October 9, 2014
Coalition Meeting
Osborne-Newman Center
Next Coalition Meeting: TBA
Minutes
Attendees: Ashton Graham, Spencer Deakin, Bill Mackay, Don Swogger, Kathy Powell, Bob
Flanigan, Lyndsey Baker, April Baer, Ashley Bunting, Scott Donahue, Royce Douty, John Kirby,
Craig Robertson, H.B. Martz, Jeff Graham, Barbara Glasbrenner, Kathleen Broadwater, Amy
Davis, Jesse Ketterman, and Liz Medcalf
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Welcome and Announcements: Welcome Ashley Bunting, Senior FSU Student
i. Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Update: Congratulations! Frostburg Community
Coalition is the proud recipient of the award grant beginning October 1, 2014.
a. What does this mean for FCC? $125k each year for 5 years with an
opportunity to renew for years 6 through 10. Lyndsey Baker and Ashton
Graham are full-time staff personnel for the FCC.
b. What’s different now? Focus on marijuana in addition to alcohol.
An overview of DFC year 1 is as follows:
 New Grantee Meeting in Washington D.C. in December for three
staff members
 National Coalition Academy for two staff members—three weeks
throughout year 1
 Development of a Frostburg Community Coalition website
(January 2015 launch date)
 Real-time GIS Mapping website
 Revival of the MADD, Power of Parents Workshops
 Law enforcement marijuana summit
 Coalition Expert Consultant –to be selected
 AlcoholEdu for Mount Savage and Westmar Middle Schools (8th
grade)
ii. New Staff Member: Racheal Myers—Coalition Communications Specialist
(MSPF)
Rachael, 2014 FSU graduate, has been hired to assist Liz Medcalf with creating
and implementing a communications plan for the FCC. She will be seeking
communication outlets, arranging for advertising, maintaining and growing our
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social media presence, and writing press releases. She will also be assisting to
increase the presence of the FCC brand within the community.
MSPF 2nd Annual Symposium: November 19-20, 2014 in Annapolis, MD.
Sponsored by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration, four members of the
FCC are invited to attend along with the 24 other Maryland jurisdictions that also
receive MSPF funding. The FCC has been asked to provide a poster session
during the symposium to give an overview of the activities from the past year.
Additionally, the Coalition has been selected to present on our Party Patrol
initiatives. Lyndsey, Jesse, and Chris Delaney are planning to attend. Lt.
Donahue has been invited to attend and assist during the presentation.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMSHA) evaluation
due October 10th for MSPF activities for the reporting period April 2014 to
September 2014.
Volunteer signup sheets for events: Thank you for your time, help, and support!
One more event for fall: Girls Soccer Game on 10/16/2014.
Results of the Community Awareness Assessment—data collected from the FSU
Block Party and an athletic event at MRHS. Thank you Ashley Bunting for
consolidating the data report!
Participant Responses:
Have you heard of the Frostburg Community
Coalition?
If yes, have you noticed an increased emphasis
on alcohol awareness with the creation of the
Frostburg Community Coalition?
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YES: 45%
NO: 55%
YES: 53%
NO: 18%
NO RESPONSE: 27%
Have you heard any announcements on local
radio stations regarding teen alcohol
consumption?
YES: 63%
NO: 52%
NO RESPONSE: 2%
Have you noticed an increase in the frequency
of police patrols in the Frostburg community
over the past year?
YES: 74%
NO: 23%
NO RESPONSE: 3%
Are you aware that law enforcement conduct
party patrols in the areas surrounding
Frostburg to look for underage drinking?
Are you aware that law enforcement conduct
saturation patrols in off-campus student
neighborhood surrounding FSU?
YES: 69%
NO: 27%
NO RESPONSE: 3%
YES: 65%
NO: 34%
NO RESPONSE: 2%
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Are you aware that law enforcement conduct
compliance checks for serving under the age of
21 at businesses that sell and/or serve alcohol?
