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 B (restaurant, 50% food) Liquor License with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol at OBED & ISAAC’S MICROBREWERY & EATERY, 321 NE MADISON, Contingent Upon the Issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 1)
 
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BACKGROUND:  Court & Karen Conn, Owners, Conn’s Hospitality Group, Inc., D/B/A Obed & Isaac’s Microbrewery & Eatery, presented a Site Application for a Class B (restaurant, 50% food) Liquor License, with a Subclass 3 (beer garden) for 321 NE Madison.  The Liquor Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this Site Application.  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 sold and consumed at this business.
 
IMPACT IF DENIED:   This business 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 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