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 A (Tavern) Liquor License with On-Site Consumption and Retail Sale of Alcohol at PEACE BROTHERS CLUB, 1923 SW ADAMS, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve, contingent upon the following: 1) The rezoning of the property to a commercial zoning district; 2) The issuance of a change of use by the Community Development Department; and 3) The payment of any fees or fines owed to the Finance Department. (DISTRICT 1)
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BACKGROUND: Mr. Willie Smith, Business Manager, presented a Site Application for a Class A (tavern) Liquor License, with a Subclass 2 (live entertainment) for 1923 SW Adams. The Liquor Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this Site Application, contingent upon the following: 1) The rezoning of the property to a commercial zoning district; 2) The issuance of a change of use by the Community Development Department; and 3) The payment of any fees or fines owed to the Finance Department. Minutes of the Liquor Commission Meeting are attached.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: A Pastor of a neighboring church spoke in opposition of the site approval request due to their plan to operate a youth center directly across the street.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Alcoholic beverages can be consumed at this establishment.
IMPACT IF DENIED: This site will not be approved to 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