Committee on License and Consumer Protection meeting, July 13, 2023
- When: Thu, Jul 13, 2023, 1:00 PM (Chicago time)
- Where: City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602
- Status: Scheduled & Published
- Committee: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
- Video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8928556/video/845012972
- Transcript: full text (1,439 words, official captions)
Meeting notes
AI-written from the transcript. Speakers are inferred from cues in the recording, so treat names as estimates and check the video at the linked time.
The Committee on License and Consumer Protection heard one public commenter and approved its June 2023 Rule 45 report. The committee passed four ordinances lifting liquor license moratoriums: on a portion of Wallace Street in the 15th Ward for an existing business with new ownership, on a portion of Chicago Avenue in the 36th Ward for a small brewery with a tasting room, on a portion of Division Street in the 37th Ward for a sit-down restaurant (as a substitute), and on a portion of Clark Street in the 49th Ward for package beer and wine sales at an existing grocery. All items were to be reported to the July 19 City Council meeting with a recommendation to pass.
Topics: Liquor license moratoriums, Package goods licenses, Small businesses, Restaurants
Agenda items discussed
- 13:58 Rule 45 report for June 2023: passed
- 14:26 Lifting the liquor moratorium on a portion of Wallace Street (15th Ward): passed
- 15:34 Lifting the liquor moratorium on a portion of Chicago Avenue (36th Ward) (O2023-0001228): passed
- 17:04 Substitute ordinance lifting the liquor moratorium on a portion of Division Street (37th Ward): passed
- 19:09 Lifting the package goods moratorium on a portion of Clark Street (49th Ward): passed
Alderpersons who spoke
- Emma Mitts (chair): Asked for support of the 37th Ward substitute ordinance to allow a new sit-down restaurant to serve liquor. (17:54)
- Raymond A. Lopez (alderperson): Asked for support to lift the moratorium for an existing business that changed ownership and met the ward's community engagement standards. (14:55)