Birmingham City Council on Jan. 7 approved a transfer of a Class I lounge retail liquor license for the G Spot at 3912 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North but delayed consideration of the club’s Division 2 dance permit to allow the operator time to update its public-safety plan.

Applicant Andrew George said the business has operated six years and is seeking to move the liquor license from a sole proprietorship into an LLC. Sergeant Knight, business-compliance supervisor with the Birmingham Police Department, told the council he had reviewed the club’s safety plan and flagged omissions—chiefly the food truck that operates outside during club hours and details about lighting, exits and second-floor access.

"The food truck is part of our problem right now with clubs," Sergeant Knight said, recommending the applicant integrate crowd-control procedures for the truck and coordinate with the Real Time Crime Center if dancing is allowed. George said off-duty officers and licensed armed security are used during operations and that guards would manage crowd flow between the club and the food truck.

Council and public-safety staff also discussed building access. The operator said a second-floor dressing room exists and that future work may open a VIP area upstairs. City staff asked for a revised safety plan showing stair access, operations and how second-floor space would be used.

For the liquor-license transfer, the council recorded the vote as approved. For the Division 2 dance permit—because of unresolved safety-plan items, the lack of explicit second-floor layout in submitted documents and outstanding public-safety recommendations—council members approved a motion to delay the dance-permit decision for four weeks to allow the applicant to submit an updated safety plan and additional building/permit details.

Councilors asked about capacity, parking and background checks for performers. George said the venue’s capacity is about 87 people, that parking operates on-street under prior approvals, and that entertainers will be state-licensed and screened.

The council required the applicant to return with the updated safety plan showing management of the food truck, lighting and second-floor access, and to document arrangements for off-duty officers or equivalent security measures before the dance-permit item returns to the docket.