Here’s all the fun and excitement on the Common Council Agenda for Tuesday night . . .with the following conditions:
#4 and #157 – We’ll be appointing more men and a lobbyist to City Committees.
#6, #7, #8 & #9 – Issuing a summons to to appear before the Alcohol License Review Committee for
- Bull Feathers
- Kollege Klub
- City Bar and Restaurant
- Orpheum
#11 – Neighborhood Conservation Districts, hopefully for the final time. The most vocal former opponents of this ordinance, the REALTORS and Downtown Madison Inc are now either nuetral or supporting this ordinance. Oddly enough, the sponsors have been removed from this ordinance, but they should be Konkel, Kerr, Verveer, Webber, Rummel.
Liquor licenses are all up for renewal July 1st every year. So, there are quite a few Alcohol License related items on this agenda. I’ve highlighted some of the problem licenses. To see the rest of the information on the liquor licenses, click here. It’s in item #31 on the agenda.
#27, #28 and #29 – Liquor License Renewals that got separated, which include
- Good Times Bar – requested to be separated by the Police. Recommended to refer for Non-Renewal Hearing. #27
- Tres Amigos – requested to be separated by the Police. Recommended to refer for Non-Renewal Hearing. #28
- Cue-Nique Billiards – requested to be separated by the Police. Recommended to approve with following conditions: 1) Building Inspection and Fire Inspection shall audit the capacity of this establishment. 2) Establishment shall maintain a written incident log documenting any type of disturbance in detail, the employees involved and, if possible, the patrons involved. This log will be available to the Madison Police Department upon request. 3) Applicant will surrender Nightclub License. #29
#31 – Approving liquor license renewals. This year, there was an attempt to level the playing field and have consistent conditions based on liquor licenses as follows:
Class A Beer licenses granted to convenience stores or gas stations; conditions to take effect October 1, 2007: 1) No sale of single bottles or cans of beer or fermented malt beverage. 2) No sale of forty-ounce bottles or containers of beer or fermented malt beverage. 3) Display area for beer and/or fermented malt beverage limited to one fifteen-square-foot section of cooler.
Class A Liquor licenses granted to Open Pantry on Beltline Highway, Old Sauk Mobil on Junction Court, Open Pantry on Park Street, Madison Pantry Food Mart on Park Street, Mobil Mart on Shopko Drive, PDQ on Third Street, PDQ on Buckeye Road, Mobil Mart on West Washington Avenue, and Mobil Mart on Watts Road; conditions to take effect October 1, 2007: 1) No sale of liquor bottles smaller than 750 ml. 2) Display area for wine and wine coolers limited to one shelf of walk-in cooler and one
five-square-foot rack of wine.
This items is rumored to be referred and instead we would be passing an ordinance to the same effect.
#32 – Madcity Restaurant Group – The Comptroller determined that the establishment has been operating as a tavern. i.e. selling more alcohol than food. It is recommended that we grant with the following conditions: 1) Establishment will meet the definition of a restaurant as defined in Madison General Ordinances section 38.02. 2) Food will be available all hours of operation. 3) Establishment will close one hour before bar time. 4) On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, two employees will staff the outdoor seating area–one stationed at the entrance, and one stationed at the dead end. 5) If audited again, license holder must provide the Comptroller with adequate proof of operating as a restaurant within 20 days of the request, or the establishment will automatically be deemed a tavern and will be referred back to the ALRC for revocation.
#33 thru #37 Licenses that were approved over a year ago and have not yet been issued.
#41 Madison Avenue – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department, because of concerns regarding capacity, underage patrons, and general disorder. Recommended to grant with the understanding that the applicant will meet with the Madison Police Department Central District to come up with a plan to address the concerns of the Police Department. The applicant will then present this plan to the Alcohol License Review Committee.
#42 Orpheum Theatre – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns regarding capacity and underage patrons. Recommended to grant.
#43 Stadium Bar and Eatery – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns regarding beer tent closure on Football Saturdays. Recommended to grant with the understanding that the applicant will meet with the Madison Police Department to resolve concerns regarding the beer garden. Otherwise the applicant will be brought back before the Alcohol License Review Committee, which will ask the Plan Commission to revoke their conditional use permit.
#44 Big 10 Pub – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns regarding beer tent closure on Football Saturdays. Recommended to grant with the understanding that the applicant will meet with the Madison Police Department to resolve concerns regarding the beer garden. Otherwise the applicant will be brought back before the Alcohol License Review Committee, which will ask the Plan Commission to revoke their conditional use permit.
#45 Regent Street Retreat – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns regarding beer tent closure on Football Saturdays. Recommended to grant with the understanding that the applicant will meet with the Madison Police Department to resolve concerns regarding the beer garden. Otherwise the applicant will be brought back before the Alcohol License Review Committee, which will ask the Plan Commission to revoke their conditional use permit.
#46 Angelic Brewing Company – Separation requested by the Madison Police Dept because of concerns regarding capacity and underage patrons. Recommended to grant with the following condition: Must meet the definition of a restaurant, as defined by Madison General Ordinance 38.02.
#47 Bull Feathers – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of underage concerns. Recommended to grant with the understanding that the applicant will meet with the Madison Police Department once litigation is settled, and the committee will not grant an increase in capacity, change of license premise, or any additional license to this establishment until prosecution is fully adjudicated.
#48 City Bar and Restaurant – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns regarding underage patrons. Recommended to grant with the understanding that the applicant will meet with the Madison Police Department once litigation is settled, and the committee will not grant an increase in capacity, change of license premise, or any additional license to this establishment until prosecution is fully adjudicated.
#49 Mondays -Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns
regarding capacity and underage patrons. Recommended to grant with the understanding that the applicant will meet with the Madison Police Department once litigation is settled, and the committee will not grant an increase in capacity, change of license premise, or any additional license to this establishment until prosecution is fully adjudicated.
#50 Red Shed – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns
regarding capacity. Recommend to grant with the following conditions: 1) Capacity shall be monitored at all times. 2) Front door shall be staffed with a hand-held counter on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. 3) Side door shall be used as an emergency exit only, equipped
with panic-release hardware.
#51 Parthenon Gyros – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns regarding general disorder. Recommended to grant with the following condition: Alcohol shall not be served upstairs.
#52 Vintage Spirits and Grill – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns regarding noise. Recommend to grant.
#53 Kollege Klub – Separation requested by the Madison Police Department because of concerns regarding general disorder. Recommend to grant with the understanding that the applicant will meet with the Madison Police Department once litigation is settled, and the committee will not grant an increase in capacity, change of license premise, or any additional license to this establishment until prosecution is fully adjudicated.
#114 – We’re placing the recycling cart issue on file. This would have made covenants and restrictions in certain neighborhoods invalid if they said that you couldn’t have your recycling cart outside or visible. (“Placing on file” means that we are voting to not vote on it, or we’re defeating it.)
#116 – Authorizing a Request for Proposals for Garver Feed Mill.
#121 – Changing the Rental Rehab Program to loan landlord money to fix up the exterior of their buidlings on Lake Point Drive.
#150 – The Chronic Nusiance Ordinance is being referred for further discussion.
#151 – The ordinance of loopholes is up for a vote. It is rumored that this will be referred to the Madison Election Advisory Committee.
