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Emporium • Student Forum October 21, 1999 Minutes 5-8:15pm Attendance: 18 people in attendance between 9th grade and 21 years of age,Dan Fields, Rebecca Bryan, Michele Bergh Topics: Future Events and Policies at Emporium Issues to Cover: Ages coming to events—band members want older people there for exposure. They play because they want people to find out about them and if they are only playing for local kids, this limits the exposure. They preferred not to have to set restrictions on the ages but if they had to, they felt that 13-20 yrs was a fair compromise. 20 year olds cannot go to bars and that was why they felt it was okay. Most of the people coming to watch the bands are approximately 16 yrs of age. They also want parents and people in the industry who are over 20 to be allowed and they were okay with setting this up in advance so we would know. Local vs. non-local young adults—the students did not want to limit it to locals. They felt that people should be judged on their behavior, not on where they are from. They understood that someone who doesn't live around here isn't as personally invested in Emporium as they are and, yet, they could cause problems that would affect how the public viewed the facility. They still felt that people should be allowed to come to Emporium as long as they agree to follow the policies. They also felt that the age limits would limit the number of people we see coming from other communities. Most young people do not have their own cars to get wherever they want; they rely on friends or their parents to give them a ride. Problems that have occurred/Future Prevention/Consequences—they all felt that the problems occurring would not go away. However, there were ways to limit the problems and deal with them if and when they occur. The agreed upon ideas are: • Big poster with rules by the counter and on the door as you come in. • Band must announce the rules before they start playing—this means each band has to repeat the rules. • Bands should sign a"contract" that explains the policies and expectations before they are allowed to play and if they break that "contract" they are not allowed to play any more and they must leave. One person signing from a band is okay and they are responsible for making sure that every one who is a part of their group knows the rules. We will also hand other members the rules as they get their wristbands. • Problems that occur must be dealt with immediately and with the individual. There are no second chances. • Smelling or seeing alcohol is grounds for someone having to leave. You don't need to catch them actually drinking it. • • Have a contest to design a standard flyer that will be used for all events. This would become the official flyer and poster for Emporium. The only things that would change on the flyer would be what the event is and when it takes place. Schools, etc. would be told that these are the only