Jan 22, 2025 Liquor Board (Board of License Commissioners)

09:30 A.M.. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS GOING TO BE THE TEMPORARY LICENSES.

[Temporary Licenses]

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[• Greensboro VFC Multiple Event License (30 Events)]

WOULD YOU STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? WE'LL DO THE.

WE'LL DO THE OATH. DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM, UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, THAT THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE IN TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. YES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

CHARLES TOTARO, 105 CHURCH STREET, GREENSBORO MARYLAND.

ALL RIGHT. YOU MAY BE SEATED. OKAY.

SO THIS IS THE ANNUAL MULTIPLE EVENT LICENSE FOR GREENSBORO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY.

THEY'VE BEEN OBTAINING THIS LICENSE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW.

THEY'RE REQUESTING 30 EVENTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR.

MR. TOTARO IS A NEW LICENSE HOLDER. THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE ON THE LICENSE LAST YEAR.

BUT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE COMPLETE AND SIGNED APPLICATION, A COPY OF THEIR SITE PLAN AND THEIR ALCOHOL AWARENESS CERTIFICATION CARDS.

EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER. IS THIS WHERE THEY USUALLY HOLD IT? YES, AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. AND THEY HAVE INSTALLED AND MAYBE HE CAN EXPAND ON THAT.

THEY HAVE INSTALLED SOME NEW FENCING SINCE LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE, AT THE PROPERTY.

SO, YEAH. I CAN SAY THAT I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL OF THE EVENTS THERE.

I'VE WORKED WELL WITH GREENSBORO AS WELL AS MANY OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

YOU KNOW, WITH THE LARGE EVENTS LIKE WE SAW A FEW YEARS AGO WITH THE RODEO AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY WERE OVERWHELMED. BUT I FEEL LIKE AS OF RECENT, THEY'VE FIXED A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES. AND THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE IS A LOT OF PROGRESS, SO NO ISSUES.

IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB CONTAINING THE AREA.

SO NO ISSUES WITH ANYTHING AS WELL. I'VE BEEN MOST OF THEIR TIPS INSTRUCTORS AS WELL.

OKAY. I GUESS THE QUESTION IS WHERE ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL? ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE SITE PLAN? PRIOR TO IT WAS FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING ONLY.

AND THEN YOU WOULD COME IN ON SPECIAL REQUEST FOR ANY LARGE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES? YEAH, I THINK THE ONLY OTHER AREA OUTSIDE WOULD KIND OF BE JUST LITERALLY DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THE HALL. SO WHICH WOULD BE, SO THE HALL'S RIGHT HERE.

THEY PROBABLY PUT LIKE A LITTLE TENT RIGHT HERE, RIGHT OUTSIDE THE HALL.

SO IT'S NOWHERE. IT'S STILL RIGHT NEXT TO THE HALL.

BUT YOUR PATRONS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE WITHIN THE FENCED AREA WITH THE WITH THE DRINKS OUTSIDE.

BUT YOU WOULD SET UP AN AREA IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THE THE HALL FOR THE SALES.

YEAH. LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A GATE HERE AND A GATE RIGHT HERE.

PEOPLE USUALLY COME IN THIS ONE. WE DON'T LET ANYBODY IN THIS ONE AT ALL.

SO THIS GATE FOR US COMING IN AND OUT, BECAUSE THERE'S AN ADDITION HERE NOW SO WE WOULD COME IN AND OUT HERE FOR ICE MACHINES AND THEN AND, LIKE, THE COOLERS AND STUFF.

SO WE WOULD PROBABLY PUT THIS IS WHERE THE PATIO KIND OF ENDS.

THAT'S THE TOWN THING. JUST USING THE FAIRGROUNDS.

YEAH. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. I MEAN, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. I MEAN, I'M FINE WITH IT.

MAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE GREENSBORO FIRE COMPANY'S 30 EVENT MULTI EVENT LICENSE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2025.

I SECOND THAT MOTION. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS MULTI EVENT LICENSE FOR GREENSBORO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SO MOVED.

GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE THE CHESAPEAKE CULINARY CENTER'S MULTI-EVENT LICENSE FOR TEN EVENTS FOR THE

[• Chesapeake Culinary Center Multiple Event License (10 Events)]

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THIS WILL BE FOR TEN EVENTS. EVERYTHING IS NORMALLY EITHER WITHIN THE BUILDING OR OUTSIDE IN THE IN THE FENCED AREA.

AND YOU HAVE A COPY OF THAT SITE PLAN, SAME AS LAST YEAR ALONG WITH YOUR TIP CERTIFICATION.

RIGHT. THIS IS ANOTHER BUSINESS I'VE I'VE BEEN TO.

I'VE BEEN TO THE CATFISH DINNER. I'VE BEEN TO OTHER SEVERAL EVENTS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HOSTED BY THEM, BUT AT THE CULINARY CENTER AND WE'VE HAD MEETINGS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THINGS. HE'S FAMILIAR WITH THE RULES. SO NO ISSUES AT ALL.

OKAY. NO, NO. NO BIG CHANGES. NO. OKAY. IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.

WE'RE GETTING PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THIS MULTI EVENT LICENSE.

SO AND WE ARE IF THE BOARD REMEMBERS YOU DID YOU ARE SEEKING A LEGISLATIVE B ILL THIS YEAR TO ALTER THE MULTIPLE EVENT LICENSE REGULATIONS TO ALLOW OTHER THAN FIRE COMPANIES TO BE ABLE TO STORE ALCOHOL.

AND I THINK THAT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE CULINARY CENTER SO THAT THEY'LL HAVE THE ABILITY NOT TO HAVE TO REMOVE IT AFTER EACH EVENT AND TRY TO PLAN FOR HOW MUCH THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO, THEY'RE GOING TO SELL. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CHESAPEAKE CULINARY CENTER MULTIPLE EVENT LICENSE FOR UP TO TEN EVENTS IN THE YEAR 2025. I SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS MULTI EVENT LICENSE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE CULINARY CENTER FOR 2025.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SO MOVED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

[• Ridgely VFC Multiple Event License (10 Events)]

PERJURY THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.

YES. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND NAME AND ADDRESS? BARBARA UTZ, YES. 11409 SHANE CIRCLE, RIDGLEY.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. SO THIS IS A MULTIPLE EVENT LICENSE FOR ORIGINALLY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY.

THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO TEN EVENTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR.

BARBIE UTZ HAS BEEN THE LICENSE HOLDER EACH YEAR.

AND I BELIEVE THIS IS YOUR SECOND OR SECOND YEAR OR THIRD, POSSIBLY FOR THE MULTI EVENT.

I THINK IT'S THE THIRD. YES. OKAY. WE ACTUALLY DON'T EVEN DO TEN EVENTS.

WE JUST DO IT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF BEING ABLE TO STORE THE OKAY. SO YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKAGE THE COMPLETE APPLICATION THE SITE PLAN.

THERE'S NO CHANGES FROM WHAT YOU APPROVED LAST YEAR AND YOUR ALCOHOL AWARENESS CERTIFICATIONS.

AND THE ONLY EVENT WITH ALCOHOL THAT WE HAVE OUTSIDE IS THE SPORTSMAN'S CASH BASH, WHICH WAS NEW LAST YEAR, WHICH IS HELD ON THE THE BACK PAD OF THE FIREHOUSE.

AND IT'S FENCED IN. AND WHEN WE HAVE THAT, THERE'S ONE EXIT IN THE BACK RIGHT HAND CORNER AND THERE'S ACTUALLY SECURITY THERE.

SO NOBODY LEAVES WITH ANY ALCOHOL. FIRE DEPARTMENT IS GREAT TO WORK WITH AS WELL.

BARBIE'S ALWAYS HAPPY TO CALL ME. LIKE I SAID, SHE'S SEEN ME AT THE DIFFERENT EVENTS SO SHE KNOWS I'LL BE THERE USUALLY.

SO NO ISSUES THERE AS WELL. I JUST MAKE SURE I TELL EVERYBODY TO EXPECT THEM TO SHOW UP.

THEY DO. THEY DO. I'M LIKE, HE'S GOING TO COME.

HE'S BEEN TO EVERYTHING.

NO. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK IT'S PRETTY.

YES. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RIDGELY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES MULTIPLE EVENT LICENSE FOR UP TO TEN EVENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025.

I SECOND THE MOTION. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS RIDGELY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES MULTI EVENT LICENSE FOR 2025.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SO MOVED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAKE SURE IF YOU HAVE A BEAUTY CONTEST TREY GETS ENTERED NEXT TIME.

YES. WE CALL IT THE MIST CONTEST, BUT WE REFER TO THAT AS IT'S DEFINITELY MIST.

[• Goldsboro VFC Multiple Event License (20 Events)]

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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. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. JANE [INAUDIBLE] 15480 CHURCH LANE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. SO AGAIN, GOLDSBORO FIRE COMPANY I THINK THEY'VE HELD A MULTIPLE EVENT LICENSE SINCE WE HAVE HAD THEM EVERY YEAR.

THEY ARE SEEKING 20 EVENTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR.

RON DIXON WILL, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT, WILL REMAIN THE LICENSE HOLDER. HE WAS THE LICENSE HOLDER LAST YEAR.

EVERYTHING WE HAVE ON FILE. THERE'S NO CHANGES TO LAST YEAR'S SITE PLAN.

EVERYTHING'S WITHIN THE BUILDING AND WE HAVE THEIR TIP CERTIFICATIONS ON FILE.

AND THIS IS ANOTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT DOES IT REALLY WELL.

AND THEY KEEP EXCELLENT RECORDS OF THEIR ALCOHOL.

THANK YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT GOES OUTSIDE.

IT'S ALL WITHIN THE FIREHOUSE AND EVERYTHING'S IN THE HALL.

YEAH. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK I'M GOOD. THEN LET ME DO THIS ONE.

YES, SIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE GOLDSBORO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY MULTI-EVENT LICENSE FOR 20 EVENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025.

I SECOND THAT MOTION. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS MULTI-EVENT LICENSE FOR GOLDSBORO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY FOR YEAR 2025.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SO MOVED.

THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. THE SHRIMP DINNER IN FEBRUARY? YES. OKAY. EVERY OTHER MONTH. I KNEW IT WAS EVERY OTHER.

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS FEBRUARY. ALL RIGHT. I LIKE THAT ONE.

[• Friends of Caroline County Public Library Temporary License – Trivia Event, March 1, 2025]

OUR NEXT ONE IS OUR FRIENDS OF CAROLINE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

YOU KNOW THE DRILL. YEAH. THE DRILL. DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM 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. LINDSEY LEWIS, 608 LIBERTY ROAD, FEDERALSBURG, MARYLAND. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

OKAY. SO YOU HAVE A ONE DAY EVENT FOR TRIVIA FOR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.

THEY HAVE OBTAINED LICENSES IN THE PAST. THIS WILL BE FOR MARCH 1ST FROM 6 TO 10 P.M., REQUESTING TO SELL BEER AND WINE VIA CASH BAR.

THERE'S NO MUSIC. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE HELD IN THE UPSTAIRS CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE LIBRARY, TO WHICH YOU SHOULD HAVE A SITE PLAN ATTACHED TO YOUR PACKAGES.

AND ALONG WITH I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE RECEIVED YOUR TIPS CARD YET.

CORRECT? YEAH, STILL WAITING ON THAT MAIL. YEAH.

FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT'S NOT. YEAH, IT'S NOT OUT OF THE ORDINARY TO TAKE SOME TIME TO GET THEM FROM TIPS.

SO STILL HAVING THEM PROBLEMS. BUT YES, BUT WE DO HAVE NOTIFICATION THAT, YOU KNOW, HE HAS TAKEN IT.

AND JUST AWAITING THE RECORD. YEAH. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WILL BE THERE THAT'S TIP CERTIFIED? I WAS GOING TO SAY MIKE MCCARTHY ALSO. I DIDN'T PUT HIM ON JUST FOR OFFICIAL.

BUT YOU KNOW, DR. MCCARTHY HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE. HE'S AVAILABLE.

BUT SHE SAID WHEN WE DO IT AND I HAD MINE. AND JUST LIKE THE APPLICATION, I JUST SUBMITTED IT AND WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE BAR.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY SMALL. IF WE HAVE 60 PEOPLE MIC]. TREY, DO YOU HAVE ANY? I'VE BEEN TO A FEW EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY. THE FIRST YEAR THEY HAD SOME ISSUES THAT THEY WORKED ON, BUT THAT WAS ALL PRE-COVID.

AND SINCE THEN I'VE NOT BEEN TO TOO MANY. BUT WE'VE NOT HAD TOO MANY ISSUES AT THE LIBRARY AT ALL.

WAS IT THE MINIATURE GOLF? YES. PROBABLY THE LAST.

YEAH, IT WAS THE RECENT. I CAN'T REMEMBER, BUT I DO RECALL THAT AND THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD WERE VERY, VERY MINOR, LIKE THINGS, JUST VERBAL THINGS.

OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A TRIVIA EVENT FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE CAROLINE COUNTY LIBRARY, TO BE HELD ON MARCH THE 1ST, 2025 FROM 6 TO 10 P.M..

I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS TRIVIA EVENT FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE CAROLINE COUNTY LIBRARY FOR MARCH 1ST, 2025. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED.

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THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE CAROLINE COUNTY DORCHESTER 4H FAIR

[• Caroline/Dorchester 4H Fair Board Sportsman’s Bash-February 8, 2025]

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.

