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Home My WebLink About09. 15-424SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 15-424 RESOLUTION (CARRIED___7-0____ LOST _______ LAID OVER _______ WITHDRAWN _______) PURPOSE: SUPPORT BILL LRB 1921 TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES TO SELL LIQUOR & WINE AT MUNICIPAL PARKS & GOLF COURSES INITIATED BY: PARKS DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, currently, municipalities may serve beer only at municipal parks and golf courses; and WHEREAS, that Rep. Skowronski (R-Franklin) plans to introduce a bill that would allow municipalities to sell liquor and wine at municipal parks and golf courses; and WHEREAS, the selling of liquor and wine at such municipal parks and golf courses would provide additional revenues and provide patrons with additional options found at other establishments. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Oshkosh supports the proposed legislation introduced by Rep. Skowronski that would provide this much needed source of revenues through the passing of LRB 1921, and encourages other legislators to become co-sponsors of this proposed legislation. C41; City of Oshkosh Parks Department 805 Witzel Ave., PO Box 1130 Ray Maurer OlHN (9 20) 236 5080 54903-1 FAX Director ON THE WATER TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Ray Maurer, Parks Director ,\ DATE: September 18, 2015 RE: Resolution Supporting Bill LRB 1921 to Allow Municipalities to Sell Liquor& Wine at Municipal Parks & Golf Courses Included on your meeting agenda for the Tuesday,September 22 Common Council meeting is a resolution in support of Bill LRB 1921 to allow municipalities to sell liquor and wine at municipal parks and golf courses. Currently, local governments, such as county and municipal park systems may only sell beer to patrons of the park facilities without the need for a municipal operators permit when the government itself operates the facility. This bill would expand the exemption from the permit requirement to allow the sale of all alcoholic beverages, not just fermented malt beverages. The current law allows a government to make the sale of beer without need for utilizing one of the tavern permits that the municipality has to offer to private sector operators of taverns. If the local park system wishes to have the park staff sell and serve a distilled spirits drink on a golf course,they must take out a permit for the park thereby denying that permit to a potential private sector tavern. This bill will allow the government operated sales of all legal alcoholic beverages in its own parks. The purpose of this bill is to allow governments that operate their concession stands to achieve new earned revenue that reduces the need for tax levy and serves the demands of the population enjoying the park. These are captive audiences that represent a potential market that results in earned revenue for local parks that can be used for a variety of purposes, including replacement for tax levy. The Wisconsin Counties Association, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association support this proposal. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Thank you in advance. LEAGUE 131 W.Wilson.St.,Suite 505 Madison,Wisconsin 53703 OF WISCONSIN phone(608)267-2380;(800)991-5502 fax:(608)267-0645 M U N I C I P A L I T I E S league @lwm-info.org;www.lwm-info.org August 27, 2015 Rep. Ken Skowronski P.O. Box 8953 Madison, WI 53708 Dear Rep. Skowronski: The League of Wisconsin Municipalities supports your legislative effort to allow cities and villages to sell intoxicating liquor and wine in municipal parks. Under current law, specifically Wis. Stats. sec. 125.06(6), a municipality may enact an ordinance or resolution allowing the sale of beer at any municipal park. However, this provision does not allow the municipal sale of intoxicating liquor or wine. Municipalities often host weddings and other events at park facilities. Also, municipal golf courses often host functions and have concessions that sell beer for golfers to enjoy during and/or after their round of golf. Many municipalities would like the option of being able to sell liquor and wine at such events and locations. We support giving municipalities this option. Thank you for authoring such legislation. Best Regards, Curt Witynski Assistant Director League of Wisconsin Municipalities (608) 267-3294 YOUR VOICE. YOUR WISCONSIN. C14 Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association 6737 W.Washington Street,Suite 1300•Milwaukee,W153214 o(414)423-1210•FAX(414)423-1296•E-MAIL wpra@wpraweb.org•wpraweb.org September 18, 201S Rep. Ken Skowronski P.O. Box 8953 Madison W153708 Dear Rep. Skowronski: The Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association supports your legislative effort to allow cities and villages to sell liquor and wine in municipal parks. Under current law, specifically Wis. Stats. sec. 125.06(6), a municipality may enact an ordinance or resolution allowing the sale of beer at any municipal park. This provision however does not allow the municipal sale of intoxicating liquor orwine. Municipalities often host special events, community gatherings, weddings and other events at park facilities. Also, municipal golf courses often host functions and have concessions that sell beer for golfers/patrons to enjoy both before and following their round of golf. Many municipalities would like the option of being able to sell liquor and wine at such events and locations. Our state association supports giving municipalities this option. Thank you for authoring such legislation, and we encourage other legislators to co-sponsor this important and much needed change in the Wisconsin Statutes. Sincerely, Mode. Sue McDade, CPRP, President Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association COMMUNITY WE CREATE 'OPROGRAMS AN AFFILLATE OF THE NATIONAL.RF.CREATIONAND PARK ASSOCIA11ON .OM1WARO tafr of Wisronsin 2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE LRB-1921/1 ARG:cjs 2015 BILL 1 AN ACT to amend 125.06 (6) and 125.09 (6) of the statutes; relating to: the sale 2 of alcohol beverages by a municipality or county in a park. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may sell alcohol beverages to a consumer unless the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. Under one exception, no license or permit is required for the sale, by officers or employees of a county or municipality, of fermented malt beverages (beer) in a public park operated by the county or municipality. This bill applies this exception to all alcohol beverages (beer, wine, and distilled spirits), not just to beer. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: 3 SECTION 1. 125.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 4 125.06 (6) PUBLIC PARKS. The sale of alcohol beverages in any 5 public park operated by a county or municipality. Fen�ne +^d malt Alcohol beverages 6 shall be sold by officers or employees of the county or municipality under an 7 ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation enacted by the governing body. 2015 — 2016 Legislature — 2 — LRB-1921/1 ARG:cjs BILL SECTION 2 1 SECTION 2. 125.09 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: 2 125.09 (6) MUNICIPAL STORES SALES. No municipality may engage in the sale of 3 alcohol beverages, except as authorized under s-.- ss. 125.06 (6) and 125.26 (6). This 4 subsection does not apply to municipal stores in operation on November 6, 1969. 5 (END)