Board of Aldermen - public_hearing

Thursday, July 16, 2026

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen's Excise Commissioner approved three liquor license applications: one for The Breakfast Corner, another for Seamus McDaniels at Dam Oakland Pub LLC, and a summer garden permit for Concordia Gymnastics Society.

About this meeting

Government Body
Board of Aldermen
Meeting Type
Board Of Aldermen
Location
St. Louis, MO
Meeting Date
July 16, 2026

Transcript

9 sections

0:09 – 2:33Speaker 2

Okay, we're now in a record. The final determination from the liquor license of the Breakfast Corner, 5213 Hampton. Present at the hearing is Liquor Control Officer Donna Wisdom, Mr. Joe Kelly, the agent for the applicant, Mr. Scott Ruff, the managing officer for the applicant, I'm Mylon McDonald, the Ex-Ex-Commissioner for the City of St. Louis. It is now 9.05 a.m. on July 16, 2026. Okay. Everything else is in order with this license. So no one is here objecting to it. We have no problems with it. So at this time, I'm approving the final determination. Yeah, that has been approved. The hearing is concluded. We're now going off the record. Okay, we're now on the record in the matter of a liquor license application for Dam Oakland Pub LLC. Doing business with Seamus McDaniels at 1205, 1208 to 1210 Tam Avenue. President of the hearing is Worker Control Officer Donna Wisdom. Mr. Joe Kelly, the agent for the applicant. Miles McDonnell, the Legislative Commissioner for the City of St. Louis. It is now 9.13 a.m. on Friday. July 16th, 2026. Okay, Mr. Kelly, the first thing we're going to introduce, if you're familiar with these, is a certified copy of St. Louis City Ordinance 71819 that governs the issuance of liquor licenses within the City of St. Louis. Do we have any objection to the introduction of that ordinance?

2:34 – 2:46Speaker 2

Okay. The next thing Is the file maintained on the applicant by the Excise Division? Do you have any objection to the introduction of that file?

2:46 – 3:07Speaker 2

Okay. And the next thing. Is the results of the investigation conducted by the Excise Division regarding the requirement for signatures within the petition circle, first being property owners, the second being qualified tenants, any objection to the introduction of the results of that investigation?

3:09 – 5:10Speaker 2

In terms of property owners, there's a total of 66 within the petition circle, majority of which is 34. The applicant secured 40 with an overage of six. And qualified tenants' occupants, there's a total of 90, majority of which is 46. The applicant secured 46 in the majority. So everything is already there. I see no reason why this premises would be a decremented neighborhood. So at this time, I'm approving the application. Okay, the application has been approved. The hearing is concluded. We're now going with the record change. We're now on a record in the matter of a liquor license application for a summer garden at Concordia Gymnastics Society, through the business as Concordia Gymnastics Society, at 6432 Gravel. President of the hearing is Ms. Donna Wisdom, White Control Officer Donna Wisdom, who's the White Control Officer for the Excise Division of St. Louis. And Ms. Lisa Berman, who's the principal in the management of the Concordia Gymnastics Society. Miles McDonald, the Excise Commissioner for the City of St. Louis. Like I said, this is regarding a summer garden. And nobody is here protesting or complaining about it. This premises has never had any problems at all. So at this time, I'm improving the application for the assembly building. There's something wrong here, ma'am, about There's another inheritance.

5:11 – 5:28Speaker 1

Oh, yeah. Because they expire in August. So we're just going to renew this. We're going to issue the Southern Garden for one month so that when we come back in August to renew the license, then all of them will be the same expiration date. Okay. Great. Okay. Thank you.

5:29Speaker 2

That having been addressed, the hearing is concluded. We're now going off the record in this manner.

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