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Communication from the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel with a Request for a FIRST READING Review of an ORDINANCE Amending Section 3-92 of CHAPTER 3 of the CODE of the City of Peoria, Requiring Newly Site Approved Class A, B, B-1, G-A, or G-B Liquor Licensee to Have a MINIMUM AVERAGE MONTHLY SALE of at Least $20,000 from the Sale of Food, Alcoholic or Non-Alcoholic Beverages, and/or General Merchandise For One Year Prior to Adding Video Gaming Terminals.
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BACKGROUND:
The topic of how to address the proliferation and implications of liquor licensed establishments adding video gaming terminals were discussed at the City Council's policy session and subsequent meetings. There were various options presented to the City Council to address some of these concerns regarding video gambling caf?s that operate primarily as a gambling establishment with the sale of alcohol as a necessary accessory to obtain a video gaming license. These options included minimum monthly non-gambling related sales requirement of $10,000, distance restriction from other already established liquor licensed establishments with video gaming terminals, and restriction on the number of video gambling liquor establishments in each City Council districts. The City Council did not approve any one of the options.
This latest proposal before the City Council for its first reading discussion amends Chapter 3 of the City Code, specifically Section 3-92. The proposal sets a one-year period in which a tavern or a restaurant under Class "A" (tavern), "B" (restaurant with at least 50% sale of food), "B-1" (restaurant with at least 25% sale of food),"G-A" (tavern with beer and wine only), or "G-B" (restaurant with beer and wine only) must operate as a liquor licensed establishment with an average monthly sales amount of at least $20,000 from the sale of food, alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, and/or general merchandise, prior to adding video gaming terminals. This ...
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