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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I haven't said it to you already. Happy New Year,
including to our next guest, Daryl Watson, Denver City councilman
who represents the fine District nine. Happy new year, Daryl.
I haven't talked to you in a while. It's good
to have you back. Hey.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Happy New Year, Ross, you and the listeners. I want
to say personally for you asked the question, I mean,
thank you for having me on. But then also I
want to applaud Denver fire fighters and all of the
first responders that helped to contain that fire in Denver.
Not only did they do Yeoman's amount of work, but
they kept that fire from going into other buildings that
(00:34):
were very close in that closely impacted area. I still
congratulations to them and for all of the first responders
for a great job.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Yeah. Absolutely. And my colleague Gina Gondek is with me
and she'll have a question for you as well. But
by the way, is that fire was that in your district? No,
it was not, okay, and that it doesn't really matter.
It's just kind of just curious. So I saw this
story a couple of places yesterday, but I'll go to
axios A River North Rhinol Denver's first common consumption site.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
And actually, Gina.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Is way more likely to take advantage of this place
because she lives in the city and she's she has
way more fun than I do, and she goes out
and goes to music and does goes to the bars
and restaurants where I'm like an old dude with kids.
So Gina's going to jump in in a second. But
just to set the table for us, Daryl, what is
this common Consumption Area?
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Hey, thank you so much, Gina and Ross the common
Consumption Area. Just so folks understand where this is at.
It's in the River and Art District. It's twenty one
eighty Wing Coop is kind of the street address. The
common Consumption Area is clearly marked in licensed space where
adults have to be twenty one years of older. There
are plenty of steps to make sure that no one
(01:48):
that's underage is able to drink, but you can drink
within that blocked off space outdoors with folks who are
twenty one years or older. And it is specific for
restaurants and bars that opt in and go through a
very lengthy licensure process.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Kusman Watson, my first question before we dive into this
wind coop or wine coop. Please settle this debate. Because
I heard wind coop from you.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
I did wind coop. I think it's a lot of
folks say wine coop. I'm from the Virgin Islands, so
you have to appreciate my accent. So whatever folks like,
it is a amazing space within a fine district.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Nine. So when you talk about this district, the first
thing that I think of is the Mission Ballroom, and
I've always talked about it going to a show's there,
I'm like, man, we need a little bit more. We
have left hand, but we just need a little bit
more around this area. Is this something that's going to
be up and active all the time? Are there hours
for this?
Speaker 1 (02:45):
What's the goal They're going.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
To be hours and time set for this? I mean,
we just simply passed, and I want to once again,
I want to stop and pause. I believe always given
thanks to folks who do the good work. So friends
with Department's License and Consumer Protection, as well as the businesses,
the bars and the restaurants surrounding the Mission Ballroom, they
got together for almost a year and work collaboratively on
(03:09):
finding a solution to increase foot traffic to their restaurants
on bars. You hear a lot about in Denver, means
that we're not doing to support restaurants on bars. They
came to me and asked can you help me? And
I chose to be there to actually sponsor this and
move this through Denversity Council. So yes, there will be
time set up as far as operation. They've created a group.
(03:32):
It's the North wind Cooop Entertainment District. So much more
information in the upcoming months will be provided and so
it'll be clearly identified when this is available, where exactly
and much more information to come.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Daryl, So what exactly does this allow you to do?
As far as like going in and out of places
with alcoholic beverages? Like what can you do? And also
my understanding is that even though this is right outside
the Mission Ballroom, you can't actually go in and out
of Mission Ballroom with a drink.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
That is correct. So the Mission Ballroom is part of
the entertainment district, but they're not part of the open
consumption uh quarted off area. They are supporting and they're
really hoping some of their folks, once they leave the
Mission Ballroom will go into this very specific area right
outside of the Mission Ballroom. But it's all of the
(04:26):
small businesses restaurants that are near the Mission Ballroom that
are part of this open consumption district, and so what
you can do there will be security. At least four
or five security guards. Each of the restaurants that are
participating are trained in harm reduction, meaning they know how
to identify folks who are being overly imbibing. They have
(04:49):
steps that they should take. The security that's currently there
has training. We had to go through a safety protocol
with Denver Police, a traffic protocol with Denver Police, a
whole host of things over the last twelve years of
training and ongoing training, and so these are the steps
that we're taking from the cups will be clearly identified
as once folks can use as well as richbands and
(05:11):
other identifying on tags. It'll be very similar ross to
the Stanley Market. If you or Gina been to the
Stanley Market or the Edgewater Market, those are existing open
consumption places that you can go to in Edgewater and
in Aurora.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I love the Stanley marketplace, by the way, that's a that's.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
A perfect perfect place.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
I was also curious if you could almost compare it
to Main Street outside of the Broncos side of empower
Field for a Broncos game. It's that section that's like, Okay,
you can have open consumption here, but you have to
buy the alcohol in this area. You can't just tailgate
willy nilly and just bring whatever you want. Is it
more of a regulation of making sure you're helping the
nearby businesses, but you're not also just cracking open a
(05:52):
beer ahead of a mission ballroom show that's one of
your own.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Correct. You cannot bring your own alcohol, and it's very
different from what's happening outside of power fields. So this
is highly regulated. So the only the businesses out there
mission ballrooms that actually went through this lengthy licensure process
can participate. You cannot bring alcohol in, you cannot have
open containers outside of Mission ballroom. You have to participate
(06:19):
within the very clearly identified space that's outside of where
the Mission ballroom area is at at forty one eighty
Wing Coop. And then also you must have a security
band on your arm, which is very different from anywhere else,
and it's only within specific types of colored cups, and
you're overly reviewed. And so this is gonna be a
(06:40):
lot of fun, a lot of great times. The restaurants
believe it's going to help their business and put traffic
for folks instead of just coming to Mission ballroom and leaving.
