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Coalition Goals
GOAL
1-Reduce
events that result in noise complaints and police response
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•Narragansett
Police report a 39% decline in complaints from
September-December 1999 to September-December 2000
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•Improved
communication results in pro-active policing and a quicker
response to changes in party patterns (e.g., mobility for
smaller, serial parties).
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•Narragansett
Police e-mail realtors information about party complaints to
facilitate quick response
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•Realtors,
owners and URI representative meet with problem renters
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•University
administrators meet with students involved in more serious
violations
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•Narragansett
Police call property owners to notify them of tenants with
disturbing parties
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•University
establishes Hotline to report problems
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•University
gives Narragansett Police list of property owners renting
through Commuter Housing Office
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•Model
lease created and distributed to independent landlords through
Commuter Housing Office
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•Commuter
Housing Office encourages out-of-state landlords to file form
designating in-state representative
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•Narragansett
Police create “party house list” with escalated penalties
for problem dwellings
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•Relevant
town ordinances are required to be posted in rental homes
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•Maps
are used at meetings to illustrate problem houses where
police visits occurred
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•Narragansett
Police certify 10 officers to present evidence in court
measuring noise levels
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•Homecoming
incidents off-campus decreased from 19 complaints, 7 arrests in
2002 to 9 complaints, 4 arrests in 2003
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•Narragansett
Police initiate bike patrols
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GOAL
2: Reduce
drinking and driving and address other safety issues that impact
students and residents
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•Undercover
checks for underage sales in area package stores
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•Bar
checks
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•Arrests
for underage transportation of alcohol
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•Fake
ID arrests
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•Members
of Coalition wrote grant for $400,000 from USDOJ for enforcement
of DUI laws
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•Realtors
and Commuter Housing Office advise students about property
protection during semester break
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GOAL
3: Improve
communication within the Coalition and between the Coalition,
students, and residents
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•University
creates and prints Living Down the Line Guide; Coalition members
help distribute
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•Door
tags printed by University distributed by Coalition members
twice a year
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•Eastward
Look Association hosts September brunch
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•Realtors
and URI compile e-mail addresses for off-campus students
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•Spring
clean-up in ’01 and ’02
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•University
establishes Hotline to report problems
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•Guide
for Off-campus Living is updated and printed yearly by the
University and distributed by realtors, Commuter Housing,
Neighborhood Associations, Town Clerk’s office
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•Narragansett
Police produce brochure describing their programs
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•Coalition
web site is updated with this year’s meeting times
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•Commuter
Housing Office gives property the Narragansett code, the model
lease, the Out-of-State Landlord form, the Landlord Registration
form and puts these documents on the Web page
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•Notice
of Coalition meetings appear on the Town calendar and in the
campus newspaper; meeting attendance increases
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•The
Hotline number is published in local newspapers and on the Web
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•9/03
commuter welcome at Charlie O’s has increased student
attendance (50)
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•Eastward
Look Association newsletter is distributed
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•Coalition
Listserv is created
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•Town
contacts out-of-state owners of rental properties about
compliance with registration and in-state property mangers
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GOAL
4: Advocate
for appropriate state laws, policies, and ordinances and work with
other RI groups to find solutions to common concerns
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•Keg
legislation passed
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•Amendments
pass allowing implementation of keg law
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•Bill
passes enabling prohibition of pub crawls
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•Noise
ordinances passed in town of Narragansett
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•Bill
passes increasing penalties for minors in possession; includes
mandatory loss of license for 60 days
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GOAL
5: Reduce
underage access to alcohol
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•University
puts date of birth on student ID cards
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•Narragansett
Police step-up bar checks
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•Local
bars increase efforts to effectively monitor age
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•University
sends letters to students and to parents of students arrested
for false ID or underage possession
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•Narragansett
Police report “Cops in Shops” reduces underage access to
alcohol
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•Narragansett
Police meet regularly with tavern and package store owners
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•New
RI drivers licenses are more difficult to falsify
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GOAL
6: Create
more late night opportunities, activities, and facilities for students
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•Transportation
grant provides late buses to Providence
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•University
supports First Night, Ram Tours, and other alcohol-free
activities
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•Spring
“Keg Olympics” party off campus is replaced by an on-campus
event for student athletes called “Rhody Relays”
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•”Twelfth
Night” activities on campus begin Fall ’04
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•Compiled
a list of student volunteer activity in Narragansett
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•Spring
clean-up in Spring ’01 and Spring ’02
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•Spring
’04 Neighborhood Clean-up has a record 150 students
participate
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Additional
Views
Enhance
quality of life for residents and students
•A
realtor installs trash corrals on rental properties for improved
containment
Increase
efficacy of Coalition
•After
reviewing the organization of town-gown coalitions nationally,
Coalition structure is strengthened by creation of a Steering
Committee and subcommittees
Increase
support for Coalition goals
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“Common Ground” project supported by two federal grants:
-$3.5
million awarded by NIAAA “Environmental Methods for Reducing College
Drinking” Mark Wood PI
-$819,000 awarded by NIAAA “Environmental Methods
with Town and Greek Coalitions” Fran Cohen PI
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