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and presented his case so that we could be semi -ready to approve it or disapprove it? But, <br />here, he's coming in late and now he's asking for an extension. Is the guy legit? <br />Gonzalez: That is a very good question and I have to tell you that I need to look into that <br />further to see what the circumstances were with the communication because I don't know at <br />this point. Just speculating, it could be because it was around the new year and there could <br />have been things that just didn't occur. Maybe we told him to give us something in writing so <br />we could put it on the agenda. I'm not sure. I have to review the overall file to see. <br />Raymond: Could it be possible that maybe with that we can postpone it for further updates or <br />clarification or no? <br />Onizuka: The thing is, he's asking for an extension of time because the permits are not <br />coming through. To be honest with you, it takes a while. Especially considering the holiday <br />season, you may not get any response from the County. I think that was the problem and he <br />was probably hoping that it would come through by the end of the year. But in this case, he's <br />just asking for an extension of time to finish up his permits. <br />Gonzalez: One thought that comes to mind is if the original approval came in around, that's <br />why I'd have to check when the original approval came in. By rule he has up until, I want to <br />say, about six months to ask for the extension. Maybe he was waiting until the very last <br />minute because he was hopeful he would get the approval. It didn't happen. As for the <br />extension, that's what I want to verify in the file. <br />Gonzalez: Typically, we don't get a lot of frivolous requests for an extension like this. Nearly <br />all of them in some part due to a circumstance that they have very little control over. <br />Ibarra: I echo Commissioner Greenwell. His permit expired and he's coming after the fact, <br />that expiration, unless there's a rule that says you can apply after the expiration. His permit <br />expired January 3rd according to this email (read from the email on file), he comes in <br />January 11. But if the Commission keeps saying well, the legal counsel says we can extend <br />after expiration, or does he go through the whole process again? <br />Masuda: Before we get there, maybe Mr. Gonzalez can explain why the rule is so strict and <br />how they have to wait another year before they can reapply? <br />Gonzalez: Yes. In the past for similar situations, the Department has been flexible in <br />accepting the requests for an extension of time to approve because what happens then is the <br />mechanism is that they have to start the application process all over again. <br />Masuda: But they have to wait a year first. <br />Gonzalez: Yes. <br />Masuda: They're going to lose their investors. <br />Greenwell: Brandon, if we give him a break so to speak, are we setting precedence? Or do <br />we need to tighten up on these people? <br />FEBRUARY 7, 2019 - LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 27 <br />