At a Sept. 4 special executive session, the council voted to approve a D5J liquor permit for 3997 True Point Boulevard and to not request a public hearing. Dean, a city staff member, told the council the application had been delayed in another office and that a requested extension from the board of liquor control could not be extended past Saturday, Sept. 6: "we called the liquor the board of liquor control to see if they would extend it to the tenth, and they said they could no longer extend it farther than Saturday, September 6." Dean also said the application was reviewed by planning, the police department and the fire department and that he had received "no objections from any of them." President Catone then asked for a motion and the item was approved by voice vote. The council did not request a hearing on the permit.

Why this matters: A D5J liquor permit authorizes on-site alcohol sales under local licensing rules; approving the permit without a hearing shortens the formal local review and lets the permit proceed to the next administrative steps. The council's action was strictly procedural: it only declined to call a local hearing after staff reported no departmental objections and after explaining the timing constraints imposed by the board of liquor control.

The council record shows the item was listed on the consent agenda as "a new D5J liquor license liquor permit for 3997 True Point Boulevard" and the motion to approve the consent item was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. The staff explanation noted the application "should have been on the August 25 meeting" but was misplaced in another office, prompting the request for an extension that the liquor board limited to Sept. 6. No members of the public spoke on the item during the special session.

The council did not reference any local ordinance or state statute while taking the consent action; the transcript records only the involvement of the board of liquor control in granting the time-limited extension and staff referrals to planning, police and fire for routine review.

Next steps: With the council declining to request a hearing and reporting no departmental objections, the permit process will proceed according to the board of liquor control and local licensing procedures. The record did not specify additional administrative dates or conditions related to the permit.