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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
REPORT
Report #:
May 22, 2001
CS-16-01
File #-J3ai-
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Meeting:
General Purpose and Administration Committee
Date:
By-law #
Subject:
Building Safer Communities Through Cooperative Enforcement
City of Windsor Resolution # GPLL2000-6556
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report No. CS-16-01 be received; and;
2. THAT Council endorse The City of Windsor Resolution GPLL2000-6556 with
respect to changes in the Liquor Licence Act; and,
3. THAT The City of Windsor, Region of Durham, Durham Regional Police Services
and the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations be advised.
1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 At the February 26, 2001 Council Meeting, correspondence from the City of
Windsor regarding their resolution (See attachments #1 and #2) with respect to
changes to the Liquor Licence Act was referred to the Community Services
Department.
1 .2 Community Services staff have contacted the Clerk's Department of the City of
Windsor to determine the application to the Municipality of Clarington.
1.3 The City of Windsor advises there is no application to Special Occasion Permits
as administered by our Municipality, however, The City of Windsor does
experience several issues with establishments with permanent Liquor Licenses
as issued by the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations.
1.4 The City of Windsor advises as they are a municipality located on an
international border with the United States, they experience difficulties in
administering the Liquor Licence Act where non-residents are in attendance in
local establishments. The police are reluctant to lay individual minor charges to
non-residents; therefore infractions of the serving establishments are not
recorded nor enforceable under the Liquor Licence Act particularly as they apply
to Serving Minors and Serving to the Point of Intoxication.
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1.5 In order to address the local issues in Windsor, the City has worked with the
Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations to develop a program titled
Building Safer Communities Through Cooperative Enforcement. (See press
release Attachment #3. A complete copy of the program is available from the
Community Services Department).
1.6 Staff from the Community Services Department met with the Durham Regional
Police Services to determine if there was a similar issue in Clarington.
1.7 Subsequently, staff from the Clerks Department also met with Durham Regional
Police Services regarding this issue and the matter of Liquor Licence infractions
at serving establishments within Clarington.
1.8 Staff members were advised that while Clarington does not experience issues to
the same degree and level of Windsor, there always remains concern with the
service of alcoholic beverages.
1.9 Senior Officers of the Durham Regional Police Services - Clarington Community
Office would propose the implementation of a similar program for Building Safer
Communities Through Cooperative Enforcement in the Region of Durham; and,
as such, would request endorsement of the Windsor Resolution in order that the
program may be introduced to the agencies responsible for enforcement within
the Region.
2.0 COMMENT
2.1 While there is no direct application or municipal responsibility for this program,
the Durham Regional Police Services would recommend a proactive approach
towards cooperative enforcement of Liquor Licence issues within the Municipality
as well as within the Region of Durham. As such, The Municipality of Clarington
endorsement and support of The City of Windsor resolution would provide
additional impetus towards this initiative.
Reviewed by,
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Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Chief Administrative Officer
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ATTACHMENT #1 TO REPORT CS-16-01
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THE CITY OF WINDSOR
D&1'AJn1IIllI'tI' OJ' COUNCIL !lIIIMCES AND CITY CUIX
GEO:aGE A. WILIUr.I. P. ENG.
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TO ALL ONTARIO CITIES:
Dear Sir and/or Madam;
R.e: BulldiDa S.&r Commlllwtles
Windsor City council at its mectilll held January 29, 2001 considered the aUldled
report and adopted the following resolution with respect to c:bangcs to the Liquor Licence
Act:
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Ac:t.ing CollUDillslOtlel of Council Services and City Clerk
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Att.
l'hot tM Minister of COlUl/mer and CommercieJ Relaticms BE
PETITIONED to move forward wIt" the proposed changes to the Liquor Licence
Act as Ol/tlIned i" the DiJcumon Paper elftlllea "BI/IIding Sapr CommWlltlel -
Safer Commrmirles ']'hrQugh Co-tlperative Enforcellllllft"; and further t1Nrt
Council ENDORSE the rWJmmendatlons of aClioll III the Building Safer
Com1l1U1liliel repfJrt; ond a copy of COlDK'il', reltllulifJII BE SENT to loedl
MoP.P. 'I, Large Urban Mayor'l CauCIU and lhe ASloclarian ofMllnfclpeJllles of
Ontario, 1M AJsoclotion of MlI1riclpal Ml1WJgers, Clerlrs '" Treasl/rers a/Ontario,
orulOntarlomunlclpolftlesforsupport, I .. ... .....
