Subcouncil resolution details
Subcouncil 19
Agenda item no
19SUB 15/2/2021
Subject
EXTENSION OF LIQUOR TRADING HOURS APPLICATION: IN RESPECT OF: WCP/004894 TOPS (KALK BAY) MONDAY TO SUNDAY EXTENDED OFF-CONSUMPTION TRADING HOURS
Meeting date
Monday, February 15, 2021
Resolution
Refused
Date closed
Friday, February 26, 2021
Resolution detail
RESOLVED that,
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The Extension of Liquor Trading Hours Application in respect of WCP/004894 TOPS (KALK BAY) for Monday to Sunday Extended Off-Consumption Trading Hours be REFUSED, due to the following reasons:
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Drunk-driving road deaths being one of the highest in the world;
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Anti-social behaviour, violence and crime;
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Family violence (including gender-based violence) associated with alcohol consumption; and
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Alcoholism amongst the street people is a major societal challenge.
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The minister of Local Government, in court (August 2020), stated that of the 34 000 hospital trauma admissions per week over 50 % were linked to alcohol consumption.
