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Council approves Yava Kitchen liquor license, adopts personnel policy update and accepts 0.137-acre conveyance
Summary
The council approved an alcohol license for Yava Kitchen and Brewhouse, incorporated the city's vehicle-use policy into the personnel manual at insurer request, and accepted a 0.137-acre parcel offered to the city; all motions passed unanimously.
The City of Cumming council took several routine actions, approving an alcohol beverage license for Yava Kitchen and Brewhouse, adopting a personnel policy update requested by the liability insurer, and accepting a small property conveyance near Hutchinson Road.
Speaker 3 (role not specified in transcript) told the council Planning and Zoning had reviewed the alcohol beverage license application for Yava Kitchen and Brewhouse at 3001 Marketplace Boulevard (West Shore Development) and "No issues were found to deny the applicant." The applicant (Speaker 5) described the business as "an American, wood fired grill" that will brew beer in-house; council asked about location and timing. Speaker 4 moved to approve the license; the motion carried 5–0.
On administration, Speaker 2 explained the city's vehicle use policy for non-emergency vehicles (in place since 2007) was requested by the city's liability insurance carrier to be incorporated into the personnel policies and procedures manual. The council adopted the update by unanimous vote.
For property, Speaker 2 said a property owner offered to convey a 0.137-acre parcel at the northeastern corner of Hutchinson Road and Castleberry Road. Council discussed whether accepting the parcel would increase city liability given nearby intersection safety concerns; staff and council members clarified the parcel was inside the right-of-way and would be used for signage or landscaping, not street improvements. The motion to accept the conveyance passed 5–0.
The council then entered an executive session on real-estate acquisitions and/or sales and later closed the session; no public actions were recorded from the executive session in the transcript. The meeting adjourned following routine closing motions.
Votes at a glance: agenda adoption (motion carried 5–0); minutes (01/20/2026) adopted 5–0; Yava Kitchen license approved 5–0; personnel policy update approved 5–0; LED board replacement approved 5–0; property conveyance accepted 5–0; motions to enter and close executive session carried 5–0; adjournment carried.
