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Home My WebLink About2004-03-10 VLLA Agenda & Minutes 1 � ; M AGENDA Members Present: All — Dave, Rob, Bill, Bob & Connie LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY March 10, 2004 Meeting 10:00 A.M. 1. Consideration of the Authority of recent renewals: a. Antlers Condominium Association dba Antlers at Vail Millie Barela Board Room, a Tavern Liquor License Registered Manager: Christopher Ratzlaff 9 9 p Expiration Date: April 28, 2004 Represented by Stephanie Willingham Bill Bishop ade a motion to approve, 2 "d p by Connie, passed 5 -0 b. Bully Ranch & Bar, a Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License Registered Manager: John Mills Expiration Date: May 28, 2004 No one in attendance tabled to end of meeting Represented by Dale Mingo, Director of Food Services Bill made a motion to approve, 2 "d by Rob, passed 5 -0 C. Sweet Basil, Inc. dba Sweet Basil, a Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License Registered Manager: Matt Morgan Expiration Date: June 26, 2004 Connie made a motion to approve, 2 "d by Rob, passed 5 -0 d. Colorado Ski Service, Inc. dba VistaBahn Ski Rentals, a Beer & Wine Liquor License Registered Manager: Joel Gros Expiration Date: April 20, 2004 Rob made a motion to approve, 2 "d by Bill, passed 5 -0 2. Consideration of the Authority for a Corporate Structure Change for Up the Creek Bar & Grill, Inc. dba Up the Creek Bar & Grill, a Hotel and Restaurant liquor license, located at 223 Gore Creek Drive, Vail, Colorado. a. Patrick Stadler replacing Gordon Ling as Vice President Represented by Patrick Stadler Bob made a motion to approve,, 2 "d by Bill, and unanimously passed 5 -0 3. Consideration of the Authority for a Modification of Premises (increase and decrease ) for Larkspur Restaurant & Bar, LLC dba Larkspur Restaurant, a p Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License, located at 458 Vail Valley Drive, Vail, CO. � � J 4 a. Increase ( subsequent subse uent decrease of) the premises from Saturday, April 17, 2004 at 5:00 P.M. to Sunday, April 18, 2004 at 2:00 A.M. for the Nelson wedding reception in the Great Room: Represented by Sara Drake No representation — tabled to end of meeting — Sara Drake arrived late Bill made a motion to approve, 2 "d by Bob, passed 5 -0 4. Consideration of the Authority for a Modification of Premises (increase and decrease) for Larkspur Restaurant & Bar, LLC dba Larkspur Restaurant, a E Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License, located at 458 Vail Valley Drive, Vail, CO. f b. Increase (and subsequent decrease of) the premises from Tuesday, June 1 2004 at 5:00 P.M. to Sunday, October 30, 2004 at 2:00 A.M. for summer special events in the Great Room. Represented by Sara Drake No representation — tabled to end of meeting — Sara Drake arrived late Bill made a motion to approve,, 2 "d by Bob, passed 5 -0 5. Consideration of the Authority of a modification of premises for Blue Tiger, LLC dba Blue Tiger, a Hotel & Restaurant liquor license, located at 1310 Westhaven Drive, Vail, Colorado. Represented by Neil Sirotkin Rob made a motion to approve, 2 "d by Bob, passed 5 -0 6. PUBLIC HEARING — Consideration of the Authority of a Special Events Permit for the Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group to host the Spring Back to Vail special event at the location of Gore Creek Drive, Vail, Colorado on Saturday, April 10, 2004 and Saturday, April 17, 2004, from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Represented by Patti Weinstein and David O'Connell Discussion regarding 3 mayors events on this street in one week is a mayor concern. Additional discussion ensued regarding the bands, concert and other options. Bob said that known issues haven't been mitigated with neighbors and is a concern. Dave Chapin stated this may be too late to change venue. For future events we need to have a meeting to discuss how this site is managed. Sybill Navas the CSE coordinator, said the adjacent owners notification will be part of the special event application. Dave Chapin asked that the Hi hline Sports group attend the May meeting for a p 9 review. Steve Wright, Commander of the Vail PD, stated they want the special event to go, however, they are concerned about the size of the drinks and the past experience of over promise and under plan their events. There is significant work to be done before the event. Bill Bishop stated their livelyhood depends on these events going and they need to plan in November or December in the future for this event. Bob, reiterated Highline Sports Group (Dave O'Connell) come in on April 14, 2004, what has been done with the lodge owners and getting their a pp roval /consent, downsize the drinks, senior management to attend the meeting. Bob made a motion to approve, 2 "d b Connie, passed 5 -0. Y 7. Any other matters the Authority wishes to discuss. a. Connie passed around a newspaper article. b. Steve Wright stated they are filing a complaint with the LLA against 8150 with regard to their Monday Night $10 all you can drink nights. Steve Kovacik, one of the owners for 8150, has been cited 6 times since the beginning of January, 2004. Matt Mire, stated the board should make a motion to adjourn into executive session to discuss options for this complaint. The board took a few moments to read the 3 page memorandum from Commander Steve Wright regarding potential violations against 8150. Matt also stated for the record, the board is considering and reading through the memorandum regarding 8150 regarding 8 separate items. Connie asked Steve Wright if 8150 has been selectively monitored. Steve said no. He said 2 other bars have been cited for overservice, Bull Crabs and Sundance Saloon. Steve and Lorelei met with Steve Kovacik on Feb 24 to discuss concerns. Some of the incidents have occurred after this meeting. Other side effects are bus services, maintenance issues, and police staffing (almost 100% of the Vail PD personnel has been sent to the area of 8150 on Monday evenings). All the summons are pending. There is a summons written into County court ( item #3). Steve is requesting the board to take some action against 8150. Dave asked about items 6 & 8 dates. The dates aren't in there but they are in sequence and occurred after 2/24/04. Bill made a motion to adjourn to executive session at approximately 11:30 a.m., per CRS 24-6-24(4)(b), and 2 "d by Rob, a vote was taken and the vote was 5 -0. 24- 6- 24(4)(b) M r The motion was amended and approved, to have the correct wording per the CRS. The LLA board adjourned to executive session. LLA adjourned the executive session at 12:15 pm Rob and Bill Bob made a suggestion to direct Matt Mire to enter into a stipulation agreement with 8150 to have conditions. Request a show cause hearing and enter into negotiations with 8150 to avoid a show cause hearing. Dave said a monetary request would get the point across and is a suggestion. Further discussion ensued. Rob made a motion to have Matt contact 8150 for a show cause and negotiate a stipulaton agreement, no all you can drink nights, 3 weeks suspension, re -do tips training and if anyone hasn't been tips trained in the last 60 days, will have to retrain. April 14 show cause based on 4 allegations. 2n d by Bill, a vote was taken and the motion passsed 5 -0. Contact Steve at 8150 to let him know a show cause has 8. Next regular Meeting of the Vail Local Licensing Authority will be Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. Bill 2n b Connie and adjourned 12:30 Y .m. ] p f E TOWN OF VAIL Local Licensing Authority Lorelei Donaldson Secretary to the Authority CC: Matt Mire, Town Attorney Pam Brandmeyer, Assist Town Manager Steve Wright, Police Dept. 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