[Neighbors] FW: 7-11 Liquor license hearings in your neighborhood

[Charlie Bennett via Neighbors_nobhill-nm]

Greeting neighbors,

This is just a reminder to all.  Nancy Bearce does have mountains of
documents used in numerous successful n'hood wins against zoning
applications to sell package liquor for of-site consumption.  I suspect
that she would be happy to share these with any attorney you wish to choose
to represent a case against Southwest Convenience Stores, Inc.'s
applications.  Much would be useful in opposition to a license.
Included in those documents are the CVS pharmacies vs City of ABQ and the
most recent successful opposition to Southwest Convenience Stores, Inc. / 7
Eleven's liquor sale application to the Zoning Hearing Officer.

Additionally, allow me to direct you to the State Alcohol & Gaming Dept.'s
form "In Protest or Support of a Liquor License" Application:
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/alcoholandgaming/File_A_Complaint.aspx

Just sayin'
Charlie Bennett


On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 10:38 AM Davis, Pat via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Neighbors in Parkland Hills, South San Pedro and Nob Hill,
>
> You should have received a notice of a liquor license hearing tomorrow,
> 6/4 at 9am in the 9th Floor Committee Room, for your neighborhoods which
> involve the 7-11 stores at 3801 Central NE (Central & Aliso) and 5401
> Kathryn SE (Kathryn & San Mateo).
>
> Over the past week or so, I have been contacted by several neighborhood
> groups and petitions asking for the city to deny these transfers of sale.
>
> I fully support these efforts, however please ensure that they are
> directed to the city's alcohol licensure officer, c/o Mrs. Sandra Chavez,
> smchavez at cabq.gov instead of to the city council.
>
> The city's liquor license decision authority is vested in an Independent
> Liquor Hearing Officer whose decisions are appealed to the courts, not the
> Council.
>
> Similar to our zoning rules, they city's ethics rules also prohibit me
> from specifically directing hearing officer or staff in this matter - but
> in extraordinary circumstances I can help the community organize and share
> my own concerns and I have chosen to do just that in these cases.
>
> That said, I share concerns about the negative neighborhood impacts these
> two locations have demonstrated under 7-11 management.  The hearing officer
> is limited in what he can consider to deny a license transfer, and the bar
> is very high to do so.  Experience in these matters tells us that data
> demonstrating an inability for a license owner to manage the license and
> incompatibility with evolving neighborhood uses is the most impactful.
>
> Therefore, I had APD, AFR and my staff compile data on calls for service
> at both locations and I have written and submitted a letter (attached) to
> the hearing officer detailing:
>
>    - The number of police and fire calls for service at each location
>    - The disproportionate number of public resources required to respond
>    to what I perceive is an inability or unwillingness of 7-11 to implement
>    their own policies to prevent, theft, over-intoxication and neighborhood
>    disturbances linked to these locations and alcohol.
>
> Simply put, the availability of alcohol for off-premise consumption has
> proven to be incompatible with other uses in the neighborhood and the
> records demonstrate that the City is required to devote a disproportionate
> amount of public resources to respond to and restore the health and safety
> of the neighborhoods when the license holders fail, time and time again, to
> prevent the negative impacts of their off-premise sales from negatively
> impacting others.
>
> I am making a copy of that letter and the data available to you all so
> that you can use it in your own advocacy and engagement around these
> hearings.
>
> You should also contact your neighborhood association president if you
> want to know more about your NA's stance on these requests.
>
> In solidarity,
>
> Pat
>
> Pat Davis
> City Councilor
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Foran, Sean M." <seanforan at cabq.gov>
> Date: Thu, May 30, 2019 at 1:27 PM -0600
> Subject: re Councilor Davis' comments on 5401 Kathryn SE & 3801 Central SE
> To: "Chavez, Sandra M." <smchavez at cabq.gov>
>
>
> Ms. Chavez,
>
> Would you please pass this letter from Councilor Davis regarding the
> hearings on 5401 Kathryn SE & 3801 Central SE on to Hearing Officer
> Chavez and include it in the appropriate files.
>
> Thank you,
> Sean Foran
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