Madison — The Alcohol License Review Committee (ALRC) took a number of formal actions at its June 18 meeting. Below is a concise "votes at a glance" summary of agenda items the committee debated or decided.

Consent agenda (ALRC meeting 06/18/2025)
- Motion: Approve consent agenda items as read by staff (includes many change-of-agent filings, entity reorganizations, a temporary Class B retail license and other routine items). The committee approved the consent agenda by voice with no objections.
- Notable consent items called out in staff read: temporary Class B retail license and concurrent street-use permit for Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (Art Fair on the Square), and multiple change-of-agent and entity reorganization filings for retail and restaurant businesses.

Selected individual actions and outcomes (formal actions taken by roll or voice):
- Item 39 — Change of license premises, Gamma Ray (fraud productions dba Gamma Ray): Moved and seconded; approved by committee (no objection recorded).
- Item 40 — Capacity increase: Cielo (proposed capacity 318): Moved to grant; committee approved after neighborhood coordination and fire/inspection follow-up.
- Item 41 — Second substitute alcohol outlet density ordinance (sponsor Alder Vittiver): Motion to recommend placing the second substitute on file without prejudice; passed by roll call (ayes: Alders Glen, Westra, Figueroa Cole, Carter; nays: Alders Revere, Farley). Staff requested more granular data and definitions before further action.
- Item 42 — Entertainment license (21+): The Stuffed Olive: Motion to grant with standard restaurant conditions and additional limitations (entertainment to cease by 9:00 p.m.; establishment to meet Madison MGO 38.02 restaurant definition at all times; food available at all times; no patron re-entry after 1:30 a.m. Fri/Sat). Motion carried (no objection).
- Item 43 (Ian’s Pizza, new license): Motion to grant (moved by Alder Revere); approved by committee.
- Item 45 — Ahan (operator/agent change and related license): Motion to grant; approved by committee.
- Items 46 and 47 (Speedway/7-Eleven related filings): Referred to next ALRC meeting at staff request (no registrants present).
- Item 48 — Pink Flamingo Brunch Cafe (beer/wine application and operator/agent filings): The committee paused for further background verification then approved after application corrections (indoor capacity set to 49, outdoor seating 25) and granted the license.
- Item 49 — Ashabwad/Ashehabad Indian restaurant (beer/wine, sidewalk-cafe discussion): Committee approved license as requested with indoor 49 and outdoor 25 capacities and sidewalk-café language updated; moved to grant.
- Baked Wings (new license): Committee granted license with standard restaurant conditions.

How the committee recorded votes
- Many routine license actions were approved by voice vote or 'no objection' after staff presentation and any questions. Where a roll-call occurred (notably the density ordinance placement motion), the committee recorded members' positions and tallied votes publicly.

Why this matters
- The consent agenda cleared routine filings for dozens of businesses at once. The density ordinance vote, and the conditions placed on several entertainment and operator licenses, show how ALRC balances business and neighborhood concerns with public-safety and public-health input. Several approvals included conditions requiring additional documentation or limiting entertainment hours; one high-profile draft ordinance was sent back for more data.

If you want a copy of the full minutes, or the clerk’s list of consent agenda items and individual staff read-aloud, contact the City Clerk’s licensing office.