ACTION REQUESTED:  
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Communication from the City Manager and Corporation Counsel with a Request to APPROVE the SITE APPLICATION for a Class C-1 (Packaged Goods) Liquor License with Retail Sale of Alcohol at KNOXVILLE WINE & SPIRITS, INC., D/B/A TEQUILARIA TWO, 1621 N. KNOXVILLE, Contingent Upon Issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 2)
 
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BACKGROUND:  Christell Frausto & Sultan Noorullah, Owners, presented a Site Application for a Class C-1 (packaged goods) Liquor License, with a Subclass 6 (product tastings) at 1621 N. Knoxville. The Liquor Commission voted 3-1 to recommend Approval of this Site Application.  Minutes of the Liquor Commission Meeting are attached.
 
FINANCIAL IMPACT:  N/A
 
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS:  One letter of opposition was mailed in from a neighborhood resident.  The Police Dept. recommended denial because the request was for a stand-alone liquor store in an area of town that had been struggling and a blighted neighborhood.
                     
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Alcoholic beverages can be sold at this establishment.
 
IMPACT IF DENIED:  This site will not be able to sell or serve any kind of alcohol.
 
ALTERNATIVES:  N/A
 
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
 
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
 
1. Grow Peoria                     
 
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
 
1. Grow employers and jobs.                     
 
DEPARTMENT: Legal