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I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER FOR THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2024, 9:30AM.
TRANSFER OF A CLASS B BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR SEVEN DAY ON PREMISE LICENSE.
ALL WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, I GOT TO GET EVERYBODY TO RAISE THEIR RIGHT HAND AND DO THE.
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? YES.
JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
MICHAEL MACRAE. 3531 SEAMAN ROAD, PRESTON, MARYLAND.
21655. NANCY MINIHAN, 100 SHARP ROAD, DENTON, MARYLAND.
ROBIN ZELLERS 128 PERRY'S RETREAT [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. YOU GUYS MAY BE SEATED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PURSUANT TO THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE OF ANNOTATED ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEGINNING AT 930.
SEPTEMBER 25TH, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION.
A REQUEST BY ROBIN ZELLERS FOR THE USE OF Z, LLC, TRADING AS CAROLINE'S IN DENTON, LOCATED AT 406 MARKET STREET, DENTON, MARYLAND, FOR A TRANSFER OF A CLASS B BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR RESTAURANT.
IT RAN IN THE TIMES RECORD SEPTEMBER 11TH AND 18TH.
ACTUALLY, THE 1ST SEPTEMBER 11TH WAS THE STAR DEMOCRAT AND THEN SEPTEMBER 18TH WAS TIMES RECORD AND THE FIRST EXHIBIT IS THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING.
SURE. SO MY NAME IS NANCY MINEHAN, AND I STARTED DENTON RESTAURANT GROUP LLC APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO WITH MICHAEL MCRAE, WHO OWNED THE BUILDING AT 406 MARTIN STREET AND IT WAS ALWAYS OUR INTENTION TO HIRE A CHEF THAT WOULD BECOME THE OWNER OF THE OPERATION AND THE FIRST CHEF WE HIRED AFTER A YEAR DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THAT ON.
IT'S A WONDERFUL RESTAURANT, FARM TO TABLE.
WE USE A LOT OF LOCAL PURVEYORS AND KEN ZELLERS, WHO IS ROBIN'S HUSBAND, WHO'S BACK THERE, WILL BE THE EXECUTIVE CHEF AND HE WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST PEOPLE I HIRED, AND I LIKED HIM FROM THE GET GO AND BECAUSE OF THE ADVICE FROM OTHERS, I WENT IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
BUT WE STAYED IN CONTACT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.
SO WE KEPT CIRCLING BACK AND CIRCLING BACK AND THEN THIS TIME I THINK THE TIMING WAS RIGHT AND THE PRICE WAS RIGHT, AND THEY AGREED TO BASICALLY BUY THE RESTAURANT.
BUT THEY ARE BUYING ALL THE ASSETS FROM COMPUTERS TO ALL THE SYSTEMS, CHAIRS, TABLES, EVERYTHING AND SO THEY'RE BUYING ALL THE ASSETS OF THE RESTAURANT AND THEY ARE VERY EXPERIENCED IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.
THEY'VE WORKED BOTH FRONT OF HOUSE AND BACK OF HOUSE AND KEN WAS JUST THIS WEEK NAMED THE TOP CHEF FOR THE CAPITAL GAZETTE IN ALL OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY AND ANNAPOLIS AND SO WE ARE THRILLED TO REALLY HAVE HIM HERE TAKING OVER THIS RESTAURANT.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED. SO THAT'S THE PLAN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN OCTOBER 1ST.
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WHAT THE TIMING OF THE TRANSFER IS, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT OCTOBER 1ST.IF IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A QUARTER FOR PAYROLL AND EVERYTHING.
DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? HOW EXCITED YOU ARE. WE ARE EXCITED.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE WANTED FOR SO MANY YEARS, AND WE CAME CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY, ALMOST BUYING SOMETHING IN OCEAN CITY, JUST NOT READY TO MOVE ALL THE WAY OUT THERE THAT FAR, AND WE'VE JUST BEEN GRATEFUL FOR NANCY TO TRY TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY AND WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN SO FAR ON MONDAY NIGHTS, JUST WITH ADVERTISING THAT, YOU KNOW, NEW OWNERSHIP.
YOU KNOW, NANCY EVEN EXPRESSED TO US, HAS EXCEEDED WHAT THEY'VE EVER DONE ON A MONDAY NIGHT ALREADY.
SO I THINK THAT YEAH, I THINK WE'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO DENTON RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
OKAY. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NOT AT THIS POINT.
GOOD. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE KEEPING THE SAME STAFF AND EVERYTHING THAT'S ON HAND? WE ARE. SO THE BACK OF HOUSE OBVIOUSLY WILL CHANGE, YOU KNOW, WITH KEN AND HE'S GOT HIS OWN SOUS CHEF, BUT ALMOST ALL OF THE FRONT OF HOUSE, RIGHT.
ROBIN ROBINS CAME IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE.
FINALLY TAKES A WHILE TO GET THAT IN THE MAIL, BUT HERS CAME.
WE'RE REALLY COVERED AS FAR AS THAT GOES.
[INAUDIBLE] SHE'LL PROBABLY SHE'LL NEED TO ADD MORE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MONDAY NIGHTS WE USUALLY JUST TRY TO STAY OPEN MONDAY NIGHTS WITH A SPECIAL AND HAPPY HOUR FOR LIKE LOCAL PEOPLE TO COME AT A MORE AFFORDABLE RATE AND IF WE HAD 20 ON A MONDAY, IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT AND I THINK THEIR FIRST MONDAY, SOME 74, I MEAN, IT WAS INSANE.
I MEAN, WE STILL ARE VERY INTERESTED IN USING AS MANY OF THE FARMERS IN THE AREA WE USED CRAFT.
WE USED CRAFT BAKERY MONDAY NIGHT FOR OUR DESSERTS.
WE'RE GETTING THE COFFEE FROM THE CRAFT BAKERY, LIKE ANY LOCAL IN TOWN, RESOURCES WHERE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, KEEP EVEN THE SMALLER BUSINESSES KIND OF LIKE, UTILIZE AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO HELP THEM.
YOU KNOW, ALL WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP THE BUSINESS IN DENTON IS WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO.
YOU GOT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD, MIKE? WELL, I WAS TOLD WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SNACKS.
NO. YOU DIDN'T BRING THEM? [INAUDIBLE]. TREY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM? DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON.
CAROLINE'S HAS BEEN A GREAT BUSINESS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE ANYTHING THAT I'VE ASKED.
WILL YOU STILL BE RUNNING THE MAIN HOUSE AND THE SIDE BAR OR SAME TIME RIGHT OFF THE BAT? NO, I THINK OUR PLAN IS WE WANT TO GET IN THERE.
I THINK JUST FOR THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS.
HE'S A COUPLE PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT FOR, LIKE, PRIVATE PARTIES.
I THINK ONE OF THE BUSINESSES ACTUALLY IN TOWN IS HAVING A PARTY WITH, LIKE, 15 PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, JUST A PRIVATE PARTY, SOMEBODY TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY, JUST USING THAT TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, NOT OPEN IT UP PER SE, JUST LIKE FOR TWO HOURS TO DO A PRIVATE PARTY.
SO I THINK YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT FRIDAYS.
FRIDAYS FROM LIKE 3 TO 5, DOING THAT AT THE SIDE-BAR BECAUSE THEY LIKE TO BE ON THAT PATIO.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS THE SAME LAYOUT.
BECAUSE YOU HAD A FEW OF THE OUTSIDE TABLES AS WELL BY THAT SIDEBAR.
SOUNDS GOOD. BETH, IS THERE ANY OUTSTANDING REQUIREMENTS? YES. LET ME GET TO THAT.
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OUTSTANDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FEE.THAT'S GREAT. OKAY. TRANSFER FEE IS $75.
STATE OF MARYLAND BUSINESS LICENSE.
A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATION FOR THE ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAM, WHICH YOU SAID YOU JUST RECEIVED.
PROOF OF REGISTRATION WITH THE ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU.
AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE BULK TRANSFER.
A NOTARIZED LETTER STATING THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS AGREE FOR THE NEW OWNERS TO OPERATE UNDER THEIR LIQUOR LICENSE UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE SALE OF THE BUSINESS AND THEN ONCE ALL THAT'S DONE, THE OLD LICENSE WILL NEED TO BE TURNED IN WHEN YOU GET A NEW LICENSE AND HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE TO GET THE NEW LICENSE? IF IT'S APPROVED TODAY, WE GET A 30 DAY, 30 DAYS, 30 DAYS.
OKAY. SO YOU WILL BE OPERATING UNDER MY LIQUOR LICENSE UNTIL.
OKAY. I THINK THAT WAS OUR ONLY QUESTION IS AFTER THE HEARING TODAY, IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN IT, DO THEY HAVE DO YOU HAVE A LIST OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT ITEMS. YEAH. OKAY. LET'S SAY IF NOT SHE CAN PROVIDE YOU.
SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S JUST A NOTARIZED LETTER FROM YOU.
OKAY. YEAH AND AT WHAT POINT ARE YOU GOING TO FILE FOR YOUR BULK TRANSFER PERMIT WITH THE STATE? WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. OKAY.
SO YOU GOT TO DO YOUR INVENTORY AND EVERYTHING TO GET THAT FILED LATER THIS WEEK.
OKAY. YEAH. ANY WORD FROM ANY OUTSIDE PERSONS OPPOSED TO.
