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Session 1574, Minutes Page 6 July 6, 1992 more than could be consuIOOd. on premises or sold to customers. She felt it was acceptable to have sane limited wholesale sales. Mr. Wagner thought the concept of bottlin:J at the restaurant was unique arrl that there was little chance the wholesale operation would take over. He agreed with a statement made at the last meetin:J that high Loop rents would preclude a strictly bottlin:J operation. Mrs. 'Ihoopson agreed, arrl asked Mr. Alan Richman, an owner of the prcp:>sed restaurant, if he could <::::citply with the restriction suggested by the City Manager (on a list just circulated) that bottlin:J not exceed 10% of gross revenue, arrl not exceed 5% of gross revenue fram wholesale sales. Mr. Rich- man said it was difficult to predict what his retail sales will be, arrl a SPeCific number would be easier to comply with. Mayor Majerus said several different figures were used by Mr. Richman at the last meetin:J, arrl she suggested that Council accept the City Manager's con:li- tions (no more than 400 cases of bottlin:J per week; no more than 50% [200 cases] of bottlin:J for wholesale per week; arrl total bottlin:J not to exceed 10% of gross revenue arrl not to exceed 5% of gross revenue fram wholesale), all of which Mr. Richman originally asked for. She was most upset by his re- quest now to bottle 200 cases a day instead of 200 cases a week. Mr. Richman said his first figures were presented as what he thought he could do, arrl he did not un:lerstan:l they would be taken as restrictions. Mayor Majerus said there are nearly always corrlitions attached when Council approval is sought for a site plan. Mr. Wagner asked for the applicant's :minimum viable number of cases per week, arrl Mr. Richman said it was 120 cases a day, six days a week (720 cases) at wholesale, or 200 cases per day for both retail arrl wholesale. He said when asked about this at the last meetin:J, he believed he was bein:J asked what he thought he could do; but he would like leeway to do more, if sales are good. Mayor Majerus pointed out that pennits may be am:mded, so if a larger than expected market is foun:l, Mr. Richman can always apply for an amendment. Mrs. Schtnnan recalled that Mr. Richman said he was sellin:J 100 cases a week currently, an:l his goal was to sell 400 cases a week; therefore, she felt the City Manager's compromise offer was reasonable since it doubled the wholesale operation arrl Mr. Richman would still have an opportunity to push the retail en:l of the business. She did not un:lerstan:l why he was now asking for 1200 cases a week. Mr. Richman said he wanted to be able to bottle four hours a day to show patrons durin:J the lunch arrl dinner hours. He said it was specu- lation since he did not kr10w how it would all work once the restaurant was operatin:J . Mr. Schoc:aner suggested that discussion be limited to what Mr. Richman needs to do at openin:J in order to sw:vive a year from now, arrl not what the possi- bilities are. He un:lerstood that was 200 cases a day resultin:J fram four hours of bottlin:J each day. Mr. Richman confinned those figures. Mr. Wagner said this number seemed unacceptable to Council, arrl he asked if the equipment could be slowed down. Mr. Tom Cohen, one of the partners, said