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Nahale-a: Moved and seconded with good cause to approve. Any discussion? <br />Takase: Yes. Mr. Kim, I saw your letter regarding the equipment dates, but I was down <br />there this morning, and frankly, I don't see much progress being made at the site. <br />Kim: Well, this is what happened, exactly. All the equipment is being imported from <br />China. We got part of the shipment, I think, about six or seven months ago. But, about <br />80% (of the shipment) was the wrong equipment. We had a project manager who was <br />in charge of finishing the inside space and making sure all the right equipment was <br />received. He flew to China and he's gone. We had to re -purchase the equipment which <br />was about $30,000 to $40,000. Now I don't have any project manager to move on. We <br />have been trying to speak with several different people about it. The whole mess <br />started from about seven or eight months ago. I know you see a lot of nothing going on <br />inside, but there's the existing place, what it used to be. My plan was, we are making <br />changes with the plumbing system because we are making wines in there. We had the <br />plumbers ready to go in, but before that, we had to have the equipment in there first to <br />make sure the plumbing lines were all right. But all that stopped because of that. With <br />a new business, sometimes things happen like that. We wasted a lot of time and <br />money on the project, but we just don't have any choice. We move on. I'm not even <br />sure that six months is enough time for me to finish the other project right now. These <br />are my issues at this time. <br />Takase: Who is your contractor? <br />Kim: I talked to the City. The place is ready to go, so we are thinking of changing the <br />business right now. We are not really pointing at any contractors yet. <br />Takase: Do you have building permits? <br />Kim: Excuse me? <br />Takase: Do you have building permits for that location? <br />Kim: Previously, we had the COO (Certificate of Occupancy) there with the previous <br />business. I talked to my architect, John Haverington, and he says we are pursuing as <br />we are changing the business. It's not like we had to apply for all the building permits <br />or anything like that, you know. <br />Takase: You're also involved with K's restaurant? <br />Kim: K's, yes, K's House Restaurant. But that's another issue. Since we own the <br />property over there, as you know, the project has been going on for almost two and a <br />half years. It took me about two years for me to get all the permits. Our operations <br />manager couldn't make it financially. She's the operations manager because I don't <br />have any restaurant experience. So, at this time, I'm looking for another partner to <br />operate the business. That project has also stopped. <br />OCTOBER 3, 2019 - LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 26 <br />