Liquor Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2017-11-09

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Agenda

 Liquor Commission

Thursday, November 9, 2017 3:00 PM Council Chambers




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 17-768B Receive staff report and vote on the Pedal Pub’s request for a liquor
 license.

E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. 17-840 Receive Staff’s report regarding Red Arrow Tap Room’s request for a
 liquor license.

F. REPORTS:
1. 17-835 Approve the minutes of the October 5, 2017 meeting.


 1. Restaurant Association Report - Jeffries

 2. BASSET- Employee Training Statistics - Riggs

 3. Tobacco Enforcement Review - Riggs

 4. Liquor Report - Riggs

 5. Liquor Concept Committee Update - Trotz


G. EXECUTIVE SESSION:

H. ADJOURNMENT:




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400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Minutes

 Liquor Commission


Thursday, November 9, 2017 3:00 PM Council Chambers


A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Mayor Chirico called the meeting to order at 3:00pm.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Also Present: Kavita Athanikar, City Prosecutor, Dan Riggs, Police Liaison and
 Emy Trotz, Executive Assistant/Mayor.
 Present 9- Mayor Steve Chirico, Pam Davis, Charles Maher, Paul O'Toole, Whitney Robbins,
 Mitch Stauffer, Joe Vozar, Scott Wehrli, and Kimberly White
 Absent 1- Marc Blackman

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 Doug Petit informed the Commission that he held a Sticker Shock campaign on
 October 26th. Twelve teens came to the Jewel Osco on Ogden and hung tags
 on the liquor bottles. This serves as a reminder to parents that 21 means 21.

 Joel Carlson, 2018 Ribfest Chairman, requested permission to hold liquor
 tastings in the Sponsor Tent Area only. There would be two to four tasting
 stations from 2pm to 6pm each day with a limit of three tastings per person.
 Revenue is estimated at $25,000 to $50,000 as a result of this. Tastings must
 take place at the stations.

 Commissioner Davis moved, seconded by Commissioner Maher to approve the
 request as presented and as defined by the speaker.
 Aye: 7 Davis, Maher, O'Toole, Robbins, Vozar, Wehrli and White
 Nay:1 Stauffer
 Excused: Chirico


D. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Receive staff report and vote on the Pedal Pub’s request for a liquor license.

 Kavita Athanikar stated that at the last Liquor Commission meeting staff was
 directed to provide more information regarding this request. The Pedal Pub
 request is two-fold. The first request is the BYOB license that would attach with
 the pub on the streets. The second request is the actual operation on the
 streets downtown. The actual operation on the street within the downtown, there
 is nothing prohibiting this now. The Pedal Pub is allowed to operate in the
 downtown and within our city limits. Regarding the BYOB, currently we don't
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 have a BYOB permit within our code. We have Corkage which allows for
 someone to bring in their own wine or liquor to a restaurant or hotel for a fee
 where the establishment uncorks that bottle and serves it. These are only for
 Class A, B, and J. There isn't anything that allows BYOB at this time.

 Monica Bennet, the petitioner, came to the podium to answer questions.

 Mayor Chirico asked if she'd be good to go without liqouor. Her answer was yes,
 depending on the purchase of the Pedal Pub. She has the insurance and the
 route.

 Monica stated that this is an activity that is rated the number one activity on Trip
 Advisor.

 Commissioner Stauffer left the meeting at 3:35pm.




 Commissioner Maher moved, seconded by Commissioner Vozar to allow a BYOB
 permit for this venue.

 Nay: 7- Davis, Maher, O'Toole, Robbins, Vozar, Wehrli, and White

 Excused: 1- Mayor Chirico

 Absent: 2- Blackman, and Stauffer

E. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Receive Staff’s report regarding Red Arrow Tap Room’s request for a liquor license.

 Kavita Athanikar presented to Commission a request from Red Arrow Tap
 Room. They have a current location in Elmhurst, Illinois. They are looking to
 open their second location in Naperville at 216 S. Washington Street. This is the
 location of Kuma's. They are proposing hours that begin at 4pm and go until
 11pm during the week and until 10pm on Sundays. Red Arrow Tap Room did
 meet with the Concept Committee and requested either an amendment to the
 Class A liquor license, which is the Restaurant License or the creation of a new
 license. Liquor service with the Class A comes from a Service Bar only. With
 this concept, the liquor service is coming from a pour your own self service
 model through taps that are mounted in the wall. For the Naperville location,
 they are looking to have sixty taps, a full menu, barbeque style food, full kitchen,
 and fully staffed. They would meet the qualification of a Class A minus the part
 that the service is coming from a service bar only. What Commission can
 decide is whether to amend that portion of the Class A license or create a new
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 license per this request. The petitioner is here today and has since concept
 amended his request. Things to consider are the expansion of the Class A
 license would then make that open to all existing current Class A licencees. If
 you have a new license classification, the commission and staff would be
 required to outline the restrictions of that new classification.

