Add a few hundred people with excessive amounts of alcohol, subtract any nearby restrooms and you have what city officials are calling an increasing problem.

Eau Claire City Council will hear a resolution Today and Tuesday that aims to fend off increasing problems with large groups of people using alcohol in city parks.

No standards are currently in place to limit the number of kegs you can have in a park or what kind of facilities can be used for alcohol-related events, said Phil Johnson, interim director of Eau Claire’s Parks and Recreation.

“We’ve allowed (it) to be unregulated,” said Johnson, who added that new policy would be “focused toward matching the facility to the event.”

He referenced a recent party that had over 30 kegs and only a single restroom nearby.

The resolution has a three-tier approach, Johnson said.

The first tier is for parties with over one gallon to three-and-a-half barrels of beer and less than 200 people. These parties could be held at any city pavilion and require a $25 permit fee and $20 reservation fee.

Parties with three-and-a-half to six-and-a-half barrels and 200 to 500 participants require similar fees, and may use only pavilions with flush toilets. Additional portable toilets may have to be brought in due to state health codes.

The largest parties — those including over six-and-a-half barrels and over 500 people – would require a Class B license, city council authorization and a special-event permit process.

The city council hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday with a vote following at 4 p.m. Tuesday, both in the City Council Chambers, 203 S. Farwell St.