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Police report lists liquor and massage violations; city organizer praises free safe-ride program but raises parking-placard ticketing issue
Summary
The Green Bay Police Department reported several liquor and massage establishment violations. A meeting participant described an emergency transportation effort for a recent 'draft' event funded by a Department of Transportation grant and reported more than 9,000 rides and conflicts with the city parking utility over placards and tickets.
The Green Bay Police Department presented an informational report listing recent liquor- and massage-establishment responses and citations; committee members then heard an extended account from an event organizer about a large “draft” event and a free safe-ride program that served more than 9,000 riders but encountered parking-placard enforcement problems.
Lieutenant Mahoney (Green Bay Police Department) summarized enforcement activity from April 3 through May 8, describing a liquor-violation response to 231 North Broadway (a strong odor of marijuana, a large crowd and a verbal disturbance) and other incidents, including underage patrons and marijuana orders at Cochinah Latina, and citations issued to massage-establishment owners following compliance checks on April 16.
Committee members asked for clarification about what a “property referral” means; Lieutenant Mahoney explained that a property referral notifies the property owner (per Brown County tax listings) and the community police officer to ensure property owners are made aware when police respond for disturbances or potential lease violations. He said property referrals do not include full case details but inform owners that police were present and why the referral was made.
Later in the meeting an organizer (speaker identified in the transcript as a board member/organizer) described coordinating free safe rides for a recent draft event. The organizer said the group borrowed about $280,000 from the State of Wisconsin/TowerLink for a Department of Transportation grant and that reimbursement depended on ridership. She said the team feared low ridership early on but ultimately “made over 9,000 riders.” She described extensive staff hours (multiple 17–23 hour days) and widespread community and sponsor support, including a $10,000 donation from Badger Liquor.
The organizer said the program aimed to reduce drinking and driving after large events but encountered an enforcement problem: parking-utility staff did not honor an existing yellow placard program that bars and other venues use to permit patrons to leave cars on the street for a limited time. The organizer said some patrons received parking tickets despite the placard program and that she planned to raise the issue with the mayor.
Committee members thanked the organizer and asked the clerk to follow up on the parking tickets. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
