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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Jennifer Stallings - City Clerk
DATE: March 11, 2021
SUBJECT:
Resolution establishing the maximum number of City of Aurora Liquor Licenses by Class.
PURPOSE:
To increase the number of Class C: Specialty On-Site Consumption (Recreational Facility) licenses. A new business, PLM Entertainment, LLC, d/b/a Mega Fun Park, is opening a recreational facility that contains arcade games, a climbing wall, basketball and jumping rooms, among other recreational activities. PLM Entertainment, LLC will also operate a restaurant offering menu items including appetizers, salads, pizza, and desserts, as well as a bar offering beer and wine for consumption on-site.
BACKGROUND:
This request is presented in accordance with the 2011 amendment to the City's Liquor Ordinance, specifically Section 6-9(a), which charges the City Council with the authority to determine the number of licenses available in each classification.
DISCUSSION:
PLM Entertainment, LLC has submitted a liquor license application for the purposes of opening a bar and restaurant inside of their new business, Mega Fun Park. If approved, this liquor license will allow the owner to operate a bar in conjunction with a restaurant on the premises of this recreational facility.
Attached is the application submitted for your consideration. If approved, this resolution would increase the number of allowable liquor licenses as indicated in the accompanying Exhibit A to allow for the issuance of the license by the Liquor Commissioner. City staff has been working closely with the business owner to ensure that all requirements for a liquor license, as set forth in Chapter 6 of the City's Code of Ordinances, are met.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The proposed resolution presents an opportunity to further the City of Aurora's economic development and to bring additional business and people to the City of Aurora.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends that this resolution be approved.
cc: Public Health, Safety & Transportation Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class C: Specialty On-Site Consumption (Recreational Facility) Liquor Licenses (unofficially related to the application from PLM Entertainment, LLC d/b/a Mega Fun Park at 1971 W. Galena Blvd, Aurora, IL 60506) - Ward 5.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 4-1 of the Illinois Liquor Control Act, 235 ILCS 5/4-1, and Section 6-9 of the City of Aurora Liquor Ordinance, the City Council may establish the maximum number of allowed liquor licenses within the City of Aurora; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 6-9, it is the desire of the City Council to increase the maximum number of allowed liquor licenses within the City of Aurora as reflected in the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: that the allowable liquor licenses are established as set forth in Exhibit A.