JOHN KELLY 26331 HOBBS ROAD, DENTON. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. SO AGAIN, THIS IS A ONE DAY EVENT FOR THE SPORTSMAN'S BASH, I BELIEVE IS NOW AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE CAROLINE DORCHESTER FAIR BOARD TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY THE 8TH FROM 10 A.M. TO 8 P.M., REQUESTING TO SELL BEER AND CIDER I SEE YOU HAVE THERE, AND THERE'LL BE AN ADMISSION CHARGE FOR THE EVENT.

DO YOU HAVE CHECKED THERE MUSIC OR NOT MUSIC? NO MUSIC.

NO MUSIC. OKAY. NO. AND MR. KENNEALY, WHO'S BEEN THE LICENSE HOLDER IN THE PAST, WILL BE THE LICENSE HOLDER AGAIN.

SO YOU HAVE COMPLETE APPLICATION IN YOUR PACKAGE ALONG WITH A SITE PLAN.

EVERYTHING I BELIEVE WILL BE INDOORS. YES. I THINK LAST YEAR YOU PARKED MAYBE THE BEER TRUCK OUTSIDE.

IT PARKS RIGHT AT THE DOOR THAT WAY THE TABLE WAS ACTUALLY INSIDE THE BUILDING.

OKAY. AND THEN A COPY OF THEIR TIP CERTIFICATIONS.

THIS IS ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT DOES VERY WELL, WHETHER IT'S THE FAIR OR THE [INAUDIBLE].

AND THEY KNOW THAT I'M THERE. A LOT OF THE COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE AS WELL. AND MR. KENNEALY ALWAYS WORKS WELL WITH ME CONTACTING ME ABOUT ANY QUESTIONS HE HAS.

SO NO ISSUES. NO CHANGES JOHN. EVERYTHING'S. YEAH.

EVERYTHING'S THE SAME. YEAH. EVERYTHING'S THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.

SO IT SHOULD BE CUT AND DRY. OKAY. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CAROLINE DORCHESTER 4H FAIR BOARD SPORTSMAN'S BASH FOR FEBRUARY 8TH, 2025. I SECOND THAT MOTION. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR THE CAROLINE 4H FAIR BOARDS SPORTSMAN'S BASH FOR FEBRUARY 8TH, 2025.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SO MOVED.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL CALL YOU JOHN.

SOUNDS GOOD. YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THAT WRAPS UP OUR TEMPORARY LICENSE THERE.

NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSE TRANSFER APPLICATION FOR STAR GAS AND DIESEL IN GREENSBORO.

[Alcoholic Beverage License Transfer Application]

YEAH, YOU ALREADY KNOW HIS HAND RAISED. THANK YOU.

[• Star Gas & Diesel – 100 N. Main Street, Greensboro, MD]

DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM, UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, THAT THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS STARTING WITH YOU.

JUST LIKE A HOME ADDRESS. YES. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.

IT'S 200 NORTH MAIN STREET, GREENSBORO, MARYLAND 21639.

THANK YOU EUGENE. EUGENE COLON. I'M SORRY.

CRYSTAL. OKAY. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH READING.

THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PURSUANT TO THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING BEGINNING AT 9:30 A.M.

ON JANUARY 22ND, 2025, RELATIVE TO THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION.

A REQUEST BY EUGENIO COLON AND MAHESHBHAI B PATEL FOR THE USE OF MAHAKALI ENTERPRISE INCORPORATED, TRADING AS STAR GAS AND DIESEL. LOCATED AT 100 NORTH MAIN STREET, GREENSBORO, MARYLAND, FOR A TRANSFER OF THE CLASS A BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR SEVEN DAY OFF PREMISE SALES ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE.

THE CURRENT LICENSE HOLDERS ARE MAHESHBHAI PATEL, SANJAY KUMAR PATEL, AND FAYE MINNICK.

ANY CITIZENS INTERESTED IN THE APPLICATION WERE INVITED TO ATTEND AND INVITED TO SUBMIT ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS.

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS. THIS NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE TIMES RECORD ON JANUARY THE 8TH AND JANUARY THE 15TH.

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EXHIBIT TWO IS THE STAFF REPORT. EXHIBIT THREE IS THE APPLICATION.

EXHIBIT FOUR IS THE CORPORATE ACTION FOR SANJAY KUMAR PATEL.

EXHIBIT FIVE IS THE CORPORATE ACTION FOR FAYE MINNICK.

EXHIBIT SIX IS A REQUEST LETTER FROM BOTH LICENSE HOLDERS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE LICENSE.

EXHIBIT SEVEN IS THE RELEASE LETTER FROM THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.

EXHIBIT EIGHT IS THE APPLICANT'S NOTICE OF THE MEETING, AND EXHIBIT NINE IS THE CONSENT FORM TO TRANSFER SIGNED BY CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND CURRENT LICENSE HOLDERS. JUST BRIEFLY, THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL TRANSFER.

THERE'S NO SALE OF THE BUSINESS. THE THE ENTITY WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

THEY ARE JUST REMOVING TWO EXISTING LICENSE HOLDERS FROM THE CORPORATION AND REPLACING THAT WITH ONE NEW LICENSE HOLDER, AND THE ONE WILL REMAIN. IN YOUR PACKAGES. EXHIBIT TWO IS THE STAFF REPORT INDICATING THAT WE'VE RECEIVED THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, ALL THE REQUIRED SIGNATURES.

WE DID DO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK. WHICH HAD NO ENTRIES.

AND MR. COLON IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF STATE OF MARYLAND, SO HE MEETS THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.

THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE DID GIVE US A RELEASE LETTER THAT ALL TAXES AND EVERYTHING ARE CURRENT.

IT'S INDICATED ON THE APPLICATION THAT MR. COLON WILL BE THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL MANAGE THE BUSINESS.

ALL CORPORATION DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY YOUR ATTORNEY AND ARE APPROVED FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY.

SO AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY OUTSTANDING ITEMS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSFER, IF IT IS APPROVED TODAY, WOULD BE THE FEES AND THE RETURN OF THE OLD LICENSE.

UPON RECEIPT OF A NEW LICENSE. MR. THORNTON, THANK YOU.

OKAY. YOU'RE UP. ROBERT THORNTON, JUNIOR. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING GREENSBURG, THE FOUR CORNERS AS [INAUDIBLE].

MIC] I GUESS THE BASIC ISSUE IS THAT THEY MIMIC BECAUSE OF AGE AND BECAUSE OF HEALTH WANTS TO GET OFF THE LICENSE BECAUSE SHE CAN'T FUNCTION REALLY TO BE ON THE PREMISES THAT MUCH AND, AND PERFORM HER, HER DUTIES. SO IN PLACE OF HER IS WHAT I CALL GINO, BUT IT'S EUGENIO COLON, WHO LIVES RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THE FROM STAR GAS AND DIESEL.

