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Louisville Local Licensing Authority <br />Meeting Date: May 8, 2000 <br /> <br />Mr. Spielman attorney for the applicant, greeted the Authority and stated that White Lodging <br />Services Corporation and RI-LOU, LLC are jointly applying for a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor <br />License and will jointly manage the food and alcoholic beverage operations for Residence Inn by <br />Marriott, Louisville. He stated that both applicants co-own and will manage the hotel facility as <br />indicated in the deed and Management Agreement. <br /> <br />Mr. Spielman added that the co-applicants intend to enforce strict personnel policies that include <br />state training for all personnel handling, storing or serving alcoholic beverages. He added that the <br />hotel will serve full meals and that those meals will provide at least 25% of the gross income from <br />the sale of food and beverages. <br /> <br />In closing his introduction, Mr. Spielman stated that the signed petitions reflect 98% in favor of <br />granting this license. <br /> <br />Mr. Spielman called the first witness, Melissa Ronacher, General Manager of Residence Inn by <br />Marriott - Louisville. <br /> <br />Ms. Ronacher stated that she is responsible for the training of the hotel Managers and Associates, <br />financial reporting and guest relations. <br /> <br />Ms. Ronacher continued that RI-LOU, LLC is an Indiana LLC whose members are officers and <br />employees of White Lodging Services Corporation, owner of the property. She explained that White <br />Lodging Services Corporation is to manage, supervise and direct all operations of the Residence Inn <br />by Marriott, Louisville and that all employees of the hotel will be White Lodging Services <br />employees. <br /> <br />Mr. Spielman asked Ms. Ronacher to describe the hotel and facilities to the Authority. Ms. Ronacher <br />stated that the Residence Inn is a high-end Marriott hotel offering eighty-eight guest suites. She <br />stated that the majority of customers are corporate relocations and long term business guests with the <br />average stay measuring in weeks and months. Food services include continental breakfast, full meals <br />and a Wednesday night barbecue during summer months. Ms. Ronacher stated that meal sales will <br />account for approximately 60% - 70% of food and beverage sales and that the costs are built into the <br />room rates. Ms. Ronacher continued that only beer and wine are provided for guests during a two- <br />hour hospitality reception offered Monday through Thursday afternoons from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. <br />This is the only period of time alcoholic beverages are offered to guests. Further, there is no bar area <br />on the premises and no mini-bars in any of the guestrooms. The general public will have no access to <br />any meal or beverage service offered at the hotel, only guests of registered patrons would be served. <br /> <br />Attorney Spielman asked Ms. Ronacher to describe the type of liquor training staff would be required <br />to receive. Ms. Ronacher responded that all employees that handle or serve alcoholic beverages <br />would be required to attend training provided by the State Liquor Enforcement Division or a certified <br />TIPS instructor. Finally, Ms. Ronacher offered that any Residence Inn by Marriott, Louisville <br />employee found to have violated state or local liquor dispensing, selling or serving laws would be <br />terminated. <br /> <br />Mr. Spielman stated the testimony of Ms. Ronacher was complete. <br /> <br />\WRED\VARRAIx~LIQUORL2000'aMINUTES',MINUTES050800.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />