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WHATSAPP CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER FOR THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2023 AT 9:30 A.M..

OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, WE HAVE TEMPORARY APPLICATION FOR THE TOWN OF RIDGELY FOR CHRISTMAS AND RIDGELY PAINT NIGHT FOR DECEMBER 1ST, 2023.

[1.Temporary Applications]

YEAH, WELL, YOU GUYS, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

DO I NEED TO SWEAR? DO THEY NEED TO BE SWORN IN OR.

OKAY. YEAH. I'LL GET YOU GUYS TO STAY IN.

I'LL HAVE TO SWEAR YOU IN. SO THAT WAY IT'S OKAY.

TESTIFY. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

WE'LL DO THE OATH. AND AFTERWARDS, EACH ONE OF YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM, UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, THAT THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO, I DO.

STEPHANIE. DAVID.

CRYSTAL. YEAH.

STATE YOUR ADDRESS WITH YOU TO THE TOWN'S ADDRESS OR YOUR PERSONAL ADDRESS.

24629 MILL CREEK LANE, DENTON, OKAY.

SEVEN OAKVIEW COURT. REGULAR.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, YOU.

CRYSTAL. SO TOWN OF RIDGELY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE REQUESTED A LICENSE FOR THE BOARD.

THEY'RE DOING A PAINT NIGHT.

IT'S GOING TO BE HELD AT THE COW BARN EVENTS EVENT VENUE ON DECEMBER THE 1ST, FROM 630 TO 830.

THEY'RE ASKING TO SELL BEER AND WINE VIA CASH BAR AND AN ADMISSION CHARGE.

THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY MUSIC.

AND DAVID CRIST IS GOING TO BE THE LICENSE HOLDER.

SO IN YOUR PACKAGES, YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE APPLICATION, A COPY OF THE SITE MAP, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE WITH INSIDE THE BUILDING.

THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING SET UP OUTSIDE, AND THEN A COPY OF THE CERTIFIED PERSON THAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENT FOR THE EVENT.

APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE THE BOARD SOME INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR EVENT.

IT'S A FUNDRAISER FOR OUR CHRISTMAS AND RIDGELY WINTER FESTIVAL.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP THAT EVENT FREE, SO WE HAVE TO DO A LOT OF FUNDRAISING FOR IT.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE DID A PAINT NIGHT LAST YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR WE DECIDED TO DO BIGGER AND GO IN COW BARN EVENTS AND WORKING WITH SALLY COLLISON FOR THAT.

FOSTERS HAS GRACIOUSLY DONATED.

THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE WORKING WITH US TOO.

WE'RE MAXING OUT AT 100 PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

I THINK WE HAVE 35 SPOTS STILL LEFT.

SO ONCE WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT, WE KNOW HOW MANY TICKETS.

FOSTER SAID THAT THEY WOULD DONATE SOME WINE AND SOME BEER FOR US TO HAVE THAT NIGHT, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE ALCOHOL.

AND SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL THERE EACH IF THEY'RE IF SOMEBODY'S 21 AND OLDER, THEY'LL GET TWO TICKETS. WE'LL ALSO HAVE SODA AND WATER AND STUFF THERE SO THAT PEOPLE THAT DON'T DRINK WILL STILL GET TWO DRINK TICKETS.

AND WE HAVE LIKE LITTLE APPETIZERS AND STUFF THERE FOR THEM AS WELL TOO.

AND THEN IT'S A PAINT NIGHT.

THAT'S BASICALLY IT.

LITTLE SIP AND PAINT.

ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? SO THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS FOSTERS, AND I CAN TALK TO THEM AS WELL.

THEY JUST HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW THEY DONATE ALCOHOL.

IT'S TYPICALLY THEY DONATE THE MONEY AND THEN YOU BUY IT FROM THEM.

IF THEY DON'T DONATE THE ALCOHOL, IT'S GIVING AWAY FREE ALCOHOL.

AND THAT'S ILLEGAL. THEY'RE THEY'RE GIVING US $2,500 TO DO FOR SPONSORSHIP AND WINTER FESTIVAL.

