Huntley Liquor Commission considers granting licenses

By Jenie Mallari-Torres

Jan 8, 2017

The village of Huntley Liquor Commission met Sept. 8 to consider granting licenses.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the commission:

Board of Trustees acts as the Village’s Liquor Commission. The Liquor Commission regulates and monitors the Village of Huntley Liquor Control Ordinance. The Commission meets as needed

VILLAGE OF HUNTLEY

LIQUOR COMMISSION HEARING

September 8, 2016

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER:

A meeting of the Huntley Liquor Commission was called to order on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Complex, Village Board Room, 10987 Main Street, Huntley, Illinois 60142.

ATTENDANCE:

PRESENT: Chairman Charles Sass; Commissioners: Ronda Goldman, Tim Hoeft, Niko Kanakaris, John Piwko and JR Westberg.

ABSENT: Commissioner Harry Leopold

IN ATTENDANCE: Village Manager David Johnson, Assistant Village Manager Lisa Armour, Management Assistant Barbara Read and Village Attorney John Cowlin.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: None

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION:

A. Consideration of an Ordinance for the Approval and Issuance of a Class “E” Liquor License; St. Mary Knights of Columbus / 2016 Parish Brat Fest

Chairman Sass reported that the Village of Huntley regulates the sale of alcoholic beverages in the Village through its Liquor Control Ordinance, which provides for the issuance of certain classes of liquor licenses and establishes the number of licenses available in each class.

A Class “E” Liquor License is being requested at this time. A Class “E” Liquor License is a temporary license, not to exceed three days, issued to not-for-profit organizations with a license fee of $75.00.

Staff Analysis

The Liquor Commission is being presented with the request from Knights of Columbus Council 11666 (Knights) for the issuance of a Class “E” Liquor License. The Knights is a not-for-profit corporation associated with St. Mary Church of Huntley. The request to sell beer and wine only is for the Parish Brat Fest taking place on church property, 10307 Dundee Road on September 30, 2016. Knights is requesting the license to operate a beer garden during the hours of 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm with serving ending at 8:30 pm.

The beer garden area will be fenced off and no alcohol will be removed from this area. All members of the Knights have been Basset trained and will be the only members to perform the ID check to provide a wrist band and serve the alcohol.

An application has been placed on file and reviewed by the Village Clerk’s Office. The application is being presented with the provision of the State license being provided closer to the date of the event. The liquor license would be issued for September 30, 2016 only. All other required documentation has been submitted and meets code requirements.

Financial Impact

The Knights of Columbus is requesting waiver of the payment of the $75.00 fee.

Legal Analysis

Section 110 of the Village Code of Ordinances regulates liquor sale in the Village. The application has been reviewed and is in compliance with Section 110: Alcoholic Beverages requirements.

Chairman Sass asked if the Committee had any comments or questions; there were none.

A MOTION was made to approve an Ordinance approving the issuance of a Class “E” Liquor

License to The Knights of Columbus for the St. Mary Parish Brat Fest subject to the following conditions of approval:

1. Petitioner must show proof of the State of Illinois Liquor License before the Village of Huntley Class “E” Liquor License becomes effective.

MOTION: Commissioner Piwko

SECOND: Commissioner Goldman

AYES: Commissioners: Goldman, Hoeft, Kanakaris and Piwko

NAYS: None

ABSENT: Commissioner Leopold

ABSTAIN: Commissioner Westberg

The Motion Carried: 4-0-1-1

EXECUTIVE SESSION: None