Loomio
Tue 12 Mar 2013 2:12AM

What can the Council do to support city vibrancy and minimise alcohol-related harm?

BK Ben Knight Public Seen by 61

What specific steps could the Wellington City Council take to grow a vibrant and safe city where the harm associated with alcohol is minimised?

Some things to consider might be:

  • By-laws
  • Urban design
  • Licensing
  • Responsible hosting
  • Event design
AT

Aaron Thornton Thu 21 Mar 2013 4:24AM

Agreed we can improve on this.

RDH

Ruben de Haas Thu 21 Mar 2013 9:07PM

So what happens from here, do we start a new proposal?

AK

Alanna Krause (Loomio) Thu 21 Mar 2013 9:24PM

If someone feels clear about what they'd like to put forward as the next proposal, go for it! The group could also opt to talk out some possibilities if it's not quite clear enough yet. Sometimes trying out a proposal can help lead to more clarity as well. Every person in the group is empowered to kick off a new proposal if they want to do so.

GB

Giselle Bareta (WCC) Tue 16 Apr 2013 4:33AM

To anyone concerned about today's article in the Dominion Post '4am close set to play havoc with city revels'.

Let me be clear...

Wellington City Council does not yet have a position on trading hours for the hospitality sector

This request for Local Government NZ to raise the issue with the Minister is about inappropriate legislative time frames that, if imposed, have significant local implications (transport, hospitality, public expectations) for what is likely to be a short transitional phase

It has been my advice to The Council that the time frames are inconsistent with the intent of the legislation - which is to allow each jurisdiction to implement the legislation in a manner that is consistent with local data on alcohol related impacts and community interests be they more or less restrictive than the default position

We are committing significant resource towards producing a policy that takes account of local data and community interests and the public will not understand why, for 3 months, we may well have to implement an operating environment that differs to our policy position

I hope this puts the article into context. If you would like to read the full paper, visit:

http://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/meetings/committees/strategy-and-policy/2013/04/18

LF

Lynsey Ferrari Wed 17 Apr 2013 1:04AM

Thank you Giselle, but after much hunting I didn't find the full paper at that link.

GB

Giselle Bareta (WCC) Thu 18 Apr 2013 9:24PM

@lynseyferrari sorry about that Lynzi. It is there but perhaps try finding it through the meetings calendar in the Your Council section....go to April 18th Strategy and Policy Committee, click on read more and it is listed as report 4.

I hope that helps