ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 3 of the CODE of the City of Peoria, Adding Karaoke Subclass License; Adding Camera Requirement for 4 A.M. Subclass; Adding the Factor of Video Gaming Machines for Site Approval; and separating Class G License.
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BACKGROUND: The Liquor Commission has voiced concerns regarding the ability of an establishment with a live entertainment subclass to go from the originally proposed karaoke only to a full live band. The original owner of the establishment may have represented to the Liquor Commission that the establishment would only have karaoke for live entertainment, but a different owner may then use the live entertainment subclass to have a full band that has more of a negative impact on surrounding residents than patrons singing to a karaoke machine. The amendment defines karaoke and sets a separate subclass license for karaoke only live entertainment. The proposed fee for the new karaoke subclass is less than the full live entertainment subclass, and any licensed establishment that wants to convert to a karaoke only subclass can do so without going through a new site approval process and can receive prorated difference in the license fee.
The proposed amendment to Chapter 3 also adds the requirement that a subclass 1 (4 a.m.) licensee must maintain an operating camera that records the entrances to the licensed establishment and the recording must be immediately available to officers upon request. This will aid the police officers in their investigations into any crime and can be helpful to the licensed establishments in maintaining control of their patrons.
The third aspect of the proposed amendment addresses the proliferation of proposed establishments whose primary purpose is to have video gaming machines. Often times these proposed establishments seek out a Class G (beer and wine only) site approval in ...
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