WELL, I WAS ASKED EARLIER IF I HAD ANY COMMENTS, SO I'LL GIVE ONE TO YOU.
THE PURPOSE FOR 406 MARKET STREET FROM ITS INCEPTION, WHICH WAS ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE, IS THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE AN ASSET TO THE DOWNTOWN TO BE UTILIZED TO HELP REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN DENTON AND HELP INITIATE SOME OF THE MOVEMENT THAT I SEE HAPPENING AND I MYSELF PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE NOT ONLY NANCY, BUT THESE FINE ZELLERS BECAUSE THEY'RE SHOWING THAT THAT MOVEMENT HAS GONE FORWARD. IT'S BEEN A VERY HARD TIME TO DO.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S DIFFICULT TO HAVE BUSINESSES, AND I'VE HAD NOT ONLY PUBLIC OFFICES IN THE BUILDING, BUT A HALF A DOZEN DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THAT WE'VE HELPED, LIKE AN INCUBATOR. SO THIS HAS ACTUALLY COME TO FRUITION WITH THE PROPERTY WAS INTENDED TO DO FOR THE TOWN, AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
YEAH. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE.
MR. CHAIRMAN, BEFORE YOU BEGIN, I JUST WANTED TO ASK ONE QUESTION.
IF THE BOARD GRANTS APPROVAL TODAY, IT WOULD GIVE YOU 30 DAYS TO COMPLETE ALL YOUR OUTSTANDING ITEMS. DO YOU THINK YOU'LL HAVE THAT DONE WITHIN THAT 30 DAYS, OR DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT NEED ADDITIONAL TIME? I THINK THAT WE'LL HAVE IT DONE.
THE ONLY REASON I WAS ASKING, BECAUSE IF YOU NEEDED ADDITIONAL TIME, I WOULD LET THE BOARD KNOW NOW.
THAN TO ASK FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS.
WE'VE HAD SOME OF THE STUFF ALREADY WAITING.
I WILL TELL YOU, THE ONLY ONE THAT I'M NOT SURE ABOUT, THAT I CAN'T CONTROL IS I HAVE TRIED TO GET AHOLD OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, AND THE GUY THAT USED TO DO THE INSPECTIONS HAD HIS CELL PHONE NUMBER.
I'M LIKE, NOBODY'S CALLING ME BACK.
I CAN'T GET IT. I'M RETIRED OUT IN FLORIDA.
YOU'LL HAVE TO CALL HIM. LEAVE A MESSAGE, SO I MAY NOT BE DONE.
I DON'T. WHY DON'T WE GIVE YOU MORE TIME? THAT MIGHT BE BECAUSE WE'VE RUN INTO THIS SEVERAL TIMES.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT AND NOW, YOU AT LEAST IF YOU CAN ALWAYS BE SOONER.
I MEAN, YOU GET THEIR APPROVAL NOW.
EVERYTHING WE CAN CONTROL, WE WILL HAVE DONE.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT. BUT IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[INAUDIBLE]. SO THAT IS AVAILABLE AS SOON AS WE GET EVERYTHING TO YOU.
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WE'VE GOT THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL.I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE IT FOR THAT PERSON, OR THAT PERSON IS JUST AVOIDING THE SAME ISSUE.
OKAY. YEAH AND I KNOW THAT'S BEING RECORDED, BUT FACTS ARE FACTS.
I KNOW [INAUDIBLE] IT WAS REALLY NICE, THE ONE WE HAD INITIALLY, YOU KNOW, AND HE DID TEXT ME BACK.
[INAUDIBLE] WELL, I'M DOWN IN FLORIDA.
I'M LIKE, WELL, MISS THIS I MIGHT HAVE A NUMBER FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO DOWN THROUGH OUR LIST.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE PUBLIC NEED AND DESIRE FOR THE LICENSE.
I THINK THAT'S PROVEN THAT THERE'S ALREADY A LICENSED ESTABLISHMENT THERE THAT'S BEEN DOING WELL.
THE SECOND ONE IS THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF EXISTING LICENSE HOLDERS.
IT DOESN'T IT'S NOT ADDING ANY TO WHAT'S AROUND THE AREA.
IT'S NOT CREATING NEW. IT'S NOT ELIMINATING ANY.
THE AND SEE WHERE IT SAYS CAROLINE'S HAS BEEN AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE PROVIDING IT NOW ACTUALLY AS BEING A RESTAURANT IN THE TOWN.
NUMBER FIVE, THE IMPACT OF THE LICENSE FOR WHICH THE APPLICATION IS MADE ON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE ISSUE RELATING TO CRIME, TRAFFIC, PARKING OR CONVENIENCE.
WE'VE HAD NO REPORTS. WE'VE HAD NO COMPLAINTS.
NUMBER SIX AND ANY OTHER FACTORS THAT THE BOARD CONSIDERS NECESSARY.
I THINK WE'VE COVERED THEM ALL ON THAT.
NEXT PART OF THIS IS WE GO THROUGH THE BOARD SHALL DENY A LICENSE APPLICATION.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S AN ISSUE.
NO, NOT BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY IN EXISTING AND JUST TRANSFERRING.
NUMBER TWO, THE APPLICANT IS NOT A FIT PERSON TO RECEIVE THE LICENSE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROOF OF THAT.
NO APPLICANT HAS ACTED FRAUDULENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION.[INAUDIBLE].
FOR OTHER REASONS, THE BOARD HAS SEEN SUFFICIENT.
I DON'T FEEL THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE.
NO, THEY'RE NOT LOOKING TO EXTEND TO TWO IN THE MORNING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEY'RE LOOKING TO REMAIN THINGS FAIRLY WELL AS THEY ARE AS A RESTAURANT.
ANYBODY EATING PAST 7:00? IT'S A NICE OLD THE STREETS UP.
ALL RIGHT. SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF LICENSE FOR CAROLINE FOR Z COOKS, LLC, TRADING AS CAROLINE'S IN DENTON. PENDING THAT, ALL OUTSTANDING ITEMS ON THE STAFF REPORT HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND ARE WE LOOKING TO GIVE THEM A 60 DAYS? DO 60 DAYS FROM TODAY JUST TO GET ALL THOSE TAKEN CARE OF JUST IN CASE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS LICENSE TRANSFER FOR Z COOKS LLC, TRADING AS CAROLINE'S IN DENTON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
THANK YOU. GOODLUCK. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I BELIEVE HE'S STILL WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
OKAY. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS FOR.
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LET ME SAY I'M PRONOUNCING NASR'S NAME.IS THAT CORRECT? YES. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
NEW CLASS A BEER, WINE, SEVEN DAY OFF PREMISE LICENSE.
EVERYBODY, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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.
ALRIGHT. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
YOU MAY BE SEATED. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. BACK AGAIN? YES. THAT'S WHAT YOU READ IN.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ IN THE EXHIBIT ONE.
THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PURSUANT TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, ALCOHOL ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEGINNING AT 9:30AM.
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION, A REQUEST BY MOHAMMAD [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE USE OF 501 MARYLAND AVENUE LLC, TRADING AS NASR'S, LOCATED AT 312 BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE, FEDERALSBURG, MARYLAND.
THIS RAN IN THE PUB TIMES RECORD SEPTEMBER 11TH AND 18TH AND EXHIBITS ARE THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. THE STAFF REPORT APPLICATION, LLC DOCUMENTS THEIR SITE PLAN AND APPLICANT NOTICE.
SO THEY'RE OUTSTANDING REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT THEIR ADVERTISEMENT FEE, THE PRORATED LICENSE FEE CONTRACT OF SALE OR THE LEASE AGREEMENT PROOF OF MARYLAND RESIDENCY.
STATE OF MARYLAND BUSINESS LICENSE, A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATION.
CERTIFICATION FOR ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAM.
WORKMAN'S COMP INSURANCE CERTIFICATE.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL.
MARYLAND SALES AND USE TAX LICENSE.
PROOF OF REGISTRATION WITH THE ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU.
APPROVAL FROM THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND OCCUPANCY PERMIT FROM THE TOWN OF FEDERALSBURG AND WITH THE LLC DOCUMENTS. THE OPERATING AGREEMENT LISTED TWO MEMBERS.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4105 OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ARTICLE.
SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND I GAVE YOU ALL A COPY OF THE NEW ASSIGNMENT OF MEMBERS, AND IT WILL BE REVIEWED BY LEGAL.
I'LL SEND IT OVER TO STUART TODAY.
GOOD MORNING. YES, SIR. PARKER FROM PARKER COUNCIL EASTON AND REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT HERE, WHICH IS 501 MARYLAND AVENUE LLC, WHICH WILL TRADE UNDER THE NAME NASR'S.
I HAVE REPRESENTED THE[INAUDIBLE] FAMILY FOR 35 YEARS, PROBABLY CERTAINLY MORE THAN 30.
THE FAMILY CONSISTS OF FIVE BROTHERS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN ENGAGED THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I'VE KNOWN THEM IN THE CONVENIENCE STORE BUSINESS.
IT STARTED IN EASTON, EXPANDED INTO CAROLINE COUNTY.
THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS IN FEDERALSBURG.
[INAUDIBLE] SMITHFIELD ROAD, WHICH IS A LICENSE HOLDER.
THERE WAS ANOTHER STORE ON BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE.
ROUGHLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE LOCATION THAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
THAT DID NOT HAVE AN ALCOHOL LICENSE.
AND OF COURSE THE BETHLEHEM STORE, U5 AND BETHLEHEM, WHICH DOES HAVE A LICENSE.
SO THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT BROTHERS.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT LLCS OWNED BY SEPARATE BROTHERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE FAMILY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE OPERATION OF THESE BUSINESSES AND SAW AN OPPORTUNITY
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IN FEDERALSBURG TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY AT 312 BLOOMINGDALE.CLOSE THE BUSINESS THAT WAS ACROSS THE STREET AND THE OBJECT IS TO MOVE THAT BUSINESS TO THIS NEW LOCATION WITH MORE MODERN FUELING PUMPS AND LOCATIONS FOR BOTH GAS VEHICLES AND LARGER VEHICLES REQUIRING DIESEL FUEL.
THEY WILL ALSO HAVE PREPARED FOODS, AS THEY DO IN SMITHVILLE ROAD AND ALSO IN BETHLEHEM.
PIZZAS, SUBS AND THOSE KINDS OF PREPARED FOODS, AS WELL AS A DISPLAY OF CONVENIENCE STORE SUNDRIES AND FOOD OPTIONS AND THE APPLICATION HERE IS TO ALSO, AT THIS LOCATION, ADD BEER AND LIGHT WINE FOR OFF SALE.
BASED ON WHO IS SEATED NEXT TO ME HERE IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE OPERATING COMPANY THAT WILL OPERATE THE BUSINESS.
HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CAROLINE COUNTY.
BORN IN EASTON, BUT LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN CAROLINE COUNTY.
LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE ASSOCIATED WITH A CONVENIENCE STORE, WHICH MORE LATER IN HIS LIFE HAD A LIQUOR LICENSE AND THAT'S YOU FIVE ON SMITHVILLE ROAD AND SO HE'S WORKED IN THE BUSINESS.
HE'S WORKED IN A LICENSED ESTABLISHMENT FOR AT LEAST, I GUESS, TEN YEARS WHEN IT HAD A LICENSE.
GET IT WHEN YOU GOT THE LICENSE AT SMITHVILLE ROAD.
HE'S NOW 27 YEARS OLD, AS I SAY BORN AND RAISED AND EDUCATED IN CAROLINE COUNTY.
ARIF IS THE OWNER OF THE REAL ESTATE WHERE THIS BUSINESS WILL GO AND HE HAS MANAGED THE CONSTRUCTION AND REHABBING OF THE PROPERTY TO TURN IT INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE FOOD OPERATION FUELING LOCATION.
IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN BY THE PROPERTY, WE HAD A LITTLE ISSUE WITH DELAYS FROM DELMARVA POWER GETTING POWER CONNECTIONS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
IF AND WHEN I HOPE YOU APPROVE THIS APPLICATION, YOU WILL GRANT THE APPLICANT ADDITIONAL TIME BEYOND 30 DAYS TO SATISFY SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE IN THE STAFF REPORT, BECAUSE WE OBVIOUSLY CAN'T GET AN OCCUPANCY PERMIT TO YOU UNTIL IT'S DONE.
ARAB INDICATED THAT HE THOUGHT 60 DAYS MIGHT BE ADEQUATE, BUT WHILE WE'RE HERE, I ASK FOR NOTHING.
WE'RE HOPING THAT WE WON'T NEED MORE THAN 45.
I'M GOING TO PASS OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THEM WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE REQUIRED FINDINGS, ARE THOSE INCLUDED IN WHAT YOU SUBMITTED WITH THE BOARD ALREADY? HAS THOSE DOCUMENTS ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO ONE OF THEM? HAS THAT ONE.
OKAY. SO YOU CAN MARK IT AN EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE.
SO WE'LL MARK THAT AS EXHIBIT SEVEN.
YOU ALREADY HAVE THE OTHER ONE.
YES. SO I'M GOING TO CALL ON OUR STATE, YOUR FULL NAME.
YOU CAN SIT. MOHAMMAD [INAUDIBLE].
AND WHAT IS YOUR HOME ADDRESS? 3226 GALLAGHER ROAD, PRESTON, MARYLAND AND YOU WERE THE AUTHORIZED MEMBER OF 50.
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I'M SORRY, 312 BLOOMINGDALE LLC, WHICH OWNS THE PROPERTY WHERE THIS BUSINESS WILL BE LOCATED, CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND I'VE GIVEN THE BOARD A SITE PLAN OF THE PROPERTY.AND THAT SITE PLAN OF THE PROPERTY IN FRONT OF YOU INDICATES WHERE REQUIRED.
PARKING SPACES ARE, WHERE ACCESSES ARE FROM BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE AND THERE WILL BE A CIRCULATION FOR VEHICLES AROUND THE PUMP ISLAND. CORRECT.
YES, SIR AND ALSO FOR LARGER VEHICLES OR VEHICLES REQUIRING DIESEL FUEL, THERE'S A CIRCULATION THAT WILL GO BEHIND THE BUILDING AND COME BACK OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE.
CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT AND THE TOWN HAS APPROVED THE NUMBER OF PARKING PLACES AND THE ENTRANCES AND EXITS OUT TO BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE. THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY. THE BUSINESS WILL BE LOCATED IN THE FRONT PORTION OF THE LARGE BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY.
THAT'S CORRECT. AND WITHIN THAT FLOOR PLAN, GIVE THE BOARD MEMBERS ROUGHLY AN IDEA OF WHERE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS OF THE BUSINESS WILL TAKE PLACE, SUCH AS FOOD PREPARATION DISPLAY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, MATERIALS LIKE LAUNDRY.
YEAH. THE FOOD PREPARATION WILL BE THE SOUTH NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING ON THE BACK SIDE AND THEN WALK IN COOLER IS ON SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHERE THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE WILL BE STORED.
THE WALK IN COOLER FOR ALCOHOL BEVERAGES A LITTLE SMALL COOLER IS A SEPARATE FROM THE REGULAR JUICES AND A SODA COOLER AND A FREEZER.
SO WE HAVE A SHOP BACK THERE ALL THE WAY BACK, WHICH IS NOT ACCESS TO THE STORE FROM INSIDE.
THAT'S CORRECT. WE HAVE A PIZZA, CHICKENS AND PROBABLY STEAKS AND A BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING.
SO YOU OPERATED THE A STORE ACROSS BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE, AND THE NAME OF THAT STORE IS WHAT? BLOOMINGDALE QUICK MART SINCE YEAR 2000.
SO IT'S BEEN, WHAT, 24 YEARS OR SO? THAT WAS NOT A LICENSED ESTABLISHMENT FOR A BEER OR LIGHT WINE OR ALCOHOL.
AND THAT BUSINESS HAS BEEN CLOSED? NO, IT HASN'T BEEN.
WE ARE JUST WAITING TO OPEN UP THIS SO WE CAN MOVE ALL THE OPERATION ON THE OTHER SIDE.
HAVE CUSTOMERS REQUESTED BEER OR LIKE WINE WHEN THEY'VE BEEN THERE AND INDICATED THAT WOULD BE A CONVENIENCE FOR THEM IF YOU ALSO HAD THAT AS A PRODUCT LINE.
THEY ASK OR WISH YOU HAD A BEER.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO NEXT DOOR AND SO FOR SOME REASON THEY HAVE A SMALLER PARKING LOT.
YEAH AND ALSO, SOME PEOPLE COMMENTED THAT THEY DON'T REALLY WANT TO GO IN A LIQUOR STORE.
THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S ALWAYS LIKE THAT.
YEAH. NOW THE BUSINESS THAT YOU PROPOSE TO OPEN UNDER THE NAME 501 MARYLAND AVENUE, TRADING AS NASIR'S.
IT WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM WET YOUR WHISTLE, WHICH IS NOT FAR AWAY FROM THIS STORE.
CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT IN THE SENSE THAT YOU'LL HAVE PREPARED FOODS.
YES. I'M TRYING TO MAKE A ONE STOP SHOP SO PEOPLE CAN GET A PREPARED FOOD WHEN THEY GO HOME.
PIZZA. THEY CAN GET A PIZZA FRESH COOKED.
WHEN THEY GO HOME, THEY HAVE A MILK, THEY HAVE A BREAD.
THEY HAVE PRETTY MUCH CIGARETTES FROM THERE.
IT'S A SMALL CONVENIENCE STORE WITH ALL THE ADDITIONS OF A FOOD.
PREPARE FOOD FRESH, PREPARED LIKE A CHICKEN, PIZZAS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO AND YOUR LOCATION IS LOCATED VERY NEAR THE FEDERALSBURG BYPASS.
FOR CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN OUTLYING AREAS.
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NOW THERE.NOW THE AREA THAT I'VE GIVEN THE BOARD ONLY SHOWS THE AREA OF SORT OF WHERE.
FOOD LION IS ROYAL FARMS AND WET YOUR WHISTLE AND YOUR LOCATION.
THERE ARE, I BELIEVE, TWO OTHER LICENSED ESTABLISHMENTS, SORT OF IN THE HEART OF FEDERALSBURG, NEAR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE TOWN, AND THEN ONE GOING OUT OF TOWN TOWARD MARYLAND PLASTICS.
THOSE BUSINESSES ARE QUITE DIFFERENT FROM YOURS AS FAR AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE CONCERNED AND ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I'VE DISCOVERED IN TALKING TO SOME PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN AND AROUND FEDERALSBURG IS THAT THOSE BUSINESSES TEND TO ATTRACT LOITERERS AND PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE BUILDINGS, AND THEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING INTO THEM IN YOUR AREA.
YOU'RE IN A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS AREA.
THAT'S CORRECT. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY LOITERERS OR PEOPLE HANGING AROUND YOUR BUSINESS NOW ACROSS THE ROAD? NO, SIR AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PERMIT THAT HERE EITHER, RIGHT? NO. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF ERIC.
I OPEN THEM TO THE BOARD IF YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR OR WAS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
IS THERE ONLY ONE CERTIFIED PERSON, OR ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE, OR DO YOU HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE? I HAVE I'M A TRAINED AND ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE ON EXISTING BUSINESS IS [INAUDIBLE] AND WE HAVE A TIME.
SO ALL EMPLOYEES SELLING ALCOHOL TO [INAUDIBLE].
YES THAT'S CORRECT AND BECAUSE YOU HAVE MANAGE AND OR DEAL WITH OTHER LICENSED ESTABLISHMENTS, YOU HAVE AN IN-HOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO TIPS INSTRUCTING NEW EMPLOYEES ON PROPER PROCEDURES IN THE SALE OF ALCOHOL.
THE OTHER QUESTION IS, ARE YOU GOING TO BE WORKING IN THE BUSINESS OR ARE YOU JUST A LANDHOLDER? NO, I'M GOING TO BE HELPING HIM TO ESTABLISH EVERYTHING.
OKAY. YES HE'S MY NEPHEW [INAUDIBLE].
EXCELLENT CALL ON HASAN [INAUDIBLE].
THE STAGE NAME AND YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
MOHAMMAD HASAN ULLAH, 4345 FELLSBURG HIGHWAY.
AND YOU'RE A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF CAROLINE COUNTY, CORRECT? YES, SIR AND I INDICATED IN MY OPENING STATEMENT THAT YOU GROWN UP IN THE CONVENIENCE STORE BUSINESS.
PRETTY MUCH. PRACTICALLY LIVED THERE AND YOU HAVE AT SMITHVILLE ROAD.
HAVE YOU BEEN ENGAGED IN THE SALE OF ALCOHOL? YEAH, ABOUT FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
OKAY AND YOU ARE TOO TRAINED, CORRECT? YES, SIR. I ASKED YOU PRIOR TO THE HEARING IF YOU WOULD REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION THAT YOU SIGNED AND VERIFY THAT THE INFORMATION IN THAT APPLICATION IS CORRECT AND DID YOU DO SO? YES, SIR. IS ALL THE INFORMATION CORRECT? WHEN YOU SIGN IT AND CORRECT AS OF TODAY.
YES, SIR AND YOU WERE THE SOLE MEMBER OF 501 MARYLAND AVENUE LLC, WHICH WILL BE THE OPERATING ENTITY OF THE STORE TRADING UNDER THE NAME NASR'S AT THIS LOCATION, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF FAIZAN? [INAUDIBLE] I WANT TO ASK TREY IF HE'S MADE A VISIT.
YEAH. I ACTUALLY HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST QUESTION IS AS FAR AS YOU'RE SAYING, THERE'S FIVE BROTHERS INVOLVED.
NOT NECESSARILY IN THIS BUSINESS, BUT THROUGHOUT THE BUSINESSES.
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WHAT IS THE DIRECT RELATION TO NASSAR'S AND [INADUDIBLE] IS THAT ANOTHER BROTHER, YOU SAID, WAS? THAT WASN'T ME.I RENTED THAT BUSINESS TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
SO THERE'S NO DIRECT RELATION AT THIS POINT.
OKAY. NO. AS FAR AS THE BUSINESS THIS IS A LONG BUSINESS WITH MULTIPLE UNITS.
HOW WOULD YOU IDENTIFY YOUR PREMISE? I SEE THAT IT'S MARKED ON HERE, BUT THERE'S SEVERAL UNITS TO THIS.
IS THERE A FOOTAGE OR FROM WHAT YOU'VE RESTORED SO FAR, IS THAT IT? SO WHAT THE BOARD HAS TO DO IS IDENTIFY WHAT THEY'RE APPROVING IS YOUR LICENSE PREMISE AREA.
THAT WOULD BE THE AREA THAT YOU'RE GOING TO STORE YOUR ALCOHOL AND CONDUCT YOUR SALES.
BUILDINGS, WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR APPLICATION OR IF IT'S JUST THE ONE MAIN BUILDING OR ON THE COPY THAT YOU HAVE IF I GAVE YOU YOU HAVE A PEN, CAN YOU OUTLINE THE LIMITS OF THE INSPECTORS? CORRECT. THIS IS A LARGE BUILDING.
CAN YOU OUTLINE THAT AREA? YES, IT'S THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING IS 52FT DEEP.
THE REMAINING STAYS AS A CAR REPAIR SHOP.
SO IT HAS A GARAGE DOORS BACK THERE WE SEPARATED THE BUILDING FROM BACK TO FRONT AND I'M GONNA.
MARK. IS THIS ONLY GOING TO BE THE FIRST FLOOR? THE FIRST FLOOR? THE ONLY FIRST FLOOR.
OKAY. THE SECOND FLOOR IS MECHANICAL FLOOR.
OKAY. PAST WHAT YOU'VE RESTORED SO FAR.
THERE IS A SET OF GLASS WINDOWS BEFORE YOU GET TO THE GARAGE DOORS.
IS THAT YOURS AS WELL? AS FAR AS THIS BUSINESS? YES. OKAY.
OKAY. THE GLASS WINDOWS AND THE DOORS, THEY ARE ALL THERE.
I THINK THE BUILDING IN THE FRONT.
THIS IS THE LEVI'S CHEVROLET TRACES? YES. SO THE WHOLE BACK PART OF THE BUILDING IS GOING TO STAY AS A CAR REPAIR.
YES, SIR. IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO GO UP THERE, SIR AND EVERYBODY CAN SEE.
YEAH. NO, I MEAN, I MEAN GO UP TO THE [INAUDIBLE].
CAN YOU, ZOOM IN ON THAT? THERE WE GO. YES.
THERE WE GO. THIS IS THE AREA WHERE UP FRONT.
WHAT'S YOUR GUESS? THAT'S THE GAS PUMP.
YOU MEAN THAT? SEE THE X BUILDING THERE? I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU KNOW.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IT FROM HERE TO THIS IS A GAS CANOPY AND THIS IS THE SHELL.
[INAUDIBLE] SO THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT IS TECHNICALLY YOURS.
BUT THE ONLY LICENSED PREMISES IS APPROXIMATELY 52 BY 62.
YOU'RE NOT ALLOWING LIQUOR OF ANY KIND TO BE USED AT THAT PICNIC TABLE.
OKAY. SO ALL YOUR STORAGE WILL BE WITHIN THAT.
I'M SORRY? IS IT GOING TO BE WITHIN THAT? WITHIN THIS LIMIT? YES.
THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE AN OUTSIDE STORAGE OR ANYTHING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ROOM BACK HERE THAT THIS SECTION ACTUALLY WALK IN COOLER IS APPROXIMATELY HERE, AND IT CUTS OFF FROM THE REMAINING ROOM WITH A LOT OF STORAGE ROOM, PLUS UPSTAIRS.
THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM IN WHICH YOU CAN STORE ANYTHING.
BUT SO YOU DO LIKE YOUR BULK STORAGE WITHIN THAT.
WITHIN THAT SQUARED OFF WILL BE THE FIRST FLOOR ONLY.
SO YOU PROBABLY NOT GOING TO STORE ANYTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF CASES OUTSIDE OF THE DISPLAY, BUT MOSTLY EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE IN THE COOLER AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU SAID FIRST FLOOR, RIGHT? OH, OKAY.
THE ONLY PLACE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER NECESSITIES LIKE THAT.
IF YOU HAVE TO STORE THE CUPS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
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BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA.I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY THAT AS NO, YOU SAY NO LOITERING AND THE BUSINESS.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT WANDER OVER FROM OTHER BUSINESSES NEAR YOU ALREADY.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CONTAIN THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE IS DRINKING AT THOSE PICNIC TABLES OR ANYWHERE ON THIS PREMISE, BACKED BY THIS ABANDONED BUILDING, RIGHT? YOU KNOW THAT U5 THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
YOU DON'T LET ANYBODY GO OUTSIDE AND DRINK OR OPEN CANS UP.
STRICTLY IF YOU GO TO BLOOMINGDALE, THE EXISTING SOUL, YOU WILL NOT SEE ANY PIECE OF PAPER.
THERE'S NO PICNIC TABLES AT THOSE BUSINESSES, THOUGH.
CORRECT. THERE IS ONE PICNIC TABLE IS JUST SET THERE FOR.
SINCE I ACQUIRED THE STORE, IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE.
IT'S BROKEN. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN SIT ON THAT WOULD DISCOURAGE THEM FROM SITTING THERE.
BUT YEAH, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING I WANT YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER IS AS WE'VE HAD THAT PROBLEM.
YEAH. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY OUTSIDE TABLES OR ANYTHING, AND PEOPLE CAN SIT OUTSIDE.
