[Neighbors] Request for Liquor License Transfer, The Library Moveable Feast, NE Corner Richmond Dr. and Central Ave.

Mon Sep 16 18:20:44 MDT 2024

When I replied, I neglected to include Kyla and company. Kyla, thank you
for your thoughtful response.

I recommend *APPROVE*

Though parts of the request are a little vague, the concept seems sound.
Some of my reasoning

- According to already mentioned reporting, the downtown Library location
looks to have a negative track record. However, knowing the downtown area
after dark, I'm curious to know how many of those calls were a result from
inside the bar/bar patrons and outside the bar, people not going into or
coming out.

- From what I can ascertain from the request, what they're planning doesn't
sound like what the other location is.

- The more empty storefronts the worse it is for all businesses in Nob
Hill. I want an entertainment district that's vibrant with options that
will bring a variety of patrons. The same people that go to M'Tucci's and
Scalo are not necessarily the same that would frequent this establishment.

- The murder at the old Imbibe was terrible and I feel for his family and
friends. But it should not deter or disallow a new business from moving in.
I missed a stabbing in front of Papa John's by 5 minutes a few years ago. A
customer tried to break up a fight btwn a man and women right outside and
was stabbed to death. Should we have petitioned to close Papa John's and
been opposed to anything new moving in?

- "Nightclubs" and bars. I put that in quotes bc that seems to be a
negative buzzword in the neighborhood as was evidenced in the recent tv
interview when Oak and Ivy opened. I don't care what anyone calls it, the
more entertainment the better. Something midscale with live music on a
regular basis would be a great addition. I remember a time when there were
more shops than restaurants/bars but if they were still successful they'd
still be here.

We moved closer to Nob Hill (we're down by Monte Vista Elem) because we
regularly frequented bars and restaurants and wanted to be within walking
distance. We knew full well what it would be like living so close to an
entertainment district. It's sad to see how many businesses have closed and
how many of those building owners have made it completely unaffordable for
new ones to move in.

Thanks for reading.

