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Session 1258, Minutes Page 9 September 22, 1980 Mr. Adams clarified the point that this proposed legislation did not originate with the Council--a number of businesses in the loop proposed that the special business district be established, and it was they who did the necessary work to bring this about. Mrs. Metcalfe said she thought Mr. Bigner's suggestion was excellent, and asked that some kind of review mechanism be included in the proposed legislation. Mr. Ollendorff said that would be looked into and the alternatives reported back to Council. Mayor Mooney closed the public hearing at 9:33 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING - LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION, 8213 DELMAR The City Manager said a public hearing was scheduled for 8:00 P.M. to consider an application for a license to sell liquor by the drink at Rich and Charlie's Pasta House at 8213 Delmar. All City ordinance requirements have bee~ met. The City Manager said he recommended approval, following the public hearing. Mr. Frank Bussman, 8123 Teasdale, asked to address the Council. He said although Rich and Charlie's is a very fine restaurant,l he and others in attendance are op- posed to the granting of a liquor license to them for the following reasons--con- cern for the safety of school children who pass this location, lack of adequate parking, increase in noise in the evening hours, possible decrease in property values and fear of change in present clientele. Mr. Bussman said this was primar- ily a residential area and he didn't see a need for liquor to be served here, as there are a number of other places in the vicinity that serve liquor. Mayor Mooney said Rich and Charlie's would still have to serve a high percentage of food with the liquor, should they be granted a license. He noted that there had not been any serious incidents involving drinking (patrons may now bring their own liquor into the restaurant) for which police had to be called in the last five years. Mr. Bussman said he felt the nature of the place would change if'~l~quor were served rather than being brought in. Mr. Adams said Mr. Bussman seemed to be saying that a restaurant granted a liquor li- cense may become more of a bar than a restaurant, and he asked Mr. Bussman to give him an example where that happened. Mr. Bussman could not think of an example at the moment. Mayor Moohey noted that several restaurants in University City had been granted liquor licenses recently, and that has not happened. The applicant, Mr. John Ferrara, 7240 Westmoreland, was asked to come forward. Mr. Ferrara said there would be a service bar, but not a sitdown bar, and there would not be a "Happy Hour." He said the Rich and Charlie's restaurants are all primarily fam- ily restaurants, and all of them except the one in University City sell liquor by the drink. He said the concern for children passing after school was his also, but that there is very little business between the hours of 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. when children would already be home. He noted that other Rich and Charlie's restaurants serve 80% food and 20% liquor. Mr. Ferrara said the restaurant hours would not change, and he did not feel the noise level would increase or that parking would become difficult. He said none of the people who signed the petition in opposition had called him to find out how the liquor was to be served, and he felt many of them signed because they thought there would be a sitdown bar, which will not be the case.