License and Health Committee (INACTIVE)

City of West Allis Meeting Minutes License & Health Committee Alderperson Michael J. Czaplewski, Chair Alderperson Daniel J. Roadt, Vice-Chair Alderpersons: Kevin Haass, Michael P. May, Martin J. Weigel Tuesday, April 23, 2019 6:00 PM City Hall, Room 128 7525 W. Greenfield Ave. REGULAR MEETING A. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair Czaplewski at 6:00 p.m. B. ROLL CALL Present 5- Ald. Czaplewski, Ald. Roadt, Ald. Haass, Ald. May, and Ald. Weigel Others present: JustinPaul T. Meyer, Kail Decker, City Attorney, Rebecca Grill, City Administrator, Gary Barczak, Alderperson, Steven A. Braatz, Jr., City Clerk, Ed Lisinski, Director of Building Inspections and Neighborhood Services, Dan Koralewski, Interim Health Commission, Nicholas Cerwin, Assistant City Attorney and Ann Marie Neff, Secretary to the Committee. C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. 2019-0282 Minutes (draft) of the License & Health regular meeting of March 26, 2019, recess meetings of April 1, 2019 and April 16, 2019. Attachments: 032619 LH Minutes (draft) 040119 LH recess Minutes (draft) 041619 LH recess Minutes (draft) A motion was made by Ald. Roadt, seconded by Ald. Weigel, to approve the minutesof the regular meeting of March 26, 2019, recess meetings of April 1, 2019 and April 16, 2019. The motion carried unanimously. D. NEW AND PREVIOUS MATTERS 2. 2019-0199 2018-2019 Operator’s License (bartender/sales clerk) application no. 19-576 of JustinPaul T. Meyer. Appearance of JustinPaul T. Meyer. Discussion ensued regarding Mr. Meyer's police background report. A motion was made by Ald. Haass, seconded by Ald. Roadt, that this matter was Recommended For Approval. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4- Ald. Czaplewski, Ald. Roadt, Ald. Haass, and Ald. May No: 1- Ald. Weigel City of West Allis Page 1 Printed on 6/7/2019 License & Health Committee Meeting Minutes April 23, 2019 3. 2019-0285 Summons and Complaint in the matter of the complaint against Vani’s Kitchen, Inc. - West Allis, Vigneshwar Bhadharla, Agent, for the premises located at 10535 W. Greenfield Ave., d/b/a Vani’s Kitchen (2018-2019 Class B Beer License renewal application no. 1984 and Class C Wine License renewal application no. 1985). Attachments: Vani Summons and Complaint 2019 Nonappearance of Vigneshwar Bhadharla. City Attorney Cerwin stated Mr. Bhadharla had been served the Summons and Complaint. City Clerk, Steve Braatz, told the Committee Mr. Bhadharla contacted him and did not deny the allegations and no longer had an interest in the licenses. Mr. Bhadharla was advised to submit a statement surrendering his interest and right to the licenses. Ald. Barczak informed the Committee that the owners of the building are interested in applying for the licenses or a license. A motion was made by Ald. Weigel, seconded by Ald. May, that this matter was Recommended To Issue a Findings and Recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Ald. Czaplewski, Ald. Roadt, Ald. Haass, Ald. May, and Ald. Weigel No: 0 4. 2019-0286 Summons and Complaint in the matter of the complaint against Escobar’s Kitchen LLC. Esveiri Escobar, Agent, for the premises located at 9130 W. Greenfield Ave., d/b/a Escobar’s Kitchen (2018-2019 Class B Beer License application no. 2624). Attachments: Escobars Summons and Complaint 2019 Nonappearance by Esveiri Escobar. Attorney Cerwin informed the Committee that the Summons and Complaint was served. Ms. Escobar contact Attorney Cerwin and said they are no longer operating the establishment. She admitted to the allegations and asked to surrender the license. A motion was made by Ald. May, seconded by Ald. Weigel, that this matter was Recommended to be Placed on File. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5- Ald. Czaplewski, Ald. Roadt, Ald. Haass, Ald. May, and Ald. Weigel No: 0 5. 2019-0287 Summons and Complaint in the matter of the complaint against New Asian Supermarket, Inc., Jun Guo Xiao, Agent, for the premises located at 10704 W. Oklahoma Ave., d/b/a New Asian Supermarket (2018-2019 Combination Class A Liquor License application no. 2397). Attachments: New Asian Supermarket Summons and Complaint 2019 Attorney Cerwin informed the Committee that the Summons and Complaint could not be served due to the agent being out of the country. Attorney Cerwin said they would try serving the corporation. The Committee asked to have this item on the next License & Health Meeting. This matter was Held City of West Allis Page 2 Printed on 6/7/2019 License & Health Committee Meeting Minutes April 23, 2019 E. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION/ACTION 6. 2019-0196 Discussion relative to repealing and or recreating Section 9.01 of the West Allis Municipal Code regarding Liquor License Quotas. Attachments: RMC 9.01 Draft Ordinance Discussion ensued regarding removal of the city self imposed quota on Class B Tavern Liquor Licenses. City Attorney Decker informed the Committee that the State allows 130 licenses and 10 reserve licenses. The Committee asked to have a policy in place to set conditions on new licenses, with the ability to enforce denial or revocation, and would then like to move ahead with removing the quota. This matter was Held 7. 2019-0229 Discussion on the creation of a special event permit for the City of West Allis. Attachments: Special Event Permit word doc. Discussion ensued after Rebecca Grill and Attorney Decker presented the need and possibilities for a special event permit. Ald. May asked for consideration and flexibility of Neighborhood Associations regarding block parties and gatherings.The Committee asked the Attorney's Office to draft additional parameters of such a permit and it will discussed further. This matter was Held 8. 2019-0283 Discussion relative to a criteria and a permitting process for Special Event Permits, to repeal and recreate Section 6.031 Parades and Other Events upon the Street, and repeal Section 11.18 (13) Block Party Permit of the West Allis Municipal Code. Attachments: Parades and Other Events Upon the Street - RMC 6.031 Block Party Permit - RMC 11.18(13) See Legislative file no. 2019-0229 for discussion. This matter was Held 9. 2019-0284 Discussion relative to general guidelines for reviewing Operator’s License (bartender/sales clerks) applications. Attachments: Reviewing Guidelines 19-21 Bartender appl Discussion ensued after City Clerk Steve Braatz asked for an approval of guidelines for the Clerk's Office when reviewing Police Reports as to which ones can be placed on the consent list and which ones need to be referred to the Committee for appearance and potential denial. The guidelines would serve a purpose of consistency. The Committee stated that appearances for discussions are valuable and lets the applicant know the expectations of the City as far as compliance checks, keeping order, and cooperating with authorities. The discussion included the application, questions, how far an applicant should go back when listing their violations and what types of violations are pertinent. It was commented whether any unpaid taxes, water bills, fees, loans, or assessments would hold up the issuance of a license, City of West Allis Page 3 Printed on 6/7/2019 License & Health Committee Meeting Minutes April 23, 2019 A motion was made by Ald. Haass, seconded by Ald. May, that this matter be Placed on File. The motion carried unanimously. F. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Ald. Haass, seconded by Ald. May, to adjourn at 7:50 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Ann Marie Neff Secretary to the Committee All meetings of the {bdName} are public meetings. 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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT NOTICE Upon reasonable notice the City will furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services when necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in and to enjoy the benefits of a service, program or activity provided by the City. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY STATEMENT It is the policy of the City of West Allis to provide language access services to populations of persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) who are eligible to be served or likely to be directly affected by our programs. Such services will be focused on providing meaningful access to our programs, services and/or benefits. City of West Allis Page 4 Printed on 6/7/2019