They're going to stick around and have fun in that area.
But it's going to be something that's going to be
regulated and with great security to make sure that folks
aren't having fun that harms others.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Last question for you, Daryl, are you aware of any
moves at city Council or the relevant regulatory agencies to
create similar common consumption areas in other parts of Denver
in the near future.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
I'm not, but I'm encouraging folks. Yes, I mean, once again,
this is the first in Denver. Denver has no other
open consumption and we've had an ordinance on the books
for five years. We actually had to remove the sunset
because the artnance is going to close this year. So
part of the steps we took was to remove the
(07:36):
sunset and then to create this district so no one
else across the part.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Let me let me just interrupt you just in the
interested time, just give me a few seconds. Why did
it take so long?
Speaker 2 (07:47):
It's not an easy process and that's why I plawed
to restaurants and the bars and at forty one eighty
win coup they really went through this process, leaned in
and my office provided at support. So my team can
support other folks across the city and other city council members,
and I look forward to doing that.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Would it be a thing in your mind to try
to modify the process so that it's easier.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
I think the process is the right process. I mean,
as you can understand, Ross's having these opened without the
clear regulated steps and the clear commitment from the restaurants
and bars. It's something we want to make sure we
have the controls. This group was able to do it.
They did it exceedingly well. It can be duplicated. It
just requires a clear collaboration with your city council member.
(08:33):
And my office is more than willing to work with
folks and the Department of Licensure and Consumer Protection and
make sure we can have this in other places across
the city.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Darrell Watson represents the Fine District nine in the Denver
City Council. Thanks for your time, Daryl, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Hey, thanks thanks everyone. All right here, take it easy
I haven't said it to you already. Happy New Year,
including to our next guest, Daryl Watson, Denver City councilman
who represents the fine District nine. Happy new year, Daryl.
I haven't talked to you in a while. It's good
to have you back. Hey.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Happy New Year, Ross, you and the listeners. I want
to say personally for you asked the question, I mean,
thank you for having me on. But then also I
want to applaud Denver fire fighters and all of the
first responders that helped to contain that fire in Denver.
Not only did they do Yeoman's amount of work, but
they kept that fire from going into other buildings that
(00:34):
were very close in that closely impacted area. I still
congratulations to them and for all of the first responders
for a great job.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Yeah. Absolutely. And my colleague Gina Gondek is with me
and she'll have a question for you as well. But
by the way, is that fire was that in your district? No,
it was not, okay, and that it doesn't really matter.
It's just kind of just curious. So I saw this
story a couple of places yesterday, but I'll go to
axios A River North Rhinol Denver's first common consumption site.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
And actually, Gina.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Is way more likely to take advantage of this place
because she lives in the city and she's she has
way more fun than I do, and she goes out
and goes to music and does goes to the bars
and restaurants where I'm like an old dude with kids.
So Gina's going to jump in in a second. But
just to set the table for us, Daryl, what is
this common Consumption Area?
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Hey, thank you so much, Gina and Ross the common
Consumption Area. Just so folks understand where this is at.
It's in the River and Art District. It's twenty one
eighty Wing Coop is kind of the street address. The
common Consumption Area is clearly marked in licensed space where
adults have to be twenty one years of older. There
are plenty of steps to make sure that no one
(01:48):
that's underage is able to drink, but you can drink
within that blocked off space outdoors with folks who are
twenty one years or older. And it is specific for
restaurants and bars that opt in and go through a
very lengthy licensure process.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Kusman Watson, my first question before we dive into this
wind coop or wine coop. Please settle this debate. Because
I heard wind coop from you.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
I did wind coop. I think it's a lot of
folks say wine coop. I'm from the Virgin Islands, so
you have to appreciate my accent. So whatever folks like,
it is a amazing space within a fine district.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Nine. So when you talk about this district, the first
thing that I think of is the Mission Ballroom, and
I've always talked about it going to a show's there,
I'm like, man, we need a little bit more. We
have left hand, but we just need a little bit
more around this area. Is this something that's going to
be up and active all the time? Are there hours
for this?
