HomeMy WebLinkAboutLiquor Minutes 05/02/2013MINUTES FOR
LIQUOR AUTHORITY MEETING
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
7500 West 29th Avenue, Municipal Building
May 2, 2013
Mrs. Peterson called the Liquor Authority Meeting to order at 9:00 a .m .
Liquor Authority Members present:
Robert Alldredge
Anthony Davia
John Miks
Carolyn Peterson
Paul Shaver
Kent Davis
Claudia Worth
Members Absent: None
Also present: Deputy City Clerk, Bruce Roome ; City Attorney, Chris Price; Officer Steve
Berkowitz, Wheat Ridge Police Department; staff; interested citizens .
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF April 11, 2013
Motion by Mr. Alldredge for approval of the minutes of March 14, 2013 ; seconded by Mr.
Shaver; carried 5-0-2 with Mrs . Worth and Mr. Davis abstaining due to their absence
from the meeting .
Item 1. Public Hearing on Application for a new Retail Liquor Store License , Peak
Beverage, Inc. dba "Peak Beverage", 13551 W . 43rd Drive, Unit L , Wheat
Ridge , Colorado, 80033 .
Mr. Roome introduced the item.
Tina Scott from Oedipus , Inc. presented the survey results
James Beimford, Attorney registration number 13142 appearing on behalf of the
applicant.
Andrew Klosterman and Viatcheslav (Steve) Nosov, co-owners were present to answer
questions regarding their application . In Colorado , caterers do not have liquor licenses
but they do in California . Mr. Klosterman came from California and brought this concept
with him .
Mr. Beimford and Mr. Klosterman met with Investigator Dede Salone and Agent in
Charge Jennifer Higgs with the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division initially to make
sure that the State was on board with the concept. Investigator Salone 's initial concern
was that this did not fall under the regulations of the Retail Liquor Store License. What
was finally decided was for Peak Beverage to split into two companies, one being Peak
Beverage Catering and the other Peak Beverage, LLC . If they keep the business
separate and have separate retail liquor store hours then the State Liquor Division was
okay with their business plan.
Motion by Mr. Alldredge to approve the application for a new Retail Liquor Store
License for Peak Beverage, Inc. dba "Peak Beverage", 13551 W . 43rd Drive, Unit L ,
Wheat Ridge , Colorado, for the following reasons :
(1) All applications and fees required by statute have been filed and paid .
(2) Notice of hearing and posting of the premises have been accomplished
according to statutory requirements .
(3) The applicant is entitled to occupancy of the premises by a lease dated October
19, 2012 .
(4 ) The evidence established that the desires of the residents of the neighborhood
under consideration are in support of granting this license. This is evidenced by
petitions bearing : 95 signatures favoring issuance and 6 signature opposing issuance.
(5 ) Issuance of this license is consistent with the needs of the neighborhood under
consideration .
Seconded by Mr. Davis; carried 7-0
CITY CLERK'S MATTERS
1. Deputy City Clerk Roome handed out a Stipulation , Agreement, and Order that
he received yesterday from the State of Colorado , Department of Revenue . It
states that Lakeside Liquors, 5280 W . 44 1h Avenue , Wheat Ridge , CO , 80033
violated the law on February 11 , 2013 by selling to a nineteen-year-old Liquor
Enforcement Division underage purchaser.
Lakeside Liquors was punished with a fifteen day suspension , with ten held in
abeyance for one year. Lakeside Liquors petitioned to pay a fine of $1 ,600
versus being closed and this was accepted by the Division of Revenue . The fine
accepted was 20% of the estimated gross revenues from the sale of alcohol
during a five day period , not less than $200 and no more than $5,000.
2 . Deputy City Clerk Roome distributed a letter from Detective Heather Kendall from
the Wheat Ridge Police Department that was sent earlier this week to all City
liquor license holders .
CI TY ATTORNEY'S MATTERS
Mr. Price gave the Authority Board an update regarding Amendment 64 which is
currently in the legislative process at the State . As of this point no headway has been
made for licensing at the State level is still uncertain so no decisions will be made at the
City level yet.
Meeting adjourned at 9:42 am.
Bruce Roome , Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY LIQUOR AUTHORITY ON MAY 23 , 2013 BY A VOTE OF l, TO
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