THIS IS HIM. SO HE'S HE'S A PART OWNER. OF COURSE, THE BUSINESS HAS ACQUIRED, AND HE'S GOING TO BE ON SCENE QUITE A BIT SINCE HE LIVES SO CLOSE BY.

THE OTHER GENTLEMAN SITTING OVER THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE LICENSE.

AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE TAKING THE OTHER PERSON OFF THE LICENSE IS BECAUSE THEY HAD THE BUSINESS. THEY WERE ESSENTIALLY PARTNERS.

OKAY. NOW, THEY BOUGHT OUT THAT PARTNER'S INTEREST.

OKAY. SO IT'S IT'S STILL THE SAME CORPORATION.

SAME OR SAME ENTERPRISE, SAME YOU KNOW, THIS CORPORATION, EVERYTHING.

AND IT'S JUST IT'S BEING OPERATED BASICALLY THE SAME.

NO CHANGES. IT'S JUST A NEW LOCAL RESIDENT THAT'S GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING AND A NEW AND A SINGLE OWNER. OKAY. NOT THE ENTERPRISE.

THAT RIGHT, GENTLEMEN? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I GUESS I'LL OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THIS IS KIND OF A YOU KNOW, NOT IT'S A TRANSACTION, A TRANSACTION, A TRANSITION ON THE RECORD, BASICALLY, AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, US FILING DEEDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WITH THE FOR THE RECORD. SO I THINK WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING.

YOU KNOW, I THINK HE'S SUBMITTED HIS I HAVE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT.

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ALL RIGHT, SO YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY BEFORE THEY ASK ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. NO. SO, GINO, YOU'RE WORKING IN THE BUSINESS? YES. I'M DOING. I'M DOING A LOT OF NOT TOO MUCH WORK BECAUSE I'VE GOT MY OWN.

I GOT MY OWN JOB. BUT ANYWAY, WORKING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM.

OKAY. YEAH. ACTUALLY, I KNOW EUGENE PERSONALLY.

HE'S HE'S BEEN A PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A FEW YEARS, AND IS VERY WELL KNOWN.

IT'S VERY ACTIVE. I BELIEVE THERE WON'T BE ANY ISSUES WHILE HE IS ON SCENE, SO TO SPEAK. HE'S HE'S VERY WELL REGARDED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

I DIDN'T ACTUALLY PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER WHEN I WAS READING THE PACKET THAT IT WAS EUGENE.

BUT NO, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OF THEM. YEAH. I WANT TO BE SURE I'M SLOWER THAN THESE OTHER TWO GUYS.

SO YOU'RE YOU'RE ONE OF THE OWNERS IS OFF. WELL, IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE STOCKHOLDERS.

ONE OF THE STOCKHOLDERS. ONE OF THE STOCKHOLDERS IS ALSO HAPPENED TO BE ON THE LICENSE.

IS IS SAYING I DON'T WANT I CAN'T DO THIS JOB PHYSICALLY ANYMORE.

GINO WELL, THE OTHER STOCKHOLDER WAS FAYE MINNICK, OKAY, WHO WHO IS GETTING OFF, AND GINO IS BASICALLY REPLACING THE TWO OF THEM. SO WE END UP WITH TWO STOCKHOLDERS WHO ARE SEATED IN FRONT OF YOU.

OKAY. ONE OF WHOM HAS ALREADY BEEN ON THE LICENSE.

ALREADY HAD THE LICENSE. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? TREY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? THIS HAS ALSO BEEN A VERY GOOD BUSINESS. I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT I'VE GIVEN THEM SINCE THE OFFICIAL TRANSFER FROM [INAUDIBLE] WAS A WARNING LETTER ON EMPLOYEES.

SO THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, OR I KNOW THAT THINGS ARE REALLY AREN'T CHANGING.

BUT WHO ARE THE EMPLOYEES AND HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE? AND WHAT'S HIS NAME? ROSA. ROSA. OKAY. SO THREE OKAY.

YEAH. QUESTIONS? SO DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? SO BEFORE WE GO THROUGH OUR DELIBERATION . SO WE'LL GO THROUGH OUR WE HAVE A LIST OF FACTORS OF APPROVAL AND DENIAL THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO CHECK, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHT UP DEAL. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE PUBLIC NEED AND DESIRE FOR THE LICENSE.

THIS IS ALREADY THERE. IT'S ALREADY OPERATING SO THERE IS A NEED.

THE NUMBER AND LOCATION AND LOCATION OF EXISTING LICENSE HOLDERS.

NOTHING'S REALLY CHANGED. SO NO CHANGES. POTENTIAL EFFECT ON EXISTING LICENSE HOLDERS OF THE LICENSE FOR WHICH THE APPLICATION IS MADE.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING CHANGING BECAUSE IT'S ALL THE SAME.

SAME THING APPLIES. WE HAD NO. AND WE HAD NO COMMENTS FROM ANY POTENTIAL COMMONALITY OR UNIQUENESS OF THE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS OFFERED BY THE BUSINESS OF THE APPLICANT. IT'S THE SAME. I MEAN, NOTHING NONE OF THAT IS CHANGING.

THE IMPACT OF THE LICENSE FOR WHICH THE WHICH THE APPLICATION IS MADE ON THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ISSUES RELATED TO CRIME, TRAFFIC, PARKING OR CONVENIENCE.

ALL THE BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE FINE, THERE'S NOTHING THERE TO SAY ANYTHING DIFFERENT.

[INAUDIBLE] AND ANY OTHER FACTORS THE BOARD CONSIDERS NECESSARY.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER FACTORS? NO. OKAY.

NEXT PART OF THIS IS THE BOARD SHALL DENY A LICENSE APPLICATION IF THE BOARD DETERMINES NUMBER ONE, THE GRANTING OF THE LICENSE IS NOT NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE THE PUBLIC.

I AGREE WITH THAT BUSINESS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM THERE.

THE APPLICANT IS NOT A FIT PERSON TO RECEIVE A LICENSE.

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NOT THAT WE KNOW OF. WE DON'T HAVE ANY. THE APPLICANT IS ACTIVE FRAUDULENT IN THE CONNECTION WITH THE APPLICATION.

NOT THAT WE KNOW. PRETTY TRANSPARENT. IF THE LICENSE IS ISSUED, THE OPERATION AUTHORIZED BY THE LICENSE WOULD DO UNDULY DISTURB THE PEACE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I DON'T SEE WHERE [INAUDIBLE]. OKAY THAT CONCLUDES OUR LIST.

SO I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION. ARE WE? YEAH. OKAY.

MY COMPUTER WENT HAYWIRE FOR A SECOND THERE, BUT I'M LOOKING AT MINE.

GOTTA HAVE THESE COMPUTERS. THE PAGES ARE BACK, BUT THERE'S NO PRINT.

YEAH, LET ME SEE IF I CAN. OH. I'LL MAKE. YEAH.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE. YOU PRONOUNCE IT.

