UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVICES
PLEASE NOTE: The anchor location for this meeting is 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City. We are offering this as a 'hybrid' meeting with in-person and virtual attendance. We encourage members of the public that are not actively participating in the commission meeting to join by audio. If you have any questions about the format of this meeting, please contact Vickie Ashby at 801-977-6801.
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Phone: 1-719-359-4580
Meeting ID: 874 1324 0089
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Commission Meeting
Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 10:00 a.m.
Multi-Agency State Office Building
195 North 1950 West, Room 1015, Salt Lake City, Utah
[Commissioners may participate virtually]
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Tara Thue, Chair
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: (Rob Hansen)
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. Proposed Future Meeting Schedule: (subject to change)
- Thursday, June 27, 2024 - MASOB
- Thursday, July 25, 2024 - MASOB
b. Upcoming Holiday Closures:
Liquor stores and the DABS administrative office and warehouse will be closed:
- Monday, June 17, 2024 (Juneteenth National Freedom Day)
- Thursday, July 4, 2024 (Independence Day)
- Wednesday, July 24, 2024 (Pioneer Day)
c. Public Comments:
- Those present, please complete the form located at the back entrance to the room.
- Those participating virtually, please email your name, city, topic, and affiliation (if
applicable) to hotline@utah.gov by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
- Comments will be addressed at the end of the meeting.
4. AUDIT REPORT FOR FY2024: (John Dougall, Utah State Auditor) [possible action item]
a. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services Agreed-Upon Procedures
5. PARENTS EMPOWERED UPDATE: (Doug Murakami)
6. FINANCIAL UPDATE: (Sean Williford)
7. OPERATIONS UPDATE: (Tiffany Clason / Cade Meier)
8. VIOLATIONS: (Samuel McHenry) [action items]
*Referral Sources - Heber Police Department (HPD), Hurricane Police Department (HCD), Riverdale Police Department (RPD), State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), Unified Police Department (UPD), West Valley Police Department (WPD)
[The following Consent Calendar items include uncontested letters of admonishment (written warnings) and settlement agreements that have been agreed to and accepted by the licensees. They are considered as a block with one vote unless one of the commissioners requests that any item be removed for individual discussion.]
a. Consent Calendar
(1) Laan Thai Restaurant, Ogden and Guillermo Perez Lazcano *SBI (RL)
(employee)
(2) Hearth on 25th, Ogden and Vejas Butkevicius (employee) *SBI (RF)
(3) Miniature Market Express #3, West Valley City and Alika Fakalata *WPD (OP)
(employee)
(4) 7-Eleven Food Stores, Heber and Jessie Platts (employee) *HPD (OP)
(5) Gas Stop Riverdale, Riverdale and Karla Candland (employee) *RPD (OP)
(6) The Mad Moose Cafe, Weber and Aimee White (employee) *SBI (RL)
(7) Taggart's Grill, Morgan and Abigail Waddoups (employee) *SBI (RL)
(8) 7-Eleven #12950A, Millcreek and Brandon Tahy (employee) *UPD (OP)
(9) Gas Stop Hurricane, Hurricane and Micaela Avalos (employee) *HCD (OP)
(10) Chubby's, Salt Lake City and Giovania Pravia Orozco (employee) *SBI (RB)
(11) Noir Event Center, Taylorsville *SBI (RC)
(12) St. Regis Deer Crest Resort, Park City *SBI (RS)
(13) Smith's #475, Millcreek and Raigen Howe (employee) *UPD (OP)
(14) Nami Lily Sushi & Ramen, South Jordan and Johnathan Crozier *SBI (RL)
(employee)
(15) Uinta Brewing Company, Salt Lake City and Christian Conde *SBI (AL)
(employee)
b. Orders to Show Cause
(1) Chettinad House, Salt Lake City
(2) Crumb Brothers, Logan
(3) Center Street Urban Market, Logan
c. Violations Policy
The Commission will consider its current policy regarding applicants with a pending violation or recent violation history.
