File #: 22-426    Version: 1 Name: Site App. Big Juan's - 7723 N University
Type: Site Approval Status: Approved
File created: 11/30/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/13/2022 Final action: 12/13/2022
Title: 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, with a Subclass 1A (2:00 A.M. Closing Hours) for PIONEER UNIVERSITY ROADHOUSE, INC., D/B/A BIG JUAN'S TEJANO SMOKEHOUSE & CANTINA, 7723 N. UNIVERSITY, Contingent Upon the Issuance of all Appropriate Permits and the Installation of Required Signs for Accessible Parking Spaces, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 5)
Attachments: 1. 22-25 Big Juan's - 7723 N Univ CC 12-13-22, 2. Pioneer University Roadhouse - Liquor Comm Minutes (Handout)

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, with a Subclass 1A (2:00 A.M. Closing Hours) for PIONEER UNIVERSITY ROADHOUSE, INC., D/B/A BIG JUAN’S TEJANO SMOKEHOUSE & CANTINA, 7723 N. UNIVERSITY, Contingent Upon the Issuance of all Appropriate Permits and the Installation of Required Signs for Accessible Parking Spaces, with a Recommendation from the Liquor Commission to Approve. (Council District 5)

 

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BACKGROUND: Fred Jackson, Owner, Pioneer University Roadhouse, Inc., d/b/a Big Juan’s Tejano Smokehouse & Cantina, presented a Site Application for a Class B (restaurant, 50% food) liquor license, with a Subclass 1A (2:00 a.m. closing hours), a Subclass 2 (live entertainment) and a Subclass 3 (beer garden) at 7723 N. University.  The Liquor Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this Site Application.  Minutes of the Liquor Commission Meeting will be handed out at the Council Meeting

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:  N/A

 

NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS:  No neighborhood concerns were presented.

                     

IMPACT IF APPROVED: Alcoholic Beverages can be consumed and sold at this establishment.

 

IMPACT IF DENIED:  This site 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 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?

 

1. Grow Peoria                     

 

WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?

 

1. Grow employers and jobs.                     

 

DEPARTMENT: Legal