Local Licensing Authority Minutes 1997 04 28

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AUTHORITY BUSINESS Ae Show Cause Hearing - Hei Han Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Henry's Bar & Grill - 935 Pine Street - Louisville, CO 80027 Motion to Approve Stipulation and Agreement Concerning Show Cause Order Issued to Hei Han Enterprises, Inc., dfo/a Henry's Bar & Grill - 935 Pine Street - Louisville, CO 80027 Jeffers called for the Attorney representing the City's presentation. Steve Barnett, attorney representing the City of Louisville - 824 Pine Street, Louisville, CO 80027, gave a brief summary of the proposed Stipulation and Agreement Concerning Show Cause Order for Hei Han Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Henry's Bar & Grill - 935 Pine Street, Louisville, CO 80027. The proposed settlement involves a 17 day suspension of the license or closure of the premises, which is a significant amount of time. Three of the 17 days are days that were held in abeyance from a previous incident. The 14 days with respect to this matter is within the Authority's guidelines for a second offense for an establishment of this type. Henry' s has agreed to the proposal and has signed it and has been quite cooperative in arriving at that stipulation. Henry Yen is in attendance and is represented by Counsel and is available to answer any questions. Jeffers called for any comments from the applicant or his attorney. Eric Johnson, Hirst, Yeager & Sisk, attorney representing the applicant, Hei Han Enterprises, Inc. (Henry Yen). Mr. Johnson and Mr. Yen feel that it is an appropriate sanction for the second violation of the code. Mr. Johnson gave a brief history of the two violations. Mr. Johnson explained that Mr. Yen understood the seriousness and the nature of the first violation, he did, however, under estimate the nature of the influx of problems into Henry's with the closing of the Track Inn and other changes around town. Mr. Yen acknowledges that he didn't take measures that was extreme enough to actually handle all those problems and he has since immediately following the violations which have resulted in this second stipulation has significantly reduced his hours, accordingly reduced his staff. Through those two major changes the environment which produced the problems which resulted in these sanctions is effectively dealt with at this time. There have been no further occurrences since the most recent episode which is referenced in the Authority's packet. Henry is committed to working with the Authority to insure that these types of problems don't occur again. Henry is in the process of redecorating the interior of the building, has increased the menu and the hours of service. Those employees who were involved in violating the code are no longer employed by Henry' s. With the changes there has been a drastic shift in the clientele, but there has been an increase in lunch time crowds. Mr. Yen also proposes to hire a manager to run the business during hours he is not able to be at the tavern. Jeffers called for any other motions. 2