Speaker 1 (02:45):
What's the goal They're going.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
To be hours and time set for this? I mean,
we just simply passed, and I want to once again,
I want to stop and pause. I believe always given
thanks to folks who do the good work. So friends
with Department's License and Consumer Protection, as well as the businesses,
the bars and the restaurants surrounding the Mission Ballroom, they
got together for almost a year and work collaboratively on
(03:09):
finding a solution to increase foot traffic to their restaurants
on bars. You hear a lot about in Denver, means
that we're not doing to support restaurants on bars. They
came to me and asked can you help me? And
I chose to be there to actually sponsor this and
move this through Denversity Council. So yes, there will be
time set up as far as operation. They've created a group.
(03:32):
It's the North wind Cooop Entertainment District. So much more
information in the upcoming months will be provided and so
it'll be clearly identified when this is available, where exactly
and much more information to come.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Daryl, So what exactly does this allow you to do?
As far as like going in and out of places
with alcoholic beverages? Like what can you do? And also
my understanding is that even though this is right outside
the Mission Ballroom, you can't actually go in and out
of Mission Ballroom with a drink.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
That is correct. So the Mission Ballroom is part of
the entertainment district, but they're not part of the open
consumption uh quarted off area. They are supporting and they're
really hoping some of their folks, once they leave the
Mission Ballroom will go into this very specific area right
outside of the Mission Ballroom. But it's all of the
(04:26):
small businesses restaurants that are near the Mission Ballroom that
are part of this open consumption district, and so what
you can do there will be security. At least four
or five security guards. Each of the restaurants that are
participating are trained in harm reduction, meaning they know how
to identify folks who are being overly imbibing. They have
(04:49):
steps that they should take. The security that's currently there
has training. We had to go through a safety protocol
with Denver Police, a traffic protocol with Denver Police, a
whole host of things over the last twelve years of
training and ongoing training, and so these are the steps
that we're taking from the cups will be clearly identified
as once folks can use as well as richbands and
(05:11):
other identifying on tags. It'll be very similar ross to
the Stanley Market. If you or Gina been to the
Stanley Market or the Edgewater Market, those are existing open
consumption places that you can go to in Edgewater and
in Aurora.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I love the Stanley marketplace, by the way, that's a that's.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
A perfect perfect place.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
I was also curious if you could almost compare it
to Main Street outside of the Broncos side of empower
Field for a Broncos game. It's that section that's like, Okay,
you can have open consumption here, but you have to
buy the alcohol in this area. You can't just tailgate
willy nilly and just bring whatever you want. Is it
more of a regulation of making sure you're helping the
nearby businesses, but you're not also just cracking open a
(05:52):
beer ahead of a mission ballroom show that's one of
your own.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Correct. You cannot bring your own alcohol, and it's very
different from what's happening outside of power fields. So this
is highly regulated. So the only the businesses out there
mission ballrooms that actually went through this lengthy licensure process
can participate. You cannot bring alcohol in, you cannot have
open containers outside of Mission ballroom. You have to participate
(06:19):
within the very clearly identified space that's outside of where
the Mission ballroom area is at at forty one eighty
Wing Coop. And then also you must have a security
band on your arm, which is very different from anywhere else,
and it's only within specific types of colored cups, and
you're overly reviewed. And so this is gonna be a
(06:40):
lot of fun, a lot of great times. The restaurants
believe it's going to help their business and put traffic
for folks instead of just coming to Mission ballroom and leaving.
They're going to stick around and have fun in that area.
But it's going to be something that's going to be
regulated and with great security to make sure that folks
aren't having fun that harms others.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Last question for you, Daryl, are you aware of any
moves at city Council or the relevant regulatory agencies to
create similar common consumption areas in other parts of Denver
in the near future.
Speaker 2 (07:16):
I'm not, but I'm encouraging folks. Yes, I mean, once again,
this is the first in Denver. Denver has no other
open consumption and we've had an ordinance on the books
for five years. We actually had to remove the sunset
because the artnance is going to close this year. So
part of the steps we took was to remove the
(07:36):
sunset and then to create this district so no one
else across the part.
Speaker 1 (07:40):
Let me let me just interrupt you just in the
interested time, just give me a few seconds. Why did
it take so long?
Speaker 2 (07:47):
It's not an easy process and that's why I plawed
to restaurants and the bars and at forty one eighty
win coup they really went through this process, leaned in
and my office provided at support. So my team can
support other folks across the city and other city council members,
and I look forward to doing that.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Would it be a thing in your mind to try
to modify the process so that it's easier.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
I think the process is the right process. I mean,
as you can understand, Ross's having these opened without the
clear regulated steps and the clear commitment from the restaurants
and bars. It's something we want to make sure we
have the controls. This group was able to do it.
They did it exceedingly well. It can be duplicated. It
just requires a clear collaboration with your city council member.
(08:33):
And my office is more than willing to work with
folks and the Department of Licensure and Consumer Protection and
make sure we can have this in other places across
the city.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Darrell Watson represents the Fine District nine in the Denver
City Council. Thanks for your time, Daryl, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Hey, thanks thanks everyone. All right here, take it easy
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