2017-12-07 Liquor Commission Minutes

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Villaroell: It's like a mini mart. They have groceries already and now she wants to incorporate selling liquor, in addition to the groceries. Masuda: Do you prepare foods, too? De La Cruz: No. It's just groceries, cans, candies, fresh produce, cheese, Mexican cheese. Some fresh produce is Mexican from Los Angeles and some fresh produce we get local. Tomatoes, tomatillos, my customers are Mexican, just Mexican. Takaba: Thank you. Director, do you have any report of protests? Takase: Yes, Mr. Chairman. Takase: The applicant mailed seven out of eight notices within 100 feet, 333 out of 339 within 500 feet, there were 333 total properties entitled to protest. We have one protest to this application. Taniguchi: There are two letters. Gonzalez: Two letters, they are husband and wife, from the same address. Takaba: Two letters of protest? Takase: Two letters but from one property. Greenwell: Director, can you explain about there being an elementary school near the premises? Takase: Yes. This location is across the old Green Onion on Kilauea Avenue, just down from our office. Across the street now is Just Cruisin' Coffee, but they're in an old building and there's a couple of businesses to the right of her and there's Waiakea Canal, and Kapiolani School is across the canal on the other side of her. So they're within the 500 feet, yes. The people who are protesting are in an apartment building or condominium now located next to Cafe 100. Greenwell: Does this hold any merit? Takase: That there is a school within the proximity? Yes, there is a school within proximity. Greenwell: Is there a problem with that? Takase: We haven't had any problems. We have other licensees in the area. We haven't had any problems and the school hasn't protested. She's opening a Mexican grocery store, and there are other bigger convenience stores. There's Shell service DECEMBER 7, 2017- LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 26