I'M GOING TO JUST SAY TRADING AS STAR GAS AND DIESEL.

I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO SAY THE ENTERPRISE NAME.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE LICENSE TRANSFER FOR THE STAR GAS AND DIESEL.

I SECOND THAT MOTION. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THIS LICENSE TRANSFER FOR STAR GAS AND DIESEL.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SO MOVED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. THORNTON. THANK YOU ALL.

LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.

MIC] GOOD SEEING YOU, BOB. NICE TO SEE YOU, BOB. THANK YOU BOB.

SEE Y'ALL. YEAH. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS [INAUDIBLE] SHOW CAUSE HEARING FOR RED LIGHT

[Show Cause Hearing]

I THINK. HEY, BOB. DID YOUR CLIENT LEAVE SOMETHING UNDER THE CHAIR? YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S BEER. YEAH. NO, I DON'T THINK IT WAS HIM, ACTUALLY, BUT I'LL CHECK OUTSIDE. MAYBE IT'S YOURS.

JUST ADMIT IT WAS YOURS. STAND UP COMEDIANS IN YOUR PART TIME JOBS, RIGHT? YEAH, RIGHT. HERE. THERE YOU GO. DO YOU HEREBY SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM, UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY, THAT THE STATEMENT YOU MAKE AND THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE IS THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE 11876 HOLLY PLAINS DRIVE, RIDGELY MARYLAND.

[• Red Light Liquors – 601 N. 6th Street, Denton, MD]

IN RESPONSE TO THAT, WE HAVE SUMMONSED RHETT RITTER, ROBERT RITTER, AND ROBYN RITTER, THE THREE LICENSE HOLDERS FOR RED LIGHT LIQUORS.

SO I'M ONLY GOING TO READ IT ONCE, BUT THERE WERE THREE, THREE SUMMONSES ISSUED INDIVIDUALLY TO EACH OF THEM, STATING THAT YOU'RE HEREBY SUMMONS TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS OF CAROLINE COUNTY AT 9:30 A.M. ON JANUARY 22ND, THAT SAYS 2024. IT SHOULD SAY 2025 TO SHOW CAUSE WHILE YOUR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE ISSUED BY THE BOARD UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE, AS AMENDED, SHOULD NOT BE REVOKED, SUSPENDED, OR A FINE ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LAWS AS A RESULT OF AN UNDERAGE COMPLIANCE CHECK INSPECTION BY THE CAROLINE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON OCTOBER THE 14TH, 2024. THE CHARGE IS AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SECTION 6-304 OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND AND CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS, RULE AND REGULATION NUMBER 2.26.

SPECIFICALLY, AN EMPLOYEE SOLD AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS.

THE SUMMONS WAS ISSUED BY THE BOARD PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6-304 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE.

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SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT HERE. LET ME JUST READ THIS LIST AND START OVER. EXHIBIT ONE IS THE SUMMONS FOR KINTOP EXHIBIT TWO IS THE SUMMONS FOR RHETT RITTER.

EXHIBIT THREE IS THE SUMMONS FOR ROBERT RITTER.

EXHIBIT FOUR IS THE SUMMONS FOR ROBERT RITTER, ROBYN RITTER.

THERE'S TOO MANY R'S. EXHIBIT FIVE IS THE SUMMONS FOR SERGEANT STIVERS.

AND EXHIBIT SIX IS THE INCIDENT REPORT. AND EXHIBIT SEVEN IS THE FILE INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD, WHICH INDICATES THE ORIGINAL LICENSE ISSUE, DATE, ANY PRIOR VIOLATIONS, AND WHO HOLDS ANY ALCOHOL AWARENESS CERTIFICATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVEN'T HAD A SHOW CAUSE HEARING IN A WHILE, BUT GENERALLY, YOU USUALLY HEAR FROM YOUR FROM THE OFFICER FIRST IF YOU WANT TO.

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SEE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER YOU WANTED TO READ THE REPORT, OR I WILL LET SERGEANT STIVERS.

SHE'S GOING TO DEFER.

DURING THAT TIME, WE ENTERED RED LIGHT DISTRICT SHE WAS CHECKING HER. SHE THEN OBTAINED A TWISTED TEA MANGOES, A 24 OUNCE, 5% ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WENT TO THE COUNTER WHERE SHE ENDED UP PURCHASING THE ALCOHOL AND EXITED. SHE THEN CAME OUT OF THE STORE, CAME UP TO ME, PROVIDED ME THE ALCOHOL [INAUDIBLE].

I THEN TOOK THE RECEIPT AND WENT BACK INSIDE, MADE CONTACT WITH THE CLERK AND THEN WOULD AUTOMATICALLY CONTACT MISS ROBYN.

EXCHANGED THE MONEY [INAUDIBLE] AND GAVE THEM ALL BACK.

OKAY.

ROUGHLY THE TIME. I OPENED THE CARD UP AT [INAUDIBLE] .

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

YEAH. OKAY. SO WE HAD TWO PEOPLE WORKING COREY CROCKETT, WHO IS TIP CERTIFIED, AND MY NEPHEW, JAKE JONES, WHO HAD JUST STARTED WORKING FOR US TWO DAYS BEFOREHAND.

HE'S MAINLY A STOCKER, BUT WE DID TRAIN HIM ON THE REGISTER.

RJ STOOD UP THERE WITH HIM FOR LIKE, TWO HOURS WHILE HE HELPED PEOPLE, TOLD HIM THE IMPORTANCE OF CARDING PEOPLE, THAT KIND OF THING. SO COREY WAS WORKING THE REGISTER, JAKE WAS STOCKING, AND COREY HAD TO RUN TO THE BATHROOM.

AND THAT'S WHEN THIS HAPPENED. JAKE WAS, YOU KNOW, HE WAS EXTREMELY SORRY.

HE HAD BEEN HE HAD CARDED SOMEBODY EARLIER. HE SAID THAT HE SAW HIM, SAW HER COME IN WITH TWO ADULT, CLEARLY OLD ENOUGH ADULT MEN, AND ASSUMED THAT THEY WERE TOGETHER AND THEY CERTAINLY WOULDN'T SEND HER UP TO BUY SOMETHING IF SHE WASN'T LEGALLY ALLOWED SINCE THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY OLD ENOUGH, IT WAS JUST A STUPID ERROR.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SINCE, YOU KNOW, HAD DISCUSSIONS OVER AND OVER.

HE AGAIN DOES NOT WORK THE REGISTER OFTEN. HE PREFERS TO BE IN THE BACKGROUND.

OKAY. WHO'S THE OTHER ONE THAT YOU SAID WAS COREY CROCKETT.

AND HE'S ON YOUR LIST OF YOUR. YES. HE IS TIP CERTIFIED.

WHICH ONE IS HE ON THERE? BECAUSE I DON'T SEE HIM. WHEN DID HE GET CERTIFIED AFTER RENEWAL LAST YEAR.