On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 4:47 PM fgreen38 via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> Way too long to read  which tends to just be a bit too much defence.
> We still oppose this liquor license transfer.
> Karen and Fred Green
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Kyla Stoker via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
> Date: 9/16/24 2:16 PM (GMT-07:00)
> To: eachestnut at swcp.com
> Cc: NobHill Neighbors <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>, Gary Eyster <
> meyster1 at me.com>, Mark Rhodes <mmr at rspcnm.com>
> Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Request for Liquor License Transfer, The Library
> Moveable Feast, NE Corner Richmond Dr. and Central Ave.
>
> Good afternoon Nob Hilleños,
>
>
>
> My name is Kyla Stoker. You may have seen my name mentioned in the email
> chain below for the reason that I am one of the two individuals who is
> representing the applicant in their transfer of location of a liquor
> license into the proposed location. You may also remember me from many
> other recent transfers of businesses which I have personally helped with
> their real estate and/or their liquor licenses. I have had a several year
> passion project in which I have actively helped clients lease, buy and sell
> properties in Nob Hill. I have been involved in over a dozen of the
> *current* businesses which you know, love and trust in Nob Hill, in some
> way or another. I have actively worked on encouraging entrepreneurs to
> engage in business in this area, despite the many hesitations that I often
> receive. I have shown the subject building to a number of clients who have
> passed on it because of the incredible investment it will take to be
> operable for most business types. I believe in Nob Hill and invest my time,
> energy and money in its success.
>
>
>
> What you may not know, is that I am also a homeowner in the Nob Hill
> neighborhood, who is investing my hard earned money into the Nob Hill
> neighborhood. Being a property owner was another step that I believed was
> important in the passion and belief that I have for its future. My plan is
> to continue to purchase properties in the area I love for its character,
> history, food culture and nightlife.
>
>
>
> As a business woman who has represented hundreds of liquor license
> applicants in my career, I can speak directly to the ownership of this
> specific applicant. I have had the pleasure of working with, and knowing
> each of them, for 16 years. Each of the four owners are proud members of
> this community in which they give back to. The ownership consists of civil
> engineer, real estate professional, State of NM director position and a
> very dedicated owner in charge of operations. They are all educated
> professionals working towards a similar goal of leaving Albuquerque better
> than they got it; the same goal many of us young professionals are working
> towards when choosing to stay and invest in our city. 3 of the 4 owners are
> native New Mexicans, and all of them are raising families in our community.
>
>
>
> The operators of this venue intend to be mindful of the character and
> needs of Nob Hill. They have expressed their desire to be a community event
> space where the neighbors want to spend time and memorable events. They are
> exploring the option of doing a daytime immersive art gallery for local
> artists.  Their brand intends to be experiential, memorable, vibrant,
> unique, upscale and intimate while giving a fresh new life to a corner that
> has needed it on the northern side of west Nob Hill. They will need the
> support of the community in which they plan to invest to be successful in
> retaining that demographic.
>
>
>
> The ownership is involved in many philanthropic activities and groups. A
> couple that I can name are: NM Hispano Chamber of Commerce, Joy Junction,
> 505 Locker, Pink Pantry, Lobo Club, Musical Theater SW, Heart Foundation,
> Ronald McDonald House, Junior Achievement of NM, Carrie Tingley Children's
> Hospital, Horses for Heroes, La Vida Felicidad, and Cuidando Los Ninos.
>
>
>
> As you can see, not all operators are made alike and while we can see that
> there have been some bad acts by other operators in the past, not all new
> businesses  are run the same. These operators have a budget of $1.8M+/-
> which they are working with to rehab this once beautiful building which has
> been an eye sore and vacant since 2019. Along with many other buildings in
> Nob Hill, this building remains vacant. Retail has proven that it does not
> sustain in Nob Hill. Food and entertainment are the businesses which appear
> to me to keep the Nob Hill neighborhood from turning into the next vacant
> downtown. Businesses which are open, not vacant boarded up properties, are
> what continue to maintain and grow the value of the commercial property,
> which in turn also has been shown to help the growth of surrounding
> residential property values.
>
>
>
> As a native New Mexican, an entrepreneur and a homeowner in Nob Hill, I am
> urging you to be open minded about the fact that it is hard to get
> businesses to invest the kind of money that is needed to make these
> properties viable. I know this because I am working regularly and actively
> in bringing business to the area. The liquor is a component that people
> understandably become fearful of, however, it truly comes down to the
> operators of any business as to its ability to be a good community partner.
>
>
>
> Regardless of your position on this application, my input still remains
> that we must consider the consequences of not supporting new businesses to
> operate in our community.
>
>
>
> Thank you for reading and I do appreciate the active role you all take in
> your community; it does not go unnoticed the amount of effort that it takes
> to do so. I plan to continue to work on the revitalization efforts that I
> have made my passion for the last several years and I am certain we will be
> working together again soon.
>
>
>
> Kyla Stoker
>
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 8:52 PM <eachestnut at swcp.com> wrote:
>
>> At this point I am opposed to this liquor license application.  Getting
>> past issues with regard to that corner is a must.
>>
>> Elizabeth Chestnut
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
>> neighbors_nobhill-nm-bounces at mailman.swcp.com> *On Behalf Of *Gary
>> Eyster via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
>> *Sent:* Saturday, September 14, 2024 1:04 PM
>> *To:* 'NobHill Neighbors' <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>
>> *Cc:* 'Kyla Stoker' <kyla at newmexicoliquorlicense.com>; 'Mark Rhodes' <
>> mmr at rspcnm.com>
>> *Subject:* [Neighbors] Request for Liquor License Transfer, The Library