YOU GOT. I THINK THE CONCERN IS YOUR PROPOSED PICNIC TABLE AREA THAT'S THERE IN FRONT OF THE STORE BETWEEN THE STORE AND BLOOMINGDALE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT AREA IS POLICED, YOU KNOW.
4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, SOMEBODY GETS OFF WORK, THEY STOP AND GRAB A SUB.
I'M GONNA SIT OUT HERE AND EAT MY SUB, AND THEY POP A BEER WHILE THEY'RE SITTING THERE.
YOU'RE NOT LICENSED FOR THAT? YOU'RE. HE PULLS UP TO DO AN INSPECTION, SEES THEM DRINKING, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE BACK HERE IN FRONT OF US.
THAT'S CORRECT. SO YEAH, WE THINK THAT'S THE CONCERN AS WE ARE.
I ALREADY KNOW I HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE SINCE 1988 AT ALL U5.
THIS IS FIRST WHEN I OPENED UP A STORE APPROXIMATELY 40 YEARS AGO OR SO AND AS YOU KNOW, HAVING BUSINESSES IN OTHER COUNTIES, THEY STRICTLY HAVE SIGNS THAT SAY ANY DRINKING ON THE PROPERTY IS A FELONY.
THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE SIGNS THERE AND TAKE CARE OF IT.
A SIGN. DID ANYBODY EXPRESS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS? [INAUDIBLE] NO COMMENT.
COME IN. YOU DIDN'T GET ANY? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
FARMS OR ANY OF THESE? I MEAN, YOU GOT THE FEDERALSBURG DINER, RIGHT? RIGHT. ADJACENT TO IT? YES. SO WHAT? BETH HAS GOT UP ON THE SCREEN AND THIS CAN YOU CAN.
WE'LL LEAVE IT UP FOR YOUR DISCUSSION PURPOSES.
IT IDENTIFIES THE LICENSE HOLDERS IN THAT IMMEDIATE FEDERALSBURG AREA.
THE YELLOW DOTS ARE THE CURRENT CURRENT LICENSE HOLDERS.
OKAY AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE WET YOUR WHISTLE.
THAT WILL BE KIND OF ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS NEW BUSINESS AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE TWO THAT WERE BEING REFERRED TO IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND THEN THERE'S ONE ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTH, WHICH IS THE VFW.
IT'S AN ON PREMISE, BUT WE'VE HEARD NO RESPONSE FROM ANYBODY.
IS THAT THE PICNIC AREA THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE TABLE AREA OR WHATEVER? THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS ON HERE IS PROPOSED.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE SAID INTO PLAY OR IS THIS PROPOSED, LIKE TO THE TOWN OR WHATEVER? IT WAS A DIDN'T HAVE ATTENTION TO APPLY FOR ACTUALLY THE BEER LICENSE.
MAIN REASON IS NOW [INAUDIBLE] IN A PICTURE.
IN ORDER TO ATTRACT MORE CUSTOMERS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING.
YEAH. THIS IS A VERY LARGE PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY WITH THAT BUILDING IN THE BACK.
ANY PART OF THAT? IT'S APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES UP THERE, RIGHT? YEAH. YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR SOME TIME.
YES. ALWAYS HAS A PROBLEM LIKE THE LADY MENTIONED BEFORE.
FIRE MARSHAL? YEAH. DELMARVA POWER TOOK ALMOST ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO PUT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS UP THERE.
YEAH. IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS.
IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY LONG PROCESS.
I'M TIRED OF IT, TOO. I'VE SEEN IT.
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THIS IS A VERY LARGE AREA FOR YOU TO POLICE.DRINKING. PEOPLE DRINKING ON THIS PROPERTY AT ALL.
SO THAT'S ALL THE WAY BACK TO THAT BACK BUILDING.
EVERYTHING. SO IF THE DOORS ARE OPEN, SUMMERTIME MOSTLY WHEN YOU REPAIR THE CARS AND STUFF.
YEAH, YOU CERTAINLY DONE A NICE JOB WITH WHAT'S BEEN DONE THERE.
I COULD SEE THAT YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO WORK ON THAT.
THIS IS THE MAIN REASON WE ARE MOVING, BECAUSE THE PUMPS AT THE OLD LOCATION WERE APPROXIMATELY 50 YEARS OLD, AND THE STATE WANTED TO TAKE IT OUT, RIGHT? SO NO NEED TO SPEND THE MONEY ON A BUILDING THAT IS REALLY VERY SMALL AND DOESN'T HAVE MUCH ACCESS TO IT.
SO YES, IT'S CERTAINLY DARK OUT THERE LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, JUST CLICKED OFF MY NEW PASSWORD.
JUST CLICKED OFF AND NOW I NEED A NEW PASSWORD.
WELL, MOST OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.
OKAY AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST I MEAN, I BELIEVE THAT THEY TRULY UNDERSTAND THE ALCOHOL STORAGE NEEDS TO STAY ON THAT FIRST FLOOR WITHIN THAT 52 BY 62 BUILDING THAT THEY WILL BE USING.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO STORE PLATES AND CUPS AND VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS UPSTAIRS.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. THAT'S NOT GOING TO BOTHER ANYTHING.
BUT IF THE INSPECTOR STOPS BY WHICH AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE AN ISSUE.
WE DON'T NEED TO SEE. HE DOESN'T NEED TO SEE.
YES, SIR, I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE UPSTAIRS IS NOT THAT CLEAN.
MEANS YOU CAN'T REALLY STORE THE FOOD IN.
YOUR MECHANICALS ARE UP THERE. IT'S GOING TO GET FAIRLY WARM UP THERE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT HE WAS SAYING AND THAT'S WHAT KIND OF I WAS GETTING AT, YOU KNOW, ALL YOUR BULK STORAGE, IF YOU SEE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED BULK STORAGE OUTSIDE OF THAT AREA, THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO COME BACK AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT A SECOND BOTTOM FINISH.
BUT I THINK THE WAY FEDERALSBURG HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR 40 YEARS.
I DON'T THINK SO. WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER STORAGE AREA UP THERE.
RIGHT. BUT PROBABLY NOT IN MY AGE.
ONE OTHER QUESTION, MR. FAISON. YOU SAY YOU'VE BEEN AN EMPLOYEE AT SMITHVILLE AND ENGAGED IN ALCOHOL SALES FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
OKAY. YEAH. HE'S PRETTY STRICT WITH ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
YOU WORK THERE EVERY DAY? PRETTY MUCH. OKAY.
HE DOESN'T WORK SUNDAY, I THINK.
SOMETIMES I WALK IN AT THE WRONG TIME AND THEY'RE BUSY.
HE SAYS, COME ON. HELP ME OUT HERE A LITTLE BIT.
WE HAVE A 1400 ACRE FARM, SO MOSTLY HE MANAGE THAT FARM.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE LOOK BETTER.
I'M HOPING. I BOUGHT A VEHICLE THERE IN 1966 [INAUDIBLE] OLD LEVI'S, CHEVROLET TELLING ON YOURSELF.
YEAH, BUT I'M FINE TO GO THROUGH WITH.
WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE GO THROUGH THE FACTORS.
BUT I PERSONALLY THINK THIS WILL BE A GOOD ADDITION, NOT JUST TO THE TOWN BUT ALSO TO THE COUNTY.
I MEAN, REALLY, BEFORE ROYAL FARMS COME, THERE WAS HARDLY ANY PLACE IN TOWN.
IF YOU WERE IN A DIESEL VEHICLE TO GET REFUELED AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT, AND I SEE WHERE YOU'RE ALSO PUTTING IN A DISPENSER FOR THE DEAF FLUID AND EVERYTHING TOO, WHICH IS ALSO NEEDED.
YES, SIR. THEY HAVE A WE ALREADY PUT IT IN.
DISPENSER IS ALREADY HOOKED UP AND READY TO GO AND THEIR TRACK HISTORY HAS BEEN AT THE OTHER STORES HAS REALLY BEEN PRETTY GOOD OVER THE YEARS.
WELL, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE LICENSE AND GIVE THE APPLICANT AN ADDITIONAL IS 60 TO 90.
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60 TO 90 WILL BE GOOD IN CASE THE FIRE MARSHAL DOESN'T SHOW UP.YEAH. AFTER WE GO THROUGH THE.
WE HAVE TO DO OUR APPROVAL OR DENIALS.
I WAS GOING TO END THE MOTION.
AS LONG AS EVERYTHING ELSE IS FINE.
SO BEFORE WE GO THROUGH OUR LIST OF FACTORS FOR THE APPROVAL AND DENIAL.
BETH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED TO ADD? NO. YOU'VE ALREADY STATED THE ITEM.
TWO OUTSTANDING ITEMS THAT WILL BE ON THE LIST.
DID WE ACCEPT THE ONE ITEM THAT WAS NOT IN THE PACKET INTO AN EXHIBIT, AND PUT THAT IN AS AN EXHIBIT? EXHIBIT SEVEN. CORRECT.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH OUR LIST OF ITEMS FOR THE FACTORS OF THE APPROVAL OR THE DENIAL.
THE FIRST ITEM IS THE PUBLIC NEED AND DESIRE FOR THE LICENSE.
EVEN THOUGH THERE'S LICENSE ESTABLISHMENT KIND OF ADJACENT TO THIS THERE'S NOBODY HERE OR NOTHING IN THIS BEEN CALLED IN OPPOSITION.