Are you aware of the anonymous police TIP
Hotline: 301-687-STOP?
Do you feel safe in the community?
TOTAL
Student Responses:
YES: 82%
NO: 16%
NO RESPONSE: 2%
YES: 44%
NO: 56%
YES: 81%
NO: 6%
NO RESPONSE: 6%
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28 responses
If/when I drink alcohol underage, the
likelihood of getting caught, cited, or
arrested by law enforcement is…
N/A-I am over 21: 36%
N/A-I never drink alcohol: 11%
NOT LIKELY: 7%
LIKELY: 14%
VERY LIKELY: 7%
NO RESPONSE: 25%
How easy is it to purchase alcohol
underage from a store, bar, or restaurant?
N/A-I am over 21: 25%
EASY: 0%
SOMEWHAT EASY: 18%
SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT:
11%
DIFFICULT: 21%
NO RESPONSE: 25%
NEVER: 4%
SOMETIMES: 39%
MOST OF THE TIME: 11%
ALWAYS: 21%
NO RESPONSE: 25%
How often do you think your peers use
alcohol?
Have you seen the poster campaigns at
Mountain Ridge High School or Frostburg
State University addressing underage or
binge drinking?
YES: 39%
NO: 36%
NO REPSONSE: 25%
Does the message in the posters have a
positive impact in your decisions about
alcohol?
YES: 50%
NO: 25%
NO REPSONSE: 25%
TOTAL
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Parent Responses
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Are you familiar with the Parents who Host,
Lose the Most campaign?
NO: 38%
SOMEWHAT: 21%
YES: 41%
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Are you aware of the risk/consequences for
providing alcohol to underage youth?
NOT AT ALL AWARE: 0%
NOT VERY AWARE: 0%
SOMEWHAT AWARE: 3%
VERY AWARE: 97%
Have you heard any of the Parents who Host,
Lose the Most announcements on the local
radio station?
YES: 48%
NO: 48%
NO RESPONSE: 3%
Would you ever consider serving alcohol to
teens during a gathering?
NO: 97%
MAYBE:0%
YES: 0%
NO RESPONSE: 3%
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Upcoming Events and Important Dates:
a. FSU Homecoming: October 16-19, 2014 Law enforcement patrols: FPD,
FSUPD, ACSO
b. Law Enforcement Awareness Day on FSU campus: October 22, 2014,
beginning at 10am. A survivor of the Virginia Tech shootings will be
giving two presentations about her experience as a victim.
c. Bobby Petrocelli: Thursday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m., Lane Center, Manicur Hall.
This will be Petrocelli’s 13th appearance at FSU. More than an impaireddriving education event, his program teaches students that 10 seconds
can change a life forever.
d. Halloween: October 31, 2014
Coalition member announcements:
a. Spencer Deakin, Director of the Counseling at FSU, shared an update
about AlcoholEdu for incoming freshman.
b. Chris Delaney discussed the upcoming Allegany County Drug and Alcohol
Abuse Council forum to discuss the barriers to seeking substance abuse
treatment. Jeff, Jesse, Lyndsey, and Ashton plan to attend the event on
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 from 5pm to 7:30pm. The event is open to
the entire community and a catered meal is being served. If you are
interested in attending, please RSVP to Chris Delaney at 301-759-5050 or
christine.delaney@maryland.gov.
c. Don Swogger provided an update about the BURG Peer Education
Network and that 19 new students have joined the organization and are
working on their certification.
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d. H.B. Martz inquired about the new marijuana decriminalization laws and
their impact on university conduct. Jeff advised that because FSU is a
drug-free school zone, having any amount of marijuana is a violation of
school policy.
