It was a very interesting meeting on April 2, 2012. As an intern it was interesting to me because i got to see court in session. This specific case was about Chipotle Mexican Grill serving alcohol to a minor and also wanting to get their liquor license renewed. I personally wondered whether or not they would be able to get their license renewed after having violated their license by serving alcohol to a minor.

The case after this case was about a liquor store selling to a minor. I wondered how this would effect their business as well. With Chipotle, alcohol is not their main source of income and so it wouldnt be a huge blow if they lost their license to serve liquor. However, for the liquor store it would be a big problem because their major source of income is liquor.

As part of the stipulation signed by Mr. Stonbraker, the City Prosecutor, a recommended penalty was seven days suspension of the licensee’s license, with three days to be served and four days to be held in abeyance during the period of one year. The licensee also must pay reasonable costs incurred by the authority not to exceed $1500.00.

In conclusion, the employee was terminated and the date for the TIPS (alcohol training) was set for sometime in April 2012. The stipulation was passed by all members of the council. The licensee recieved a suspension and they submitted a petition to pay a fine. The mayor recognised that although these things do happen he urged them to be more visulant and careful and take their time when checking ID’s.

Chipolte appeals to younger kids and that is a reason to be more careful and take time to completely check and make sure the customer is of age to be drinking.

One of the many topics at the last meeting on March 19, 2012, was the issue of how the annual Public Works Day event impacts the quality of lives in the community. The Public Works Day event is an event where elementary schools take a field trip to City Hall and learn about different things such as water conservation, recycling, and energy usage. It was initiated by the Greenwood Village Public Works Department, and celebrates Public Works Week. Approximately 100 first grade students from schools like Belleview Elementary show up and learn through 8-10 different stations set up by staff.

The problem in the past 2 years because of funding (as the cost per child is about 10$), problems with the city staff’s raises and the fishing derby also resulted from lack of money. Costs for Public Works Day include: drinks and snacks and Goodies such as coloring books, crayons, bags, and safety vests. This year the committee is trying to decide what they can cut back on at the Public Works Day in order to still have the event, the staff came up with the following:

1) Cut down on goodies given out such as safety vests

2) Try and raise money for the event

The committee also all agreed that a good idea would be to open Public Works Day up to other schools such as Littleton Public Schools, Cottonwood Elementary School, and Greenwood Elementary School. However there is a capacity problem for staff in looking at the amount of kids versus the amount of staff.

I think this is a good idea to open the event up to other schools as it is a learning experience for not only the kids, but for teachers, parents and volunteers as well. I also think that if Greenwood Village can cut down the costs of the event it will be an easier and affordable day that will be looked forward to for years to come.