[Neighbors] Notice of Liquor Hearing - The Library Moveable Feast, LLC., dba. 312 Mobile Bar

Wed Sep 25 11:07:17 MDT 2024

 Better an empty building than an undesirable tenant.  
The issue is the toothless requirements for getting a liquor license.  A couple of businesses east of Carlisle promised to be good quiet neighbors, and then we shortly thereafter were (and continue to be) subjected to amplified entertainment racket that seems to violate the ABQ noise ordinance.  And I live a block away.  God help the closer residents.
Then there is the toothless "600 feet apart" city ordinance for pot shops.  Totally ignored by the license grantors. 

     On Monday, September 23, 2024 at 02:18:48 PM MDT, Shoshana Handel via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:  

   This is very disappointing.  I'll be reminded every time I walk by the empty storefronts on Central.             On 09/20/2024 3:45 PM MDT Gary Eyster via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:  

Good afternoon, Ms. Montoya. Please confirm receipt of this statement of position from Nob Hill Neighborhood Association. 

Kind regards, Gary Eyster

Dear Mr. Chavez,

Thank you for the opportunity to weigh in on this request. Our community faces rapid change and individuals are eager to exercise their privilege to have a voice in our future.

We maintain an email listserve where we invited comments on the application from our community. The result of this process was 8 in support, 18 in opposition. We do not develop official positions with this listserve but use it to gather ideas and sentiment of the community. Concepts that arose in that process and other deliberations can be characterized thus:

Notable arguments in support:

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

"Empty storefronts drag down all businesses. I’m partial to having a business and not a vacant building."

"I want an entertainment district that's vibrant with options that will bring a variety of patrons."

"The murder at the Imbibe was terrible. But it should not disallow a new business from moving into the space."

Notable arguments in opposition:

"The elephant in the room is the applicants operate the Library Bar, 312 Central Ave. SW.  It has speakers on the street and operates ‘til early morning. We have little to gauge these owners by except what they’re already doing. The community needs assurance that this operation will not be like the Library Bar. We need guardrails on hours of operation. If the transfer is approved the operators will have carte blanche to operate as they wish, not just what they discuss in the application."

"We don’t want to become downtown. A downtown property owner has said in the ABQ Journal he wishes downtown could become a destination rather than a dangerous place people avoid."

"Teens from throughout the city are well familiar with Nob Hill. They’ve all hung out there. Families want to come to Nob Hill. You don’t see families downtown at night. Businesses and neighbors thrive on safety. This transfer will not draw families to our commercial district or make it safer."

"There have been 75 calls for service year-to-date at 312 Central Ave. SW. Some are just because something happened outside the Library, not inside. But that volume of calls indicates the environment in and near the Library is dangerous to public health and safety."

Our association held a special meeting of the board of directors by zoom. The following statement of position carried 3-0. 

With the information we have our association asserts that the transfer could very likely be detrimental to the public health and safety of the residents of the City. We express strong reservations and, therefore, opposition to the transfer unless a preponderance of our arguments in opposition can be addressed.

Kind regards,

Gary L. Eyster

President, Nob Hill Neighborhood Association

(505)991-1388

meyster1 at me.com

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Subject: Notice of Liquor Hearing - The Library Moveable Feast, LLC., dba. 312 Mobile Bar

Dear Neighborhood Representative,

This notice is to advise you pursuant to § 13-2-4, Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque, New Mexico 1994, as amended, a public liquor hearing is scheduled Via Zoom Video Conference on Friday, September 27, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., for the purpose of considering the following:

Liquor License/Application No.: 

            Applicant: The Library Moveable Feast, LLC

            Doing Business As: 312  Mobile Bar

            Proposed Address: 3101 & 3103 Central Ave NE & 102 Richmond Drive NE, 

Albuquerque, NM 87106

The Applicant is seeking a Transfer of Location of Inter-Local Dispenser #DIS-001151 (formerly #2759) Liquor License.

If any persons desire to testify, participate or otherwise submit comments, please contact Donna Montoya, Liquor License Coordinator at: (505) 768-3147 or by email donna at cabq.gov at least 72 hours before the hearing.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please call 768-3147 and Donna Montoya will assist you.

Steven M. Chavez, Esq.                                    

Steven M. Chavez, Liquor Hearing Officer          

Attachment: Notice of Hearing

Thank you,

Donna Montoya

Alcohol Licensing Coordinator

Council Services Department

1 Civic Plaza NW, 9th Floor, Suite 9087

Albuquerque, NM 87102

Office: (505) 768-3147

Email: donna at cabq.gov

Website: www.cabq.gov/council

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