MINUTES

LICENSE COMMITTEE MEETING

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 – 6:15 p.m.

Council Chamber – Countryside City Hall

Chairman Alderman Musillami called the meeting to order at 6:15 P.M. He called the Roll of those physically present as follows:

PRESENT: Alderman Musillami, Chairman, Alderman Von Drasek, Alderman Jasinski

ALSO PRESENT: Assistant City Administrator Peterson, Deputy City Clerk Carey

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 23, 2014

Alderman Von Drasek moved to approve the Minutes of July 23, 2014 as presented, seconded by Alderman Jasinski and carried unanimously.

2. PUBLIC COMMENT-none.

3. CONSIDERATION TO IMPLEMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR ICE CREAM VENDORS.

Deputy City Clerk Carey reported that the City currently has no requirement for a background investigation for ice cream truck vendors. This is a concern since the drivers have direct contact with children in the community. Her recommendation is to require that all ice cream truck vendor business license applicants submit to a background check. The fingerprinting and background check could be performed by the police department at a cost of $50. The committee concurred with staff suggestion. Alderman Von Drasek moved to update the city code and approve the implementation of a background investigation for all ice cream truck vendors at a cost of $50 for fingerprinting, seconded by Alderman Jasinski and carried unanimously.

4. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS WITH LIQUOR

Deputy City Clerk Carey reported that the Special Events ordinance specifies that any special event serving liquor must secure a Special Event liquor license (Class C or CC)-regardless if the event venue already holds a current liquor license. This seems redundant. Additionally, the ordinance also requires security for events that (1.) are serving alcohol, and (2.) are expecting more than 100 people. This requirement is only tied to the Special Event liquor license, but should be required for all events with over 100 people in attendance. Her recommendation is to update the city code to remove the requirement for a special event liquor license if the venue currently holds a valid liquor license. Also, the security requirement should be updated.

The committee members discussed various options and concurred with staff suggestions. Alderman Jasinski moved to update the Special Events ordinance to remove the Class C or CC liquor license requirement if the venue currently holds a valid liquor license. Additionally, the ordinance should be updated to require 1 security person for every 200 persons in attendance for a non-alcohol event, and 2 security people for every 100 persons in attendance for an event serving alcohol. This was seconded by Alderman Von Drasek and carried unanimously.

5. SIDEWALK SALE REGULATIONS

Assistant City Administrator Peterson reported that there is no specific city code regulating sidewalk sales. Permission for sidewalk sales is currently granted through a Special Event license and follows the guidelines of special event sign permits. Staff is concerned that the length of time that is allowed under these guidelines is excessive and should be regulated. Staff suggests creating an ordinance that provides guidelines and limits the number of allowable sidewalk sales per year.

The committee members discussed various options and concurred with staff suggestions. Alderman Jasinski moved to create an ordinance that provides guidelines for sidewalk sales and limits the number of allowable sidewalk sales to 5 consecutive days in length and limited to 2 sidewalk sales per year. This was seconded by Alderman Von Drasek and carried unanimously

6. GARAGE SALES-PERMITTED NUMBER OF DAYS

Assistant City Administrator Peterson reported that the current city code allows 2 garage sales per year and is limited to 2 consecutive days during any week. At the request of a Countryside resident, staff recommends updating the city code to extend the number of allowable consecutive days to 3. The committee concurred with staff suggestion. Alderman Von Drasek moved to update the city code to allow 2 garage sales per year and extend the number of consecutive days to 3, seconded by Alderman Jasinski and carried unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to discuss, Ald. Jasinski moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Ald. Von Drasek and carried by Roll Call vote.

Chairman Musillami declared the meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m.

APPROVED: 12-9-2015

Thomas Mikolyzk, Current Chairman

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