ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Interim Corporation Counsel with a Request to Approve the SITE APPLICATION for the Expansion of a Class I (Assembly Hall) Liquor License with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol at the PEORIA RIVERFRONT MUSEUM, 222 S.W. WASHINGTON, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (DISTRICT 1)
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BACKGROUND: Mr. Sam Gappmayer, President & CEO, Peoria Riverfront Museum, presented a Site Application for the expansion of a Class I (assembly hall) Liquor License, with an expansion of a Subclass 3* (beer garden) for 222 S.W. Washington. The Liquor Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this Site Application. Minutes of the Liquor Commission Meeting are attached.
Since this is a change or expansion of the Special Use in place for the shopping center in which the site is located, such change or expansion must be reviewed and administratively approved by Site Plan Review Board.
*Except for Subclasses 1 (4 a.m.) and 1a (2 a.m.), a site application of a subclass liquor license does not require affirmative approval by the City Council.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: There were no concerns expressed.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Alcoholic beverages can be consumed in additional areas on the site.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Alcoholic beverages will only be allowed where originally approved.
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. Vibrant Downtown: Riverfront/ Central Business District/ Warehouse District
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Grow employers and jobs.
DEPARTMENT: Legal