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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 12/08/14 <br /> Item No.: 11.a <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Public Hearing to Consider Amending City Code Chapter 302 to Allow for <br />Expanded Hours of Operation for On-Sale Brewer Taproom Establishments <br />B <br />ACKGROUND <br />1 <br />In July 2012 the City Council amended City Code Chapter 302 establishing an on-sale brewer taproom <br />2 <br />license category for Pour Decisions Brewery (now operating under the name Bent Brewstillery). This was <br />3 <br />preceded by the Council’s action in April, 2011 to create a brewery off-sale retail license for the same <br />4 <br />entity. <br />5 <br />6 <br />In creating the on-sale taproom license category, the City Council limited the hours of sale to 8am – 10pm, <br />7 <br />Sunday through Saturday. The City has been approached by Bent Brewstillery to modify those hours to <br />8 <br />allow them to remain open until 1:00am on New Year’s Eve and possibly midnight or 1:00am moving <br />9 <br />forward as well. This would require a change in City Code at a public hearing. <br />10 <br />11 <br />During the on-sale licensing discussions in 2012, Pour Decisions had requested that the Council exempt <br />12 <br />them from the food service requirements that other on-sale establishments have to abide by. Under City <br />13 <br />Code, on-sale establishments need to have at least 50% of their gross sales derived from food. <br />14 <br />15 <br />It was noted at the time that the concept behind having a food requirement in conjunction with an on-sale <br />16 <br />liquor license is to avoid the types of establishments that are considered and/or marketed as, a ‘bar’ or <br />17 <br />‘nightclub’. The distinction being made is that Roseville does NOT have bars, but rather we have <br />18 <br />restaurants that serve alcohol to complement the meal. <br />19 <br />20 <br />Ultimately the City Council chose to grant the exemption to the food service requirement in exchange for a <br />21 <br />closing time of 10pm instead of the standard 1am or 2am that is afforded to other on-sale establishments. <br />22 <br />The Council also reduced the on-sale license fee from $7,000 to $750 to reflect the reduced public safety- <br />23 <br />related impacts that result from an earlier closing time. An excerpt of the July 16, 2012 City Council <br />24 <br />meeting minutes are included in Attachment B. <br />25 <br />26 <br />Representatives of Bent Brewstillery are expected to be on hand to speak to their request and to address any <br />27 <br />Council inquiries. <br />28 <br />29 <br />PO <br />OLICYBJECTIVE <br />30 <br />Not applicable. <br />31 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />