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LARAMIE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING City Liquor Licenses March 26, 2013 Public Hearing was called to order by Mayor Paulekas at 6:10 p.m. City Council present: Vicki Henry, Roger McKinley, Lee Kempert, Joe Vitale, Klaus Hanson, Joe Shumway, Paul Weaver, and Dave Paulekas. Absent, attended by Telephonic Conference: Jayne Pearce. The City Clerk read the notice: NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013, THE FOLLOWING HAVE FILED APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSES IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LARAMIE, WYOMING, FOR THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PLACES AND PREMISES: RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSES: LARAMIE LANES, INC.; T & A ENTERPRISES, WAL-MART STORES, INC.; HENSLEY PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC.; COYOTE LAND, INC.; E & K SMITH ENTERPRISES; SNOWY RANGE SPORTS BAR AND DISCOUNT LIQUORS, LLC.; DOS LOBOS, LLC; BUD'S BAR, INC.; SAFEWAY STORE 46, INC.; SWEET MELISSA, INC.; RMH FRANCHISE CORPORATION; JASA, INC.; CORNER POCKET OF LARAMIE, INC.; COWBOY BAR, INC.; BUCKHORN ENTERPRISES, INC.; SDR LLC; TNC, INC.; NEW ALBERTSONS, INC.; WAGON WHEEL, INC.; GATEWAY FUELS, LLC; FIRST STREET STATION, INC.; MICKEY M. CORP.; NORTHRIDGE DISCOUNT LIQUORS, INC.; YS’SOU, INC.; CROWBAR AND GRILL, LLC. RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSES: FRAUSTO ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE NEW MANDARIN, INC.; JEFFREY'S BISTRO, INC.; PIZZA HUT OF LARAMIE, INC.; BAILEY'S OF LARAMIE, INC.; CHRISTOPHER RYAN RANSOM; NEW GREAT WALL, INC.; BERNIE'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT, LLC; GREGORY SMITH; GUERIN ENTERPRISES, INC.; ESTRELLA, INC., VILLAS, INC., BIGHORN ASSOCIATES, LLC; YELLOWSTAR RESTAURANTS, INC.; BOOMER’S BBQ, LLC; DRIVING FORCE RESTAURANTS, LLC; ON THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013, PARACHUTE, LLC FILED RENEWAL. CLUB/LIMITED LICENSES: MOOSE LODGE; ELK LODGE; AMERICAN LEGION; VETERANS OF FOREIGN WAR; EAGLES. MICROBREWERY LICENSES: GREGORY R. SMITH, DBA ALTITUDE CHOPHOUSE & BREWERY; ON THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013, SHERLOCK INVESTMENTS, LLC FILED RENEWAL. BAR AND GRILL LIQUOR LICENSE: LUCIANO’S RESTAURANTE ITALIANO, LLC; K & S, INC.; SCHOLL REECE, LLC.; ON THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013, SHERLOCK INVESTMENTS, LLC. FILED RENEWAL. RESORT LIQUOR LICENSE: TIMBERLINE HOSPITALITIES, LLC; LARAMIE HOSPITALITY, LLC.; HIS- GARDEN INN LARAMIE, INC. GOLF CLUB LIQUOR LICENSES: JACOBY GOLF CLUB; BCR, INC. SPECIAL RETAIL MALT BEVERAGE PERMIT: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, IN THE WYOMING UNION. PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR COMMENTS OR PROTEST RELATIVE TO RENEWALS OF THESE LICENSES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013, AT 6:00 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL. LICENSES WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR RENEWAL AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013, AT 6:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. ---PAGE BREAK--- LARAMIE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING City Liquor Licenses March 26, 2013 A SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE WAS FILED ON THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013, ANONG LARSEN AND BRETT LARSEN, IN THE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. Mayor Paulekas asked if there were any public comments. There were no public comments. Vitale asked about the TIPS program and the points system. City Clerk Morris-Jones explained the points system which Council considers at renewal time. The ordinance on liquor does not require establishments to be TIPS trained; however, does require license holders to submit an annual report of persons trained with renewal application to City Clerk. City Clerk provides an annual report to City Council with renewal applications. Shumway related that the Ad Hoc committee suggested there be a threshold where there would be so many violations, and then Council consider having that license have some sort of action, more than two of the major (citations) which is ten, which a threshold of 25 points tiggers review. Public Hearing was closed at 6:18 p.m. Respectfully submitted Sue Morris-Jones, MMC, City Clerk