SO JUST MAKE SURE THEY DO THAT AND KEEP THE RECORDS OF THAT.

AND WE SAID THE COW BARNS HAD SOME GOOD EVENTS, SO WE SHOULD BE FINE.

JUST KEEP THOSE TWO THINGS IN MIND BASICALLY.

YEAH. SO THAT WAY THEY DON'T THEIR RECORDS ARE CLEAR.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY GAVE AWAY FREE ALCOHOL OKAY.

YEAH. YEAH. THERE ARE WELL THERE ARE SPONSORS.

SO YEAH. BECAUSE IF NOT, BELIEVE ME, I WILL GET PHONE CALLS FROM OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS.

MAD AS FIRE.

OKAY. SO EVERYTHING IS INSIDE THE BUILDING? YES. OKAY. SO THEY JUST CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING OUT? NO. SO WITH YOUR TICKET PRICE, YOU SAID THAT WILL INCLUDE TWO DRINK TICKETS.

DO THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO A CASH BAR? IN ADDITION, THEY GET TWO AND THEN IF THEY WANT TO, THEY CAN PURCHASE MORE.

YES. OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHO ASKED THIS QUESTION TO, BUT THE COURTS.

CRYSTAL TOO. TWO OF THEM WERE RENTED OUT.

NEXT OUT. OH, THE ORIGINAL FIRE COMPANY.

WE ALREADY HAD IT ON FILE.

AND BARBIE, I BELIEVE, IS GOING TO BE THEIR CERTIFIED PERSON.

SO WE JUST PULLED THEIR ORIGINAL FIRE COMPANIES CERTIFICATIONS AND WE JUST EXED OUT THE OTHER TWO.

THAT'S WHY. OKAY.

I SAW THAT TOO. I WAS GOING TO ASK.

GOOD QUESTION. AND I MEAN, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE EVENTS AT COW BARN, SO IT'S NEVER BEEN WE'VE HAD WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY

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ISSUES. YOU KNOW, THE I CHECKED OUT THE JAZZ FESTIVAL AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE.

AND BARBIE'S VERY FAMILIAR.

I JUST INSPECTED HER AT THE FIREHOUSE THIS MONTH SO SHE KNOWS THE RULES.

SO. SO WHEN THEY WHEN WHEN YOU WHEN THEY COME IN, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET.

TAKE ME THROUGH WHAT THEY WOULD DO.

THEY WOULD. THEY WOULD SHOW. THEY WOULD SHOW YOU THE TICKET WHEN THEY COME IN TALKING ABOUT PATRONS.

GUEST. WE HAVE THE RIGHT NOW AS YOU SIGN UP FOR IT ONLINE, AND WE'LL GET A PRINT OUT LIST OF EVERYBODY.

SO THEY'LL HAVE TO CHECK IN ONCE THEY COME IN, AND WE'LL GIVE THEM THEIR TICKETS WHEN THEY COME IN AND WE CHECK THEM IN.

WELL, BUT NOT EVERYBODY.

I MEAN, WOULD THERE BE ANY YOUNGER PEOPLE COMING LIKE CHILDREN OR SOMETHING, OR PEOPLE UNDERAGE COMING THAT WON'T HAVE.

THERE COULD BE CHILDREN THERE THAT ARE UNDERAGE.

THEY WON'T GET DRINK TICKETS.

THEY'LL THEY GET SODAS AND WATER AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT THEY'RE NOT.

THE BEER IS GOING TO BE SEPARATE AND THE WINE IS GOING TO BE SEPARATE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO A WRISTBAND OR ANYTHING.

THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.

I CAN OUR BARBIE WILL BE CHECKING IDS.

IS WHAT THEY'RE SAYING OKAY.

ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU.

YOU HAVE TO. BUT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU, A LOT OF TIMES THE WRISTBAND MAKES IT A LOT EASIER.

SO LIKE WHEN YOU CHECK THEM IN, THEN IF YOU ARE CARDING THEM, THEN, OKAY, GIVE THEM A WRISTBAND.

THEN YOU KNOW WHEN THEY GO TO GET THEIR DRINKS, YOU KNOW WHO'S BEEN CARDED AND WHO HASN'T.

I CAN DO THAT. IT MAKES I MEAN, WE'RE NOT TELLING YOU HAVE TO, BUT IT JUST MAKES LIFE A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

PAINT. PAINT NIGHTS ARE DONE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

SOME COME WITH A FREE GLASS OF WINE, AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET A LIQUOR LICENSE IS EVEN THOUGH IT'S FREE, YOU'RE STILL PAYING THE PRICE FOR THE PAINT NIGHT. SO IT'S DONE A VARIETY OF WAYS.

SO JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY, HEY, HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING YOURS? YES, WRISTBANDS WORK ESPECIALLY FOR LARGER EVENTS.

WHEN YOU'VE GOT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, IT KEEPS YOUR LINES MOVING WHERE THE BARTENDER IS NOT HAVING TO STOP AND CARD EVERYBODY IF THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN CARDED WHEN THEY COME IN, THEY KNOW YOU'VE GOT YOUR WRISTBAND.

I DON'T HAVE TO CARD WHEN THEY COME UP THERE.

THEY'VE GOT THAT WRISTBAND ON THEM.

I WILL DO WRISTBANDS. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA.

IT'S JUST MAKES IT EASIER.

IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU GUYS.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

SO THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, AND I'LL DO THAT.

BUT YOU. YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB.

I'M HEARING THINGS LOOK GOOD TO ME.

YES, I SAID THE TOWN ORIGINALLY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.

I JUST WENT THROUGH THE TOWN ORIGINALLY AND SAW.

I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S ALL THE LIGHTS UP YET OR NOT.

NOT YET. IT'S ALL GOOD AMOUNT THIS WEEKEND.

BUT LIKE I SAID, TOWN ORIGINALLY DOES A GREAT JOB.

THE COW BARN DOES A GREAT JOB AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD EVENT.

AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN RAISE SOME MONEY.

AND BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAVE MADE A LOT OF ATTENTION ONLINE, SO IT HAS AND THE FESTIVAL IS GOING TO BE HUGE THIS YEAR TOO.

SO IT'S TWICE THE SIZE OF WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR.

SO I EXPECT A BIG CROWD JUST FROM SEEING WHAT I'VE SEEN.

YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT.

ARE YOU READY FOR A MOTION? I AM, OKAY.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE TEMPORARY LEASE AND REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL CLASS C.

FOR THE CHRISTMAS IN RIDGELEY PAINT NIGHT, TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER THE 1ST, 2023 AT THE COW BARN.

NICE SECOND THAT IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR CHRISTMAS AND ORIGINALLY PAINT NIGHT ON DECEMBER 1ST.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SO MOVED. THANK YOU.

WELL, ANYTHING TO DISPLAY THAT NIGHT OR.

YES, YOU WILL GET A GET A LICENSE.

HAVE YOU ALREADY PREPAID.

YES. OKAY. SO WE'LL REACH OUT TO YOU AND YOU CAN COME IN AND PICK UP YOUR LICENSE.

AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THAT TO POST FOR THE EVENING.

OKAY. AND THEN I OR THE ALCOHOL TOBACCO COMMISSION CAN COME IN.

THEY'LL ASK YOU TO SEE THE LICENSE.

THEY'LL ASK TO SEE YOUR INFORMATION BASICALLY RECEIPT THAT YOU GOT.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S DONATED. SO IT CAN BE HANDWRITTEN FROM FOSTERS OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO SO AND THEY'LL ASK TO SEE A TIP CARD.

SO THAT'S TYPICALLY AN INSPECTION BY THEM OR MYSELF.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

FUN. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE ADOPTION OF THE RULE AND REGULATION AMENDMENTS.

[2. Adoption of Rule & Regulation Amendments]

WAS THIS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT? YES. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH THEM INDIVIDUALLY, OR DO YOU JUST WANT TO DO THEM TOGETHER? I'LL DISCUSS EACH ONE OF THEM.

