Liquor Advisory Board

CITY OF CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS LIQUOR ADVISORY BOARD Minutes of the Regular Meeting Thursday, August 1, 2019 The City of Carbondale’s Liquor Advisory Board held a meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2019, in Room 103 of Carbondale City Hall, 200 South Illinois Avenue. Chair Donald Monty called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. with the following-named members of the Board present/absent: 1. Roll Call Present: John Mills (exited at 6:20 p.m.), David Cisco, Colton Newlin, and Don Monty Absent: Mark Robinson, Steve Payne, Tasis Karayiannis (excused) A quorum was available to take action on the agenda items. City Staff present for the meeting included City Clerk Jennifer Sorrell, City Attorney Jamie Snyder, and Building & Neighborhood Services Supervisor John Lenzini. 2. Approval of Minutes from the L.A.B. Meeting of July 11, 2019 C. Newlin moved, J. Mills seconded, to approve the minutes of the L.A.B. meeting of July 11, 2019. VOTE: All voted aye; motion declared carried. 3. Continued Discussion for the Proposed Liquor Code Rewrite, Specifically Sections 2-4-10 through 2-4-14, which Includes Beer Gardens, Catering, Special Use Licenses, Duration, and Transfers Beer Gardens/ Outdoor Café Concerns regarding beer garden/outdoor cafés and their boundaries includes:  Identify outdoor areas for establishments whose primary  Set parameters, but allow Commission to determine the purpose is liquor (i.e. bars) as “beer gardens” specific materials  Identify outdoor areas for establishments whose  Specifics should be clearly outlined as far as requirements secondary purpose is liquor (i.e. restaurants) as “outdoor and permissible materials (fencing, walls, height cafés requirements, etc.)  Beer gardens should have a tangible physical area or  Who determines the types of materials permissible for barrier to denote the boundary of the outside area these boundaries (liquor commission or zoning  Outdoor café doesn’t necessarily have to have a barrier, board/code) and who should regulate but should have something to outline the designated area  Should we stick to what is already established in the  Question regarding visibility of the boundaries zoning code or create new regulations specifically for  Materials for “clear delineation” liquor establishments with beer gardens/outdoor cafés  Do regulations need to all be the same or split between  Should the zoning code be referenced in the liquor code primary and secondary liquor establishments for regulations (“as approved by the zoning code”) Should beer gardens/outdoor cafés be categorized as a  Why we would do this when the Commission can modify special condition of a liquor license each application  Liquor Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 08-01-2019 Concerns regarding entertainment/noise in beer gardens and/or outdoor cafés:  Should it be stated that beer gardens and outdoor cafés  If specifics are to be included they should be practical, not shall comply with the current noise ordinance technical  Does the noise ordinance need to be modified to include  Decibels, distance modification during those specified distances and decibels hours,  Exempt unless noise is beyond a certain distance  Take into consideration the various factors which  Should not be heard from “x” distance influence the distance sound travels. Due to the lengthy agenda and the fact that only 3 Board members remained, it was suggested that the rest of the discussion topics for this agenda item (catering, special use licenses, duration, and transfer) be continued to the next regularly scheduled meeting on September 5, 2019 when more Board input is available. 4. Discussion About Proposed Bylaws Amendment It was suggested that this agenda item be moved to the next regularly scheduled meeting on September 5, 2019 when more Board input is available. 5. Citizens’ Comments None 6. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. ________________________________ _____________________________ Jennifer R. Sorrell, City Clerk Date Approved 2