Aurora, Illinois

File #: 21-0180    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 3/9/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/13/2021 Final action: 4/13/2021
Title: 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.
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Mega Fun Park, 2. Mega Fun Park Application_Redacted
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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.


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