BUT IF YOU JUST WANT TO DO ONE MOTION, THAT'S FINE MOTION.

BUT IF YOU'LL DISCUSS ALL OF IT.

YEAH. OKAY, SO IN YOUR PACKAGES YOU HAVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 2020 3-1.

AND THIS IS SIMPLY A CHANGING YOUR LOCAL RULES AND REGS SECTION 2.40 RESIDENCY.

IT CURRENTLY READS INDIVIDUALS ALL PARTNERS AND A PARTNERSHIP.

AT LEAST ONE OFFICER OF A CORPORATION AND AT LEAST ONE AUTHORIZED LICENSEE ON BEHALF OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MUST BE A CAROLINE COUNTY RESIDENT AT THE TIME OF FILING OF THE APPLICATION, AND THE APPLICABLE LICENSEES MUST REMAIN RESIDENTS OF CAROLINE COUNTY FOR THE DURATION OF TIME THAT THE LICENSE IS IN EFFECT.

SO WE'RE SIMPLY CHANGING CAROLINE COUNTY AND REPLACING THAT WITH MARYLAND.

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DUE TO THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGE THAT WAS PASSED THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION JULY 1ST.

SO THIS IS JUST CHANGING OUR OUR CURRENT REGS TO MATCH THAT.

AND THEN THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS 2023 TWO.

AND THIS AMENDMENT WAS SUGGESTED TO YOU BY YOUR ATTORNEY.

SECTION 2.26 THAT'S CURRENTLY MINORS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE AND STATES NO LICENSEE OR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES SHALL FURNISH OR SELL ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT ANY TIME TO A MINOR UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE, EITHER FOR HIS OWN USE OR FOR THE USE OF ANY OTHER PERSON.

AND THIS SUGGESTIONS BY YOUR ATTORNEY WAS THAT WE REPLACE THE WORD MINOR SO THAT IT CLEARLY SAYS UNDER 21, BECAUSE BY LAW A MINOR IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18, SO THAT WE'RE JUST REMOVING THE WORD MINOR SO THAT IT'S CLEAR IT'S IT'S JUST UNDER 21.

SO IF THE BOARD IS OKAY WITH MAKING THOSE CHANGES, YOU CAN MAKE THEM EFFECTIVE TODAY IF THAT'S HOW YOU CHOOSE TO VOTE.

I'M FINE WITH HIM. I'M FINE.

YOU WANT A MOTION? CAN I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT CHANGES TO RULE TWO DASH 40 FOR RESIDENCY.

FROM CAROLINE COUNTY TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AND ALSO RULE 2-26.

DEFINING A MINOR AS BEING A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS.

I SECOND THAT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THESE TWO RULE AND REGULATION AMENDMENTS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SO MOVED. UH OH.

CAN I MAKE A GOOD QUESTION? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS OLD BUSINESS, BUT IT'S UNDER RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THE. WE WERE DISCUSSING.

I WAS AT A SALON.

THE. ENTERING A NEW CLASSIFICATION TO COVER A SALON.

UM, AND YOU SAY LEGISLATION IS GOING TO BE INTRODUCED.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN INTRODUCED.

YES. SO WE MET WITH THE DELEGATION ALONG WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, BACK THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER OR FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER.

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WERE IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, AS WELL AS THE DELEGATION.

I DID LAST WEEK RECEIVE THE DRAFT BILL FROM DELEGATE HERSHEY'S OR SENATOR HERSHEY'S OFFICE, STATING.

I LOOKED AT IT. IT'S FOR THE LIQUOR TASTING.

EVERYTHING WAS DRAFTED CORRECTLY TO ALLOW LIQUOR TASTINGS IN THE AMOUNT OF A HALF OUNCE FOR EACH SERVING.

NO MORE THAN 2.5OZ PER PERSON PER DAY.

AND THEN THE OTHER CHANGE WAS CHANGING THE AMOUNT OF BEER FOR A TOTAL OF NINE OUNCES.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE IT AT EIGHT.

