2018-07-05 Liquor Commission Minutes

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Masuda: And what would happened, Mr. Greenwell, if I may, is if they do get the building and then they have everything approved, they can just go in immediately and not have to wait for the Commission’s action. Greenwell: But Brandon said they have to do an inspection. Masuda: Yes, but that’s going to be before the activation; an inspection will happen. Salāve‘a: But not in front of the Commission. Masuda: But not in front of the Commission. So they will do whatever they have to do within the County. If they can get Planning to change their mind, fine. As long as they satisfy Liquor Department as far as upon the final inspection they have everything covered, Liquor Department will then issue them their activation. Six months from the activation, they’ll come before the board and tell us how it’s going. If it’s a full-on service building, then I’m sure the Department will give us the status of that and tell them, okay, it’s like a regular building, it’s no longer some kind of temporary or in between kind of a situation. Taniguchi: They already have the license. Greenwell: I understand that. Taniguchi: So this is for that outside thing. That’s why we voted for that—the request for a status update in six months. Greenwell: My next question is I don’t know how to word a motion to bring them back. Masuda: If I may, Mr. Chairman, an appropriate motion could just say, “Upon activation of their license, the Department will have a status report prepared for the Commission, and the applicants brought back in six-months.” Upon the activation, so they have to be functioning as a liquor licensee distributor. Taniguchi: Because actually, if they go into the building already, then it’s moot. Right? Gonzalez: Yes. This is a good discussion because what we’re trying to game plan is for things really out of our control. Because one way this can go is they are held to build a more permanent structure with four solid walls and a solid roof. The footprint of that building could be bigger or smaller than what we approved. We would need updated drawings from them when we go for our liquor inspection to say this is the area for liquor consumption. It could get smaller or it could get bigger. The other departments that have control over approving what they operate out of might say they can put up some kind of temporary structure that has fire retardant canvas or roofing. So, if the question is whether or not the Commission wants to go and take another stab at its approval of the liquor sales because there’s no clear picture of what they’re going to sell out of, then that is a valid question. But, if you look at it from this perspective: July 5, 2018 – LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 20