UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVICES
COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 10:00 a.m.
Multi-Agency State Office Building
195 North 1950 West, Room 1015, Salt Lake City, Utah
[Commissioners may participate virtually]
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.
Public attendance is available by audio:
Phone: 1-253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 856 3044 0119
Passcode: 15103321
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Stephen Handy, Chair
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: (Stephne Hanson)
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. Proposed Future Meeting Schedule (subject to change)
- Thursday, September 26, 2024 - MASOB
- Thursday, October 31, 2024 - MASOB
b. Upcoming Holiday Closures
Liquor stores and the DABS administrative office and warehouse will be closed:
- Monday, September 2, 2024 (Labor Day)
- Monday, October 14, 2024 (Columbus 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, August 28, 2024.
- Comments will be addressed at the end of the meeting.
4. COMMISSION BUSINESS:
a. Vice Chair Election.
5. DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS: (Tiffany Clason) [action items]
a. DABS Director of Licensing & Compliance Administration.
6. PARENTS EMPOWERED UPDATE: (Doug Murakami)
7. FINANCIAL UPDATE: (Todd Darrington)
8. OPERATIONS UPDATE: (Tiffany Clason / Cade Meier)
9. REVIEW OF PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE RULES: (Ericka Evans) [action items]
a. R82-1-102. Definitions.
b. R82-1-103. General Provisions.
c. R82-1-105. Label Approvals.
d. R82-2-308. Consignment Inventory Package Agencies.
e. R82-3-102. Violation Schedule.
f. R82-3-103. Disciplinary Hearings.
g. R82-3-104. Orders to Show Cause.
h. R82-5-101. Definitions.
i. R82-5-104. Liquor Dispensing Systems.
j. R82-5-108. Menus and Price Lists.
k. R82-6-403. Bars - Minors in Lounge or Bar Areas of Equity or Fraternal Licensees.
l. R82-6-602. On-premise Banquet - Reporting Requirements for Banquet Licensees.
m. R82-6-801. Reception Center - Reporting Requirement for Reception Center Licensees.
n. R82-6-1005. Hospitality Amenity Licensee Notice and Records.
o. R82-8. Resorts and Hotels.
p. R82-8-101. Definitions.
q. R82-8-104. Designated Conveyance Areas Signage.
r. R82-9-202. Additional Consideration for Event Permits.
10. VIOLATIONS: (Samuel McHenry) [action item]
*Referral Sources - State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
[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) Bombay House, Provo and Luis Orlando Fernandez Tarango *SBI (RL)
(employee)
(2) Grand Summit Hotel, Park City and Kateryna Morozova *SBI (RS)
(employee)
(3) Levy Premium Food Service Limited Partnership, Sandy *SBI (SE)
(4) El Gallo Giro, Provo and Paola Castro (employee) *SBI (RB)
(5) Tandoor Indian Cuisine, Provo and Jenelle Jensen and *SBI (RL)
Mansi Chudhari (employees)
(6) Gallery Cafe @ Birch Creek, Smithfield and Eder Figueroa- *SBI (BE)
Chavez (employee)
(7) Mumbai House, Salt Lake City and Venecia Hernandez Rojas *SBI (RL)
and Jessica Rueda Hernandez (employees)
b. Order to Show Cause
(1) Scooters Pizza and Grub, Vernal (RB)
11. LICENSEE RECOGNITIONS: (Tiffany Clason)
a. Passed Utah Public Safety, SBI Covert Underage Buyer (CUB) Inspections
12. SEPTEMBER LICENSE RENEWAL REMINDER: (Jeremy Sommerlath)
a. Renewal Period September 1 to September 30, 2024
- Airport Lounge (AL)
- On-Premise Banquet (BC)
- Hospitality Amenity (HA)
- Hotel (HL)
- Resort (RS)
- Reception Center (RC)
- Restaurant Full-Service (RF)
- Restaurant Limited-Service (RL)
- Licensed as a Restaurant (LR)
13. CONSENT AGENDA: (Ericka Evans) [action item]
a. Approval of the Minutes
(1) July 25, 2024 Commission Meeting
b. Off-Premise Beer Retailer
License Change of Ownership:
(1) Bluebell Store & Grill, Bluebell (conditional) (purchase agreement August 12,
2024)
(2) Friends Food & Gas #3, Layton (conditional) (purchase agreement July 19,
2024)
(3) Last Chance Store, Provo (purchase agreement July 19, 2024)
New Applicants:
(1) 7EVEN Days, Murray (conditional)
(2) Dick's Supermarket, Centerville
(3) Family Dollar Store #27608, Beaver (conditional)
(4) Family Dollar Store #33912, Escalante
(5) Family Dollar Store #25826, Nephi
(6) Family Dollar Store #33824, Myton
(7) Lee's Marketplace, Mountain Green
c. Beer Wholesale
License Change of Ownership:
(1) General Distributing, Cedar City (purchase agreement May 31,2024)
d. Liquor Warehouse
License Change of Ownership:
(1) General Distributing, Cedar City (purchase agreement May 31, 2024)
e. Special Use Permit
New Applicant:
(1) Hyclone Laboratories, Logan (Industrial Use)
f. Package Agency
New Applicant:
(1) Templin Family Wines, Salt Lake City (Type 5)
g. Hotel
New Applicant:
(1) Black Desert Resorts, Ivins (conditional)
h. Airport Lounge
New Applicant:
(1) Sunday's Best, Salt Lake City (conditional)
i. Restaurant Limited-Service
License Change to Seasonal Operation:
(1) Red Rock Taco, Weber County (Summer - May 1 to October 31)
License Change of Ownership:
(1) Factory Pizza, Logan (conditional) (purchase agreement July 25, 2024)
New Applicants:
(1) Kahi Sushi & Grill, American Fork
(2) Alpha Coffee Inc, Cottonwood Heights (conditional)
(3) Bundy's Brazilian Steakhouse, St. George (conditional)
(4) Chengdu Hotpot & BBQ, South Salt Lake City (conditional)
(5) Roots 89 Roadhouse, Ephraim (conditional)
j. Restaurant Beer-Only
New Applicants:
(1) Mi Buena Vida Express, Salt Lake City
(2) Pork N Roll, Draper
k. On-Premise Beer Recreational
New Applicants:
(1) Hana Hou Kitchen, St. George (conditional)
14. LICENSE APPLICATIONS CONSIDERATION ITEMS:
a. Bar Establishment: (Rob Hansen) [action items]
License Change of Ownership:
(1) Stoddard Roadhouse, Morgan County (conditional) (purchase agreement
July 26, 2024) (projected opening September 1, 2024)
All Other Applicants:
(1) The Station Bar, Herriman (conditional) (projected opening February 15,
2025)
(2) Bar Martine, Salt Lake City (conditional) (projected opening November, 1,
2024)
b. Restaurant Full-Service: (Craig Warr) [action items]
License Change to Seasonal Operation:
(1) Viking Yurt, Park City (Winter - November 1 to April 30)
Ready to Operate Applicants:
(1) Mi Buena Vida, Springville
All Other Applicants:
(1) Hilton Garden Inn, Salt Lake City (conditional) (will surrender Restaurant
Limited-Service License)
(2) Kuchu Shabu Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City (conditional)
(3) Ichiban Sushi, Riverdale (conditional)
(4) La Condesa, Sandy (conditional) (projected opening September 1, 2024)
(5) Wicked Peel, Midvale (conditional) (projected opening October 1, 2024)
15. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND PUBLIC
16. ADJOURN
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Phone: 1-253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 856 3044 0119
Passcode: 15103321