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Waukesha Ordinance and Licensing Committee approves several operator and liquor licenses, holds Woodman's agent change
Summary
The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee on Nov. 24 approved operator licenses for Gary Hurd and William Pierce and granted liquor licenses to two businesses, while holding a Woodman's change-of-agent request because the proposed agent lives beyond the city’s 25-mile residency limit.
The Waukesha City Ordinance and Licensing Committee on Nov. 24 approved several operator and business liquor licenses and tabled a change-of-agent request for further clerk follow-up.
The Committee Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and, after confirming there were no members of the public for comment, moved through routine business including the approval of the Nov. 10 minutes by unanimous consent. The Chair then opened discussion on invited operator applications and other liquor-license matters.
On an invited operator application, the committee considered Gary Hurd’s operator license. A committee member confirmed Hurd had completed the responsible-server course; the Chair moved to approve the application and the motion passed by unanimous consent. "Seeing no objections, we will consider those approved by unanimous consent," the Chair said during the vote.
The committee next reviewed the operator application for William Pierce. Joette Barta, who identified herself as Pierce’s agent, told the committee that Pierce was delayed by traffic. Barta said, "He hasn't yet," when asked how long Pierce had worked for her. Members noted a single offense on Pierce’s record from about 20 years earlier; one committee member said, "I'll vote abstain," citing discomfort, and the committee approved Pierce's license with four votes in favor and one abstention. Because of the abstention, the Chair said the item will be placed on the upcoming City Council agenda rather than the council consent agenda.
The committee also addressed other business-license applications. Members approved a Class B beer-and-liquor combination license for Fluffy's Tall Boys Cantina and Kitchen and a reserve Class B beer-and-liquor combo for PKK 2 LLC after a motion to approve both applications passed unanimously.
A change-of-agent request for Woodman's Food Market, naming Matthew Alba as agent, was held for follow-up. The Chair noted that Alba listed an Evansville, Wis., residence that appears to be about 75 driving miles from Waukesha — well beyond the 25-mile residency range in the municipal code — and directed the clerk’s office to verify compliance before returning the matter to the committee.
Votes at a glance: the committee approved Gary Hurd’s operator license (unanimous); approved William Pierce’s operator license (4–0, 1 abstention); approved Fluffy's Tall Boys Cantina's Class B license (unanimous); approved PKK 2 LLC's reserve Class B license (unanimous); held the Woodman's change-of-agent request for clerk follow-up.
The committee adjourned at 6:12 p.m. and the approved licenses will appear on the City Council agenda on Dec. 2; the Woodman's change-of-agent item will be returned after verification by the clerk's office.
