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Committee forwards temporary "incubator" liquor-license request for Parkadia at 302 N. Broadway to full council
Summary
The Committee of the Whole voted to send Resolution 2025-12-094R to the City Council to increase class I and C liquor licenses for Champaign Urbana Adventures in Time and Space LLC doing business as Parkadia (the record also includes one reference to “Arcadia”) at 302 N. Broadway; the request uses the city’s 180-day incubator (INC) license and would expire with the fiscal year on 06/30/2026 unless converted.
The Committee of the Whole voted to forward to the full City Council a resolution to increase the number of class I and C liquor licenses for Champaign Urbana Adventures in Time and Space LLC, doing business as Parkadia (the record includes one alternate reference to the business as “Arcadia”), at 302 North Broadway, Suite 100 in Urbana.
Moved by Marielle and seconded by Grace, the motion to send Resolution 2025-12-094R to the regular City Council agenda passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Council members present on the roll call earlier in the meeting voted aye in the voice vote called by the chair.
The item on the record is for a temporary, code-defined INC (incubator) license. According to staff remarks reported to the committee, an INC license is a short-term approval under the municipal code intended to allow new business models to demonstrate viability; code language discussed at the meeting limits an incubator license to 180 days and provides for automatic expiration at the end of that period. The clerk also noted that all liquor licenses issued during the fiscal year will in any event expire at the fiscal-year end (06/30/2026) and renewals follow the standard annual process unless the license classification or ownership changes.
Council members who spoke described the business as a family-oriented entertainment venue (mini-golf/putt-putt) and encouraged the council to approve the temporary classification to help the enterprise open. Council member Chris said he had toured the site under construction and called it “a very special addition to downtown” and urged residents not to miss it; Grace said she was “looking forward to the expansions.”
The council did not set an opening date on the record. The motion directs staff and the applicant to proceed through the regular council review process; the resolution will appear on the City Council agenda for final action.
Resolution text and related licensing rules referenced at the meeting: Resolution 2025-12-094R (increase class I/C licenses for Champaign Urbana Adventures in Time and Space LLC doing business as Parkadia/Arcadia) and the municipal code provision governing incubator (INC) licenses (180-day maximum).
