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Session 1661, Minutes March 18, 1996 Page 8 Mr. Mark Rattermath 1167 Whitmoor Drive, and Mr. Chris Galloway, 901 Lochmoor, owners of Bruegger's Bagels in St. Louis, came forward. Mr. Ratterman said this business is unique since most of it is done in the early morning and about half of it consists ofearryout. He said about $300,000 will be spent upgrading the site, which they would not do if they thought the business would fail. In response to Mayor Adams, Mr. Galloway said operating hours would be 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mr. Wagner asked why it was necessary to expand into a much larger restaurant if so much of the busi- ness is carryout. Mr. Ratterman said there is a lot of interior space and not using it for tables would look strange; also, neighbors walking and meeting there will have a place to sit down. Mr. Wagner asked about the menu, and Mr. Galloway said it was mainly a bakery with bagels as the basic item. Mr. Joseph Klitzing, Klitzing Walsh Architects, said six businesses in this block are closed on Sunday, two on Monday and one on Saturday; and one does not open until 5:00 p.m. None open earlier than 9:00 a.m. except for one at 7:30 a.m. It was estimated that 40% of Bruegger's business will be done between 6 and 9 a.m., with the rest scattered throughout the day. Mr. Cotton moved approval of the site plan application, and Mrs. Thompson seconded the motion. Mr. Schoomer moved an amendment to restrict seating to 40 and closing hour to 5:30 p.m. Mr. Wagner seconded the motion. Mr. Galloway asked why this was being done, and Mr. Schoomer said seating and hours can always be iacreased; once set, decreasing becomes difficult. Mrs. Schuman said it was suggested at the last meeting that the bakery could close at 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. and there seemed to be consensus that might work. Mrs. Thompson asked why they needed to stay open at~er 5 p.m. Mr. Galloway said perhaps they could find out from other Bruegger's if dosing earlier is a viable option; typically, 7 p.m. is the usual time. Mr. Rattennan said he would rather not be restricted to 5 p.m. Mr. Galloway said this seemed to be predi- cated on the other restaurant's opening hour, but he noted it has allocated parking across the street. Other businesses in the block have akeady dosed at that time so there should be no problem. Mr. Ollen- dorff said part of the parking for that restaurant is in the back, the same area allocated to Bruegger's. Mr. Cotton said he did not see the logic in requiring the business to close at 5:30 p.m., however, he could support lowering the seating to 40. Mr. Schoomer accepted leaving the closing hour at 7:30 p.m.; Mr. Wagner did not accept that change. The vote on the amendment (40 seats, 5:30 closing) was de- feated (two ayes, four nays). Mrs. Schuman moved an amendment limiting seating to 40. Mrs. Thompson seconded the motion. It was noted that the application did not include outside seating; if that request is made, the applicant must return to Council for approval. All voted Aye except Mayor Adams and Mr. Cotton. Mr. Wagner moved a further amendment limiting operating hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. There was no second, and the motion died.