SO CORRECT AND YOU KNOW THAT OTHER ESTABLISHMENT I WILL STATE, YOU KNOW, IS JUST A LIQUOR STORE.
THIS IS FOOD THAT'S SERVING, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SELLING BEER AND WINE.
SO I THINK YOU'VE HEARD FROM MR. ULLAH TOO, THAT HIS PATRONS, FROM HIS PATRONS HAVE ASKED, HAVE ASKED FOR IT, WHICH I UNDERSTAND.
THE SECOND ONE IS THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF THE EXISTING LICENSE HOLDERS.
I THINK WE'VE HAD THAT ON THE MAP.
WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT THE POTENTIAL EFFECT ON EXISTING LICENSE HOLDERS AND THE LICENSE OF WHICH THE APPLICATION IS MADE I THINK THERE IS IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A DIRECT EFFECT.
THERE MAY BE SOME ACROSS THE STREET, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A DIRECTED.
NO. MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT CUSTOMER.
CLIENTELE IS WHAT I'M THINKING.
I THINK IF YOU HIT THAT, IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT CUSTOMER.
AS WE STATED BEFORE, PROVIDING THE FOOD AND THE GAS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
CORRECT. WHICH WOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN DIFFERENT THAN YOUR OTHER OFF PREMISE, RIGHT? ONE OF THE OTHERS THAT IT WOULD AFFECT IS ALREADY A FAMILY OWNED STORE.
THE IMPACT OF THE LICENSE OF WHICH THE APPLICATION IS MADE ON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATED TO CRIME, TRAFFIC, PARKING OR CONVENIENCE. I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A CONVENIENCE FACTOR FOR SURE.
THE PARKING, THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM FOR PARKING.
CORRECT. I THINK THE I DON'T WANT TO SEE.
LIKE MIKE SAID, THERE'S JUST NOT THE POLICE.
THAT'S THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE.
YEAH. THAT'S WE ARE PRETTY VISIBLE FROM THE WINDOWS AND LIKE I SAY, GARAGE DOOR IS GOING TO BE OPEN, SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. OKAY.
NUMBER SIX. ANY OTHER FACTORS THE BOARD CONSIDERS AS NECESSARY? I DON'T KNOW. I THINK WE'VE ALREADY COVERED ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS AND WHATNOT.
THE NEXT SECTION IS THE BOARD SHALL DENY A LICENSE APPLICATION IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT NUMBER ONE, THE GRANTING OF THE LICENSE IS NOT NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE TO THE PUBLIC. I THINK WE'VE ALREADY COVERED THAT.
WE'VE NOT, AS I SAID BEFORE, NOT HEARING ANY ISSUE, ANY COMMENTS NEGATIVE TOWARDS THE BUSINESS.
YEAH. NUMBER TWO, THE APPLICANT IS NOT A FIT PERSON TO RECEIVE A LICENSE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF THAT.
NUMBER THREE, THE APPLICANT HAS MADE A MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT IN APPLICATION.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF THAT EITHER.
NUMBER FOUR, THE APPLICANT HAS ACTED FRAUDULENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION.
WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE TO EVIDENCE TO THAT TO AND IF THE LICENSE IS ISSUED, THE OPERATION AUTHORIZED BY THE LICENSE WOULD UNDULY DISTURB THE PEACE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OF THE LOCATION DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION, OR FOR OTHER REASONS.
THE BOARD SEEMS CONSIDERS AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.
THEY'RE NOT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
IT'S GOT DOLLAR GENERAL ON ONE SIDE, THE STORAGE FACILITY ON THE OTHER BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STREET.
READ. YEAH, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE NASSER'S.
AM I PRONOUNCING THAT CORRECTLY? YES. LOCATED AT 312 BLOOMINGDALE AVENUE FOR A NEW CLASS A BEER AND
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WINE, SEVEN DAY OFF PREMISE LICENSE.PROVIDING THAT ALL THE OUTSTANDING ITEMS ON THE STAFF REPORT ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND ALSO THAT WE GIVE YOU TILL THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR TILL DECEMBER.
JANUARY THE 1ST, 2025 TO GET THESE THINGS ESTABLISHED.
CAN YOU EMAIL ME THE LIST OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.
SURE WILL. YEAH. SO ERIC HAS THAT, AND I DO AS WELL.
THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS CASA CAROLINE, THE TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER.
PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND WE WILL DO THE OATH.
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. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS EACH ONE.
I'M AMY HORN, 117 EAST DOVER STREET, UNIT 307, EASTON, MARYLAND 2601.
THANK YOU. VICTOR REYNOLDS, 301 WEST SUNSET AVENUE, GREENSBORO, MARYLAND, 21639.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AND SO, COSTA, EXCUSE ME, IS PLANNING A TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER AT THE COW BARN ON OCTOBER 17TH.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN YOUR EVENT AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN IT? [INAUDIBLE]. SO THIS IS A TRIVIA NIGHT.
WE HAVE CHARM CITY ENTERTAINMENT IS GOING TO BE DOING A HALLOWEEN THEMED TRIVIA FOR US.
IT'S A FUNDRAISER FOR CASA CAROLINE.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A SMALL SILENT AUCTION AND A 50 OVER 50 RAFFLE AND WE WILL BE SERVING FOOD.
SO WE WILL BE PROVIDING FOOD AND SOFT DRINKS AND THEN ALSO BEER AND WINE FOR ATTENDEES.
IF I CAN ADD. SO I DON'T KNOW THE ORDER OF QUESTIONS HERE.
WE'LL HAVE A CHECK IN AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE HERE AT THE COW BARN.
THEY WILL BE CHECKED FOR IDS IF WE.
TWO DIFFERENT COLORS, AS WELL AS TWO DIFFERENT SYMBOLS ON THE TWO HAND BANDS.
IN CASE OF THE OFF CHANCE THAT THE BARTENDER IS COLORBLIND, WHICH WE DO NOT BELIEVE IS THE CASE.
ROBIN RITTER FROM RED LIGHT LIQUORS AND HER ORGANIZATION AND HER CREW THAT ARE ALL CERTIFIED, WILL HAVE BARTENDERS SERVING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. I BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US 1 OR 2.
I'M NOT SURE THEY'VE SUBMITTED THEIR TIPS EARLIER IN THE PROCESS.
THE BAR WILL BE KEPT NEAR THE STAIRCASE SO THAT IT CAN BE RESTRICTED.
THERE WILL BE A MOCKTAIL BOOTH THERE AS WELL, WHICH IS WHY WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYBODY THAT'S UNDER AGE CAN ONLY RECEIVE THE MOCKTAILS INSTEAD OF THE ALCOHOL. FOOD WILL BE KEPT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BUILDING JUST TO AVOID DRINKS AND SODAS AWAY FROM THE ALCOHOL AND THAT'S MY SIDE OF IT. SO THIS IS ALL INDOOR? YES. THE WITH THE TICKET PURCHASE.
IS IT OPEN BAR WITH THE TICKET PURCHASE OR IS IT A CASH BAR? IT'S BOTH. SO IF IT'S A CASH BAR, IF THEY HAVE A REGULAR TICKET.
IF THEY HAVE LIKE A VIP TICKET, THEN THEY CAN THEY CAN GET WHAT THEY WANT FOR FREE.
SORRY. NOT FREE. WHAT THEY PURCHASED.
SO IT WOULD BE AN OPEN BAR FOR FOLKS WHO PURCHASE A VIP TICKET.
BUT THEN FOR EVERYONE ELSE, IT WILL BE A CASH BAR.
OKAY, SO I SAW SOMETHING ONLINE THE OTHER DAY THAT MAKES ME THINK OF THIS.
ANY OF YOUR SILENT AUCTION ITEMS GOING TO BE ALCOHOL? BASKETS OF ALCOHOL? I DON'T THINK SO. I HAVE ONE BOTTLE OF WINE RIGHT NOW THAT I WAS GOING TO PUT IN THE AUCTION, I HADN'T.
SO IS THAT IT'S BASICALLY A RAFFLE OF CHEER.
SO YOU WOULD JUST ASK THE LIQUOR BOARD IF YOU COULD DO THAT? OKAY. ARE WE.
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SO HOW DO WE ACT ON THAT REQUEST? THE ONE MAIN THING WITH THAT IS WHOEVER WOULD RECEIVE THAT CANNOT CONSUME THAT ON SITE.OKAY. AND YOU WOULD HAVE WHERE YOU BOUGHT THAT ALL THAT PAPERWORK ON HAND.
OKAY. HAVE THE PAPERWORK ON HAND FOR WHERE.
I DON'T DRINK AT ALL. SO I HAVE A BOTTLE OF WINE THAT I WON SOMEWHERE.
THAT'S LIKE A $50 BOTTLE OF WINE.
SO I WANTED TO JUST DONATE THAT BACK.
HOW DO I DO THAT? SO, ROBIN, SHE HAS WHATEVER ALCOHOL THAT'S THERE.
OKAY. THAT JUST SAYS, HEY, I BOUGHT TEN BOTTLES OF THIS WINE.
SO WHEN I STOPPED BY AND YOU HAVE 30 CASES, I'M LIKE, WELL, WHERE'D YOU GET THIS FROM? SO YOU WOULD JUST KEEP A RECORD OF WHAT YOUR PRIZED ALCOHOL WOULD BE AND THEN BECAUSE TECHNICALLY THERE'S NO ALCOHOL THAT'S ALLOWED TO LEAVE THAT PROPERTY.