IT WAS MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT.

YEAH. JUST ALWAYS REMEMBER, IF YOU GET ANYBODY NEW CERTIFIED, JUST SEND COPIES IN.

OKAY. BECAUSE WE HAVE JAKE'S THE ONLY PERSON THAT'S NOT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING WHEN WE SENT JAKE THREE PEOPLE SINCE THEN.

I DIDN'T SEE THEM ON THE LIST. AND THEN WHEN YOU SAY CROCKETT, LIKE, I DON'T SEE THAT ONE ON THE LIST EITHER.

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THAT'S FINE. SO JACOB JONES WAS NOT CERTIFIED? NO. HE HAD ONLY BEEN WITH US FOR TWO DAYS. OKAY.

WHAT DID WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO CORRECT THIS? WE HAVE REITERATED THAT WE WANT EVERYONE TO CARD EVERYONE THAT LOOKS EVEN CLOSE. RJ TALKED TO TREY ABOUT COMING IN AND DOING HIS OWN PERSONAL OFF THE CLOCK, SENDING PEOPLE IN.

WE ON OUR OWN HAVE HAD SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE QUESTIONABLE OF AGE THAT THEY DON'T KNOW COME IN, AND NONE OF THEM WERE SERVED, EVEN THOUGH THEY ACTUALLY WERE OLD ENOUGH.

DO YOU HAVE A SCANNER? WE DO. WELL, TREY, TELL ME ON THE SCANNER EVERYONE HAS TO BE SCANNED OR JUST WHO THE CLERK THINKS NEEDS TO BE SCANNED OR HOW DOES THAT? ALL THE SCANNERS ARE DIFFERENT ON HOW THEY WORK. A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SCANNERS THAT NOTIFY IF THEY'RE 18 OR NOT, NOT REALLY NECESSARILY 21. I'M THE SCANNERS ARE A TOOL.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY TO BE RELIED UPON. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION.

BUT LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU DO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, DID THEY ASK FOR THE ID OR DID THEY NOT ASK FOR THE ID? THAT WOULD SHOW INTENT IN MY PART. BUT LIKE I SAID, ALL ALL THE ID CHECKERS ARE DIFFERENT, BUT THEY THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT. I MEAN, THE CLERK DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR THE ID.

NO, NO. AND THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT. YEAH. THERE'S NO THAT WOULD BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE, THE CLERK WHETHER IF THERE WAS A SCANNER, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THEIR POLICY IS, FOR WHATEVER FOR THEIR STORE, IT WOULD BE UP TO THEM. WHENEVER WE CARD ANYBODY WE SCAN IT.

THEY WERE TO SAY THAT THE ID WAS IN THE CAR. AND THAT'S WHAT MOST PEOPLE AND I, AND I'VE WATCHED THEM WALK OUT, GET IN THEIR CAR AND DRIVE AWAY. SO I KNOW THEY WEREN'T PART OF ANYTHING.

THEY'LL SAY, OH, IT'S IN THE CAR, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. AND THEN YOU DON'T SEE THEM AGAIN, AND THEY LEAVE THE ALCOHOL ON THE COUNTER FOR US TO PUT AWAY.

INSTEAD OF BEING HONEST AND UPFRONT WHETHER THEY HAD AN ID OR DIDN'T, JUST SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT DISPUTING THE CHARGE.

NO. WE WE WE SCREWED UP. YEAH. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. TREY, DO YOU HAVE ANY? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS INVESTIGATION.

THIS IS THE FIRST TYPE OF ISSUE WE'VE HAD WITH THIS.

RED LIGHT LIQUORS IS TYPICALLY A VERY GOOD BUSINESS.

I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THERE WITH THEM CHECKING IDS.

AS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN TIMES PEOPLE ARE FROM THERE.

OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE GOING TO CHECK IDS, BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY THINK ABOUT IT.

THERE'S BUSY TIMES THAT OCCUR THAT WE'VE HEARD A VARIETY OF BASICALLY EXCUSES OF WHY THINGS HAPPEN.

BUT I TYPICALLY DO NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH RED LIGHT LIQUORS.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED TO ADD? IT WAS AWESOME. THAT WAS THE FIRST THING SHE SAID WHEN SHE GOT THERE WAS WHO SOLD IT.

HE POINTED OUT THE PERSON WHO SOLD IT. SHE WASN'T VERY HAPPY.

I IMAGINE NOT. WELL, YOU KNOW, AND I'M NOT I'M NOT EXCUSING US AT ALL.

BUT YOU DO EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY, REALLY TRY.

AND THEN IT JUST EVERYBODY'S HUMAN AND SADLY, THIS IT HAPPENED.

THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S VERY TRUE. ALL RIGHT.

SO THERE'S NOTHING THERE'S NOTHING REALLY TO.

I MEAN, ROBYN HAS ADMITTED TO GUILT. SHE ADMITTED THE GUILT.

WE HAVE THE WE HAVE THE EVIDENCE. I USUALLY JUST MAKE A MOTION FOR.

WELL, I THINK THE MOTION, BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY THAT'S PUT FORWARD IN FRONT OF US.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. YEAH, I WILL. BASED ON THE ALLEGED VIOLATION AND THE PROOF THAT WE HAVE ON SECTION 6-304 OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ARTICLE AND THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND CAROLINE COUNTY CODE.

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WELL THAT'S GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO FIND GUILTY ON THAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO COME BACK. YES. BUT I MEAN, BASED ON EVIDENCE THAT ROBYN HAS TESTIFIED THAT, YES, THEY DID IT. THEY HOPEFULLY HAVE PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO CORRECT THIS.

OFFICER STIVERS SAID THAT THEY WERE VERY COOPERATIVE AND.

WELL. SO YOU'RE MAKING YOUR MOTION, MAKING A MOTION TO AN ADMISSION OF GUILT.

I SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE FIND THEM GUILTY OF SELLING TO THE UNDERAGE MINOR FOR THE RED LIGHT LIQUORS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO YOU.

I MEAN, THIS IS A REALLY SERIOUS, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S ONE OF OUR MORE SERIOUS, MAYBE THE MOST SERIOUS ONE.

YEAH. SO, I MEAN, THINGS HAPPEN, BUT STILL, THEY SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.

AND THERE HAS TO BE CONSEQUENCES. SO, UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE EVEN ASKED FOR THE ID, YOU KNOW? SO I AGREE THAT $1,000 FINE SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED IN THIS CASE.

I'LL SECOND THAT. SO YOU'RE MAKING THE MOTION.

I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE SECOND THE MOTION $1,000 FINE AND THERE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE CORRECT OF $50.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADMINISTER A $1,000 FINE WITH THE $50 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SO MOVED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND JUST TO BE ON THE RECORD IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN, YOU'RE GETTING INTO SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, ADDITIONAL FINES. SO PLEASE MAKE THAT KNOWN TO YOUR EMPLOYEES THAT NEXT TIME IS REALLY [INAUDIBLE]. BUT THANKS FOR COMING IN AND THANKS FOR THE THE ADMISSION.

