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Regular Meeting March 28, 2005 Ms. Welsch said she hoped that meeting would occur prior to the next scheduled th Council meeting, on April 11, 2005. Ms. Colquitt said the neighbors were attempting an emergency meeting this week. Mayor Adams asked the developer to meet with Mr. Smith and the two Councilmembers, Mr. Sharpe and Ms. Colquitt, to make sure of the necessary arrangements. Mr. Ollendorff reported that he would place the conditional use question for this project on the next regular Council Meeting agenda for review at that time. Agenda Item # Five –Liquor License for 8200 Delmar Blvd. St. Louis Kollel Bookstore wants a license to sell beer and wine by the drink. The City ordinance requires that such a licensed premises must have 50% of sales in food, or the beer and wine sales would be limited to packaged products. The applicant has a clear record and appears to meet all other legal requirements. Council usually requires a public hearing and a waiting period; however, the very small volume expected here make this appear unnecessary. Mr. Ollendorff described this request as unusual in that it calls for sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink. He said he is not sure where this leaves the Council. They could approve a license for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the container that does not have a food requirement. He said he is not really sure how to solve the applicant’s application. Mr. Wagner asked the City Manager if he had a recommendation on this issue. Mr. Ollendorff said he could recommend that the application be approved, but he wanted to add that it will not result in the outcome that the applicant wants. He will have a license that he cannot use. Ms. Brot moved to reject this proposal and Ms. Colquitt seconded. Ms. Colquitt thanked Ms. Brot for doing this ahead of time and said that she agreed with her. She reminded the Council for the need to be consistent and always required a Public Hearing and a waiting period before a liquor license is granted. As for the paper work from the State, she is concerned about that which was not taken care of. She does not want to add fuel to that by granting a liquor license as well. Ms. Brot said as a Reform Jew she welcomed stores that sell Jewish items and other types of stores. She has surveyed Reform Jews, Conservative Jews, Modern Orthodox Jews and other Orthodox Jews, and no one has ever heard of wine being sold for blessings. She has had many blessings with wine in her synagogue and in her home with rabbis and never has the wine been sold. If they want a fundraiser, they should have a fundraiser, otherwise, it is the custom for the synagogue, for the Kollel to buy their own wine and then it may be blessed. Page 8