2020-02-20 Liquor Adjudication Board Minutes

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Mukai: I have a comment. Smith: Go ahead. Mukai: For a violation like this, I know in a perfect world you would like to have it zero. But, at two -fifty, seven -fifty to be suspended, that's very unusual. During my term on the Adjudication Board, I don't think I recall seven -fifty suspended, so this is again, in consideration of your good standings and what... Armstrong: I really appreciate it, and I know it is. Mukai: Thank you. Smith: Any other comments? There were no other comments from the Board Members. Smith: If not, call for the question. All those in favor say, "Aye." The Board Members voted "Aye." Smith: Any opposition? There was no opposition by the Board. Smith: Hearing none, motion carried unanimously. Thank you very much. The motion was carried unanimously. Smith: Mr. Armstrong, I have a question. When are you going to open your new location by Kona Brew? The parking at your other place is terrible. Armstrong: We have eleven parking spots there. When they redid the parking lot, even going back to when Collette's Framing was there, it was way different. It was way better than what it is now. When they redid the parking lot, they gave us eleven parking spots and with Umekes being there, it attracted other businesses and the place is full now. There may be one vacant spot, but the other tenants, and this is not to be negative, demand their parking spots. We've even had tenants come into the restaurant with a picture on their cell phones going around the tables asking (customers) 'is this your car? Is this your car?' I've had to ask them to leave, and they (say) 'well, they're in my spot.' It's not my concern, it's the concern of Colliers and they need to call them. It's an ongoing nightmare. Armstrong: The new place will have about a hundred parking spots which is one of the main reasons we're moving. We were delayed, big time, on getting our permit over a fire issue which was, not to make it a long story, but they changed the rules after we signed our lease, on the fire hydrants. It's a different Fire Chief that adopted a different fire rule; therefore, we wouldn't pass because the fire hydrants wouldn't cover a fifteen -foot corner of our restaurant. We had to get a variance and that took us eighteen months to get. FEBRUARY 20, 2020 -LIQUOR ADJUDICATION BOARD MINUTES 8