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AGENDA TITLE: Consider Protest of Issuance of Liquor License at
117 North Sacramento Street
MEETING DATE: Jule 6, 1994
PREPARED BY: Police Chief
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council to.determine whether or not to
formally protest the issuance of a license to
serve beer and wine at 117 N. Sacramento Street.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Lodi Police Department has filed a
formal protest against the issuance of'an
ABC License to the El Grullense Cantina,
located at 117 N. Sacramento Street. The
Council needs to decide if the City should allow a conditional use
license to be issued at the above location. Some examples of
conditions that could be placed on this business are as follows:
1) The serving of beer and wine only in conjunction with the
serving of meals.
2) Limitations placed on the number of hours the establishment
may be open for business.
3) The requirement of a security guard.
or any other conditions the Council sees fit to initiate. (Please
refer to the attached letter to ABC.)
FUNDING: None
cc: City Attorney
Larry D,Hanse�r
Chief of Police
THOMAS A PETERSON
City Manager
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L JI POLICE DEPARTMENT
Larry D. Hansen
Chief of Police
Thomas A. Peterson
City Manager
Mr. Darrell McClaine
Alcohol Beverage Control
P. O. Box -1,50
Stockton, CA 9520i
Dear Mr. McClaine:
June 27, 1994
230 WEST ELM STREET
LODI. CALIFORNIA 95240
` (2091333.6727
The purpose of this letter is to formally protest the issuance of
an ABC license to the owners of E1 Grullense located at
117 N. Sacramento Street.
A you are aware, I am meeting with the owners and representatives
of this business to determine if some sort of conditional license
might address our concerns. The primary concern of the Lodi
Police Department is that this new business is located in a high
crime area that has a disproportionate amount of alcohol related
crimes. There have been several businesses in the 00 to 100
Block of North Sacramento Street that have been closed down
through the cooperative efforts of the Lodi Police Department and
ABC.
The dilemma the City is facing with the issuance of a license to
the E1 Grullense is a concern for an additional alcohol
establishment vs. the concern for revitalizing the downtown
area.
In any event, in order to meet the July 1 deadline, please
consider this our formal protest to the issuance of a license.
It is my understanding that if some sort of compromise can be
reached, the City of Lodi can formally withdraw this protest.
Sincerely,
Larry DHansen
Chief of Pclice
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