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City staff presented the application (application 25-046) and Police Chief Blankley told the council the department had not received diagrams or plans showing how the event would be made safe and recommended the council not approve the license. \"The applicant did not reach out to the Tuscaloosa Police Department and supply us with any diagrams or any plans that he had changed to make this a safe event,\" Chief Blankley said. \"We do have concern, and we are asking the council not to approve this event.\"

The applicant, Giovanni Sanchez, who identified himself as owner of Made in Mexico Tacos and Tequila LLC, told the council he had attempted to coordinate with the police and said he believed the council and police had treated his business unfairly. \"I just really I'm really disappointed in the process and how everything played out,\" Sanchez said. He said Officer Champion told him the event would not be approved and that he had attempted to work with the officer to make the event safe. \"I did reach out to Mr. Champion to try to coordinate with him, to try to make this event safe and fun,\" Sanchez said. \"He basically said that nothing had changed, that there was nothing that I could do, that they were still gonna say no.\"

Council member remarks indicated there had been an earlier effort by the council to give the applicant time to meet with police. \"If you remember, I asked for a motion to come back a week later and ask him to get with the chief of police and see if he couldn't work something out, and that didn't happen,\" said Council member Diner, who asked that point be made for the record. Voting on the application followed; council announced the application was denied.

The council record identifies the application location as 1241 McFarland Boulevard East and application number as 25-046. The police recommendation and the applicant's statements were the principal points discussed on the record. The transcript does not specify the name of the motion’s mover or seconder or provide a roll-call tally of yes and no votes beyond individual on-the-record votes at the council dais. The council recorded the outcome as \"applications denied.\"

The council did not adopt the license; no subsequent direction to staff to reopen or reschedule the application was recorded during the meeting. The applicant and the police both urged coordination; the applicant said he sought to do the event as part of business relocation and community outreach, and the police cited unresolved safety planning.

A separate section of the meeting proceeded to the consent agenda and other routine items after the denial.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tuscaloosa City Council Meeting - Sep 03, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Tuscaloosa City Council on an unspecified September date denied a short-term retail alcohol permit for Made in Mexico Tacos and Tequila LLC’s planned Hispanic Heritage Month event at 1241 McFarland Boulevard East after the Tuscaloosa Police Department told the council it had not received safety diagrams or plans from the applicant.","taxTitle","Tuscaloosa City, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama","taxId",4830,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6473371,"Tuscaloosa council adopts routine contracts, grants, demolition liens and budget amendment; sets zoning adoption date",135,1377000,1512000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5748923-1f00b4d8347f491d9975527bae45cd1b&start=1377&end=1512","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5748923-1f00b4d8347f491d9975527bae45cd1b/thumbnail_1377000.jpg","/articles/6473371/Tuscaloosa-City/Tuscaloosa-County/Alabama/Tuscaloosa-council-adopts-routine-contracts-grants-demolition-liens-and-budget-amendment-sets-zoning-adoption-date","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473371-b455fd60d2f7a5d5f3b9e16093071a2f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771207324&Signature=QRbpQ3nGZaxtLBBA3xr7LtrLoKeBFZhJWQ5PzXs0LSwGxhcDECj9A0fNMY6JfpSzcfDaURJep4~-5up6H26UhAgbm9oe2~hPOGl3Z6fvq5EPVMbpe9XaQ3ke0dUl6Xi7r53uMeWmhVWrLw1D9H5vY-U3wuamYNYoimpB-8UVvhayEP15MVeq7UiS4mm9dF~hdpWQufTW4m0NMUyQ96itJ3I7FloXvysGX3wgFawS6shC81EulitSXeh0qs8niToKHStpLpHINcs3FnjpZHBxCt9-EtXKaNPmXjtls5tbPd841cmiiTwCPq3JariC~ntxLwQaVE8tZcayiJUmmhba5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tuscaloosa City Council approved a range of routine measures during the same meeting, including demolition-cost liens, professional services contracts, grant agreements, purchases, and a general-fund budget amendment. The council also introduced zoning amendment number 18 and set Oct. 7 as the date to consider its adoption.

The council set the cost for demolition and authorized liens for structures at 50430 Third Avenue, 2217 Foster's Ferry Road and 2204 Dinah Washington Avenue following public-hearing procedures; no members of the public spoke in opposition at the hearings.

The council authorized a right-of-way permit for Andrea Glenn and approved amendments and agreements including an amendment to a lease with Twin Hanger LLC and a memorandum of agreement and permissive-use agreement with the Kentuck Museum Association, Inc.

The council adopted a grant agreement with the Southwest Alabama Highway Safety Office; authorized purchases or services from Morrow Water Technologies; and approved a joint agreement with Alabama Southern Railroad LLC and the Kansas City Southern Railway Company.

The council approved contracts for professional engineering and related services with Duncan Coker Associates PC and Porter Higginbotham Engineering, Inc.; a minor public works contract with Tri State Abatement, Inc.; a professional services agreement with Trusted Sec LLC; a contract with Logos Imaging LLC (declaring a bid-law exemption); and a purchase or contract for equipment, supplies or services from Morrow Water Technologies.

District 7 improvement funds were authorized for Southview Elementary School and Central High School, and the council adopted amendment number 17 to the FY25 general fund budget. The council introduced zoning amendment number 18 for future consideration and set Oct. 7 as the public date to consider adoption.

During the meeting a council member asked to rescind or change a previously announced vote on the joint railroad agreement; the presiding officer and counsel advised that a vote could not be changed once the vote count had been announced, and the member’s request was entered on the record.

Most items passed on voice vote or unanimous consent with brief staff presentations and little debate. The meeting proceeded to auditing accounts, payment of bills, citizens’ comments and adjournment following the routine business.","The council approved a series of routine resolutions and contracts, set demolition costs and liens for several properties, introduced a zoning amendment for later adoption and approved a fiscal-year budget amendment; a council member later sought to change a previously recorded vote but was told procedure prevented it.","actionData","errors"]

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Tuscaloosa council denies short-term alcohol permit for Made in Mexico Tacos and Tequila after police raise safety concerns

Tuscaloosa council adopts routine contracts, grants, demolition liens and budget amendment; sets zoning adoption date