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MINUTES OF REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 22, 1988 • SEALCOAT BID AWARD 1988 .City Administrator Bernhardson stated that the City was recommending acceptance of the bid from Allied Blacktop in the amount of $18,470.80 for the seal coating contract. It was moved by Mayor Grabek, seconded by Councilmember Goetten, to accept the bid from Allied Blacktop. Motion, Ayes =5, Nays =O, Motion passed. ti UNDERAGE CONSUMPTION City Administrator Bernhardson explained that this had been discussed at a previous meeting. He wanted to address the concerns the Council had regarding the language of the proposed ordinance. The Councilmembers received a copy of an Edina Ordinance, which could be used as a guideline. He also presented information regarding the proposed DARE program which will educate 5th and 6th grade children about drugs and alcohol. Police Chief Rilbo was present and discussed his concerns about underage consumption. He stated that he had received a number of contacts from citizens concerned about juvenile drinking. In. 1987 the Police Department began working with the City Attorney to initiate a method of dealing with underage drinking. The major obstacle was proof. They could not easily • access property where underage drinking was reported to be taking place. They also had difficulty in that they could only prosecute those who were drinking, not those who were allowing and condoning drinking to take place on their property. Three of Orono's Police Officers talked to children at the school and the Police Department began ticketing minors for underage consumption. The County Judges have increased the amount of the fines to show that they are taking a serious stand on prohibiting underage drinking. Recently, the Police Department had received four calls concerning underage drinking on a boat on Lake Minnetonka. Police Officers waited for the boat to dock and issued citations to 25 juveniles for underage consumption. They had been told by the Water Patrol that parties such as that go on frequently, but that was the first time they had actually caught the offenders. The Orono Police will be giving more attention in this regard. They.have also begun sending letters to the parents of children whose cars were observed in the location of a teenage drinking party. They received a letter from a parent thanking the Police Department for bringing such an incident to their attention. Councilmember Goetten stated that she approved of the Edina Ordinance, but felt that it was not clear in specifying age guidelines. Councilmember Callahan stated that the Edina Ordinance was an improvement over the initial Ordinance proposed is by the City of Orono. However, he questioned whether the Ordinance previously passed was doing an adequate job and if 8