ACTION REQUESTED:  
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Communication from the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel with a Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class B (Restaurant, 50% Food) Liquor License, with On-Site Consumption Only of Alcohol at MOJA SOUTHERN KITCHEN, 301 N. MACARTHUR, Contingent Upon Compliance with the Finance Dept. Requirements, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 1)
 
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BACKGROUND:  Eric Montgomery, Part Owner, and Pat Robinson, Part Owner, presented a request to approve a Site Application for a Class B (restaurant, 50% food) Liquor License at 301 N. MacArthur.  The Liquor Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this Site Application for On-Site Consumption Only, contingent upon compliance with the Finance Dept. requirements.  Minutes of the Liquor Commission Meeting are attached.
 
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A                     
 
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS:   There were no concerns expressed.
                     
IMPACT IF APPROVED:  Alcoholic beverages can be consumed at this site.
 
IMPACT IF DENIED:   This site will not be able to serve any kind of alcohol.
 
ALTERNATIVES:   N/A
 
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
 
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
 
1. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population                     
 
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
 
1. Grow employers and jobs.                     
 
DEPARTMENT: Legal