| | MANAGER'S REPORT:
The following are applications for two new Beverage Dispensary - Tourism liquor licenses located at the Juneau International Airport. Since they are Beverage Dispensary - Tourism licenses issued in accordance with AS 04.11.400(d), they are not subject to the population limitations by which other Beverage Dispensary liquor licenses are limited.
New Beverage Dispensary - Tourism License #5340: Jacobsen/Daniels Associates, LLC d/b/a The Annex, Location: 1873 Shell Simmons Drive, Suite 220a, Juneau, AK 99801
New Beverage Dispensary - Tourism License #5341: Jacobsen/Daniels Associates, LLC d/b/a Romeo's Tap Room, Location: 1873 Shell Simmons Drive, Suite 220, Juneau, AK 99801
The Beverage Dispensary - Tourism licenses are before the Assembly to either protest or waive its right to protest the issuance of these new licenses. The Assembly may protest a license application for any of the reasons listed in CBJ 20.25.025. The Finance, Police, Fire, Public Works, and Community Development Departments have reviewed the applications and found them to be in compliance with CBJ Code.
In the event the Assembly does protest the issuance of this license, CBJ Code 20.25 requires notice, with specificity regarding the nature and basis of the protest, to be sent to the licensee and provides the licensee an opportunity to exercise their right to an informal hearing before the Assembly.
In addition to the Beverage Dispensary-Tourism licenses, each application is accompanied by an application for a Restaurant Designation Permit (RDP). The RDP's are subject to Assembly approval and allow for persons 16-20 years of age to dine unaccompanied, persons under 16 years of age to dine accompanied by a person 21 years of age or older, and persons 16-20 years of age to be employed. Neither the permit, nor the license allows persons under 16 years of age to be unaccompanied on the "licensed premises." The applicants have been working with CBJ staff to make accommodations so each of the leased locations have some area that will be considered outside the "licensed premises" covered by the liquor licenses to allow unaccompanied persons under 16 years of age to purchase food and non-alcoholic beverages from the licensee.
For the Romeo's Tap Room RDP, the darker sections in the attached map indicates those areas open to the public at which alcoholic beverages may be sold and served. The lighter shaded areas marked from the doorway to the cash register and all portions to the left of that line are areas where alcoholic beverages will not be sold or served.
For The Annex RDP, the original application as considered by the Alcohol Beverage Control Board at its meeting on July 8 indicated the entire leased area was to be designated as licensed premises. Following that ABC meeting, CBJ staff discussed the concern with the licensees that no unaccompanied minors under 16 years of age would be allowed on the premises if the license was approved as originally proposed. Following those discussions, the licensee submitted a revised map for the The Annex licensed premises to allow for only a portion of their leased premises to be considered "licensed premises" for the purposes of selling and serving alcoholic beverages. The revised map is attached for your approval.
The Airport Board has been following the progress of these licenses at a number of meetings during the last four months. These licenses were on the July 8 Alcohol Beverage Control Board agenda and were approved with delegated consent pending the decisions by CBJ. | |