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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Alex Voigt, Interim City Clerk
DATE: September 18, 2019
SUBJECT:
Resolution Establishing the Maximum Number of City of Aurora Liquor Licenses by Class.
PURPOSE:
To increase the number of Class E, Full Menu Restaurant License for the total maximum number of Class E as 51.
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:
The new restaurant next to the Aurora Arts Center, referenced here as 5 E. Galena, Aurora, IL 60506, submitted a liquor license application regarding a Class E license for the purpose of serving beer, wine and alcohol by the drink only for on-site consumption. This is a newly constructed restaurant in the downtown.
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 Commissioner. City staff has been working 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.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
I am recommending that this resolution be forwarded to Committee of the Whole by the Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee for consideration at its meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019.
cc: Public Health, Safety and Transportation Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class E City of Aurora liquor licenses (unofficially related to application from: Aurora Restaurant, LLC located...
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