 Joe Tota, CEO of Red Arrow Tap Room in Elmhust, presented his amended
 concept. They are a barbeque restaurant with healthy options. They sell 60%
 food. They are now proposing forty eight self serve beer tappers. No liquor or
 wine is served through the tappers on the wall, but through a server. The
 customer is given a card after age verification. The card keeps track of what
 beer they have consumed and after 24oz. the card deactivates. They are
 proposing that they will be using 5oz and 10oz glasses. They have table top
 tablets where the customer purchases the food and they also have an app.
 They are focused on food and craft beer, they will have a customer bar. The
 average ticket price is $32 per customer. They will have live music consisting of
 a single performer on an acoustic guitar. There will be two to three beer
 monitors on staff. They are a family establishment with a kids menu. Wine and
 cocktails will be served from a customer bar. They host a lot of fund raisers.
 Each month, they dedicate one of the taps to a local charity where every time
 an ounce is poured, five cents is donated to the charity.

 No Late Night Permit.

 Commissioner Wehrli recommended a permit for self serve tappers.

 Commissioner Maher recommended that if there was a permit that training
 should be a condition of the permit.

 Kavita Athanikar clarified that with the new information presented, Red Arrow
 could be licensed as a Class B establishment. Class B liquor license has no
 restrictions on the service of liquor, meaning it can come from a taper or server.
 If Commission felt that this concept meets the requirements for a Class B,
 Commission could approve this.

 Commissioner Vozar recommended that if Commission determines that this
 concept fits under the Class B license, he'd like at sometime to consider
 making the wall tap not just available to everybody but to change the code
 through Council to have a permit required.

 Commissioner Davis moved, seconded by Commissioner Vozar to approve the
 concept and direct staff to determine the appropriate licensing for this
 establishment.
 Motion carried by the following vote:
 Aye: 7 - Davis, Maher, O'Toole, Robbins, Vozar, Wehrli and White
 Excused: 1- Chirico
 Absent: 2- Blackman and Stauffer

 Commissioner Maher made a motion to substitue the first motion.




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 Commissioner Davis moved, seconded by Commissioner Maher to approve the
 concept as presented for a B license.
 The motion carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 7- Davis, Maher, O'Toole, Robbins, Vozar, Wehrli, and White

 Excused: 1- Mayor Chirico

 Absent: 2- Blackman, and Stauffer




 Commissioner Vozar moved, seconded by Commissioner Maher to direct staff
 to explore a permit to control self serve establishments.
 Ayes: 7-Davis, Maher, O'Toole, Robbins, Vozar, Wehrli and White

 Excused: 1- Mayor Chirico

 Absent: 2- Blackman and Stauffer

F. REPORTS:

1. Approve the minutes of the October 5, 2017 meeting.

 Commissioner Maher moved, seconded by Commissioner O'Toole to approve the
 minutes of the October 5, 2017 meeting.

 Aye: 7- Davis, Maher, O'Toole, Robbins, Vozar, Wehrli, and White

 Excused: 1- Mayor Chirico

 Absent: 2- Blackman, and Stauffer

 1. Restaurant Association Report - Jeffries

 No report.

 2. BASSET- Employee Training Statistics - Riggs

 Detective Riggs reported the following BASSET class attendance.
 October 59 with 9 no shows

 The on line program that was submitted to the State has been approved.
 Naperville will be the first City to have their own on line program. This is only for
 renewal.

 3. Tobacco Enforcement Review - Riggs

 Detective Riggs reported that the tobacco grant is still pending with the State.

 4. Liquor Report - Riggs

 Detective Riggs reported that in October 2017 there were 12 DUI's compared to
 October 2016 that had 32 DUI's.

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 5. Liquor Concept Committee Update - Trotz

 Trotz reported the following Liquor Concepts:
 October 25, 2017
 Your Neighbors - being sold to a nephew and it was approved.
 Luxe Skin - opening up on Washington Street. They are a facial salon and they
 were approved.
 Red Arrow Tap Room - already discussed.
 Le Pain Quotidien - 204 S. Washington Street. It will be a Class A with Out Door
 Seating.
 ChristKindle Market - came in for discussion.


G. EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 None

H. ADJOURNMENT:

 Commissioner Maher moved, seconded by Commissioner Vozar to adjourn the
 meeting at 4:42pm.




 /S/ Emy Trotz
 Emy Trotz
 Executive Assistatn/Mayor




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