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Council member requests work-study on city 'cabaret' licensing to hear from restaurants
Summary
Council member John Morrissey asked the committee to recommend a council work session to review the city’s cabaret licensing process so local restaurants and operators can provide input; committee members asked staff to pursue scheduling and requested written materials ahead of any study session.
Council member John Morrissey asked the Economic Development & Tourism Committee to recommend that the City Council add a work-study item to revisit the city’s cabaret license and to solicit input from additional local restaurants.
Morrissey told the committee he had heard from one restaurant previously and wanted a broader set of local operators to be heard before any policy changes. He asked for a second to recommend adding the topic to a future study session; other council members (including Fred Chang) supported the recommendation.
Mayor Rob and staff noted that scheduling will depend on Council agenda availability and that the next possible window may be November; staff asked that interested business owners provide written testimony or material in advance to inform committee discussion. Morrissey said he preferred the committee route to secure study-session consideration rather than seeking votes outside the regular briefing process.
Ending
Committee members agreed to ask staff and the mayor’s office to attempt to schedule a study session on the cabaret license at a future council meeting and requested that business input be provided in writing in advance.
