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Votes at a glance: Howard County Alcohol Beverage Hearing Board, May 13, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken at the Howard County Alcohol Beverage Hearing Board meeting on May 13, 2025, including minutes approval and three license transfers/approvals.
The Howard County Alcohol Beverage Hearing Board recorded the following formal actions at its May 13, 2025 meeting. This summary lists each motion, the mover/second where on the record, and the roll‑call outcome as entered in the hearing record.
Approved minutes (March 25, 2025) - Motion: Accept the minutes of March 25, 2025. - Mover: (on record) Commissioner Hunt - Second: (on record) Commissioner Coleman - Vote: Chair Chen — yes; Commissioner Coleman — yes; Commissioner Hunt — yes; Commissioner Johnson — yes; Commissioner Kim — yes - Outcome: approved - Notes: Routine adoption of prior meeting minutes.
Transfer — Class A beer, wine and liquor (off‑sale) — Old Time Liquors (B E Inc / applicant Vijesh Kumar) - Motion summary: Grant transfer of Class A (off‑sale) beer, wine and liquor license to B E Inc., trading as Old Time Liquors (applicant named as Vijesh Kumar). - Mover: (on record) Commissioner Johnson moved (motion context recorded in hearing transcript) - Second: Commissioner Coleman (recorded as second) - Vote: Chair Chen — yes; Commissioner Coleman — yes; Commissioner Hunt — yes; Commissioner Johnson — yes; Commissioner Kim — yes - Outcome: approved - Notes: Applicant has been manager of the location since 2009, reported no prior violations; board accepted counsel’s statements and applicant testimony; counsel waived written appeal.
Transfer — Class B beer, wine and liquor (on‑sale) — Sushi Q LLC to YJLK Inc. (trading as Sushi Q; proposed resident licensee Yoojin Kim) - Motion summary: Transfer Class B beer, wine and liquor 7‑day license to YJLK Inc., trading as Sushi Q, with Yoojin Kim as the proposed licensee. - Mover: Commissioner Kim (motion placed on the record) - Second: Commissioner Johnson (recorded as second) - Vote: Chair Chen — yes; Commissioner Coleman — yes; Commissioner Hunt — yes; Commissioner Johnson — yes; Commissioner Kim — yes - Outcome: approved - Notes: Applicant presented plans to retain staff, provide alcohol‑awareness training for staff, and be on site frequently following transfer; counsel waived written appeal.
(See article entries for fuller coverage of the First Watch Class B license approval and the Mall in Columbia consumption plaza license.)