Your consideration and support of this resolution for an 8llleodment to the !r.t=~TlOh
LillClllOtl Act is appreeia.ted. i liCK. BY _~. ,~ . .-:-
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SAFER coMMUNITIES -SAFER COMMUNITIES THROUG"trC"a~" .-....-.. ... ...._-
OPERATIVE ENFORCEMENT' REFERRED TO IN TIlE ATl'ACIIEJr . ..~...._....f.._.___
REPORT IS AVAILABLE BY CAUJNG THE COUNCIL SER-VICES, ,.Sd9~~9:.
OFFlCE AT (519) 255-62\5,
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ATTACHMENT #2 TO REPORT CS-16-01
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Oft October 21. 1000. GIll ~oUPble Bab lluru:imllA. tdlnlllC' of Om~""" ami commen:ial b\adon1.
r.llutd . dJ~uJJlon ~' ",idtd "B\aildi.. Saf'tr ComImm1M'" Sahot Communi\11S ,",roup c~
opIfII'lYc ..Iotc_ ('"I'Y us\IId). Tho...... ouIl... . m.ill-Ju,d4Ilc.1ou1 _h I. ...In.$
wlth problsn1 liquor licence "\lbUshmen'.. It fwdm recomcIttUlS. tbM Iht LIt-'" LiccnclI' Ad hi
IlIlCI'Ided to inc:t"dc the rollQwin! ~hln"a.:.
1. nm Iiquell' 11"",.i'l nol bu. InIlertftl rip.:
z, nil lI10 ..._ or Ihc: III..hol A CamI., c_wl.. of ollllri. ... .11om lD co""."
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J. That dI. "*"'''''' .II..,...! III ,ulfll'lllI. ,...1<. or pll'. .0a'hloM Oil . liquor \i............ on
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~tllCass UtI vtrioUl issueJ raant I\\unk.;palili". "", re,<<t our:tmcs SlYIn J~ poIuionl thIl me
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COMMENTS:
lbc:..pan .1arly d..I. wllh lhl I,.... eurremly bel", (Kill b~ lb. CII)' .r wl.dso,. 'Ill< p.......d
.....ocImC1l~ lO,he Uq_ LIt,... A<t ",o.ld 1".,1y ....... ,c4. ..""uod....... i....... ..d III.
M'OCItion of liq,Llor I1UiMlnI. II 1'l'ould 111:0 live our "'lIfticipality mOR ell' II !SlY ~n the IHftl reprdln!
p...bl.m ....bU"'....... II;' ..... m:om-*d lIIal "'" loIl.II",', ..pon b. ......... ,nd t...hll..ha,
t~t MInh1er mike it I; ~lori1) to Imtttd thl U._tR Lkf"ce Ad ta inc.tude Ihe .fotcmcntiOlltd cltangt";
In ordet 10 ~ " I Jlriat'h)' ~ 1M Mlni30tt.,. it is bel"1 'fCOfIUIImde' lhlt & ~py or thy Counl;:lIl$
_\UdG. bo ltallO....' "''''L "'MO. .\Mcro. ud omvio ....n1clpoli'i.. f.' "'1'P""'.