THEY HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE DRAFTING YET OF THE SALON BILL, BUT I LOOK FOR THAT ANY DAY.

SO IF EVERYTHING MAKES IT THROUGH THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.

WE'RE DONE. WE'VE DRAFTED THE BILL.

WE'VE. THE DELEGATES HAVE.

WE'LL PRESENT IT. YOU.

CERTAINLY. WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR IT TO BE HEARD, CAN TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF IT.

IF YOU. ANYBODY WANTS TO GO TO ANNAPOLIS.

I JUST WAS WONDERING, AND I'M GLAD.

I'M GLAD YOU MOVED FORWARD.

THAT. THANK YOU. GOOD.

NEXT ITEM IS THE SUPER SODA.

[3. Other Items]

IT'S CONTINUED FROM LAST MEETING, THE REQUEST FOR REMOVAL AND A LICENSE.

I UNDERSTAND THIS, WE STILL DON'T HAVE.

YES. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO MR. THORNTON'S OFFICE TWICE, AND THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE US A LETTER.

THEY STILL HAVE NOT.

SO BETH HAS NOTIFIED THEM AGAIN TODAY THAT THEY'VE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA.

AND UNTIL WE GET THAT, WE WON'T PUT IT BACK ON UNTIL NEXT MEETING.

THE NEXT ITEM IS THE DISCUSSION ON THE RETAIL ALCOHOL DELIVERY.

SO SINCE THE LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED THIS, I BELIEVE, WAS JULY.

THAT WAS WHEN ROBIN RITTER WAS HERE.

AND HOLLY JUSTICE ABOUT THE SALON LICENSE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS THE BOARD WANTED TO MAKE.

AND AT THE TIME, WE HAD THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO REQUIRE A LEGISLATIVE CHANGE TO ALLOW RETAIL STORES TO DELIVER ALCOHOL, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAD THAT CHANGE AT THE SAME TIME WITH THE BILL THAT SUNSETTED THAT PREVENTED ANY OF THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS THAT WERE STILL ALLOWING RETAIL DELIVERY,

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LIKE THE RESTAURANTS THAT THAT ENDED.

AND AFTER WE'VE DID SOME FURTHER RESEARCH, IT ACTUALLY STATES IN STATE LAW THAT RETAIL DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL IS PROHIBITED BY RETAIL STORES UNLESS THE LOCAL BOARD GRANTS PERMISSION.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU DO HAVE THAT AUTHORITY ALREADY IN STATE LAW TO ALLOW OR NOT ALLOW RETAIL DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL.

SO WE HAVE PULLED SOME OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE THEY HAVE IT IN STATE LEGISLATION TO ALLOW DELIVERY.

IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE FURTHER AND DISCUSS IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAROLINE COUNTY WANTS TO DO.

I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE THAT YOU DO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE ALL YOUR BOARD MEMBERS HERE AND YOUR BOARD ATTORNEY.

THERE'S NO THERE'S NO URGENCY IN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO GO GET IT BEFORE LEGISLATION.

SO YOU CAN DO THIS AT ANY TIME.

I KNOW THAT MISS RITTER HAS REACHED OUT TO TO FIND OUT WHAT THE BOARD IS INTENDING TO DO WITH THAT.

I THINK AT THIS TIME WE'LL WAIT TILL WE HAVE EVERYONE HERE AND.

STEWART FOR COUNSEL.

HE CAN WEIGH IN ON THE.

PROS AND CONS ON OUR END.

SO OKAY, SO IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD DOES WANT TO ALLOW, THEN WE WOULD MAKE A RULE AND CHANGE TO OUR LOCAL RULES TO DO THAT, WHICH YOU CAN DO WITHOUT ANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I TOO AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT.

AND THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

I THINK WE HAVE TO.

YES, WE NEED MIKE.

UNTIL NEXT TIME AS WELL.

YES. SO THAT LEADS US TO THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT.

[4. Inspector's Report]

OKAY. TO START OFF, I'VE RECENTLY DONE A TIPS CLASS AT SAINT BENEDICT'S IN RIDGELEY.

