Liquor Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2020-11-05

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



 Meeting Agenda

 Liquor Commission

Thursday, November 5, 2020 3:00 PM On Zoom - Open agenda to see phone &
 webinar options



CITY OF NAPERVILLE PUBLIC MEETINGS UPDATE:
Pursuant to Section 120/7(e) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the continuation of the Governor’s
disaster proclamation, and Mayor Chirico’s executive order determining that in-person public
meetings are not currently practical or prudent because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are
holding this Liquor Commission meeting remotely.

The commission members and staff participating in this meeting will all be in different locations in
accordance with social distancing guidelines, and steps have been taken to ensure that the
commission members can hear one another and all discussion and testimony. The public has
been provided notice of alternative means of access to the meeting so they are able to
contemporaneously hear all discussion, testimony and votes. All votes shall be taken by roll call.
The means by which the public may watch, listen, and/or participate in the meeting are described
below.

TO JOIN A MEETING:
The meeting will be conducted using the Zoom Video Conferencing. You do not need to
download any software or create an account to participate.

To login on your computer or iPad:
Click the link to join the webinar, the password is provided on this agenda. Once connected, if
you choose to speak, click the “Raise Hand” button at the bottom of Zoom screen and wait for the
Chairman to recognize you. When it is your turn to speak, you will be unmuted. There will be a few
second delay after you are unmuted until your mic will be live. Please identify yourself for the
public record and speak clearly.

To login on your phone:
For iPhones, use the iPhone one-tap number provided on this agenda.
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Once connected to the meeting, press *9 to “raise your hand” and wait for the Chairman to
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PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES: All viewpoints are welcome. Positive comments and constructive
criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from harassing or directing threats or personal
attacks at Board members, staff, other speakers or members of the public. Comments made to
intentionally disrupt the meeting may be managed as necessary to maintain appropriate
decorum and allow for city business to be accomplished.


Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
  Please click this URL to join. https://zoom.us/s/97360748976?
pwd=OVpOcDdIMURmUDhvL2FFS250NUdXZz09
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Or join by phone:
  Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
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346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833
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  International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aeuShRxAWc

A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:

E. NEW BUSINESS:
 20-1302 Consider lowering the cap on the Class C - Tavern liquor license


F. REPORTS:
 20-1303 Approve the regular Liquor Commission meeting minutes of July 9, 2020

 20-1304 Approve the regular Liquor Commission Meeting Dates for 2021


 1. Restaurant Association Report - Jeffries

 2. BASSET- Employee Training Statistics - Riggs




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 3. Tobacco Enforcement Review - Riggs

 4. Liquor Report - Riggs

 5. Liquor Concept Committee Update - Barfuss


G. EXECUTIVE SESSION:

H. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
 will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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City of Naperville

 400 S. Eagle Street
 Naperville, IL 60540




 Meeting Minutes - Final

 Thursday, November 5, 2020

 3:00 PM



On Zoom - Open agenda to see phone & webinar options



 Liquor Commission
Liquor Commission Meeting Minutes - Final November 5, 2020


CITY OF NAPERVILLE PUBLIC MEETINGS UPDATE:
Pursuant to Section 120/7(e) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the continuation of the Governor’s
disaster proclamation, and Mayor Chirico’s executive order determining that in-person public
meetings are not currently practical or prudent because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are
holding this Liquor Commission meeting remotely.

The commission members and staff participating in this meeting will all be in different locations in
accordance with social distancing guidelines, and steps have been taken to ensure that the
commission members can hear one another and all discussion and testimony. The public has
been provided notice of alternative means of access to the meeting so they are able to
contemporaneously hear all discussion, testimony and votes. All votes shall be taken by roll call.
The means by which the public may watch, listen, and/or participate in the meeting are described
below.

TO JOIN A MEETING:
The meeting will be conducted using the Zoom Video Conferencing. You do not need to
download any software or create an account to participate.

To login on your computer or iPad:
Click the link to join the webinar, the password is provided on this agenda. Once connected, if
you choose to speak, click the “Raise Hand” button at the bottom of Zoom screen and wait for the
Chairman to recognize you. When it is your turn to speak, you will be unmuted. There will be a few
second delay after you are unmuted until your mic will be live. Please identify yourself for the
public record and speak clearly.

To login on your phone:
For iPhones, use the iPhone one-tap number provided on this agenda.
For telephones, dial one of the numbers provided and join the meeting by using meeting ID and
password provided on this agenda.

Once connected to the meeting, press *9 to “raise your hand” and wait for the Chairman to
recognize you. When it is your turn to speak, you will be unmuted. There will be a few second
delay after you are unmuted until your mic will be live. Please identify yourself for the public record
and speak clearly.




