UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVICES
COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 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: 1-669-444-9171
Meeting ID: 889 6698 0897
Passcode: 84172344
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Stephen Handy, Chair
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: (Craig Warr)
3. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. Proposed Future Meeting Schedule (subject to change)
- Thursday, February 27, 2025 - MASOB
- Thursday, March 27, 2025 - MASOB
b. Upcoming Holiday Closures
Liquor stores and the DABS administrative office and warehouse will be closed:
- Monday, February 17, 2025 (Washington and Lincoln 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 Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
- Comments will be addressed at the end of the meeting.
4. PARENTS EMPOWERED UPDATE: (Doug Murakami)
5. FINANCIAL UPDATE: (Todd Darrington)
6. OPERATIONS UPDATE: (Tiffany Clason / Cade Meier)
7. VIOLATIONS: (Samuel McHenry) [action item]
*Referral Sources - Brigham City Police Department (BPD), Clearfield Police Department (CPD), Cottonwood Heights Police Department (CHD), Hurricane City Police Department (HPD), Garfield County Sheriff's Office (GSO), State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), Syracuse Police Department (SPD), Tremonton Garland Police Department (TGD), 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) Smith's #142, Syracuse and Ishmael Fonua (employee) *SPD (OP)
(2) Holiday Inn-Wing Tip Bar & Bistro, Salt Lake City and Pedro *SBI (HL)
Ortega-Bolanos (employee)
(3) Maverik #302, Clearfield and Chelcie Gray (employee) *CPD (OP)
(4) Garland Kwick Stop, Garland and Muhammad Khan (employee) *TGD (OP)
(5) Sunny Express, West Valley City and Gaur Bist (employee) *WVD (OP)
(6) Halls Store, Boulder and Laura Mcrracher (employee) *GSO (OP)
(7) Tokai Sushi Restaurant, West Jordan and Myunghee Girardin *SBI (RL)
(employee)
(8) Coral Canyon Market, Hurricane and Dale Pearsons (employee) *HPD (OP)
(9) Venture Fuel, Hurricane and Steven Massey (employee) *HPD (OP)
(10) Legends Pub & Grill Downtown, Salt Lake City *SBI (RF)
(11) Mod Super Fast Pizza, Summit County and Bradley White *SBI (RL)
(employee)
(12) 7-Eleven #38848A, Cottonwood Heights and Manpreet Singh *CHD (OP)
(employee)
(13) Copper Common, Salt Lake City *SBI (BAR)
(14) Redemption, Herriman *SBI (BAR)
(15) The Mad Moose Cafe, Weber County and Brigham Joyce *SBI (RL)
(employee)
(16) Maxwell's East Coast Eatery, Summit County and Trevor *SBI (RF)
Sanders (employee)
(17) Kwick Stop 5, Brigham City *BPD (OP)
(18) Schifty's Food Mart, Brigham City and Dilshad Khan and *BPD (OP)
Manjeet Singh (employees)
(19) The Union Event Center, Salt Lake City *SBI (BC)
(20) Star Saloon Tavern, Pleasant Grove *SBI (BAR)
(21) Leatherheads Sports Grill, Draper *SBI (BAR)
b. Violation Settlement Consideration (Samuel McHenry) [action item]
(1) Sugar House Pub, Salt Lake City *SBI (BAR)
c. Order to Show Cause (Samuel McHenry) [action item]
(1) Mayor Voss, Salt Lake City (BAR)
8. LICENSEE RECOGNITIONS: (Tiffany Clason)
a. Passed Utah Public Safety, SBI Covert Underage Buyer (CUB) Inspections
9. JANUARY 2025 LICENSE RENEWAL REMINDER: (Jeremy Sommerlath)
a. Renewal Period January 1 to January 31, 2025
- Restaurant - Beer Only (RB)
- Off-premise Beer Retailer State License (OP)
- On-premise Beer Retailer - Recreational Amenity (BE)
- On-premise Beer Retailer - Tavern (TV)
10. CONSENT AGENDA: (Jeremy Sommerlath) [action item]
a. Approval of the Minutes
(1) December 19, 2024 Commission Meeting
(2) January 9, 2025 Special Commission Meeting
b. Off-Premise Beer Retailer (Stephne Hanson)
Change of Ownership:
(1) Fast Stop 1106, Clearfield (purchase agreement December 30, 2024)
(2) Kwick Stop 66, Murray (conditional) (purchase agreement January 3, 2025)