9. LICENSEE RECOGNITIONS: (Tiffany Clason)
a. Passed Utah Public Safety, SBI Covert Underage Buyer (CUB) Inspections
10. CONSENT AGENDA: (Ericka Evans) [action item]
a. Approval of the Minutes
(1) April 25, 2024 Commission Meeting
b. Off-Premise Beer Retailer
License Change of Ownership:
(1) 7-Eleven Store #38649A, Brigham City (purchase agreement April 2, 2024)
(2) 7-Eleven Store #23845D, Salt Lake City (conditional) (purchase agreement
March 11, 2024)
(3) 7-Eleven Store # 36026B, South Jordan (purchase agreement April 28,
2024)
(4) Chevron 864, Springville (purchase agreement May 9,2024)
(5) CV Foothill Chevron, Logan (conditional) (purchase agreement April 22,
2024)
(6) Fast Stop 1104, Roy (purchase agreement February 25, 2024)
(7) Klassy Kwik Stop I, Harrisville (conditional) (purchase agreement April 24,
2024)
(8) Rally Stop #15, Enoch (conditional) (purchase agreement March 24, 2024)
New Applicants:
(1) Bryce Canyon Pines Chevron, Bryce
(2) El Guero Market, Heber
(3) Fairpark Express 2, Salt Lake City (conditional)
(4) Family Dollar #26999, Castle Dale
(5) Family Dollar #30148, Cedar City (conditional)
(6) Family Dollar #31320, Enoch
(7) Family Dollar #28044, Fillmore (conditional)
(8) Family Dollar #27301, Grantsville (conditional)
(9) Family Dollar #31372, Ivins (conditional)
(10) Family Dollar #25291, Kanab (conditional)
(11) Family Dollar #30829, LaVerkin
(12) Family Dollar #26282, Magna
(13) Family Dollar #30211, Magna (conditional)
(14) Family Dollar #31455, Milford
(15) Family Dollar #25624, Moab
(16) Family Dollar #30897, Monroe
(17) Family Dollar #30437, Monticello
(18) Family Dollar #30055, Morgan
(19) Family Dollar #30687, Panguitch (conditional)
(20) Family Dollar #27555, Mount Pleasant (conditional)
(21) Family Dollar #31290, Parowan
(22) Family Dollar #32499, Payson
(23) Family Dollar #31017, Provo
(24) Family Dollar #25584, Roosevelt (conditional)
(25) Family Dollar #25143, South Salt Lake (conditional)
(26) Family Dollar #27099, Santaquin
(27) Family Dollar #25761, Taylorsville
(28) Family Dollar #26224, Tooele
(29) Family Dollar #25896, Vernal
(30) Family Dollar #31454, Veyo
(31) Good2Go Store #414, Herriman
(32) Hamdard Brothers, West Valley City
(33) Hampton Inn of Tremonton, Tremonton
(34) King's Market, Clearfield
(35) Macey's Little Cottonwood Market, Sandy
(36) Maverik, Store #747, Salt Lake City (conditional)
(37) Maverik Store #757, Orem (conditional)
(38) Rally Stop, Virgin (conditional)
(39) Ruana Market, West Jordan (conditional)
(40) Salem Market, Salem (conditional)
(41) Wasatch Brewery, Salt Lake City
c. Liquor Warehouse
New Applicant:
(1) Vobev, Salt Lake City
d. Manufacturing
New Applicant:
(1) Wasatch Brewery, Salt Lake City (Brewery)
e. Package Agency
New Applicants:
(1) Hyatt Centric Park City, Summit County (Type 1)
(2) Wasatch Brewery, Salt Lake City (Type 5)
f. Hotel
New Applicants:
(1) Solitude Mountain Resort, Brighton (conditional) (will surrender 3 Restaurant
Full-Service Licenses, 1 On-Premise Banquet License, and 1 On-Premise
Beer Retailer - Beer Recreational License)
(2) Hotel de Novo, Springdale (conditional)
g. Restaurant Limited-Service
Change of Location:
