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Liquor Commission waives $100 one-day license fee, approves two temporary permits for Dec. 14 holiday
Summary
The Liquor Commission voted to waive the $100 fee for one-day temporary licenses as a one-year experiment and granted temporary permits to Louie's Tab House and Poison Ivy for a hometown holiday on Dec. 14.
Liquor Commission Chair Billy DeBrascaux on Tuesday called the commission to order and the panel voted to waive a $100 fee for one-day temporary liquor licenses as a one-year experiment and approved two temporary permits for alcohol sales at the city’s hometown holiday on Dec. 14.
The waiver and permits were considered under new business at the Nov. 19 meeting. Commissioners approved suspending the rules to expedite items 2 and 3 on the agenda and then voted to waive the $100 application fee that normally accompanies one-day temporary licenses for this single-year trial.
The commission then approved a temporary permit for Luke’s Tab, doing business as Louie’s Tab House, to sell adult beverages at the Dec. 14 event. Commissioners noted receipt of the required documents, including proof of insurance, before voting.
The panel also approved a temporary permit for Bridal Ventures, doing business as Poison Ivy, to sell alcohol in conjunction with the hotel’s holiday event on Dec. 14. Commissioners recorded no public comment on the permits during the meeting.
Other routine business at the meeting included approval of minutes from Aug. 7 and a motion to adjourn. All recorded motions carried as shown in the vote list below.
Votes at a glance - Approve minutes from Aug. 7 — Motion: approve minutes; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved. Recorded affirmatives included Patty, Malecote, Haima, Wright and others. - Suspend rules for items 2 and 3 to expedite Dec. 14 permitting — Motion: suspend rules; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved. Recorded affirmatives included Wright, Dima, Maleco (alternate spelling in transcript), Emma, Clark and Patty. - Waive $100 fee for one-day temporary licenses (one-year experiment) — Motion: waive $100 fee for temporary licenses for Dec. 14 event; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved (unanimous among those voting). Recorded affirmatives included Wright, Saima/Sima, Malecote, Babcock, Plock and Patty. - Grant temporary permit to Luke’s Tab d/b/a Louie’s Tab House (item 2) — Motion: grant permit; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved. Recorded affirmatives included Wright, Sima, Malecote, Babcock, Clark and Heidi. - Grant temporary permit to Bridal Ventures d/b/a Poison Ivy (item 3) — Motion: grant permit; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved. Recorded affirmatives included Babcock, Malco, Sila, Wright, Teddy and Platt. - Adjourn — Motion: adjourn; Mover: not specified; Second: not specified; Outcome: approved.
Why it matters: Waiving the one-day license fee reduces the upfront cost for event vendors for the Dec. 14 hometown holiday for one year; the commission described the waiver as an experiment and indicated standard requirements such as proof of insurance remain in place. The permits allow two named vendors to sell alcohol at specified holiday events on Dec. 14.
What was not specified: The transcript did not specify the fiscal impact of waiving the fee, any longer-term policy change to one-day license fees, or the names of individual motion movers and seconders. The transcript also did not provide details about hours of sale or specific conditions attached to the temporary permits.
