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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8-13-20 CO PlusMINUTES FOR LIQUOR AUTHORITY MEETING CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 7500 West 29th Avenue, Municipal Building August 13, 2020 This meeting was conducted as a VIRTUAL MEETING. No members of the Liquor Authority Board or City staff were physically present at the Municipal building for this meeting; the public did not attend in person. The public may have participated in these ways: 1. Provide comment in advance at reaton@ci.wheatridge.co.us(comment by noon on August 13) 2. Virtually attend the meeting through a device or phone: Access was put on the City website www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/calendar as soon as it was available. Chair Germano called the Liquor Authority Meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Liquor Authority Members present: Paul Shaver Rocco Germano Bruce McIntyre Cindy Shaw Carolyn Peterson Lenny Ortiz Absent: Anthony Davia, Elizabeth Nazarenus Also present: Deputy City Clerk Robin Eaton; City Clerk, Steve Kirkpatrick; Assistant City Attorney, Joe Rivera; WRPD Detective Charles Hemming; other guests and interested parties APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF July 23, 2020 Motion by Member Shaver to approve the minutes of July 23, 2020, seconded by Member Shaw, Motion carried 6-0 Item 1. Administrative Hearing - Application for Permanent Modification of Premises for Liquid Art Works Inc. dba Colorado Plus Brewpub located at 6995 W. 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 Consent for the meeting to be held virtually was given by both the City Attorney Joe Rivera and applicant Eugene Kahng. The Item was introduced by Chair Germano Deputy Clerk Eaton gave the staff report where it was explained that the applicant is currently using the west side parking lot area under a temporary COVID modification from the State and is desirous to have the area placed under a permanent modification. The areas are compliance with State liquor rules, the application and proposed new diagram need to be approved and sent to the State Liquor Enforcement for the permit. This application meets all of the requirements for issuance. Staff recommends the application be approved. Chair Germano swears in the applicant Eugene Kahng from Colorado Plus brewing. Mr. Kahng gave an opening statement where among others, he noted the city had approved an ESTIP tax rebate to them and it really helped with the financing for the new patio area. He detailed how they were going to control underage drinking and described that in 15 years of doing business in Wheat Ridge, he had never received any liquor violations. No questions were asked by the City Attorney Board Questions Member Shaver asked if there will still be adequate parking and outside heaters which Eugene answer that yes there is more than enough across the street, yes they will have heaters in the winter and that in the future they will try to install awnings that match the front patio. Currently there is a cost prohibition to do so. Chair Germano asked whether the new patio will be all the way out to Reed Street where Eugene responded that the city requires a sidewalk to be added so it will only be out to the sidewalk. Member McIntyre asked if there were plans to extend the flowers pots like are in the front patio as they disrupt a driver’s view of oncoming traffic. Eugene answered that no they will not be having such planters. Member Peterson wanted to know what efforts were going to be put in place that no underage person(s) would be sold to. Eugene stated again that there have been no previous problems in the past years and that his servers are fully trained in that area. She also asked about dining and dashing if they had problems with that where Eugene responded that no, it’s never been a problem and that his clientele is mostly upstanding and family based. Chair Germano asks for any other interested parties and seeing none, asks for a motion on the item. Motion by Member Peterson to approve the application for Modification of Premises for Liquid Art Works Inc. dba Colorado Plus Brewpub located at 6995 W. 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 for the following reasons: (1) All applications and fees required by statute have been filed and paid. (2) The applicant is in possession of the property (3) The applicant is in compliance with the applicable zoning laws and within the distance prohibition in regard to any public or parochial school or the principal campus of any college, university, or seminary. Seconded by Member Shaver, motion carried 6-0 CITY CLERK’S MATTERS Deputy City Clerk Easton gave a brief update for a pending New Image Brewing modification and the owner’s thoughts and desires for his proposed area, along with their COVID problems trying to find architects and designers. He also asked the board about their thoughts on reviewing their current resolution on how modification applications are required to be heard at hearings. After discussion it was requested to the City Attorney to look into possibly amending the current resolution. Finishing with updates on new FMB applications by Stinker Stores, Kum and Go along with modifications possible for New Image brewing, and Clancys Irish pub for their parking lot areas. CITY ATTORNEY’S MATTERS Assistant City Attorney Joe Rivera brought up that as there we no additional LLA hearings for the month of August, the Show Cause hearing for the Rambling Rose is still on the books with no statute of limitations and that an in-person hearing has not yet been scheduled. After discussion, the Board requests that he stay in contact with the owner to hopefully have the in-person meeting at a September hearing. POLICE DEPARTMENT MATTERS LIQUOR AUTHORITY MEMBERS MATTERS Member Peterson asked if the PD had any problems with the 10:00 p.m. closing where Detective Hemming’s said that they have not had any problems in the control of the bars. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:56 a.m. _________________________________ Robin Eaton, Deputy City Clerk