Alcoholic Beverage License Board Meeting
Video Transcript
Duration: 11 minutes
Speakers: 6
Alright.
Morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today.
I would like to call the 08/07/2025
alcoholic beverage license board meeting,
to order.
I am the city administrator, Randy Knighton, and to my left
is the deputy director of community development, Jackie Deibel. To my right is deputy director of finance, Georgette Macrae. And from our legal office, Melanie Forsberg,
as well.
So we'll we'll seek to move through the agenda
expeditiously here
and,
able to get you on your way.
Alright. The first item
on the agenda is the approval of the minutes of the alcoholic beverage license board public hearing
of 07/03/2025.
Do I have a motion to approve those minutes?
Motion to approve. We have a motion. We have a second. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion?
Alright. All in favor?
Alright. That passes unanimously.
Thank you very much.
The next item on the agenda under public hearing
is for new business, limited pouring, craft beer and wine
market, Sunday sales, The Pretty Devour LLC,
Kelly r Owens,
Jolie Devourrer,
The Pretty Devour LLC,
261213030022.
Is the applicant present? Yes. Yes. Please come forward
and,
state your name and home address for the record, please. My name is Kelly Owens,
205
Mountain Point, Roswell, Georgia 30075.
Alright. Thank you very much.
And also,
just as a reminder,
this is a public hearing and your responses are
being recorded for the record. So, we ask everyone to speak clearly,
into the microphone. Thank you very much.
Do we have a report from the legal department, miss Forsberg? Yes, sir. We do. All necessary paperwork has been completed and filed. The applicant is the owner of the business and will be on the premises
approximately forty hours per week.
Our background investigation is complete, and we recommend moving forward with the public hearing.
Alright. Thank you very much.
Alright.
Miss Deibel, do you have questions of the applicant?
Yes. Good morning. Hi. Have you read the City of Roswell Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance?
Yes. Do you understand its provisions?
Yes. Do you have any questions about it?
No.
Are you aware that your servers and salespeople will need to obtain servers permits?
Yes. Alright. Thank you very much.
Alright. Thank you.
Miss McCray, do you have questions of the applicant? I do. Good morning. Hi. Are you aware that the city from time to time will do compliance checks on businesses involved in the sale and serving of alcohol? Yes, ma'am. Are you aware of the alcohol awareness training? I'm sorry. Say it again. Are you aware of the alcohol awareness training? Yes. It's to be completed
after this. Okay.
Thank you. Okay.
Alright. Thank you. One further question. What provisions does your business have or will have in place
to avoid the sale or serving of alcohol to the underage?
All of our employees will have a pouring license. They will have to go to training.
We will also have signage stating no one 21,
and they will have to
ID
Mhmm. All every single patron.
Alright. Thank you.
As the applicant, do you have any questions or anything that you would like to share or provide to this board?
No.
Alright. Thank you. Alright. Does anyone in the audience have any questions or would like to address the board regarding this Jolie
Devour, The Pretty Devour,
Jolie Devour, The Pretty Devour LLC
for a limited pouring craft beer and wine market Sunday sales
license
at
the Pretty Devour LLC 2612
Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 130,
Alpharetta, Georgia 30022.
Alright. We have a motion. Do we have a second? I second. We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion?
Seeing none, all in favor?
Alright. That passes unanimously. Thank you very much, ma'am. So do I just go downstairs?
I feel like I'm on a television show up here.
You're good. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Mhmm.
Kelly, I can meet you back in the Legal Office after.
Okay.
Alright. The next item we have on the agenda, item number three,
new business,
full pouring liquor, beer and wine, Sunday sales,
Basuri,
Sheetal Thakur,
Bidishi LLC,
12040
Etris Road, Suite D 100,
Roswell, Georgia 30075.
Is the applicant present?
Alright. Please come forward
and
state your name and home address for the record, please.
My name is Sheeta Thakur. Home address is 3284
East Summit Point, Apartment B,
Norcross
30092.
Alright. Thank you. Do we have a report from the legal department, miss Forsberg?
Yes, sir.
All necessary paperwork's been completed and filed. The applicant is the owner and will be on the premises approximately
forty hours per week. Our background investigation is complete. We recommend moving forward with the public hearing. Alright. Thank you very much.
Miss Deibel, do you have questions of the applicant? Yes. Good morning. Good morning. Have you read the city of Roswell Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance? I have. Do you understand its provisions? Yes. I do. Do you have any questions about it? Not as if not. Okay. Are you aware that your servers and salespeople will need to obtain server's permits? Yes. I do. Alright. Thank you very much.
Alright. Thank you. Miss McCray, questions of the applicant? Yes. Good morning. Good morning. Are you aware that the city from time to time would do compliance checks on businesses
involved in serving and selling of alcohol? Yes. I do. Are you aware of the alcohol awareness training? Yes. Have you taken it?
No. I will right after this. Okay. Mhmm. And are you aware that you must file excise taxes with the city of Roswell?
And are you aware that failure to pay your excise taxes will result in revocation of your license? Yes. I do. Thank you. You're welcome.
Alright. Thank you very much. One question.
What provisions
do you have or will have in place to ensure
the sale of or serving of alcohol to the underaged
is avoided?
We will have all our staff,
employees check IDs. We'll have signage all over the restaurant.
And also,
all the license all the employees will have their foreign license.
Okay. Alright. Thank you. As the applicant, do you have any questions of this board? Not right now. Alright.
Thank you.
Does anyone in the audience have any questions or would like to address the board regarding this matter?
Alright. Seeing none, we will bring it back to the board and entertain a motion.
I make a motion to approve the application of Sheetal
The Car, Vadishi LLC
doing business as Bushiri
for full pouring liquor, beer, and wine Sunday sales
located at 12040
Etress Road, Suite D 100, Roswell, Georgia 30075.
Alright. We have
a motion. Do we have a second? A second. Alright. We have a motion and a second.
Any further discussion?
Seeing none, all in favor?
Alright. That passes unanimously as well. Thank you very much. Thank you so much.
Alright.
That does
conclude
the agenda items for the alcoholic beverage license board meeting for 08/07/2025.
Are there any further comments from the board?
Alright. Seeing none, we will entertain a motion of adjournment.
Motion to adjourn. We have a motion.
Second. And a second. All in favor?
Alright. Meeting is adjourned.
Thank you very I'm fine to come back by this.
Please, ma'am, did you wish to address the board again?
No. You're fine. Okay. The motion has been approved. The item has been approved.
Alright. Thank you very much.
Okay. So you said something about trees?