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while he is normally very business-friendly, he said he will not support the motion <br />because there has been a pattern of non-compliance. He added that people in the <br />community have approached him on the matter in a negative way, and he is not <br />convinced the City would be able to monitor the situation correctly and to bring it back to <br />the Commission on a timely basis if the requirements are not adhered to. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank noted that it took two years for the restaurant to get to this point. <br />He stated that should the data indicate there is a problem, he would hope that staff <br />would not wait two years to return it to the Commission. <br /> <br />Mr. Dolan stated that everyone at the meeting that Acting Chief Finn referred to, <br />particularly the business owner, understood very clearly that the restaurant is on a very <br />short leash. <br /> <br />Commissioner Pearce ted that <br />she is willing to give the applicants a second chance, given the proposed restrictions. <br />She noted that the police log has an impressive decrease, but the property owner has <br />also indicated that there has been a decrease in patronage. She indicated that she <br />cannot quite correlate all the decrease to the more restrictive provisions because the <br />significant decrease could probably be attributed to less people at the establishment. <br />She stated that she believes live music will bring more people and that she is glad there <br />is a tight shift; however, she would hate to see this spiral out and would like to have an <br />update in 6 to 12 months. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank stated that he would like to have Commission unanimity and asked <br />Commissioner Olson if he would support the project if the motion were amended to <br />require staff to present a report to the Commission every three months. <br /> <br />Commissioner Olson replied that it would be a good step to take. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank proposed an amendment to his motion to require staff to <br />provide a status report to the Commission on a quarterly basis for the next twelve <br />months. <br />Commissioner Pentin accepted the amendment. <br /> <br />Acting Police Chief Finn stated that reporting quarterly would require a significant <br />amount of work but that the Police Department would be willing to work with the <br />Commission to track calls for service, provide information, and coordinate monitoring <br />with the Community Development Department staff on a quarterly basis. <br /> <br />Commissioner Pearce commented that she believes there would be an increase in <br />patronage with alcohol service and now live music. She stated that she believes it is <br />establishment to work with staff along these lines. She added that a police log would <br />not be necessary and that a simple conversation with the Director of Community <br />Development would suffice. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, January 12, 2011 Page 7 of 11 <br /> <br />