AND THANK YOU, OFFICER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. YOU'LL YOU'LL GET A WRITTEN NOTIFICATION.

YOU'LL HAVE 30 DAYS TO TO DO YOUR PAYMENT.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS INSPECTOR'S REPORT.

[Inspector’s Report]

BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN CHRISTMAS, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD A WHOLE LOT OF EVENTS FOR CHRISTMAS.

WE DID HAVE THE LIGHTS IN RIDGLEY. I WENT TO THAT.

THE STATE DID DO BETTER THIS TIME. THEY STILL DIDN'T DO 100%.

AND IT'S ON THE LICENSEE FROM OUT OF THE COUNTY.

DIDN'T CONTACT THEM AS WELL. SO THE STATE'S STILL FALTERING ON THAT A LITTLE BIT.

BUT WE'RE WE'RE SHOWING PROGRESS. SO JUST TALKING, GOING AROUND, TALKING TO LICENSEES, TRYING TO DO THOSE LAST MINUTE INSPECTIONS.

SO THAT'S WHAT DECEMBER WAS REALLY FOR, WAS LAST MINUTE INSPECTIONS.

I'VE BEEN CONTACTING THE STATE AGAIN I WANT TO HELP WITH AN INVESTIGATION.

I NEED TO CONTACT HIM AND SEE WHERE HE IS ON THAT.

SINCE I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING, I DON'T THINK THAT WENT ANYWHERE. AND LIKE I SAID THERE, I'LL BE BRINGING SOME VIOLATIONS FOR YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THAT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. HOW'S THE THE PLACE IN FEDERALSBURG THAT'S BEEN TRYING TO.

HAVE THEY MADE ANY PROGRESS? THE LADDER WAS STILL IN THE SAME PLACE AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO.

WE DID JUST RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THEIR ATTORNEY.

YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE IT WAS RIGHT. YESTERDAY THEY SENT AN EMAIL REQUESTING AN EXTENSION.

THEY'RE GOING TO SEND US A LETTER TO REQUEST A 45 DAY EXTENSION.

SO DID WE GIVE THEM MORE THAN 30 DAYS WHEN WE APPROVED THEIRS BECAUSE OF DON'T WE USE.

YOU MIGHT HAVE. YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, YEAH.

WE NEED TO CHECK THAT SOMEBODY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE OFFICERS

[00:50:04]

I APPRECIATE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TAKING AN INTEREST IN THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST MY RESPONSIBILITY.

IT'S IT'S A PUBLIC SERVICE DUTY. SO I APPRECIATE THEM DOING THAT.

AND THIS WAS WITHIN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND THIS WAS THEIR IDEA TO DO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEY GOT SOME GRANT MONEY TO DO IT WITH, AND YEAH.

YEAH. WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED. I'M GLAD.

I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WANTING THEM TO DO IT. I HAVE A I HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU SAID WE HAVE COMING UP SOME SHOW CAUSE HEARINGS OR WHATEVER.

YES. WHAT KIND OF TIME FRAME ARE THEY ON? BECAUSE, LIKE THIS ONE HERE, THIS WAS THIS WAS OCTOBER.

NOW I KNOW IT WAS THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. YEAH, WE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THEM HERE BEFORE THE BOARD.

YEAH. BASICALLY WE'RE TALKING END OF NOVEMBER, BEGINNING OF DECEMBER.

SO THEN IT'S GOING TO BE FEBRUARY. AND IT WAS THE END OF NOVEMBER.

SO JUST NOVEMBER. DO WE HAVE A TIME PERIOD OF WHEN WE.

YEAH, SANCTIONS REALLY SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED QUICKER.

BUT WE ONLY NEED ONE. MY ONLY CONCERN IS IF IT'S A IF IT'S A REALLY.

IF IT'S A REALLY BAD, YOU KNOW, LIKE A REALLY BAD INCIDENT OR WHATEVER AND WE WAIT 3 OR 4 MONTHS TO GET TO IT. WHAT CAN THEY DO IN THAT 3 OR 4 MONTH TIME? YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT ELSE CAN THEY DO IN THAT 3 OR 4 MONTH TIME, KNOWING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ISSUE WHEN THEY FINALLY DO GET IT.

THE WAY I TRY TO DO THE VIOLATIONS IS OBVIOUSLY THE MOST STRINGENT FIRST, WHATEVER'S GOING TO TAKE PRIORITY.

AND THEN ALSO NOT NECESSARILY TIME FRAME, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOAD YOU UP WITH FIVE UNDER EIGHT, UNDER 21 VIOLATIONS AT THE SAME TIME. SO I TRY TO IF I HAVE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS LIKE A SIGNAGE AND A SHOW CAUSE YOU KNOW, SELLING UNDER AGE THAT TRY TO SPREAD OUT YOUR TIME THAT WAY, THAT WAY AS WELL.

BUT OBVIOUSLY IF IT'S A FREQUENT FLIER, I TRY TO PUSH THEM TO THE FRONT.

YEAH, YEAH, I THINK STEWART CAN TELL YOU IT'S KIND OF LIKE COURT.

THEY COME IN, YOU GET PUT ON THE SCHEDULE. SO AGAIN, IT'S IT'S GETTING THE REPORTS IN, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS CLEAR BEFORE IT LANDS ON YOUR AGENDA. SUMMONSES HAVE TO BE SERVED AND THEY GET AN OPPORTUNITY WITHIN OUR REGS, YOU KNOW, IF THEY NEED A POSTPONEMENT. AND WE HAD THAT HAPPEN WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SO BUT YES, WE TRY TO GET THEM IN AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

OKAY. IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, YOU KNOW 3 OR 4 WEEKS AFTER THE INCIDENT, IT'S JUST THERE'S THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

JUST JUST A QUESTION ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CASE.

IT WAS THE OFFICER WHO COULDN'T MAKE THE HEARING.

YES. RIGHT. YES. IS THERE A RULE OR PROCEDURE ABOUT US HAVING ANOTHER HEARING AT A TIME THAT SUITS HIM, AND HE DOESN'T HAVE TO FALL ON THE WHATEVER OUR SCHEDULE IS? YOU COULD YOU JUST. OKAY. BUT THERE'S NO BAR TO DOING THAT.

WE CAN DO IT. NO, YOU'VE HAD TO HAVE AN EXTRA MEETING BEFORE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HAD TO MOVE A MEETING DATE. SO I THINK ONCE YOU SEE THE NEXT FEW MONTHS VIOLATIONS, I THINK YOU'LL SEE WHY WE DID WHAT WE DID IN THE ORDER OF WHAT WE DID.

