Board of Aldermen - public_hearing
The Board of Aldermen approved four liquor license applications. The applications were for Core Division LLC, Scully's House of Blues LLC, Ozzie's Market LLC, and RACA Inc. Each application was reviewed for compliance with city ordinances and neighborhood approval requirements.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Board of Aldermen
- Meeting Type
- Board Of Aldermen
- Location
- St. Louis, MO
- Meeting Date
- July 30, 2026
Transcript
39 sections
for core division LLC at 4370 Manchester Avenue doing business as only license application for full drink Sunday license in the Sidewalk Cafe. Present at the hearing is Mr. Mildred Bell Givens, the Executive Secretary for the Excise Division, Mr. Joe Kelly. I'm the agent for the applicant. I'm Mr. Benjamin Sawyer, the manager for the applicant. I'm Miles McDonnell, the outside commissioner for the city of St. Louis. Okay, we've been familiar with how this works in the industry. Yes, sir. Okay, the first thing we're going to introduce as an exhibit, the application is a certified copy St. Louis city ordinance 71819 that governs the record applications from the city of St. Louis. Any objection to the reduction of that ordinance?
No, sir.
Okay. And the next thing is the file maintained by the excise division regarding the applicant. Any objection to the introduction of that file?
No, sir.
Okay. And the next thing is the results. investigation conducted by the Excise Division regarding the requirement for approval signatures in two categories. One, property owners, next one, tenants, occupants within the petition circle. Any objection to the induction results of that investigation?
No, sir.
Okay. In terms of property owners, there's a total of 46 within the petition circle, majority of which is 24. The applicant secured 28 approval signatures with an overage of four. The next category, tenant's occupants, there's a total of 32 within the petition circle. The number of tenants and occupants assigned is a total of 39 with an overage of seven. Everything is fine there. I see no reason why this premises would be a detriment to the neighborhood. So at this time, I'm approving the application The application has been approved. The hearing is concluded. We are now going off the record. In the matter of a liquor license application for Scully's House of Blues LLC doing business as Beattie's Jazz Blues and Soups. It's located at 700 South Broadway. for a full break, Sunday license, summer garden, and the site will be okay. Okay.
First thing is a certified copy.
St. Louis city ordinance 71819 that governs the issuance of worker license in the city of St. Louis. Any objection to the introduction of that ordinance?
No, sir.
Okay, next thing. File maintained by the excise division regarding the applicant. Any objection to the introduction of that file?
No, sir.
Okay. Next thing. I see results. of the investigation conducted by the Exide Division to verify the approval signatures in categories one, qualified property owners, and second one, qualified tenants' occupants within the petition circle. Any objections to the introduction of the results of that investigation?
No, sir.
Okay. In terms of property owners, there's a total of 14 within the petition circle, which is eight. Property owners, it's saying there's eight. Right. Right. Majority. Did you say that you needed some here, Joe?
No, I don't think we're good on that. Yeah, they got to mark this sign. I just pulled down until we had 8.014. They got needed, I guess.
There aren't net money, period.
Yeah. Who had that one? Pam. Who did that one?
Yeah. P.A. How long did we call it?
Freshly.
I don't recall, but yeah, they got it. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
I think she just didn't total it down here. So we got eight of 14 on the property.
She says...
She got the little at sign right there, Miles. She says at. She got the little at. It's so little.
Instead of putting a zero in there, I think she just put an X in there.
Yeah, she put an at sign. Which means that they met.
Well, it says meet, so it looks like it says... At.
Okay, everything is okay with the property owners. Senate's occupants, there's a total of three in the petition circle. The applicant secured three signatures, so everything is okay there. At this time, I'm going to approve the application. The application has been approved. The hearing is concluded. We're not going out to record anything. For Ozzie's Market, LLC, 1933 Washington. So for a full drink on Sunday in the summer garden. Yes, sir. All right. President, the hearing Mildred Bell-Gilliams, Executive Secretary for the Exit Division. Mr. Mackenzie Marks, Managing Officer for the Applicant. Mr. Tanner Tucker for the Downtown Air Association. Ms. Melody Cagno. I was the agent hired to work on the liquor license.
Okay, that's it.
Mr. Cagno is the agent. Hired to work on a worker license. I'm Miles McDonald, the Excise Commissioner for the City of St. Lawrence. 9.25 a.m. on July 30th, 2026. I'm going to introduce you to things. First one is a certified copy of St. Lawrence City Garden in 71819. The next thing is file maintained by the Excise Division regarding the applicant. Objection to the introduction of that property. No, there's no objections to that. There's no requirement for any kind of approval signature. This is file under Board Bill 60. So everything appears to be in order. I see no reason why this premises would be a detriment to the neighborhood. So this time I'm approving the application. The application is approved. Hearing is concluded. Now on the record of the matter of a liquor license application for RACA, R-A-2-2-A, Inc., Doing Businesses, Casablanca Club, 4250 South Broadway, Application for a Full Drink License and Sunday License, President of the Hearing, Mr. Notreville-Hillings, Executive Secretary of the Exit Division, Mr. Abdullah Abraham, the Owner of the Business, Comrade Donald, Exit Commissioner for the City of St. Louis, 9.27 a.m. on July 30th, 2026. Okay. First thing, you have to answer whether or not you are an object.
Yes, sir.
First thing, we're going to introduce a certified copy of St. Louis City Gardens 68536, which covers initials, worker licenses within the city of St. Louis, Do you have any objection to the introduction of the collection?
Yes, sir.
Okay, next thing. Introduction of the file regarding Raka Inc. It's maintained by the Excise Division. Do you have any objection to the introduction of that file?
No, sir.
Okay, next thing. Results of the investigation. Concerning requirement for approval signatures in two categories. First being qualified property owners within the petition circle. The next being qualified tenants' occupants. Do you have any objections to the introduction of the results of that investigation?
No, sir.
Okay. Regarding property owners, total of looks like 19 within the petition circle. which is 11, the application for the quality approval signature, one, and its occupants. Total of 15. which is 10. The applicants include 10 senior community rights category. Everything is here to be in order. I see no reason why this premises would be affected with the neighborhood. So this time I'm approving the application. Okay. Now the application has been approved. Everything's concluded. We're not going off the record and dismissed.
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