WE HAD ABOUT SIX PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED.

THAT CLASS WENT VERY, VERY WELL.

ALSO, WE STARTED OFF WITH BASICALLY HALLOWEEN, THE HALLOWEEN EVENTS, WHICH IS A VERY BUSY TIME FOR ME AS WELL.

THESE NEXT TWO MONTHS ARE GOING TO BE VERY BUSY TRYING TO WRAP UP EVERYTHING FROM THE END OF THE YEAR, THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING, WHICH IS TYPICALLY ONE OF THE HEAVIEST DRINKING NIGHTS OUT THERE.

AND THEN ALSO, LIKE I SAID, HALLOWEEN, WE WENT TO THE YACHT CLUB, DID AN INSPECTION ON THEM, HAD A GREAT EVENT WITH THE KIDS.

THE ALCOHOL SEEMED VERY WELL UNDER CONTROL.

THEY HAD TIPS, PEOPLE ON STAFF AND THEN CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN I WENT OUT.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A GOOD MAJORITY OF OUR ESTABLISHMENTS AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE CHECKING IDS.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WITH HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I ALSO WITH HALLOWEEN COMING UP, I TALKED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT.

IT WAS ALSO HOMECOMING.

I WAS OUT VERY PRESENT, AND A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT ESTABLISHMENTS.

WORD GOT OUT THAT I WAS OUT AND A LOT OF THE KIDS SAW, SO IT WAS A GOOD EVENT.

MISS CHLOE WENT TO MISS CHLOE AND TALKED TO HER.

THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THERE FROM THE HOMECOMING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

THERE WERE DIFFERENT PLACES DENTON DINER, THE PUB, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I ALSO MADE MY ESTABLISHMENT THAT KNOW THAT I WAS OUT AT THAT NIGHT.

I ALSO CHECKED ON SEVERAL ESTABLISHMENTS THAT HAD BEEN SUSPENDED AND THAT RECEIVED REPERCUSSIONS FROM SELLING UNDERAGE CHECKING ON THEM.

ALSO DID INSPECTIONS ON STAR DIESEL.

I WENT THERE, I WENT TO WHAT I ALWAYS CALL KINMAN'S GREENSBORO TIGER MART CHECKED ON RIDGELEY, EXXON FOSTER'S.

TRY ME. DENTON.

SHELL THE PUB.

AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, I'VE GOT MORE TIPS.

CLASSES THIS WEEK, THURSDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE HERE.

AND THAT THAT CONCLUDES IT.

I'VE I'VE JUST BEEN DOING INSPECTIONS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF THE TURKEY SHOOTS COMING UP TO CHECK ON.

HAVE ALL YOUR SUSPENSIONS THAT WE HAD.

HAVE ALL OF THEM SERVED THEIR SUSPENSIONS? EVERYBODY HAS SERVED AND THEY'VE SERVED.

YES. FINES BEEN COLLECTED.

ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.

YES. OH, AND ONE OTHER THING I WILL ADD.

I DID GO TO STATELINE AND BARGAIN BEVERAGE AND CHECKED ON THEIR NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT LAST TIME.

IT'S IT HAS ROOM FOR GROWTH.

I MEAN, THERE'S BETTER ONES OUT THERE, BUT IT DOES SERVE THE DUE DILIGENCE OF THEM.

LIKE I SAID, IT WAS THEIR IDEA TO DO.

WE SERVED A SERVED A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC WHILE WE WERE THERE, BUT IT WAS THEIR DECISION AND THEY TAKE IT RESPONSIBLY.

THEY OWN UP TO THEIR ACTIONS AND SAID, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

SO I FIND IT AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO CHECK.

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AND BUT SHE ALSO WANTS ME TO COME BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND CHECK ON THAT AS WELL.

BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TIPS CLASS FOR A LOT OF THEIR EMPLOYEES TOMORROW, SO THAT SHOWS MORE EFFORT ON THEIR PART AS WELL.

SO SO THEY'RE KEEPING THEY THEY DO THESE THINGS.

