Good afternoon everyone – I hope it’s OK if I jump into the conversation with some clarifications.
First, an establishment with a “dispenser license transferred from another local option district” (as referenced in this draft ordinance) would be limited only
to on-premise sales – package sales are not permitted with this particular type of license under state regulations. Such an establishment would, however, be permitted to sell alcohol for on-premise consumption without food service. The Alcoholic Liquor section
of the Code of Ordinances (§13-2) references different types
of alcohol establishments by state license type, so the reference to “dispenser license transferred from another local option district” is proposed here in keeping with that convention.
Second, readers are correct that permission from a nearby church or school is not a requirement for receiving the waiver. However, the Liquor Hearing Officer
is required to notify nearby schools and churches of the upcoming hearing. If the church or school decided to weigh in either in support or opposition of the waiver request, the Hearing Officer would take this position into account when considering whether
to grant the waiver. The existing requirement that the Hearing Officer notify stakeholders is in section E of the waiver section of the Alcoholic Liquor Ordinance (§13-2-4,
which you can read by clicking
here).
What is being proposed here is an amendment to an existing ordinance that already allows waivers to be granted for similar licenses Downtown, and city-wide
for beer and wine licenses. The only change this would make to the waiver ordinance would be this addition of the Nob Hill area.
Finally, just so it is clear, the Council delegates authority to the Liquor Hearing Officer for such decisions, and councilors themselves would not consider
waiver requests.
Thanks,
Andrew
Andrew Webb
Policy Analyst/Planning
Albuquerque City Council
505-768-3161
From: Susan Michie-Maitlen [mailto:sgm150@ymail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2016 1:01 PM
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Subject: Fw: Councilor Davis's Email on Nob Hill Alcohol Waiver
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Please recall Councilor Davis's email below. It appears that he was fully aware that "permission of nearby churches" was important to the language in
this ordinance for the NHNA board members. That is the impression that I got at every board meeting I attended in which the topic was discussed, and most likely the reason why it was not rejected from the beginning.
I have no idea why the "required permission clause" was not included in the current draft of the ordinance that the attorney's proposed to the NHNA
and it appears that the NHNA board members had every reason to believe that it was. It is concerning that intelligent people on the board did not actually read the ordinance or were not able to understand it, before they posted misinformation on our social
media.
That being said, I was opposed to the ordinance from the beginning with or without the permission clause and I remain so, for the following reasons
(based on the many discussions I have now heard on both sides of the issue) : 1) I do not believe the law should be changed at the request of a single business group in a single industry; and 2) I honestly do not believe the NHNA board has the business expertise
to make this decision, because without thorough research into the unique economic factors that make up the Nob Hill business mix, we have no way of knowing if passing this ordinance will benefit our commercial district or the community as a whole. Nob Hill
Main Street is working to get that expertise as we speak, and I think we should wait until they get some results before we change our laws based on nothing but the speculations of people who feel they have a stake in the outcome.
Cheers!
Susan Michie, Ph.D
Nob Hill Resident and Property Owner
Professor of Strategic Business Management (Ret.)
Past Chair of the Nob Hill Main Street Economic Development Committee
Past President of the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association
Regular Patron of the Nob Hill Entertainment District
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From: "Davis, Pat via Neighbors_nobhill-nm" <neighbors_nobhill-nm@mailman.swcp.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Nob Hill Neighborhood Association Board Meeting Agenda
Ron, Thanks for including me in these notes.
I appreciate you including me on the agenda, but I want to be clear that I am not supporting this change or taking a position on this
at this time.
Earlier this year, a restaurant ownership group asked me to sponsor
a change to the Nob Hill - Highland Sector plan that would permit liquor license applicants to apply for licenses if they could obtain permission of nearby churches
(currently, there is a blanket prohibition on licenses near religious institutions).
Instead of sponsoring that change outright, I had our staff create draft language. I agreed to sponsor the change only if the neighborhood
associations impacted by the change endorsed the change.
It is my understanding that the restaurant group has been working with the neighborhood association to address their concerns and the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association Board is scheduled to take up this matter at tonight’s meeting.
Please let me know how it goes so we can consider whether to file the change or whether the association opposes it.
Thanks, Pat
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Date: Monday, September 12, 2016 at 12:16 AM
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Cc: Ron Halbgewachs <ronhalbgewachs@peoplepc.com>, Patrick Davis <patdavis@cabq.gov>, "Foran, Sean M." <seanforan@cabq.gov>,
Morris Chavez <mo@saucedochavez.com>
Subject: Nob Hill Neighborhood Association Board Meeting Agenda
Please see the attached agenda for the next meeting of the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association Board of Directors meeting at Monte Vista
Christian Church, 3501 Campus Blvd NE.
Ron Halbgewachs
President, Nob Hill Neighborhood Association
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