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cited his experience as a
security guard, spoke to
the unnecessary burden of
background checks.
“I’d have to agree with
Mr. Justin Cobb about the
overreaching nature of
that,” he said. “And I would
have to disagree with your
background checks for any
and all employees that are
not actually going through
the OLCC (Oregon Liquor
Control Commission) to
be serving alcohol in the
establishment.”
Welch-Cook
argued
that, as long as activities are
done within the confi nes of
an establishment and out of
sight, they ought to be able
to operate their business
how they like.
Cobb pointed out that
externalities have already
occurred as, following the
Top of the Bowl’s soft open-
ing on June 5, there were
several complaints about
noise and litter.
Barker added that, “with-
in the fi rst weekend, the
police were called out be-
cause there was a motorcy-
cle gang blocking Highway
38. Th ere have been unrea-
sonable and unreasonably
loud, rancorous noises
disturbing the peace, the
sleep, quiet, comfort and
the repose of others in vi-
olation of the City of Drain
Code of Ordinance.”
She also cited other vi-
olations such as the use of
other private parking ar-
eas and general disorderly
conduct of patrons going
to other local business to
cause distress.
Top of the Bowl own-
er Jamie Hennricks and
boyfriend Rik Marin were
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present at the meeting.
Marin, who helps manage
the business, countered
that the litter was cleaned
up and the cans in ques-
tion were due to room-
mates at his house, which
is across the street from the
establishment and unrelat-
ed to the business.
“In regards to your po-
lice reports, I went down
to Roseburg and pulled the
incident report. Th irteen
of those complaints came
from one lady,” he said.
“We’ve never been con-
tacted by the sheriff ’s de-
partment for any of these
complaints. … And it’s one
person who made 13 of the
16 complaints.”
Th e establishment was
issued one citation, how-
ever, when cleaning staff
failed to respond to an of-
fi cer’s attempt to contact
owners about a noise com-
plaint.
Community
member
Stephen O’Malloy then
spoke in favor of the estab-
lishment.
“Th is is a business that
has been protected by the
Constitution of the State
of Oregon since the State
of Oregon was formed,” he
said, adding that business
hours needed to be taken
into consideration as Top
of the Bowl does not op-
erate while any children
would be present.
“We’re talking about try-
ing to put limitations on a
business that is already op-
erating within the confi nes
of a legal operation,” he
said. “Let’s see how any of
you guys feel when some-
body tries to come and pick
on something you guys are
trying to do.”
An unnamed audience
member countered that
constitutional law has
historical precedent for
change.
“Slavery was also legal in
this country before 1865,”
he said. “At that time the
law was antiquated and was
changed — just like what
we’re trying to do today —
because we felt that it did
not represent the moral
compass of our communi-
ty.”
At one point, the room
erupted aft er a woman
identifying as a dancer for
17 years attempted to make
a case for her job redirect-
ing aberrant behavior.
“I have a lot of customers
who come in and ask me to
be a six-year-old girl,” she
said. “So, when I pretend
to be that six-year-old girl,
they’re getting their fantasy
out and not needing to get
with these girls from the
church.”
Many in the audience
groaned and began speak-
ing over each other as the
mayor was forced to re-
store order.
As the public hearing
wrapped up, Top of the
Bowl owner Hennricks
read from a statement in
which she objected to the
ordinance and pointed out
that the business opened
before the ordinance had
been considered and was
thus grandfathered in.
Following these remarks,
the council then passed
the ordinance with Mayor
Cobb and Councilor Mari-
lyn Jones voting against.
In a previous interview
with Th e Sentinel, Cobb
had also expressed reserva-
tion about the inclusion of
business licenses.
“I’m a staunch believer
in very limited government
control,” he said. “So enact-
ing a business license to me
just feels wrong. It’s against
my better instincts to want
to do this.”
Th e ordinance is subject
to further revisions under
the Community Plan Revi-
sion Process.
Next Steps
Following the council
meeting, Marin and Henn-
ricks spoke to Th e Sentinel.
“I feel there were a lot
of false statements on the
city council’s behalf,” said
Marin. “I feel they’re real-
ly reaching for straws this
time around.”
In particular, Marin took
issue with the character-
ization of a “motorcycle
gang” blocking traffi c and
the degree to which com-
plaints had been leveled at
the business.
Marin also dismissed the
idea that the establishment
is operating under the defi -
nition of “public nudity” as
the business’ event room is
on the second fl oor with no
visibility from outside.
“We have blackout cur-
tains. Even if you were on
a hill with a spotting scope,
you cannot see inside our
building,” he said. “I just re-
ally feel that they’ve twisted
it around.”
Meanwhile, Barker re-
mains confi dent the ordi-
nance’s language will stick.
“It’s the language that the
courts use in their opin-
ions,” she said.
Other disagreements still
remain unresolved, such as
whether Top of the Bowl’s
opening before setting the
ordinance “grandfathers”
the business into an excep-
tion from the new restric-
tions.
Generally
speaking,
Marin and Hennricks feel
ness practices will come
around to bite them.
“Th ey’re going to be pro-
vided due process of law,”
she said. “Th at was one of
the biggest issues that the
public had. We were not
provided notice.”
However the issue un-
ravels, two unmovable ob-
jects seem destined to col-
lide as the new ordinance
takes aff ect and is eventual-
ly enforced.
As if to belie her stead-
fast conviction, Hennricks
in the end refl ected on the
situation with causal indif-
ference.
“I’m not worried at all
about the ordinance,” she
said.
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they are entitled to operate
their business within the
confi nes of the law.
“And a local township
should not be able to dic-
tate what a business owner
does or does not do in their
business,” said Marin.
But despite the ordi-
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Hennricks are intent on
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“If they come and try
to shut us down, we’re not
going to shut down,” said
Marin. “And at that point
we will sue the City of
Drain.”
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is adamant that the lack of
notice regarding Top of the
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