IT'S BEEN DONE SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.
OKAY. SO PEOPLE SO ALL YOUR ALCOHOL HAS TO STAY IN THE BUILDING.
RIGHT. SO IF I STOP BY AND I SEE PEOPLE OUTSIDE DRINKING BEER.
SURE, ABSOLUTELY AND WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS A VIOLATION AT ALL OR ANYBODY.
BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE KIND OF ASPECTS.
SO, AMY, PROBABLY THE BEST THING TO DO IS JUST MAKE A LIST.
IF YOU DO A BASKET OF CHEER, YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL BOTTLE OF WINE THAT YOU'RE DOING.
OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU AND THAT'S OCTOBER THE 17TH.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND.
OH, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
ALRIGHT. FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, I THINK YOU HAVE TO GO.
YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR LICENSE BEFORE YOU START ADVERTISING.
I AGREE THERE WERE I THINK WE'VE GONE OUT OF BECAUSE YOU'RE AVERAGE YOU'RE ADVERTISING WAS OUT BEFORE YOU CAME AND GOT A LICENSE AND THEN IT WAS ADVERTISING THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE PROVIDING ALCOHOL.
YES. SO A BIG THE BIG MISHAP THERE WAS WE WERE ORIGINALLY UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT ROBIN WOULD BE UNABLE TO USE HER LICENSE, AND THEN THE COW BARN HAD A LICENSE, THAT HE'D BE ABLE TO SERVE IT THERE WITHOUT OUR NEED OF APPROVAL.
ONCE WE TALKED TO HER AND YOU GUYS CONTACTED US, WE'RE LIKE, OH, WE NEED APPROVAL STILL.
SORRY. IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE I'VE DONE THIS BECAUSE WE USED TO DO, YOU KNOW, WE USED TO DO THE EVENT DOWN AT THE WHARFS OF CHOPTANK AND I REMEMBER BEING HERE BACK IN 2019 TO GET A PERMIT. BUT A LOT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
SO I DO REMEMBER THE PROCESS AND YES, OUR APOLOGIES.
WHAT WHAT TIME IS IT THEN? DOORS WILL OPEN AT 5:00, AND THEN THE TRIVIA PLAY STARTS AT 6:15.
SO WE ANTICIPATE THE EVENT SHOULD BE OVER BY 8:30 9:00 AT THE ABSOLUTE LATEST.
WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE NUMBERS ON YOUR LICENSE INSTEAD OF EIGHT TO COVER YOU.
IF YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO RUN TILL NINE, I WOULD, I THINK, AMEND THAT TO NINE.
I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE IT BACK JUST IN CASE.
YES. SO YES, IF WE CAN EXTEND THAT TO 9:00 JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, PLEASE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ONE MOTION. YEP. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR CASA CAROLINE AT CALBOURNE AND RIDGELY, MARYLAND ON OCTOBER 17TH FROM 5 TO 9PM.
SO MOVED. JUST REMEMBER, IF THE BASKET OF CHAIRS ARE DONE, I WILL.
I'LL KEEP A LIST AND WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SEND THAT LIST AND, LIKE, EMAIL IT OVER?
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NO, JUST AS LONG AS YOU HAVE IT IN CASE THE INSPECTOR DOES STOP BY.I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. BUT THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THAT.
CORRECT. THERE, ANY USE OF THAT? YES. THAT'S GOOD.
THANK YOU. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE CHOPTANK RIVER YACHT CLUB.
I'D LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF ON THIS IN THE EVENT THAT I NEED TO ACTUALLY BE THE ONE TESTIFYING FOR THIS IS GOOD.
I'M WAITING. NOW, WHAT ABOUT THE MORAL TURPITUDE OF THIS GUY? I'M WAITING. YOU WANT ME TO TURN INSIDE OUT? DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM ON 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. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
[INAUDIBLE]. 5450 HIDDEN WOODS ROAD, GREENSBORO, MARYLAND 21639.
DENIED. ALL RIGHT, ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
SO CHOPTANK RIVER YACHT CLUB IS PLANNING THEIR ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO EXTEND THEIR LICENSE PREMISE FOR THAT EVENT.
IN THE PAST, WE'VE DONE THIS THE PAST TWO YEARS.
NOTHING WILL ACTUALLY CHANGE IN THE EVENT.
BASICALLY THE VEHICLES, THE TRUNKS ARE OPENED UP AND THAT ALSO TAKES CARE OF BORDERING THE PARKING LOT AREA TO KEEP ANYBODY IT. HONESTLY, YOU CAN'T HARDLY WALK IN OR OUT THROUGH THERE BECAUSE THE CARS ARE PACKED SO TIGHT.
THE FOOD TRUCKS THERE AND IT'S BEEN A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT.
INSPECTOR HAS BROUGHT HIS YOUNG IN THERE LAST COUPLE TIMES AND TRUNK OR TREAT IT AND VISIT US.
JERRY, EVERYTHING'S OKAY? YEAH. TELLING THE TRUTH.
MY TWO YEAR OLD DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ALCOHOL.
IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS VERY CUTESY, VERY NICE AND VERY DEMURE.
IT'S A TIME BECAUSE THEY I BELIEVE THEY START SETTING UP AT THREE AND THE EVENT STARTS AT FIVE.
THE TRUNK OR TREAT STARTS AT FIVE, GOES TO 7PM.
IS THERE ALCOHOL BEING SOLD OUTSIDE OR WILL THEY GO IN? NO, ALL THE ALCOHOL WILL BE SOLD INSIDE AND THEN THEY WILL CARRY THEIR DRINKS OUTSIDE, WHETHER IT'S A DRINK OR A BEER OR A GLASS OF WINE.
THE ALCOHOL SOLD IS TO MEMBER AND GUESTS.
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
IT'S NOT REALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC EVENT.
NOW, WITH THAT BEING SAID, MY SON, DAUGHTER IN LAW AND GRANDKIDS COME WITH US AND GO DOWN.
BUT TO SAY THAT MR. PLUCHEK COULD STOP BY AND BRING HIS GRANDKIDS, IT'S NOT ADVERTISED OR OPEN FOR THAT.
IT'S JUST A MEMBER TYPE EVENT WITH THEIR FAMILY.
TYPICALLY THE DOORS ARE STILL LOCKED AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
YEAH, I MEAN, OCCASIONALLY IT'S HELD OPEN, BUT IT'S USUALLY.
YES. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CHOPTANK RIVER YACHT CLUB'S REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF LICENSE PERMITS FOR TRUNK OR TREAT ON OCTOBER THE 26TH, FROM 3 TO 7.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS TEMPORARY LICENSE OR REQUESTS FOR TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE CHOPTANK RIVER YACHT CLUB.
AYE. ALL OPPOSED? GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU.
WE GOT MORE BUSINESS. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INSPECTION.
OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THIS IS THE ONE.
IT'S ALL BLOWN UP. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOOK UP THERE.
YEAH. THE ORIGINALLY EXXON HAS REQUESTED ANOTHER.
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OH. I'M SORRY. NO. YOU'RE FINE.GO AHEAD. THEY'VE REQUESTED ANOTHER EXTENSION.
YEAH, THEY LOOK TO BE VERY CLOSE.
THE LIGHTS WERE ON A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN I'VE GONE BY.
I THINK THEY FOUND OUT WHEN THEY GOT INTO IT, THEY NEEDED MORE THAN WHAT THEY BARGAINED FOR.
THEY STATED IN THEIR EMAIL, THEY'RE WAITING ON HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVALS.
THAT'S WHY THEY NEEDED THE EXTRA.
I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE THEM HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
WHY DON'T WE GIVE THEM SOME EXTRA TIME? I MEAN, THESE POOR GUYS HAVE.
THEY'VE HAD TO RUN INTO A COUPLE TIMES NOW.
COME BACK OUT. MAYBE WE SHOULD DO IT TO THE END OF THE YEAR.
I MEAN, THEY DID THEY SPECIFICALLY SAY 30? THEY DID. BUT IF WE EXTEND IT TO TO THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR AND THEY OPEN BEFORE THAT, THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
AND THEN MAYBE THIS IS NOT AN ONGOING THING FOR THEM.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT IN THE MOTION.
DO YOU WANT? YEAH. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
WHAT AM I MISSING HERE? IT'S NEXT ON THE AGENDA.
I DON'T KNOW. DID YOU CRASH TOO? DID YOU CRASH TOO? NO, I WAS.
I KNOW HE WAS. I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT.
WHAT AM I MISSING HERE? I KNOW, STARING UP AT THE CEILING AND I'M LIKE, WHAT'S TREY SAYING? LIKE, DID I MISS SOMETHING OR WHAT? DON'T WATCH ME.
OKAY. ACTUALLY, VERY EASY REPORT THIS MONTH.
BUT DON'T AND IT'S REALLY COMPLICATED.
BUT AS HALLOWEEN APPROACHES, WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE AND MORE EVENTS THAT JUST POP UP.
MYSELF AND BETH ATTENDED ON THE MAIL CALL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY MENTIONED WAS SAME THING, WHAT WE EXPERIENCED DURING WINTERFEST THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE EVENTS THAT GET THE STATE LICENSES OR THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GET STATE APPROVAL THAT DON'T.