Enforcement & Adjudication
Strategy
Person Responsible
Budget
TIP Hotline
301-687-STOP
Lt. Ralston-reporting
Ashton GrahamGraphic Design
PR Specialist-marketing
$12,640.00
Party Patrols
ACSO- Lt. Cutter
MSP- F/Sgt. Kloos
$20,600.00
Saturation
Patrols
FPD-Chief Douty
FSUPD-Lt. Donahue
$33,180.00
Updates
September 2013: 4
September 2014: 8
TIP Hotline ads: 4
MSP: 30 hours of party patrols
ACSO: 7.5 hours of party patrols
1 DWI
1 Assist other agency
4 hours of foot patrol
31 traffic stops
1 arrest
1 CDS violation
Knock and Talks: 36
Party Houses: 1 meets criteria/5 on
watch list
*Surveillance Training for law
enforcement: November 3, 2014 from
4pm-9pm at Newman-Osborne Center.
FSU PD: 53
FC PD: 348
17 Underage drinking citations
11 Open Container
27 noise complaints
15 noise warnings
11 noise citations
Compliance
Checks
ACSO-Lt. Cutter
Azul InternationalCARD 301
14,080.00
ACSO: No updates
Secret Shopper: Beginning soon
Law
Enforcement
Summit
Jesse Ketterman
Food expense
Part of the DFC Strategies.
Address marijuana use in the community.
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GIS Mapping
Strategy
Cooperating
Alcohol
Agreement
Strategy
Media
Campaigns
Ashton Graham
Person Responsible
Chris WernerFrostburgFirst, Main
Street Manager
Ashton GrahamGraphic Design
n/a
Plot properties by student rental, alcohol
license, and civil and criminal violations.
The goal is to have this feature be available
to law enforcement in nearly real-time as
to assist with problem properties.
Retail Availability
Budget
$17,690.00
Plans
CAA Partners:
F Bar
Zen Shi
Wild Things
The Outback Lounge
Knights of Columbus
The Draft
The American Legion
Yamato Steakhouse
Midland Sportsman Club
Byrnsies Bar
Bar Monkey
Dante’s
The Gladstone
TIPS Training: September- 3 trainings
with 25 staff trained.
Next Training: October 12, 2014 at F Bar
at 1pm.
Alcohol Messaging: 7 campaigns have
been disseminated to 22 businesses
including the 2 new marketing campaigns
purchased by PG Creative.
Low-Risk Events: Sushi eating contest on
October 25, 2014 @ 6pm with PBT’s from
law enforcement. Trivia night at F Bar
every Tuesday in November beginning at
8pm. PBT’s with law enforcement on
Nov. 11.
Card 301: Tentatively scheduled for
November.
Messaging and Education
Person Responsible
Budget
Ashton GrahamGraphic Design
PR SpecialistMarketing
$15,664.00
Plans
Press Release: In progress- promotion of
partner bars having 100% Compliance.
Radio:
WTBO: 32 ads
WDZN: 18 ads
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NPR: 1 interview
WYPR: 1 Interview (Baltimore)
Posters: 12 poster campaigns
redistributed to campus building and
residence halls for FSU.
Print: 1 article in the CTN
Billboard: November 3rd through the end
of December (across from Hillside Animal
Hospital). What do we want the message
to be?
Social Media:
Facebook- 4 new “likes”
Twitter- Coming Soon!
Social Norming
Campaign
MRHS-Hunter Barclay
FSU-Don Swogger
Ashton GrahamGraphic Design
PR SpecialistMarketing
$6,050.00
Alcohol
Education
April Baer-
$22,530.00
Middle School: Army themed poster
campaigns have been received.
Awaiting rubber bracelets. “I choose
not to drink…” is still displayed at the
middle schools.
High School: New photo campaign for
this year to be selected.
FSU: Collaborate with BURG, Peer
Education Network to create a
campaign for campus using the
Maryland Alcohol Survey from last
spring.
AlcoholEdu: November 10, 11, 12.
The Real Deal-High School: Thursday,
November 13, 2014
The Real Deal-Middle School: To be
scheduled for December
FCC Website
Ashton Graham
n/a
Begin building a FCC website through
the FSU server to serve as a clearing
house for alcohol related education
initiatives and resources.
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