HomeMy WebLinkAbout18656 RES - 01/15/1985A RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING LEGISLATION WHICH PROHIBITS OR RESTRICTS
"HAPPY HOURS", AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, promotional activities aimed solely at encouraging
excessive drinking, as opposed to other kinds of promotional activities,
should be discouraged,and
WHEREAS, the number of accidents and in,lunes on the State's
highways and streets is largely attributable to drivers who have been
drinking alcoholic beverages;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS)
SECTION 1. The City Council strongly supports legislation by the
Texas Legislature to prohibit or restrict practices and/or promotional
activities which encourage the consumption of large quantities of alcoholic
beverages within a short period of time. Among those practices of
alcoholic beverage licensees and permitees which should be prohibited or
restricted are.
(a) offering or delivering free drinks to customers;
(b) delivering more than two drinks to a customer at one time,
(c) selling, offering to sell, or delivering to any person
drinks at a price less than the price regularly charged for
such drinks;
(0) selling, offering to sell, or delivering to any person
unlimited nueber of drinks during any set period of time for
a fixed price;
(e) s lung, offering to sell, er delivering drinks by the
pitcher, except to two or more persons at any one time;
(f) Increasing the volume of alcoholic beverages contained in a
drink without increasing proportionately the pn ce regularly
charged for such drink;
(0) a uraging o any licensed or permitted premises any game
o0, i volving drinking or [he awarding of drinks as
prizes, and n
advertising or promoting to any way any of the practices
described above.
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SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Corpus Christi
strongly urges the Legislature of the State of Texas to pas appropriate
legislation prohibiting or restricting such activities described above.
SECTION 3. That upon written request of the Mayor or five
Council members, copy attached, to find and declare angency due to the
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need to take immediate action to pre and protect merthe public health,
safety, and welfare, such finding fn s me n y de and declared
so that this resolution as passed hallt effect pan first reading
as an emergency measure this the .-day of 198A,
ATTEST
acnxd City Secre arA-'s— MAYOR 'A
t / THE CIT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED: w Y
IS,ti�OAY 0F'dtnEMHEA, 198/YS
T-6RUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By. C---ry
Assistapt
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Corpus Chr, st1,
/Sxday of .u.� . 1g8=
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasonsset forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance
or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or solutions at three
regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule
and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
MAYOR
THE C Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote.
Luther Jones
Betty H. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
Leo Guerrero
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
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City of Corpus Christi
Office a thety Manager
January 21, 1985
The Honorable Hugo Berlanga
speaker Pro 1,m
TeNaG House of Representatives
P 0 Bo, 2910
Austin, Texas 78769
Dear Speaker Pro Tem Berlanga
Attached is a copy of a resolution adopted by the Corp,. Christi City
Council which supports legislation prmhihiting or restricting the practice
or promotion of activities which encourage the consumption of large
quantities of alcoholic beverages within a short period of tlme Generally,
the practices most objectionable are the so called .happy hours..
Specifically, the opposition is directed no:
(a) offering or. delivering free driras to customers,
(b) delivering more than two drinks to a customer at one time,
(c) selling, offering to sell, or delivering to any person
drinks at a price less than the price regularly charged
for such drinks,
(d) selling, offering to sell, or delivering to any person
an unlimited number of drinks during any set perrod of
time for a fixed price,
(e) selling, offering to sell, or dellvering drinks by the
pitcher, except to two or more persons at any one time,
(f) increasing the volume of alcoholic beverages contained
in a drink without increasing proportionately the price
regularly charged for such drink,
encouraging on any licensed or permitted premises any
game or contest involving drinking or' the awardrng of
drinks as prizes, and
(h) advertising or promoting in any way any of the practices
described above
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The Corpus Chrrsti City Council requests your cooperation in the passage
of legislation containing such prolnbitions
Sincerely,
Briones
Deputy Crty Manager
302 South Shoreltne• PO Bo, 9270Corpus Chrt61,TX 78469 (512) 884-3011
City of Corpus Christi
Office of the Cay Manager
January 31, 1985
The Honorable Carlos Truan
Texas Senate
Austin, Texas 878)11pi of Station
Dear Senator Truan
Attached is a copy of a resolution adopted hY the ...Pee Christi
City Council which supporta -legielation prohibiting or restricting
the practice or promotion of tivities which encourage the consum,
cion of alcoholic beverages within a short
Perioa of
fla rally, the practices
the so called ',ape, hoursSpecifically, C th3e B
opposition is
directed[a
) offering or delivering free drinks co customers,
(b) delivering more then two drinks to a customer at one
(c) aelling, offering to sell, or delivering to any Pere°.