SO I JUST TOLD THEM ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES IN THAT AS WELL.
I WORKED WITH PRESTON ROADHOUSE SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH.
I TOLD THEM BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO FIND THEIR GROOVE, IS WHAT I SAID TO THEM AND THEN I'D COME OUT AND DO A EDUCATIONAL INSPECTION, AND THAT'S WHAT I DID. DID THAT ON TWO DIFFERENT INSTANCES, GAVE THEM SOME TIME TO GET RIGHT AFTER THAT AND THEY DID.
I WAS UP THERE AS RECENTLY AS LAST NIGHT, SO EVERYTHING IS IN COMPLIANCE.
I SAT THERE AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM THE STAFF.
SO I'M COMFORTABLE THAT THEY'RE ON A GOOD PATH NOW.
OKAY. BEN, JUST I WORKED WITH ONE ESTABLISHMENT THAT, WHILE I WAS IN LINE NOTICED THAT A PERSON WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE A TAKE A BASICALLY, SOMEBODY BROUGHT ALCOHOL TO THEM.
WHEN I LOOKED AT THE CLERK WAS NOT 18.
SO I LET THE ESTABLISHMENT KNOW THAT WAS VERY CLOSE AND IT WAS GOING DOWN.
SO I JUST LET THEM KNOW, HEY, YOU KNOW, JUST ENFORCE THAT REMINDED THEM OF THE LAW.
ALSO, LIKE I SAID, I CHECKED OUT NOT NAYSAYERS OR NAYSAYERS.
SARS. CHECKED OUT THAT BUSINESS LAST NIGHT.
SO HOW OLD WAS THE CLERK? 15. OH, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HARMONY WITH THE COUNTRY STORE? IS THAT. YEAH, IT'S CLOSED.
YEAH. SO THEY'VE OFFICIALLY CLOSED? YEAH. IT'S OFFICIALLY RENEW THEIR LICENSE BECAUSE IT WAS.
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BECAUSE HE WAS.YEAH. HAVING SOME FAMILY THINGS THAT HE WAS TRYING TO GET ROLLING.
DID THEY RENEW THEIR LICENSE? NO. I WAS GOING TO SAY BECAUSE IT CLOSED AROUND THAT TIME.
IT'S CLOSED. THEY WENT TO THE PROCESS AND BEFORE THE APPROVAL, THEY HAD PULLED IT.
YEAH. I WOULD SAY IT WAS AROUND THAT TIME WHEN THEY CLOSED.
WE LIKE I SAID, I'VE JUST BEEN CONTACTING DIFFERENT ONE DAY LICENSE PEOPLE JUST TELLING THEM, HEY, YOU GOTTA GET IN HERE, GET YOUR LICENSE, GO SEE BETH, GO SEE BETH AND WE DID GET ALL OF THEM IN.
OKAY. NEXT ON THE LIST IS PETS.
OKAY. SO MULTI-EVENT LICENSES EVENTS IN THE PAST.
SO GREENSBORO HAD THEIR TRUCK AND TRACTOR POOL SEPTEMBER 7TH.
THE AMERICAN LEGION HAD THEIR CRUISE IN SEPTEMBER 11TH.
THEIR SPORTSMAN'S BASH IS COMING UP ON SATURDAY.
ALSO, THE LEGISLATIVE REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVED.
I HAVE THE LETTERS OF SUPPORT READY TO GO.
THIS IS ON THE COMMISSIONERS MEETING ON TUESDAY.
I BELIEVE I OR THE REQUESTS HAVE TO BE IN BY.
YEAH, THE REQUESTS HAVE TO BE IN BY THE 27TH AND THEY'LL BE MEETING WITH THE DELEGATION.
I BELIEVE THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER.
SO THESE WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE COMMISSIONER'S MEETING.
THIS ONE IS FOR THE EVENT VENUE.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO ATTEND. WE CAN LET YOU.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY STATING CAL BARN AND WILL THEY? WELL, JUST SAYING THAT THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE KIND OF INITIATED THE REQUEST AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS FOR THE ALL MULTI-EVENT LICENSE HOLDERS TO BE ABLE TO STORE THEIR ALCOHOL ON PREMISE.
THE FIRST PART OF OCTOBER AND WE CAN LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S ON THE COMMISSIONER'S AGENDA.
I THINK THEY HOLD IT HERE OR THEY DID LAST YEAR.
THEY HELD IT HERE AT THE HAPS BUILDING.
NO, IT'S. YEAH, IT'S GREAT AND WE'LL TRY TO IF THIS BILL GETS SUBMITTED, WE'LL TRY TO LET YOU KNOW AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WHEN THEY SCHEDULE IT IN ANNAPOLIS.
IT'S USUALLY THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY IS WHEN THEY TEND TO DO ALL OF THE LIQUOR BILLS.
IT USUALLY FALLS, AND IT'S BECAUSE IT'S THE WEEK OF MY BIRTHDAY.
THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS REMEMBER IT.
IT'S USUALLY THAT LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY THAT THEY DO ALL THE ALCOHOL BILLS.
YEAH I'M FINE AND THEN THE LAST REMINDER NEXT MONTH'S MEETING IS THE 16TH.
IT'S A WEEK EARLIER BECAUSE THE EARLY VOTING WILL BE IN HERE THAT'S.
OH, AND I KNOW MR. PLUTCHIK HAD ASKED SINCE WE'VE SWITCHED NOW TO THE RECORDINGS AND THERE'S A TRANSCRIPT, SO WE DON'T HAVE SUMMARIZED MINUTES ANY LONGER THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
JUST A BRIEF FOLLOW UP FROM THE MEETING OF WHAT HAPPENED OR IF THERE WERE ANY ACTION ITEMS. SO BETH PUT TOGETHER THAT AND PUT IT IN YOUR PACKAGES.
JUST IS THAT SUFFICIENT FOR WHAT YOU WANT? YOU WANT ANYTHING ELSE OR IS THAT ENOUGH DETAIL? OKAY. ONE PAGE IS NICE WITH THAT.
I FIGURED THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, BUT TWO THINGS.
IS IT WASN'T A RED LIGHT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COME BACK.
YES. THEY ARE DUE BACK IN NEXT MONTH.
THEY'RE ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT TO.
SO THEY'RE COMING BACK NEXT MONTH AND YOU MAY HAVE A SHOW.
YES. OKAY AND THE ALTERNATE I MEAN THEY MADE A MISTAKE AND APPROVED MIKE AND I FINALLY WE ACTUALLY HAVE HAD TWO DO PEOPLE APPLY FOR THAT POSITION? WE NEED TO CONTACT THEM.
WE CAN DO THE CLOSED SESSION IF YOU WANT TO BRING THEM IN AND TALK TO THEM.
I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO MOVE FORWARD TO KEEP GOING WITH THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S YOUR DECISION, RIGHT? OR IS THE COUNTY. NO.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT.
THE GOVERNOR IS THE ONE THAT WOULD APPOINT.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, YOU KNOW, THAT HELPS AT THE STATE LEVEL WHEN THEY DO THE APPOINTMENT, IF THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BOARD AS WELL AS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER. SO.WELL, I MEAN, ULTIMATELY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT EITHER BODY RECOMMENDS.
BUT THEY I MEAN, I THINK THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, IT'S A PROFESSIONAL COURTESY.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FILL THIS AND HERE'S WE WERE SUPPORTING THEY DID SUPPORT MIKE AND I TRAVIS TOLD ME THAT, WHICH I WAS THANKFUL FOR.
AS A FOLLOW UP FROM LIKE LOOKING AT OUR MEETING NOTES, I SEE EARTH TONES.
YES, I SEE THAT THEY'VE BEEN OPEN OR WHATEVER.
SO BARB AND I ACTUALLY WENT THERE LAST FRIDAY.
I THINK IT'S DOING A GOOD BUSINESS.
THEY HAVE PULLED OUT, THEY HAVE PUT CARS OUT THERE.
THEY'VE PUT OUT ON FACEBOOK THAT THEY WERE OVERWHELMED AT THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE HAD SINCE THEY REOPENED KNOW THAT'S A GROUP THAT'S REALLY AND THEY WERE WORKING THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN I WAS UP THERE LIKE THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN I WAS AT BARGAIN BEVERAGE.
THEY WERE STEADY OUT THERE WORKING IN THE DARK, SO THEY WERE TRYING.
I HOPE IT MADE A NICE LITTLE PLACE.
THEY HAVE LIKE A LIVING WALL WITH SOME VINES AND STUFF ON IT AND HE'S HIS COUNTER AREA.
HE'S DONE LIKE THE WATERFALL WITH THE RESIN IN IT, LIKE THE WATERFALL TYPE THING IN IT.
IT'S VERY NICE AND I DON'T THINK THAT THEIR ALCOHOL SALES IS EXTREME.
I THINK IT'S VERY MINIMALISTIC.
YEAH, IT WOULD BE NICE WITH A BIGGER AREA.
THEY'LL HAVE A BIGGER AREA. NOW THEY CAN DO A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SO I THINK MAYBE THEIR ALCOHOL SALES MIGHT IMPROVE.
I MEAN IT'S A NOTHING THAT'S CRAZY OR ANYTHING.
OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FOR A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY.
I'LL SECOND. SO MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING OF THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2024. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
SO MOVED. CLOSED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.