THEY'VE CONTINUED. ORIGINALLY WHAT THEY SAID WAS THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A SCANNING DEVICE THAT YOU WERE SCANNING THE LICENSE FROM WHAT I FOUND IS THEY CAN ALSO NOW TYPE IN THE DATE OF BIRTH.

AND WE'VE SEEN THAT IN THE PAST, WHERE IT'S UP TO THE EMPLOYEE.

THE EMPLOYEE CAN TYPE IN WHAT THEY WANT TO, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, THEY'VE THEY'VE STAYED ON IT AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL.

I THINK THEY DID THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE PUBLIC WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SCANNING THE IDS AND COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC, WHICH I CONTINUALLY HEAR.

SO BUT THEY HAVE TO DO ONE OR THE OTHER.

THEY HAVE TO SCAN IT OR PUT THE DATE OF BIRTH.

SO I CHECKED ON THAT FROM BOTH BARTON BEVERIDGE AND STATE.

SO LIKE I SAID, TIPS CLASSES.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO AVERAGE RIGHT AROUND 45 AGAIN THIS YEAR.

PEOPLE DEPENDS ON HOW THE TURNOUT IS, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT 45.

I'VE SENT IN MY CONTROLLER PERMIT.

THEY HAVE TO SEND ME A CONTROLLER PERMIT TO TEACH TIPS.

CLASS COSTS LIKE $5.

AND THEY THEY'RE BEHIND ON THAT.

SO THEY'VE EXTENDED IT FOR ANOTHER MONTH.

SO I DON'T EXPIRE UNTIL END OF NOVEMBER NOW.

THAT'S RIGHT. COME. HIS CHECK.

YEAH. AND TREY DID DO ONE OFFSITE LAST WEEKEND.

SO WE DO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE THE BUSINESSES SO THAT WE WE OFFER THE CLASS HERE.

BUT IF YOU KNOW THEY HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE, WE'LL GO TO THEM TO MAKE IT EASIER.

SO YOU DID WHAT? SAINT BENEDICT CHURCH, SAINT BENEDICT'S.

AND IT WENT REALLY WELL FOR MY FIRST OFF OFF PREMISE ONE.

SO THEY HAD A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS AND HAD A GOOD TURNOUT FOR IT.

CRYSTAL. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING BEFORE WE.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY NEW OR TRANSFER APPLICATIONS.

THERE'S CAROLINE'S HERE IN DENTON.

NANCY MINIHAN AND MICKEY MCCRAY ARE THE TWO LICENSE HOLDERS FOR THAT BUSINESS.

SHE HAS REACHED OUT.

THEY'RE LOOKING TO BRING.

EITHER THE CURRENT SHIFT OR A NEW CHEF IN AS MAJORITY OWNER OF THE BUSINESS.

AND THEN MICKEY MCRAE WOULD REQUEST TO COME OFF.

SO IF SHE DOES PURSUE THAT AND WORKS OUT THAT AGREEMENT, THEN WE WOULD NEED TO ADVERTISE AND DO A PUBLIC HEARING, SINCE IT WILL BE A NEW LICENSE HOLDER AND DO A BACKGROUND CHECK AND SO FORTH.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS COME IN OR TALKED ABOUT DOING ANYTHING.

WE MAY GET SOME TEMP LICENSES.

IT IS THE HOLIDAYS, SO IT'S POSSIBLE WE GET SOME OF THOSE IN AND THEY'VE BEEN RECENTLY INSPECTED AS WELL AND PLACES IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

EXACTLY. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THIS MEETING BECAUSE UNTIL NEXT MEETING THEY'RE LATE.

YEAH. IT WILL BE FOR NEW YEARS.

IT WON'T IT WON'T BE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER FOR FOR CHRISTMAS.

YEAH. EVERYTHING BEFORE WE CLOSE.

MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE.

I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE OUR MEETING TODAY.

I SECOND IT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE CLOSE THIS MEETING OF THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AT.

9:53 A.M..

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SO. MAJOR.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.