drinks at a price lese than the price regularly charged
for such drinks,
(d) aelling, offering to Bell, or delivering to an, Pereon
an unlimited number of of time far a fixed coke during price,
y e Period
(e) Belling, offering to sell, or delivering drinks by
the pitcher, except co two or more persons at any one
(f) increasing the volume of alcoholic
in a drink without increasing proportionately contained
price
regularly clmrged for such drink,
(g) encouraging on any licensed or permitted premises
involvinggame or contest
of drinks as prizes, and drinking r the awarding
(h) advertising or prmo g in en, weY any of the Practicee
described above
The Corpus
Christi crl r aeion in the
passage of i
legislation containing such prohibitions.
Deputy City Manager
1y51202 South Shoreline -PO Box 9277 -Corpus Chnsn,TX 78469 (512) 884.3011
City of Corpus Christi
office of the City Manager
January 31, 1985
The Honorable Ted Robert.
D
Austin, Texas 78769
Dear Representative Robert
Attached 1. a copy of a resolution adopted by the Corpus Christi
City Council which supports legislation prohibiting or restricting
the practice or promotion of activities which encourage the consump-
flarge alcoholic
periodof tGenerally, the practices emo objectionableare
the so called ',appy hours" Specifically,
P
directedto
)ooffering or delivering t free drinks customers,
(b) delivering more than to drinks to a customer at one
(c) selling, offering to sell, or
drinks less than theep Ce regular," 8
for such livering to any person
tdrinks,
(d)
an unlimited enumber s during any set period
of time for a fixed price,
(e) selling, offering to
sell, or delivering inks by
the pitcher, a ceptto two or more persons at anY One
(f) increasing the
without increasing alcoholic increasingproportionatelyc
drinkontained
in a t price
regularly charged for such drink,
(g) encouraging on any licensed or
game or contest involving drinking or the awardiog
of drinks as prizes, and
(h) advertising or promoting in any way any of the practices
described above
The Corpus
City C t
Council r cooperation s your c ton in the
passage of legislation containing suchprohibitions
Sincerely,
Deputy City Manager
/yr1102 ScuthShorehne-PC Bo% 9277-CrnpusChrutOX 78469 (512)8843011
City of Corpus Christi
Office of the City Manager
January 31, 1985
The Honorable Eddie Cavazos
Austin, Teras ]8]69
Dear Representative Cavazos
Attached is a copy of a resolution adopted by the Corpus Christi City
Council which supports legislation prohibiting or restricting the practice
or quantities promotion large
o
the practices 1 objectionable within ethe so called time
s "happy hours
Specifically, the opposition
s directed
(a) offering or delivering free drinks to customers,
(b) delivering more than two drinks to a customer at one time,
(c) selling, offering to sell, or delivering to
y person
drinks at a price Lees then the price regularly charged
for such drinks;
(d) selling, offering to sell, or delivering to any person
an unlimited numberof drinks during anY set Period of
time far a fired price,
(e) selling, offering to sell, or delivering drinks by the
pitcher, except to two or more persons at any one time,
(f) increasing the volume of alcoholic beverages contained
tn a drink without increasing proportionately the price
egularly charged for such drink,
(g) encouraging on any licensed permitted
involvinggame or contest drinkingrhe
awarding of
drinks as Prise, end
(h) advertising or promoting in any way any of the practices
described above
The Corpus Christi City Council requests your cooperation in the passage
of legislation containing such prohibitions
/yr/
302 South Shorchne-PO & 8 9277- Corpus Chnsn,TX 78469 (512)884,3011