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Regular Session 1941 December 6, 2004 Ms. Welsch moved to postpone consideration of this item until scheduling of a public hearing and to discuss with Councilmembers the need for a specific site plan whenever appropriate. She does not necessarily support the practice of bigger stores only receiving a full liquor license; this store, for instance, has a very substantial clientele and their liquor sales can be anticipated to be very different from Pete's or Schnuck's. Mayor Adams invoked that a "motion to postpone" terminates debate and there had been submitted a request to speak. Peter Love, 7701 Clayton Road, offered clarification of this application. He said Councilmember Welsch "is most in tune with what his client wants to do." He runs an Asian food grocery store and wants to offer Asian wine, beer and spirits as part of their goods for sale, therefore requesting a full liquor license to purchase items not available at other stores. He agreed that a site plan could be made available to the City Council describing sales of specialty alcohol for limited sale. Ms. Brot commented about the entrepreneurial spirit of George Tsai and his contribution to the City, but asked if the license would be limited to him or if it would include his son, Max, whom she feels is not as experienced at handling such sales. Mr. Love said George Tsai is "in charge" and his son, Max, runs things day-to-day. Ms. Colquitt seconded the motion to postpone and reminded the Council to be consistent in assigning licenses to businesses on Olive Boulevard. Mr. Ollendorff asked if most of the Asian specialty liquors, such as sake, were less than twenty-two per cent alcohol and the response was that alcohol content of sake parallels that of wine, but Asian whiskeys would have higher alcohol content. Mr. Ollendorff asked for an indication of the quantities of items to be sold. For instance, would most of them be like beer and wine, lower in alcohol content, or would the spirits constitute more of the sales? Mr. Ollendorff said that an explanation of the kinds of products allowed under various categories would clarify the issue. Mr. Wagner echoed Ms. Brot's support of George Tsai, but questioned the documentation relating to his son, asking whether he was indeed a naturalized citizen and asked why he was "working on a green card?" Mr. Love responded that Max Tsai is a naturalized citizen and he does not know the answer to the question. Mayor Adams asked for all those in favor of postponing this submission until the site plan is submitted, without prejudice, and a public hearing is held, and the motion passed unanimously. A.qenda Item Number Seven - Ruth Park Golf Center Master Plan Page 9