Res 92-191Resolution No. 92-191
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
SUPPORTING LEGISLATION
ESTABLISHING A BEER KEG TAGGING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force
Coalition (ADAPT) has requested that the City of Poway support
legislation that would require the tagging of beer kegs in an
effort to reduce underage drinking; and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway supports ADAPT's continuous
efforts toward the prevention of alcohol and other drug abuse to
enable communities to reach their social, educational, and
employment potential; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies throughout the country
have found underage drinking to be prevalent with beer keg
parties; and
WHEREAS, a recent statewide study found that San Diego
County youth use alcohol at a higher rate than youth in the 57
other counties of California; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies presently have no means of
tracking the purchasers or sellers of beer kegs confiscated at
illegal keg parties; and
WHEREAS, over a dozen communities in the State of
Massachusetts have found the implementation of a beer keg tagging
program to be extremely successful in eliminating illegal beer
keg parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of Poway that
the City supports legislation that would require the tagging of
beer kegs enabling law enforcement agencies to track the
purchasers and sellers of confiscated beer kegs in an effort to
reduce underage drinking.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Poway, California at a regular meeting this 10th day of November,
1992.
Kathy McI~yre, ~e~Ut~'~ayor
Marjo~K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
Resolution No. 92- 191
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do
hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing
Resolution No. 92-191 was duly adopted by the City Council at a
meeting of said City Council held on the 10th day of November,
1992, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: EMERY, HIGGINSON, MCINTYRE, SNESKO
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Marjo~i~ K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
City (~Poway
(Note: One vacancy created by termination of Mayor Goldsmith's appointed term
on November 3, 1992.)