Supporting to Reduce Underage Drinking Calling upon the Alcohol Outlets by Bassing Appropriate State Legislation

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RESOLUTION NO. 3 `t A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY SUPPORTING THE MANY EFFORTS OF THE INDIANA COALITION TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING ( ICRUD) & THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER (IPRC) AND FORMALLY CALLING UPON THE INDIANA STATE LEGISLATURE TO OPPOSE THE EXPANSION OF ALCOHOL OUTLETS BY PASSING APPROPRIATE STATE LEGISLATION 'Wi�emaa, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that the Indiana Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking ( ICRUD) is one (1) of twelve (12) coalitions which are part of a national project of the American Medical Association which has determined that alcohol is the leading drug problem among our nation's youth; and llaPikeaa, the South Bend Common Council notes that ICRUD's vision and mission statements are aimed at creating "healthier and safer environments by reducing the accessibility and availability of alcohol to underage persons" so that policies will be changed which "govern the way alcohol is marketed to, sold to, and bought by underage persons" and by educating the public and policymakers about Indiana's underage drinking problems so that policies to reduce youth access to alcohol would be implemented; and WAAe .oww, the South Bend Common Council notes that ICRUD has further reported that "underage drinking is associated with the leading causes of death among youth... including car crashes, murder and suicide" and further reports that "ten million American teenagers drink monthly, eight million drink weekly, and over 500,000 teenagers go on weekly binges of five or more drinks in a row "; and Wiaexn%a , ICRUD has found that "on average, high school students consume 31 million gallons of wine coolers and 102 million gallons of beer each year "; that "9 of 10 Indiana minors say that alcohol is easy to get"; and that annually "Hoosiers pay over $1.3 million in underage drinking costs"; and ° #kmaa, the Common Council notes that the "Orange Ribbon Campaign" runs from February through April of each year which consists of a statewide SADD /Orange Ribbon Youth Celebration of youth gathering in Indianapolis to make people aware of the dangers of underage drinking while stressing the fact that "over 40% of Indiana's high school students say that they drink on a monthly basis and that something needs to be done "; with the Orange Ribbon stressing that today's youth and adults need to take a stand against the effects of underage drinking and impaired driving; and