Council male stand on slide 10 and a community gauge. You have about 9 organizations. Signed up on a letter of support, if you will. How many individuals to spy represents
with an if you have roughly how many individuals attended the 2 public meetings that you I'm working on it. You know, a Counselor in to hand 60 over. So between the organizations I have 30, 45 close to 50 community leaders and respective of both community meetings there. 35 35 attendees. I will also say that I have received a great deal of engagement via phone calls and emails and I have been advertising this in discussing this thoroughly and monthly newsletters for for for months now say feel like you had your confident that she had the support of the community, 100%. Thank you, MISTER CHAIRMAN. Thank Council. Thank Lose Councilor Thank you, MR. CHAIRMAN. This is actually done it to be wait for it. Yes, okay. So have we
looked that the data are cause that her with the community said that they were concerned about the safety and, you know, the shootings. So have we looked that to see if this is a success for the community in speedway? Yeah, so actually we had a member of Vinton Community Council. Do some of this lifting and and she found that kind of pre and post Dora that the business district there on on Main Street had one additional are 2 additional runs. Over a period of time. And that they could attribute to that period of time, not necessarily attributing to behavior in the door. And that's one of the challenges with some of the data as well. Thank you. Also comments or questions. Mostly probably moved and seconded. MISTER Clerk and a roll call
vote. Please. Absolutely. Thank you, MR. Chair. Councilor Renee. Counsel Alan Yay. Council Brown. I. Castle Lewis. Lewis, I castle Maori. Also Nelson. Yes, CHAIRMAN Robinson Robinson. I thank you, MR. Chair proposal passes as a mandate. Thank you, Thank you. Council members and those came down because you didn't think you MR. CHAIRMAN, that cousin MR. CHAIRMAN, I move that we send the proposal 3.52 as amended to the full council to do pass recommendation thank thank you the most probably the second the roll call vote elsewhere. Thank you, MISTER Chair Counselor and MAY I castor Alan. I Brown. I councilor Lewis Lewis, I council Maori. Kelso Nelson. Yes, CHAIRMAN Robinson Robinson, I thank you, MR.
Chair proposal passes as