Council reviews liquor‑license applications and occupancy increases for three downtown venues

City staff outlined three liquor‑license and occupancy requests for downtown businesses and a membership club, and councilors asked questions about hours, capacity and public‑safety review.

Staff said BigDog Enterprises DBA Decays (2312 Fourth Street) is applying for a retail liquor class 1 license and an occupancy increase from about 130 to 200. BBJ LLC DBA Coppertop (2300 Fourth Street) is applying for a retail liquor class 1 license and a maximum occupancy of 250; staff presented a conditional‑use permit for Coppertop and said fire and police reported no issues with the request. A third applicant, 2 Dimes Venue LLC (1307 University Boulevard), is applying for a club liquor class 2 license; staff described 2 Dimes as a membership club and said hours will be event dependent.

Councilors asked whether the police chief would be available to speak to hours and public‑safety concerns; staff said Chief Blank had an emergency and would return before the public‑safety portion of the agenda and that the item also appears on the public‑safety committee agenda. Committee discussion, staff said, indicated organizers expected the venue to close around 11 p.m. for typical events, but staff left hours as “to be determined” because member events vary.

The presentation included floor‑plan and occupancy information for the Coppertop conditional‑use permit. No formal vote on any license or occupancy change is recorded in the excerpted transcript; the items were on the consent/committee portions of the agenda and will proceed through the council’s usual approval process.

Councilors requested that staff make police and fire aware of the operating characteristics and confirm any final hours and security measures before final approvals.