>> Moveable Feast, NE Corner Richmond Dr. and Central Ave.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nob Hill Friends and Neighbors*,*
>>
>>
>>
>> *The CABQ Liquor Hearing Officer has notified your association of an
>> application *for transfer of location of inter-local dispenser liquor
>> license to 3101 and 3108 Central Ave. NE and 102 Richmond Dr NE. The
>> Hearing Officer will hear the request via zoom on September 27, 2024 (see
>> Notice). Written comments will be accepted by donna at cabq.gov until 72
>> hours before the hearing. Public comment is normally received at the
>> hearing.
>>
>>
>>
>> When your association learns of an application we contact the applicant
>> to clarify the application. We pass this to our email list to gather
>> neighborhood input. If neighbors express questions or concerns we seek
>> further information. Here is the information we received from Mark Rhodes
>> who will represent the applicant along with Kyla Stoker. *We invite you
>> to reply to all if you have a position on this request.* You may reply
>> to sender if you prefer.
>>
>>
>> -Operators of the business: The owners are all locals whom Kyla and I
>> have represented in different capacities for more than a decade. They are
>> good people and good operators. The owners names are Mark Garcia, Joe
>> Chavez, Nicolas Torres and Micheal Conforti. Their day to day operator will
>> be Christina Castinelli, also a local.
>>
>>
>> -Contact information, Agents: Mark Rhodes, 505-980-4640; Kyla Stoker,
>> 505-980-5614
>>
>> -Current and recent operations of any operator with alcohol service and
>> period of operation: The operation requested here (Library Moveable Feast)
>> originated out of requests the afore noted operators received for off-site
>> catering events that include alcohol while operating the Library Bar &
>> Grill downtown (312 Central Ave. SW). Library Moveable Feast was formed to
>> meet those requests and a new liquor license was purchased to meet those
>> requests. Since it’s inception, the new business has operated out of rented
>> space. Now they wish to create a new home base to expand their operations.
>> Period of operation at existing location: Agent did not provide
>>
>>
>> -Food menu: While there is a kitchen in the premises and the potential is
>> there to prepare their own food, historically the applicant has sourced
>> their food from local venders and farmers, whenever possible. Menu for
>> these items : Agent did not provide
>>
>>
>> -Hours of operation: While the applicant’s business will be open during
>> normal business hours, historically there have been few events for the
>> applicant during the weekdays. Primary event days are Friday and Saturday;
>> Planned weekday hours and hours on Friday and Saturday: Agent did not
>> provide
>>
>> ·Measures the applicant plans relative to security: The security measures
>> have historically depended on when the event is held and the number of
>> people attending the event. For example, a daytime hours event would have
>> no less than one security guard per 100 customers plus, of course, the
>> security cameras while a night hours event would at least double the number
>> of security guards plus the afore mentioned security cameras.
>>
>>
>>
>> Additional information provided by Mr. Rhodes: The applicant is not the
>> Library Bar & Grill which is a downtown nightclub. The applicant is an
>> entity named the Library Moveable Feast, LLC which is a separate entity
>> from the Library Bar & Grill albeit with the same ownership. As the name
>> implies , this entity provides a moveable feast or catering services. If
>> other catering services wish to serve alcohol and do not have a liquor
>> license, they must “picnic” a liquor license from a licensee who as part of
>> the “picnic” process, must provide the liquor and service staff. As a
>> result, the food caterer loses compete control of the event as control is
>> split between the food caterer and the picnic license owner. When the
>> Library Moveable Feast was formed, it consolidated all control with the
>> Library Moveable Feast.
>>
>> Furthermore, the applicant is planning on investing money into renovating
>> the space as it makes little sense to provide a nice venue for events if
>> their event center looks like a dump as it currently does. It is the
>> applicants hope that their Nob Hill neighbors will utilize the space for
>> their own events such as corporate events; anniversaries and similar
>> celebrations.
>>
>> Finally, if the owners can not book private events on Friday and Saturday
>> nights, they have considered opening the event center on those nights only
>> as an upscale lounge.
>>
>> *Attached is a call summary* from APD for the 312 Central SW address.
>> APD attached these remarks: Attached are the calls for service,
>> year-to-date.  Anything with a letter 'S' following the 10-code (such as
>> 31S) or that says 'onsite' is officer initiated.  Most of the 'fight in
>> progress' calls occurred on the sidewalk or in the street in front of the
>> Library and may or may not have been associated with the establishment. It
>> was simply the nearest address.
>>
>>
>>
>> At 6:30 pm on Sept. 16 NHNA’s board of directors will informally evaluate
>> input received from the community.  Neighbor input is crucial. When input
>> is neutral or positive we generally don’t develop an association position.
>> If input suggests strong concerns or directors have strong concerns we will
>> hold a special board meeting to explore an association position. If that
>> happens the special board meeting will be the following evening, Sept. 17
>> at 6:30 pm by zoom. We will notify the email list if this special meeting
>> is set up and provide a zoom invitation.
>>
>>
>>
>> At such a meeting the board generally considers the expected impact on
>> community safety and quality of life and factors including but not limited
>> to calls for police service at applicant's operations and security plans.
>>
>>
>> Hours of service and services offered are not generally part of the
>> hearing officer’s consideration, but may affect the association’s position.
>>
>> Locations near Residential Zone Districts (IDO 14-16-2-3) are
>> problematic, particularly if affected neighbors oppose.
>>
>>
>>
>> We will notify the email list, the liquor hearing officer, and the
>> applicant of the association’s action coming out of such a special
>> meeting.
>>
>> All members of the community are welcome to provide written comments to
>> the hearing officer or speak at the CABQ hearing in a personal capacity.
>>
>>
>>
>> #VivaNobHill
>>
>> *Gary Eyster*
>>
>> *President, Nob Hill Neighborhood Association*
>>
>> *(505)991-1388*
>>
>> *meyster1 at me.com <meyster1 at me.com>*
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> --
>
> *Kyla Stoker*
> *New Mexico Liquor Licenses, LLC*
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