HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/09/1999LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY MINUTES
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
7500 W. 29th Avenue, Municipal Building
December 9. 1999
The Liquor Authority Meeting was called to order by Chairman Wilde at 9.00 am Liquor
Authority Members present: Dan Wilde, Harry Williams, Frank Sanzalone, Kent Davis, George
Langdon, Rocco Gioso, Judith DiCroce and Laura Leprino Also present: Deputy City Clerk,
Christa Jones, City Attorney, Gerald Dahl, Chief of Police, Jack Hurst.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF November 18, 1999
Motion by Mr Gioso for the approval of the Minutes of November 18, 1999, seconded by Mr
Davis, carried 7 in favor with Mr Langdon abstaining
Item 1. Transfer of Ownership for Old Prospectors Liquors, 5012 Kipling Street, Wheat
Ridge
Christa Jones presented the staff report. Applicant Yung Ik Kim was sworn in by the Chair
Also present was his attorney, Carl Rehm They answered the Authority's questions and
asked for approval of the license They stated that Mr Kim has sold his other liquor store and
has no financial interest in it.
Motion by Mr Davis to approve the Transfer of Ownership from Old Prospectors Liquor Ltd ,
dba "Old Prospectors Liquors", 5012 Kipling Street, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to Yung Ik Kim for
the following reasons 1 All applications and fees required by statute have been filed and
paid, 2 The applicant will be entitled to occupancy of the premises by virtue of a signed lease
assignment dated October 28, 1999, 3 The applicant has been cleared by the Police
Department; seconded by Mr Sanzalone, carried 8-0
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Item 2. Transfer of Ownership for El Mexicano Parilla Bar, 4105 Wadsworth Blvd ,
Wheat Ridge
Christa Jones presented the staff report. Thomas Dunn, attorney for Aurelio Padilla was
present. Mr Padilla was sworn in by the Chair
Mr Dunn explained that his client has some difficulty with the written English language The
forms were filled out by Karen Marquez, who is an accountant. She would read the questions
and Mr Padilla would answer His answer regarding liquor violations pertained to selling to
minors, visibly intoxicated persons, etc. He forgot about the violation regarding the reporting
of change of corporate structure It was only an oversight, there was no intent to mislead or to
deceive Mr Dunn pointed out some other discrepancies in the application that were
answered in error by the accountant. He also stated that there would be no dancing and no
bands, only a juke box.
City Attorney Dahl explained that in the event this transfer would not be approved today, the
Authority needed to set a hearing date for the formal hearing of transfer of ownership and to
post the property and formerly notify the applicant. In the case of an approval, this matter
could be concluded today
The applicant then answered the Authority's questions
Motion by Mrs DiCroce to set a formal hearing for Transfer of ownership for the following
reasons false information regarding the liquor license suspension, false information regarding
the DUI, incomplete answers on the background information, specifically No 46 and the
professional references, no social security number on one form, mistake as to marking one
form yes to dancing, another form no to dancing She would be more comfortable to set
another hearing when all of these items can be straightened out; seconded by Mr Davis,
carried 6-2 with Mr Wilde and Mr Gioso voting no
Motion by Mr Davis to set the date for the formal hearing for Thursday, December 23, 1999 at
9 00 a.m , seconded by Mrs Leprino, carried 8-0
Item 3. Transfer of Ownership for La Scala Ristorante, 10151 West 26th Avenue, Wheat
Ridge
Christa Jones presented the staff report. Margarita, Octavio and Hector Granados were sworn
in by the Chair Margarita Granados explained that she is the wife of Octavio and is not on the
application for the liquor license, but she filled out the application for her husband
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She stated that he had a DUI 13 or 14 years ago, but his license was not suspended When
she answered "no" to the violation question she was not trying to hide anything, it was an
oversight. Her husband is a person of high moral character; they have 2 liquor licenses in
Denver and have never had any problems whatsoever
Chief Hurst stated that he believes this was an honest mistake, but he felt obligated to bring
the mistake to the attention of the Authority
Motion by Mr Davis to approve the Transfer of ownership from BEK, LLC, 10151 West 26th
Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to H O G G Inc., for the following reasons
1 All applications and fees required by statute have been filed and paid,
2 The applicant will be entitled to occupancy of the premises by virtue of a signed lease
assignment dated November 8, 1999, seconded by Mr Gioso, carried 8-0
Item 4. Renewal Hearing for Pink Cadillac Saloon, 12100 West 44th Avenue, Wheat
Ridge
City Attorney Dahl stated that he and the attorney for Dennis Clifton had worked out a
stipulation for conditional renewal of the liquor license which stipulates that the licensee shall
negotiate and complete the sale of the licensed premises within 90 days of license renewal If
this is not accomplished within 90 days, licensee will surrender the license This is subject to
approval by the Liquor Authority
Dennis Clifton, 5420 Nolan, Arvada, was sworn in by the Chair He stated he wants to be out
of the liquor business, he has had a problem with finding competent employees and doesn't
want to spend all of his time in the bar He just needs time to get the business sold He is in
full agreement with the stipulation He has three potential buyers at this time
Motion by Mr Davis that we accept the stipulation between the City of Wheat Ridge and DBN
Inc, 12100 West 44th Avenue, and renew the liquor license on a temporary basis as
stipulated, seconded by Mr Wilde, carried 7-1 with Mrs DiCroce voting No She stated that
she really has a problem with this because Pink Cadillac has had 4 warning letters within the
last year, 1 suspension, numerous other reports from the Police Department.
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Ms Leprino asked if some type of brochure could be provided for applicants giving information
as to liquor training etc Mr Dahl will put together some information and present it to the
Authority for their approval
Motion by Mr Davis for adjournment; seconded by Mr Sanzalone, carried 8-0
Meeting adjourned at 1030 a m
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Christa Jones, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY LIQUOR AUTHORITY ON DECEMBER 23,
1999 BY A VOTE OF I TO
Dan Wilde, Chair