WELL, THAT'S OKAY. I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC CASE WHERE IT WAS BEYOND THE OFFICER'S CONTROL SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THE OFFICER.

AND THIS CASE IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE SHE ADMITTED EVERYTHING.

BUT I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. IF IT'S LIKE THE THIRD ONE AND THEY KNOW THERE MAY BE REVOKED, THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, THINGS CAN HAPPEN. WE WANT IT TO MOVE ALONG QUICKLY.

RIGHT.

SO THAT HASN'T HELPED US. CATHERINE'S BEEN STEPPING IN AND HELPING OUT AS BEST SHE CAN.

RIGHT. AND SHE'S DONE A NICE JOB. I'M NOT. DON'T READ THAT INTO THIS.

NO, IT'S JUST. BUT YES, WE DO GET THEM AS TO AS ON YOUR AGENDA, AS TIMELY AS WE CAN.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED.

I JUST WASN'T SURE IF THERE WAS A CERTAIN TIMELINE TO IT.

THAT'S ALL. NO, I MEAN, STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON A CHARGE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO FALL WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THERE ISN'T ANY RIGID TIME ON THIS.

WHAT HAPPENS IS, IF SOMEBODY WAS CHALLENGING THE OUTCOME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT TOOK SO LONG TO GET IT TO TRIAL, THAT IF THEY WERE APPEALING IT TO A COURT, THE COURT WOULD POTENTIALLY ENTERTAIN A SPEEDY TRIAL ARGUMENT IN THAT NORMALLY THE DEFENDANT WOULD

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IN OTHER WORDS, A WITNESS HAD MOVED AWAY, DIED, OR BECOME INCAPACITATED.

IF IT WAS A CONTESTED MATTER AND A COURT COULD THEORETICALLY AT THAT POINT VACATE WHAT WAS DONE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE BODY. SO, I MEAN, THAT'S THE RISK.

I MEAN, YOU IT'S NOT LIKE THE CRIMINAL STANDARD WHERE THE RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL CAN, THE VIOLATION OF THAT RIGHT CAN RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE CHARGES.

ANY OF YOU EVER HAD ANY CASES LIKE THAT THAT LINGERED ON AND NEVER GOT TO TRIAL BECAUSE AN OFFICER IN TRAINING OFFICERS ON VACATION, SOMEBODY GOT INJURED, SOMEBODY SICK, AND EVENTUALLY IT PILES UP AND PILES UP.

AND EVENTUALLY THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY, IF HE'S REQUESTED A SPEEDY TRIAL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCEEDING, IS EMPOWERED MORE TO ARGUE TO THE JUDGE THAT THIS IS VIOLATING MY CLIENT'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL.

IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE ARENA, LIKE WHERE YOU ARE IT'S A QUESTION OF FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS.

IS IT FAIR TO DRAG SOMEBODY IN AFTER A YEAR WHEN THEY'RE DENYING THE EVENT OCCURRED AND THEIR WITNESSES ARE NOW GONE. OR THEIR DOCUMENTS, SOMETIMES DOCUMENTS GET LOST, PHOTOGRAPHS GET LOST BECAUSE OF THE DELAY. SOMETIMES POLICE LOSE EVIDENCE. SO YOU DON'T WANT TO PUSH IT.

AND YOU KNOW THERE ISN'T TO ME. WHAT WAS THIS? THREE, THREE MONTHS? THAT. NOTHING. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? WE DID GET THE REQUEST TO HOLD LIST FROM THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.

WE DID HAVE. THERE WERE LET ME SEE.

SEVEN. WE HAD SEVEN BUSINESSES ON THE LIST, AND CATHERINE'S WORKING ON NOTICES TO THEM NOW TO LET THEM KNOW.

TO LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU KNOW YOUR RENEWAL WILL BE HELD UP IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR TAXES.

IS THAT NORMAL? WE'RE ALWAYS LESS THAN TEN. THE PAST COUPLE YEARS IT'S BEEN UNDER FIVE, BUT THEY HAVE A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM AT THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.

AND I KNOW FOR MANY OF OUR LICENSE HOLDERS AND ACROSS THE STATE, THERE WAS A LOT OF FRUSTRATION WITH THE NEW SYSTEM.

EVERYTHING'S AUTOMATED. YOU KNOW, YOU USED TO HAVE A PERSON THAT YOU COULD CONTACT FOR YOUR AREA.

NOW IT'S CALL CENTER AND THEY NOBODY ANSWERS THE PHONE.

YOU GET A GENERAL EMAIL, YOU DON'T GET ANY RESPONSES.

WE WE HEARD A LOT OF FRUSTRATION FROM LICENSE HOLDERS LAST YEAR.

AND IT WAS NOT JUST OUR COUNTY. THERE WERE OTHER COUNTIES THAT HAD LOTS.

I WAS ON THE MAIL CALL LAST WEEK, AND I THINK A FEW OF THE JURISDICTIONS IS PROBABLY THE SMALLER ONES THAT WERE EASIER TO DO GOT THEIR NOTICES, A COUPLE OF LARGER ONES HADN'T RECEIVED THEIR LISTS YET.

BUT THEY SAID THAT IN LOOKING AT THE LIST, THEY WERE LICENSE HOLDERS THAT HAVE NEVER HAD TAX DELINQUENCIES, AND NOW THEY'RE ON A LIST. AND IT'S LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED? YOU KNOW, DID THEY JUST CATCH UP OR THEY WERE NEVER PROPERLY CODED IN THE SYSTEM? YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT A WHOLE BRAND NEW SYSTEM.

SO WE'RE NOT SURE. BUT YES, WE DO HAVE PEOPLE ON OUR LIST THAT HAVE NOT BEEN THERE BEFORE.

AND THEN WE HAVE OUR FREQUENT EVERY YEAR SAME ONES.

SO THE OTHER THING IS THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE INSTRUCTION FROM THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. PREVIOUSLY THEY SAID IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THEY GAVE YOU A PERSON THE NAME OF A HUMAN BEING AND HIS PHONE NUMBER.

THIS YEAR, THEY GAVE YOU A WEB ADDRESS AND A CALL CENTER NUMBER.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT. GOOD LUCK TALKING TO SOMEBODY.

YES. AND THEY THEY HAD ACTIVATED THAT LAST YEAR AND IT WAS ROLLED OUT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE YEAR BEFORE LAST YEAR, BUT I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF PROBLEMS, SO I ANTICIPATE. SO WE THOUGHT WE JUST GOT THE LIST. LET'S GET THEM NOTIFIED AND ENCOURAGE THEM.

GET THIS DONE EARLY BECAUSE LAST YEAR WAS NOT PLEASANT AT THE LAST MINUTE.

AND THEN RENEWALS WILL BE GOING OUT AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH.

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ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. MOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I SECOND THAT MOTION. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING OF THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2025. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? SO MOVED. AND CATHERINE HAS YOUR ANNUAL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.