Amendment of Municipal Code Section 4-60-025 by restricting additional late hour liquor licenses within 1st Ward
Votes › License and Consumer Protection › 1st Ward: Daniel La Spata
Clerk's short name: Liquor License Moratorium
- Record number: O2024-0008642
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: Daniel La Spata (1st Ward)
- Committee: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
- Introduction Date: Apr 17, 2024
- Final Action Date: May 22, 2024
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Roll call: Passed May 22, 2024
48 yea, 0 nay, 2 absent. On motion of Alderperson Silverstein, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Harris, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of May 22, 2024.
Yea (48): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Michelle A. Harris (8), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), William Conway (34), Gilbert Villegas (36), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (former member)
Absent (2): Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Emma Mitts (37)
Plain-language summary
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Timeline
- Apr 19, 2024: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
- May 8, 2024: Recommended to Pass, Committee on License and Consumer Protection. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
- May 22, 2024: Passed, City Council (48 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Silverstein, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Harris, the matter was Passed.
Documents
- 4-60-025 amend 1st ward.pdf (Legislation)
- 5-22 lic letters 8642.pdf (Committee Letter)
Lobbying and money
Computed links; money near a vote is not evidence that it influenced the vote.
Who lobbied on it
- Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.: LIQUOR MORATORIUM TEXT AMENDMENT (1 filing, Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024; Thomas Raines; matched by semantic embedding)
- Dennis Sommo: LIFT MORATORIUM TO ALLOW FOR TRANSFER OF LIQUOR LICENSE OWNERSHIP (4 filings, Apr 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026; Joseph Moore; matched by semantic embedding)
- Dennis Sommo: LIFTING LIQUOR LICENSE MORATORIUM (1 filing, Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024; Joseph Moore; matched by semantic embedding)
- Dennis Sommo: SUPPORT FOR LIFTING LIQUOR LICENSE MORATORIUM (1 filing, Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024; Joseph Moore; matched by semantic embedding)
- Circle K: LIQUOR LICENSE (1 filing, Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023; Donald Storino; matched by semantic tfidf)
Money from these interests in the 365 days before the vote
| Member | Vote | Amount | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debra L. Silverstein | Yea | $3,000 | Thomas Raines (lobbyist for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.); Joseph Moore (lobbyist for Dennis Sommo) |
| Walter R. Burnett | Yea | $1,500 | Thomas Raines (lobbyist for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.) |
| Scott Waguespack | Yea | $1,500 | Thomas Raines (lobbyist for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.) |
| Bennett R. Lawson | Yea | $1,500 | Thomas Raines (lobbyist for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.) |
| Peter Chico | Yea | $500 | Joseph Moore (lobbyist for Dennis Sommo) |
| Matthew J. O'Shea | Yea | $500 | Joseph Moore (lobbyist for Dennis Sommo) |
| Samantha Nugent | Yea | $500 | Joseph Moore (lobbyist for Dennis Sommo) |
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