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PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES: All viewpoints are welcome. Positive comments and constructive
criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from harassing or directing threats or personal
attacks at Board members, staff, other speakers or members of the public. Comments made to
intentionally disrupt the meeting may be managed as necessary to maintain appropriate
decorum and allow for city business to be accomplished.


Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
  Please click this URL to join. https://zoom.us/s/97360748976?
pwd=OVpOcDdIMURmUDhvL2FFS250NUdXZz09
  Passcode: 965034
 Description: General Meeting

Or join by phone:
  Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
 US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1
346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833
  Webinar ID: 973 6074 8976
  Passcode: 965034
  International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/aeuShRxAWc

A. CALL TO ORDER:

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

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 9- Mayor Steve Chirico, Pam Davis, Charles Maher, Mitch Stauffer, Joe Vozar, Scott
 Wehrli, Kimberly White, Anthony Signorella, and Karyn Charvat
 Absent 1- Paul O'Toole




 Also Present: Miranda Barfuss, Assistant to City Council; Jennifer Lutzke,
 Senior Assistant City Attorney; Rachel Pruneda, Administrative Assistant;
 Christine Jeffries, President-Naperville Development Partnership



C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 None

D. OLD BUSINESS:

 None

E. NEW BUSINESS:


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 Consider lowering the cap on the Class C - Tavern liquor license

 Chirico provided background on the Class C - Tavern License. The license
 class currently has a cap of 6 and the current licensees are: White Tavern,
 Lantern, VFW, Orazio's, It's a Southern Thing (previously World of Beer), Miss
 Kitty's Saloon. The Class C license does not require a kitchen or food to be
 served. It also allows for package sales, though not in the downtown. Chirico
 reported that Orazio's was sold to the City of Naperville, leaving one Class C
 license available for any business who qualifies. Chirico questioned whether it
 is the Liquor Commission's desire to ask the City Council to reduce the cap to
 5. Commissioner Maher voiced support for lowering the cap to 5 with the
 knowledge that the cap could be raised again in the future.
 Commissioner Stauffer motioned to lower the cap on Class C licenses from 6 to 5,
 seconded by Maher. The motion was approved and carried by the following
 vote:

 Aye: 8- Davis, Maher, Stauffer, Vozar, Wehrli, White, Signorella, and Charvat

 Excused: 1- Mayor Chirico

 Absent: 1- O'Toole

F. REPORTS:

 Approve the regular Liquor Commission meeting minutes of July 9, 2020
 Attachments: DRAFT-Liquor Commission Meeting Minutes 070920

 Commissioner Stauffer motioned to approve the regular Liquor Commission
 Meeting Minutes of July 9, 2020, seconded by Maher. The motion was approved
 and carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 8- Davis, Maher, Stauffer, Vozar, Wehrli, White, Signorella, and Charvat

 Excused: 1- Mayor Chirico

 Absent: 1- O'Toole


 Approve the regular Liquor Commission Meeting Dates for 2021
 Attachments: Liquor Commission Meeting Dates 2021

 Commissioner Signorella motioned to approve the regular Liquor Commission
 Meeting Dates for 2021, seconded by Wehrli. The motion was approved and
 carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 8- Davis, Maher, Stauffer, Vozar, Wehrli, White, Signorella, and Charvat

 Excused: 1- Mayor Chirico

 Absent: 1- O'Toole

 1. Restaurant Association Report - Jeffries


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 Jeffries reported that restaurants are suffering under additional state mitigations.
 She thanked the Mayor for the Executive Orders that have allowed
 cocktails-to-go and City Council for reducing the liquor license fees by 50% this
 year. Both Will County and DuPage County are under mitigations that ban
 indoor dining. Dine Naperville is promoting the message "Mask Up and Carry
 Out."

 TED and the Fire Department are working on approving new tents and heating
 apparatus to help restaurants maximize outdoor seating during the cold months
 ahead. Heaters must be 10 feet outside of the tent and the building, maintain
 walkways and the tent flaps must be 50% open to be considered outdoor dining.

 Commissioner Davis asked Mayor Chirico what he has been hearing from
 Edward Hospital. Chirico reported that he has data from the hospital every day
 and numbers are absolutely going up. Hospital data is timely, accurate and
 complete. Occupancy has more than doubled in the last month. Unlike the first
 wave, this wave is hitting all the states at one time so there is no ability to share
 medical personnel. That is the biggest concern. Commissioner Davis noted
 that city and hospital leadership are communicating appropriately and trying to
 weigh the balance between long term economic disaster and the short term
 disaster of COVID. There is no clear answer.

 Jeffries noted that Illinois had the highest number of unemployment claims in
 recent days. The restaurant association is discussing in-house delivery options
 to help businesses keep their employees working. The city is going to test pilot
 a train box car for an outdoor dining option. The Public Works Department is
 welding sliding doors into the box car and will place it in a downtown parking
 spot outside of Features. They believe they can retrofit these box cars for under
 $5,000. If that's the case, they will do more. Downtown Naperville Alliance will
 decorate the box cars for the holidays.

 Jeffries reported that the City of Naperville will offer $100,000 in CDBG
 COVID-relief grant funds for small businesses in Naperville. Grantees must be
 an existing business open today and have a physical presence in Naperville.
 Grants applications will be accepted starting 11/12 and are due 11/19.

 2. BASSET- Employee Training Statistics - Riggs

 None

 3. Tobacco Enforcement Review - Riggs

 Lutzke reported that underage compliance checks were completed by the
 police department in 2020. Two businesses were cited for selling alternative
 nicotine products to individuals under the age of 21. They were: BP Amoco
 located at 1983 Brookdale Rd. and River Road Mobil located at 1280 Ogden
 Ave. We issued violations against their tobacco licenses. Both businesses
 stipulated to the violations and the Mayor entered an order assessing a $250
 fine for each of the violations.

 Chirico added that normally the fine is $500. He went on to say that violations
 for underage tobacco violations often occur at gas stations where there is only

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 one employee on site.


 4. Liquor Report - Riggs

 None

 5. Liquor Concept Committee Update - Barfuss

 Barfuss reported that since the last Liquor Commission Meeting, the Liquor
 Concept Committee had two meetings on August 20th and October 15th. The
 following concepts were discussed:

 Lou Dog Events, organizers of the Naperville Summer and Winter Ale Fests
 Existing business seeking options for converting their Ale Fest events into a
 take-home experience requiring a retailer license. The meeting was
 informational, and they have not yet solidified a plan.

 Krazy Jalapeno, 1316 N. Illinois Route 59 #108 (previously Jalapeno Grill)
 New business seeking Class A Restaurant license. They are settling issues
 concerning their occupancy and food and beverage tax owed by the previous
 owners.

 2 Fools Cider, 1665 Quincy Ave. #155
 Existing business wanting to add frozen cider to their product offerings. Their
 request was approved. Chirico commented that it was reported that the
 product was alcohol-infused ice cream in the media. It is not ice cream. After
 clarification, we learned that it is more like a slushie.

 Vasili’s, 135 Water Street, Suite 101 (previously Midici)
 A new Francesca’s Restaurant Group business seeking a Class B Restaurant
 and Tavern license with outdoor seating and a late-night permit. The application
 is in process.


G. EXECUTIVE SESSION:

 None

H. ADJOURNMENT:

 Commissioner Signorella asked what the Liquor Commission’s responsibility is
 regarding the regulation and oversight of adult use recreational cannabis
 businesses in Naperville. Chirico shared that most of the rules are dictated by
 the State, but the City has issued a cap of 3 and zoning regulations. Lutzke
 noted that under these ordinances a variance for adult-use recreational
 cannabis businesses would go to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
 Commissioner Maher asked if the state is doing underage compliance checks
 and who has authority to issue fines. Lutzke stated that the state has primary
 jurisdiction over cannabis businesses, but she will investigate if the City has
 secondary jurisdiction. Chirico noted that the locations are highly regulated,
 video monitored and secure. It would be difficult for a minor to gain access to
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 the facilities. Lutzke reported that the licensees, employees and operators are
 regulated by the state so there is a coordination of safety and security
 measures, but police purview only concerns building safety and not personnel.
 Commissioner Wehrli stated that while we do not currently have as much
 control over this area as we do with our liquor and tobacco businesses through
 our local license process, the state may not have considered local issues that
 may arise. Chirico agreed that the Liquor Commission may have to put a
 process in place to get ahead of issues and adopt a local ordinance to allow the
 city to do compliance checks. Lutzke will research the state law and report
 back at the next meeting.




 Commissioner Maher motioned to adjourn the Liquor Commission Meeting of
 November 5, 2020 at 3:40 PM, seconded by Vozar. The motion was approved and
 carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 8- Davis, Maher, Stauffer, Vozar, Wehrli, White, Signorella, and Charvat

 Excused: 1- Mayor Chirico

 Absent: 1- O'Toole




 /S/ Miranda Barfuss
 Miranda Barfuss
 Assistant to City Council




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