Comments in italics are my recollections of why we made the changes to the list submitted by SPD: Andrew.
1. All employees must have valid state or military identification
and the licensee must obtain a Police Department criminal records
check of all employees. It is the McCoys responsibility to obtain
employee authorization and to contact the Seattle Police Department
Records Division on the 4th
Floor of the Public Safety Building to obtain this information.
All employees must have no drug or violent crimes convictions.
Violent crimes are now defined and a reasonable time period
included.
2. Bathrooms must be kept locked with the bartender or on-site
manager in control of the keys. Only one person should be allowed
in the bathroom at one time.
The McCoys felt this to be impractical in a crowded bar. Spot
checks by staff or security people was substituted.
3. The McCoys must hire properly bonded and licensed security
personnel for every night that Oscars is in operation. The security
personnel should include at least one female, and they must wear
clothing that clearly identifies them as security. The security
should be responsible for watching for criminal and drug activity
inside of the business and providing a security presence in the
areas directly outside the business, including any private parking
areas. The security personnel should check all customers for weapons
and should be responsible for calling 911 to report criminal and
drug activity inside or directly outside of Oscar's, including
the parking lot.
Weapons search eliminated: they will use a metal detector
4. The McCoys should maintain a criminal trespass list of persons who have been trespassed and are not authorized to be in or around Oscar's. This list should be posted for review by police officers and liquor enforcement personnel.
5. The lighting in and around Oscar's should be sufficient
to allow the bartender and security personnel to clearly observe
the customers, and the McCoys should install adequate lighting
in the parking lot to deter criminal and drug activity.
This is already required by Washington State Liquor Control
Board rules, so was dropped.
6. The McCoys should install a prominent video camera that can be easily observed by customers. If an operational camera is cost prohibitive, then a "dummy" camera (without film) may be used so long as reasonable measures are taken to avoid making it apparent that the camera is not operational.
7. Signs should be posted on the front door stating: ìNo loitering. No drug activity allowed 911 will be called.î
8. Any inside pay phones should be removed. The business should
not accept any incoming phone calls for customers and the use
of the business phone should be restricted to employee use only.
Subject of much discussion: we felt it to be less relevant
as an anti-drug tool, now that so many people have cell phones.
We suggested an outgoing-only pay phone as a convenience for customers
during "added activity" events, when customers can only
re-enter the building twice an evening (see rule 9 and revised
rule 8)
9. All customers must have and show valid state or military
identification upon entering Oscars.
Dropped: already covered by Liquor Enforcement code
10. A criminal trespass agreement with the Police Department's
Community Police Team should be updated yearly to stop persons
who are not legitimate customers from loitering on the property.
The McCoys should meet with a CPT officer(s) on a monthly basis
to exchange information concerning any issues that may be affecting
their business, the community and/or the police department.
11. If the McCoys charge a fee to enter Oscar's, then customers
who leave and attempt to re-enter the business should be charged
another entry fee.
The McCoy's report that this rule (designed to discourage drug-dealers
from coming and going) made them lose legitimate business. We
crafted a compromise (revised rule 8).
12. The security personnel should call 911 and follow up by
contacting the Community Police Team (ìCPTî) of the
Seattle Police Department any time that someone is suspected of
selling narcotics in or around the business.
13. The back door of the business should be used only for an exit
and should have professionally installed alarmed emergency exit
bar across the door.
14. The McCoys should implement a dress code that prohibits gang
attire and deters drug activity inside Oscar's. Such dress code
should be clearly posted for customers and should include no jeans,
no tank tops, no tee-shirts and no baseball caps.
This rule was dropped (due to widespread opposition) , but
with the presumption that the McCoys will wish to institute some
form of dress code.
These conditions should only apply in the context of serving liquor and should not be applicable to customers who patronize Oscar's solely for breakfast, lunch or dinner service. To the extent that meal service can be completely separated from liquor service and entertainment, these conditions would only apply to liquor service and entertainment.
Sincerely,
Norm Stamper Judy DeMello, Director
Chief of Police Records, Evidence & Identification Section