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Local Licensing Authority Meeting Minutes September 23, 2024 Page 4 of 5 C. Public Hearing / Transfer Application: Ritika Corporation d/b/a Double Happy — Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License — 740 Main Street The Public Hearing was opened by Kaufman. The Secretary stated the application was complete, the premises was posted, notice published as required and no comments were received. Background checks were conducted as required. There was no reason to deny the application. There were no authority member disclosures, and the members agreed that the boundaries of the neighborhood are the current city boundaries. Kaufman moved the entire application be made part of the record of the hearing; Machado seconded. All in favor. The applicants, Triloki Prasad Patel and Dipesh Kumar Khadka, were sworn in by the Secretary and gave testimony on the application for transfer of a Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License. Machado asked if the applicants had completed server training. Mr. Patel said they would do the training as soon as possible. Kaufman asked how long they had been the owners of the restaurant and Mr. Patel said July 24t" There was no additional member discussion. Crowe noted that the applicant was of good moral character, there is a desire for the license to be granted and that all City and State law requirements have been met. Based on those findings, Crowe moved that the application for transfer of a Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License be approved with the condition that the applicant provide proof of server training. The motion was seconded by Lipton. Roll call vote was unanimous for approval. D. Recommendation to City Council Regarding Biennial Renewal — The secretary informed the Authority of the current timeline for changing the Municipal Code to allow biennial renewals. The secretary asked if the Authority wanted to make a formal resolution to Council in support and if the Authority wanted to use annual renewal as a punitive measure. The Authority decided they did not need to make a resolution to Council regarding biennial renewal and they did not want to make an annual renewal requirement a punitive measure. 8. Police Department Report Sgt. Kurtz said that the Octoberfest at the Elks Lodge went well and there were no incidents. Kaufman asked if there had been any incidents in the past year. Sgt. Kurtz said there were some incidents in the past, but the establishments have been doing what they are supposed to be doing and either cutting customers off or calling if there was a disturbance.