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Council clarifies downtown parking lot lease and liquor-license catering limits
Summary
Council clarified that the Good Steam Parking Lot is state-owned and leased to the city for downtown parking and noted local ordinances limit alcohol catering to retail liquor license holders, preventing one bar/restaurant from offering catered alcohol.
During agenda review, councilors asked several clarifying questions about downtown parking and liquor licensing. Council Member (Speaker 4) asked where the Good Steam Parking Lot is located; Speaker 8 said it is "a state owned property across from Rockas" that the city leases and improves for downtown parking and that it was previously called the OYD.
On licensing, Council Member (Speaker 3) raised that a local bar/restaurant, Bart Rowe, could not cater alcohol under current city ordinances because those ordinances restrict catering to retail liquor licensees. Staff (Speaker 8) acknowledged the interpretation and said the matter involved a private sale of a license.
These items were recorded as clarifications under agenda review and were not acted on during the segment provided; further staff follow-up or formal action was not recorded in the transcript.