(1) Hacienda Jalisco Mexican Food, Vernal (moving from 2571 W. 500 N. Vernal to 2085 W. Hwy 40 Vernal)
License Change of Ownership:
(1) Benja Thai & Sushi, St. George (purchase agreement February 1, 2024)
(2) Bowman's Cowboy Kitchen, Cedar City (purchase agreement February 20, 2024)
New Applicants:
(1) Yummy's BBQ and Sushi, Provo (conditional)
(2) Mumbai House Cuisine of India, Park City (conditional)
(3) Uncle Jeffi's, Holladay (conditional)
h. Restaurant Beer-Only
New Applicants:
(1) Sergio's, Park City (conditional)
(2) Los Tapatios Taco Grill WJ, West Jordan (conditional)
(3) El Tigre, Kamas
i. On-Premise Beer Retailer - Beer Recreational
New Applicant:
(1) Eagle Championship Golf Course F&B, Coalville (conditional)
j. On-Premise Banquet
License Change of Ownership:
(1) OVG Alumni Club Holdings, LLC, Salt Lake City (purchase agreement
February 16, 2024)
New Applicant:
(1) Courchevel, Park City (violation history) (Restaurant Venue)
k. Reception Center
New Applicant:
(1) Monarch Venues, Ogden (conditional)
11. LICENSE APPLICATIONS CONSIDERATION ITEMS:
a. Bar Establishment: (Rob Hansen) [action items]
License Change of Ownership:
(1) The Cabin, Park City (purchase agreement January 5, 2024)
Ready to Operate Applicants:
(1) Blue Katz Rock N Roll Grill, St. George (conditional) (violation history) (will
surrender Restaurant Full-Service License upon receipt of Bar Establishment
License) (projected opening May 30, 2024)
(2) Riverhorse on Main, Park City (projected opening May 30, 2024)
(3) The SunTrapp LLC, Salt Lake City (projected opening May 30, 2024)
All Other Applicants:
(1) Manor F&B, Coalville (Equity) (conditional) (projected opening May 30, 2024)
(2) Melancholy, Salt Lake City (conditional) (projected opening June 15, 2024)
(3) Atma Prema, Cottonwood Heights (conditional) (projected opening
September 16, 2024)
(4) The Break Sports Grill Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs (conditional)
(projected opening July 1, 2024)
(5) Sunday School, Salt Lake City (conditional) (violation history) (projected
opening June 5, 2024)
b. Restaurant Full-Service: (Craig Warr) [action items]
License Change of Ownership:
(1) OVG Alumni Club Holdings, LLC, Salt Lake City (purchase agreement
February 16, 2024)
(2) Nori Sushi Bar & Grill, American Fork (purchase agreement April 9, 2024)
Ready to Operate Applicants:
(1) Cowboy Ranch House Restaurant, Bryce
(2) Still Steaks, Mexican Hat
(3) La Frontera Midvale, Midvale (will surrender Restaurant Beer License)
All Other Applicants:
(1) The Pub Spirits and Craft Kitchen, Cedar City (conditional)
(2) Mariscos El Camaron Pelao Salt Lake LLC, Salt Lake City (conditional)
(3) Tacos El Robert Bar & Grill, Logan (conditional)
(4) The Cheesecake Factory, Orem (conditional) (projected opening June 1, 2024)
(5) Two Bit Bistro, Ogden (conditional) (projected opening June 14, 2024)
(6) HandoSake, Salt Lake City (conditional) (projected opening July 8, 2024)
12. TYPE 3 PACKAGE AGENCY APPLICATION PROCESS: (Jeff Colvin)
a. Valley Market, Eden
13. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND PUBLIC
14. ADJOURN
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