(1) Consistent with RCW 66.24.820, a city, town, county, or port authority that has been approved by the board for expanded alcohol service consistent with WAC 314-03-210, 314-03-211, or 314-03-212, shall conduct a public engagement review by September 1, 2026, consistent with the requirements in this rule.

(2) The public engagement review shall, at a minimum, include contacting the following individuals and entities in the area where expanded alcohol sales and service occurred or is occurring, to gain a balanced understanding of how the activities were or are being experienced by people in the community:

(a) Local organizations;

(b) Individual residents;

(c) Businesses; and

(d) Others in the local community.

(3) The public engagement review required by this rule must include examining, at a minimum, the following:

(a) Whether adequate local resources, including law enforcement patrols in the area, were or are provided during times that expanded alcohol service was or is offered, to ensure community safety;

(b) Whether services were or are provided to keep the area of the jurisdiction in which the activities occurred or are occurring clean and free of litter or other remnants of the use of public spaces for expanded alcohol service; and

(c) The costs and benefits to the community of expanded alcohol sales and service perceived by residents throughout the community.

(4) The results of a public engagement review conducted consistent with this rule shall be submitted to the board by September 1, 2026.