RECOMMINDATIQltI
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JlfCPlsed chanp. 10. ",. Liquor \..tCCft= Act IS gudinod tn the OIJCUsston paptr eMIt," "Bllildlft' S.ri;'
C......I'le' _ s.r.. C_"i.. Thmotb C....,...... E.r......."'-' on' flanher tho! C...m:1I
END:OUE the rec.QQlItJaIP\ioft! of ll:tion 1ft .... Buil.ina Safrr Communities tepon:. ",'\II copy or
CoIlncll', IeIOllll\01l BE SENT \0 I..., MPPr, II>< ",...iad... .t My.iei!",';';" or Olll1lrlo, Iho
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ATTACHMENT #3 TO REPORT CS-16-01
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C~I for Province to Crick Down on Crime In BIl'll
TorontO _ October '9, 2000 - The Ontario govemm8!1t should addrellS IjJIl1Mng public concem about
drugs, vlole/lC1il and Illegal adMtles in bel'll, Ifter-holJrs clubs. boa%e cans III1d other IoeatlollS with tough
measures, accordIng to a reporlreleased tQd*y by Consumer and CoJ'lllllerclal Relations Mlnl$ter Bob
Runciman.
The teport, $ummertzlng Ideas from a provlnce-wlde conferene8. SuI/dIng Sa"" CfHllmun/flu, caRs for
the formation of III 'c:entrarlted unit' Involving the pollllll. the AIoohol and Gaming Comtniltion of Ontario
(AGCO) and other agencies from all three le~15 of government.
.oil The unit would co-ordlnale effort$ using provincial liquor regulations end fire and bUilding cadee to deal
<f w1thlHegal drug lrafflcklng, proctitution, money laundering and offenses against plV\lindal IlIV/ll hI are
tvlbllullUy OCC\Irrlng in lIcenSed premises ,cross OnlariO.
OltIer recomrnendalloM call for eXpanded powers to suspend and I'llvoke liquor Iieenc:ee, InIaling
1Ic8nces aa . 'privilege" not . 'right", InCl1Jased penalties and \he lIb1llly to hold landlords ICCO\Intable
and liable for RIegel adlvily occuntng on their property are allo urged,
" appreciate all the work that went Into antvlnljJ at thlIse recommendations," saki Runciman. ',.".,
licensed ..l8bllshrnenllhal allows il\eglll aetlvlly on \heir premtses should be put out of bualnesa. and if
the offense is S~II'iOUll enouoh. kept out of busln.5,'
"The recammendaijons In the BUIldIng $II"" eommunHlu report are In keeping wittl my belillf th8t all
levels of lJOVemmenl musl woril.logether to fight crime, wherever It appears," said S011cllor General David
Tsubouc:hi. "1100?I forMIrd to d..ling with these very imporlant concerns,"
Mlnitler Runciman has Inlll.tad a nrlltw of the Idsas and suggelllion, conllllnlld In the ..port with a view
to blOadenlnglSOlIl9 espeets of the Uquor LJcence ~ef, '
-We lIUpport the oovemm.ot's efforts to haw Iougher enforcement standards 10 ensure that criminals do
(101 operete oul of licensed pl1lmlses', said Teny MundeH, President of the Ontario Restauranl, Hotet and
Mo\IlII Aseoa.tIon.
While tile viIIsl majorlly of Uquor ncence holders operate resporIsibly Ilnd In the public Intllrllt, the Idees
In the 8ulldl", Safer CommunIties report ~ focused 011 "I<aeplng the bad g\1Y6 out". .1i",lgIhenlng lhe
'aovammenl's abiUly 10 close problem factnlles quicldy, and developing new enforcement torM.
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Ref: Justin Brown. Minister's Oftlce (418) 326-85115
Usa E1IIotl, Cornrnur.:callona Brancll (416) 326-8539
VISION: To pnIftIlII8 I lair, _. and InIVI1lIOd 1lIIlk__ wlllctllUfIpII"" a oo"'......~ 8CO"""" In 0nliIII0
MISSION : PtomallVolr~n 1ftIII'd\~ 6qUltablG,.or et.1nf0tm6 qliflo/a!lH una 600110""" CllllClIIITenIIIIe 111 0nIIriD
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