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Council reviews three liquor/nonprofit license applications and outlines rules for upcoming license-revocation hearing
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Summary
City staff presented three license applications and Mayor Maddox outlined procedures for a planned business-license revocation hearing, including 30 minutes per side, no cross-examination and closing rebuttals after citizen comments.
City staff presented three license applications and Mayor Maddox outlined hearing procedures the council will use for a scheduled business-license revocation matter.
Antonius, a staff member handling licensing, told the council there were three applicants: El Agave Tuscaloosa LLC d/b/a El Agave Mexican Grill and Bar, applying for a restaurant retail liquor license at 1800 McFarland Boulevard East, Suite 430 (Midtown); Partydown LLC d/b/a "pi capital 5 formal," applying for a special retail license for under 7 days at 130 University Boulevard; and the Alabama Wildlife Federation d/b/a Wild Game Cook Off, applying for a nonprofit, tax-exempt special-event license at 6052 Watermelon Road in Norfolk.
Mayor Maddox said he had sent the proposed rules and procedures to the parties and recommended moving the license-revocation matter onto the agenda because the hearing "will take, I would imagine, considerable amount of time." The mayor described the hearing format: each side will have 30 minutes to present, the deliberations will be public, and the city added a closing remark period after citizens' comments so each side can offer a brief summation.
A council member asked whether deliberations would be private or public; staff answered that deliberations are public. The mayor said there is no cross-examination during the hearing and that both sides will be allowed to call witnesses and ask questions during their presentation periods. He also said the council expects participants to tell the truth but that the hearing is not a court of law.
Antonius said the city had provided the rules to the business's attorney. The transcript records questions from council members about how the hearing will run and whether witnesses may be called; staff and the mayor clarified those points in response.
The transcript does not record any formal vote on license issuance or on the revocation item; it records staff presentations and procedural explanations.
