Local Liquor Commission

LOCAL LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION April 13, 2017 I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL VOTE Chair Taylor called the April 13, 2017 Local Liquor Control Commission meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Wheaton City Hall, 303 West Wesley Street. Upon roll call, the following were present: Commissioner Brown, Commissioner Pearse, Commissioner Sender, Chair Taylor, Commissioner Wolgemuth. Absent: None. City Staff Present: James P. Kozik, Director of Planning and Economic Development. II. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 8, 2016 Commissioner Pearse moved and Commissioner Sender seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the December 8, 2016 Local Liquor Control Commission meeting as submitted. On a voice vote, all voted aye. IV. NEW BUSINESS Outdoor Special Event Liquor Licenses - Wheaton Park District - Taste of Wheaton and Wheaton Brew Fest Ms. Kristina Nemetz from the Wheaton Park District was in attendance to review Outdoor Special Event Liquor License applications submitted by the Wheaton Park District in connection with two summer events; Taste of Wheaton and Wheaton Brew Fest. Ms. Nemetz stated that this is the sixteenth year that an Outdoor Special Event Liquor License is being sought in connection with various events held in Memorial Park. She stated that both events will be held in Memorial Park. Taste of Wheaton will be held on Thursday, June 1st thru Sunday, June 4th with varying hours ending at 10 P.M. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (6 P.M. on Sunday) (their application also includes an 8:00 A.M. start date on Saturday, June 3rd to provide a post-race party for the Run for the Animals race participants); Brew Fest (a 21 and over event) will be held on Saturday, August 5th from noon to 4:30 P.M. As in previous years, Ms. Nemetz stated that the entire area devoted to the sale of alcohol within Memorial Park will be fenced off. Wheaton Police and BASSET/Wheaton Police-trained volunteers will be on duty at the entrances to check ID’s and “band” attendees wishing to purchase alcohol. All servers at the event will receive alcohol training pursuant to the Liquor Ordinance requirements. Commissioner Pearse questioned whether or not there are any planned changes from previous years. Ms. Nemetz stated no. Hearing no further questions or comments, Commissioner Wolgemuth moved and Commissioner Pearse seconded a motion to recommend to the City Council that Outdoor Special Event Liquor Licenses be issued to the Wheaton Park District for The Taste of Wheaton and Wheaton Brew Fest.  Local Liquor Control Commission Meeting April 13, 2018 Page 2 of 3 On a roll call vote, all voted aye. Class S Liquor License - RDK Ventures LLC d/b/a Circle K #6709 - 100 W. Geneva Road Circle K representative Mr. Kraig Knudsen was in attendance to review an application for a Class S Liquor License for their new convenience store currently under construction at 100 W. Geneva Road. Mr. Knudsen stated that the proposed Circle K at 100 W. Geneva Road is 4,351 SF in size. He stated that the floor plan illustrates the portion of the premises devoted to package sales is in conformance with the size limitations set forth in the Liquor Code. He also stated that the alcoholic beverages proposed to be stored in refrigerated coolers will be locked during non-selling hours and a small section of shelving behind the counter devoted to spirits will only be able to be accessed by employees and that a small wine rack, located on the sales floor will be secured during non-selling hours as well. Mr. Kozik stated that the Class S License Classification also requires that each transaction for the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be with point-of-sale equipment that shall scan the identification of the customer as to verify age. Prior to the applicant being able to sell liquor, each location will be inspected to ensure that all of the requirements of the Class S License Classification are met. Chair Taylor question the applicant regarding their control processes for the sale of age-restricted items. Hearing no further questions or comments, Commissioner Pearse moved and Commissioner Sender seconded a motion to recommend to the City Council that a Class S Liquor License be issued to RDK Ventures LLC d/b/a Circle K #6709. On a roll call vote, all voted aye. Class S Liquor License - Buchanan Energy (S) LLC d/b/a Bucky’s #540 - 1000 E. Roosevelt Road Buchanan Energy representative Carlos Corniffe was in attendance to review an application for a Class S Liquor License for their new convenience store currently under construction at 1000 E. Roosevelt Road. Mr. Corniffe stated that the proposed Bucky’s at 1000 E. Roosevelt Rd. is 6,865 SF in size and that the floor plan illustrates the portion of the premises devoted to package sales is in conformance with the size limitations set forth in the Liquor Code. Mr. Corniffe stated that the alcoholic beverages proposed to be stored in refrigerated coolers will be locked during non-selling hours and a small beer and wine gondola will be secured during non-selling hours as well. Hearing no further questions or comments, Commissioner Pearse moved and Commissioner Brown seconded a motion to recommend voted to recommend to the City Council that Class S Liquor Licenses be issued to Buchanan Energy (S) LLC d/b/a Bucky’s #540.  Local Liquor Control Commission Meeting April 13, 2018 Page 3 of 3 On a roll call vote, all voted aye. Outdoor Special Event Liquor License - Cozymel’s - 301 E. Loop Road Cozymel’s representative Kyle Stout was in attendance to review an application from seeking an outdoor special event permit for an event to be held on Friday, May 5th from 3PM to 9PM. Mr. Stout stated that the event is proposed to be an age 21+ only event held in a cordoned-off area of the parking lot east of their restaurant. As with Outdoor Special Event Liquor Licenses issued to Wheaton-based nonprofits, Mr. Stout stated that he will be required to contract with the City Police Department for extraordinary services by having at least two off-duty officers present at the outdoor special event at all times during the hours of operation. In addition, Mr. Stout stated that Cozymel’s servers, who are all BASSET certified, will be working the event. Hearing no further questions or comments, Commissioner Sender moved and Commissioner Pearse seconded a motion to recommend to the City Council that an Outdoor Special Event Liquor License be issued to Cozymel’s for their event. The motion carried unanimously. V. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, James P. Kozik, AICP Director of Planning and Economic Development