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Council recommends approval of El Mocajete’s class 1 liquor license application
Summary
After a public hearing, the Scottsbluff City Council voted to recommend a positive finding to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission for El Mocajete Restaurant’s application for a Class 1 liquor license and to name Maria Elena Pedroza as manager.
The Scottsbluff City Council voted Monday to recommend a positive finding to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission on an application by El Mocajete LLC, doing business as El Mocajete Restaurant, for a Class 1 liquor license and to name Maria Elena Pedroza as the liquor license manager.
The recommendation followed a public hearing in which co-owner Elizabeth Pedrosa described the family-run restaurant’s history in the East Overland neighborhood and said customers had requested alcoholic beverages to accompany meals. “We’ve done some remodeling,” Pedrosa said, “and we’re here to ask for a liquor license after all these years because we have a lot of customers that say they need something to go with their Mexican food.”
A police background check was presented to the council. The Police Chief reported that the applicant, the proposed manager and another listed manager had background checks with no significant issues; the only disclosed entry was a traffic violation. The Police Chief said the investigatory board met on June 11 and gave a positive recommendation. The application packet on file included a written statement from the Police Chief, a City Clerk statement and Development Services documentation.
Council members asked about ID procedures, on-site storage and parking. Pedrosa said employees and managers would complete required training and that liquor would be kept in a small locked refrigerator and a small storage area. She said the restaurant seats about 34 and that parking has not been a problem. “Everyone will be ID’d,” Pedrosa said, adding that employees who sell to minors would be terminated under the restaurant’s policy.
After the hearing, a councilmember moved to provide a positive recommendation to the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with councilmembers voting yes: McCarran, Phillips, Bidlack, Solomon and Stricker.
The city’s action was a recommendation to the state commission; final licensing authority rests with the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission.