New Applicants:
(1) Terrible's #401, Cedar City (conditional)
(2) Zion Canyon Campground, Springdale
c. On-Premise Banquet (Jeff Colvin)
Extended Closures:
(1) Ulum Moab, La Sal (requesting until the March Commission meeting)
New Applicant:
(1) West Ridge GC Cafe Parks & Rec, West Valley City (conditional)
d. Add a Hotel Sublicense (Jeff Colvin)
(1) Solitude Mountain Resort, Brighton (conditional) (Bar Establishment)
(2) Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, Salt Lake County (conditional) (Restaurant
Full-Service)
e. Manufacturing (Jeff Colvin)
New Applicant:
(1) Home Range Brewing, Logan (Brewery)
(2) Hobbled Dog Cidery, Logan (Winery)
f. Package Agency (Jeff Colvin)
New Applicant:
(1) Hobbled Dog Cidery, Logan (Type 5)
(2) Purple Sky Winery, Pleasant View (Type 5)
(3) Chapelle Brewing, South Salt Lake City (Type 5)
g. Restaurant Limited-Service (Rob Hansen)
Extended Closures:
(1) Under Canvas at Zion, Virgin (requesting until the March Commission
meeting)
(2) Valhalla Pizzeria, Tropic (requesting until the March Commission meeting)
License Change of Ownership:
(1) Picnic, Salt Lake City (purchase agreement October 1, 2024)
New Applicants:
(1) Zhang's Chopstix Cuisine Restaurant, Inc. Ogden (conditional)
(2) Sergio's, Park City (will surrender their Restaurant Beer-Only license upon
approval)
(3) Chinese Taste, South Salt Lake (conditional)
h. On-Premise Beer Retailer - Recreational Amenity (Rob Hansen)
License Change of Ownership:
(1) Valley Bowling Lanes, Taylorsville (conditional) (purchase agreement
August 8, 2024)
New Applicants:
(1) JCB SunRiver Golf, LLC, St. George (conditional)
11. LICENSE APPLICATIONS CONSIDERATION ITEMS:
a. Bar Establishment (Rob Hansen) [action items]
All Other Applicants:
(1) Shades Tap Room, Salt Lake City (conditional) (violation history)
b. Restaurant Full-Service (Craig Warr) [action items]
Extended Closures:
(1) Ulum Moab, La Sal (requesting until the March Commission meeting)
(2) Under Canvas, Big Water (requesting until the March Commission meeting)
(3) The Lodge at Bryce Canyon, Bryce (requesting until the March Commission meeting)
(4) Hunt & Gather Restaurant, Torrey (requesting until the May Commission meeting)
License Change of Ownership:
(1) From Scratch, Salt Lake City (purchase agreement March 8, 2024)
Ready to Operate Applicants:
(1) Mint Tapas and Sushi 5, Draper
All Other Applicants:
(1) Snow Canyon Retirement Community, Santa Clara (conditional) (projected opening February 1, 2025)
(2) Book Club, St. George (conditional) (projected opening February 1, 2025)
(3) The Continental, Provo (conditional) (projected opening February 14, 2025)
(4) Chili's Bar & Grill, Tooele (conditional) (projected opening March 1, 2025)
(5) Strap Tank Brewery, St. George (conditional) (violation history) (projected opening March 1, 2025)
(6) The Eatery, Fillmore (conditional) (projected opening March 1, 2025)
(7) Jailhouse Cafe, Moab (conditional) (projected opening March 7, 2024)
(8) Hill's Kitchen, Salt Lake City (conditional) (projected opening March 17, 2025)
(9) Chopfuku West Jordan, West Jordan (conditional) (projected opening March 21, 2025)
(10) LongHorn Steakhouse #5700, West Valley City (conditional) (violation history) (projected opening November 4, 2025)
12. PROPOSED AUDIT PLAN FOR FY2025: (Tina Cannon, Utah State Auditor) [action item]
13. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND PUBLIC
14. ADJOURN
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
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meeting should contact Vickie Ashby at (801) 977-6801 at least three working days prior
to the meeting. Hearing impaired individuals should call Utah Relay Service at (888) 269-7477.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Public attendance is available by audio:
Phone: 1-669-444-9171
Meeting ID: 889 6698 0897
Passcode: 84172344