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Aurora, Illinois

File #: 21-0878    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/25/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/23/2021 Final action: 11/23/2021
Title: A Resolution establishing the maximum number of Class C: Specialty On-Site Consumption liquor licenses (unofficially related to the application from Foreign Exchange Brewing, Inc. at 110 Cross St, Aurora). [Ward 4]
Attachments: 1. Foreign Exchange Floorplan, 2. Exhibit A - Foreign Exchange, 3. Foreign Exchange Application_Redacted
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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin

FROM: Jennifer Stallings, City Clerk

DATE: October 25, 2021

SUBJECT:
A 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 liquor licenses. Foreign Exchange Brewing, Inc., d/b/a Foreign Exchange Brewing Company, is opening a new Brewery/Taproom at 110 Cross St in Aurora and has submitted a liquor license application to manufacture beer and sell their beer for consumption on-site or off-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:
Foreign Exchange Brewing, Inc. d/b/a Foreign Exchange Brewing Company, is opening a new Brewery/Taproom at 110 Cross St in Aurora. A liquor license application has been submitted requesting a brewery/taproom liquor license to enable them to manufacture beer and sell their beer for consumption on-site or off-site. Foreign Exchange Brewing Company plans to offer a full menu of small and large plates in conjunction with Gillerson's Grubbery, a local restaurant.

Attached is the application submitted for your consideration. If approved, this resolution will 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 with the business owners 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.


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