Alcoholic Beverage License Board Meeting
Video Transcript
Duration: 11 minutes
Speakers: 7
Nancy.
Nancy. We're good.
Alright. Good morning, everyone,
and,
welcome.
I would like to call
the 05/01/2025
alcoholic beverage licensing board public hearing 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, immediate
deputy director of finance, Georgette MacRae.
And to my far right is Kay Taylor from the legal department.
The first item on our agenda is the approval of minutes for the alcoholic beverage license board meeting
of 04/03/2025.
Do I have a motion? Motion to approve. We have a motion. Do we have a second? Second.
We have a motion and a second for the discussion.
Seeing none, all in favor?
Alright. That passes unanimously.
The next item, item number two is listed on the agenda under public hearing
is new business, full pouring, liquor, beer, and wine, Sunday sales, wasabi sushi and ebachi,
Yongxing
Chin,
Wasabi Cuisine Incorporated,
1475,
Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 155,
Roswell, Georgia 30076.
Is the applicant present?
Yes. Come forward, please, to the podium. Thank you.
And I would remind everybody as you speak into the podium, speak
please, project to speak loudly, so we wanna make sure that we have an accurate record
of the meeting. Miss Taylor, do we have a report from the legal department?
No, sir. Can you please state your name and your home address for the record, please?
My name is Yongxin
Chen, and my,
address is 6050,
55
Meridian
Drive, Northwest,
Edwards, Georgia.
K. Alright. Thank you very much. We appreciate that.
Miss Taylor, do you now have a report from the legal department? Yes, sir. I do. All necessary paperwork has been completed and filed. The applicant is the owner of the business
and will be on the premises approximately
fifty five hours per week.
The issuance of the license is contingent on a cleared background investigation.
We expect to hear from the Roswell Police Department
very soon. We recommend moving forward with the public hearing. Alright. Thank you, miss Taylor.
Miss Deibel, do you have questions of the applicant? Yes. Good morning.
Have you read the City of Roswell Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance?
Yes.
Do you understand its provisions?
K. Do you have any questions about it?
No.
K. Are you aware that your servers and salespeople
will need to obtain service permits?
Yes. Thank you very much.
Alright. Thank you. Miss McCray, do you have questions of the applicant? I do. Good morning. Good morning. Are you aware that the city from time to time would do compliance checks on businesses involved in the sale and serving of alcohol?
Yes.
Are you aware of the alcohol awareness training?
Yes.
Have you taken it?
No. Not yet. Okay. You have six months to take it.
And are you aware that you must file a excise tax to the city of Roswell?
Yes.
And are you aware that failure to pay your excise tax could result in the revocation of your alcohol license?
Yes.
Thank you. Alright. Thank you. The applicant has stated his name and address. If I could have your name and address as well, sir. Yep. Yes. My name is Sean Liu.
I live in
112
Breville Drive, Alabaster, Alabama.
I'm just here for helping them out with,
translating and all that. Sure. Sure. No worries. Alright. Thank you. And thank you for being here.
One question, I do have. What provisions does your business have or will
have to avoid
the sale or serving of alcohol to the underaged?
Okay. So,
we have
a ID sign that says we ID everybody,
and,
we will double check with their,
IDs.
And we're gonna buy one of those
ID machines that, you know, if it's fake ID, it will pop out fake. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Alright. Thank you very much.
As the applicant, does the applicant have any questions,
for this board?
No. Alright. Thank you. Is there anyone in the audience that would, like to address the board regarding this application?
Alright. Seeing none,
we will entertain a motion.
Yes.
I make a motion to approve the application of Yongchun Chen Wasabi
Cuisine Inc,
Wasabi Sushi and Hibachi
for a full pouring
liquor, beer and wine Sunday sales license at 1475
Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 155,
Roswell, Georgia 30076.
This motion will be contingent on the background
investigation being complete by the Roswell Police Department.
Alright. Thank you. We have a motion.
We have a second. A second. Alright. We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion?
Seeing none, all in favor?
Alright. Thank you. That passed unanimously. Thank you very much. Thank you.
Alright.
The next item we have, under public hearing item number three, new business, full pouring liquor, beer, and wine, Sunday sales.
Flaga
or Floga,
Maxwell Street, John Floga.
Floga? Floga. Maxwell Street, John
Scoopham.
Maxwell Saint John.
Maxwell Saint I'm sorry. Maxwell Saint John Scoopham. Mhmm. Gold Flame Group LLC 1105
Canton Street, Roswell, Georgia 330075.
I need to use my glasses.
Is the applicant present? The applicant present, would you would you please state your name and and home address for the record, please? Yes. It's, Maxwell Saint John Scuppam.
Address is 2310
Poplar Springs Drive,
Brookhaven, Georgia Three Zero Three Zero Nine. Alright. Thank you very much.
And the other gentleman, if you would if you would like to as well? Or or state your your your name and and or purpose.
My name is Dwayne Nathaniel Martin with the law firm of Martin Walker Newby LLP 55 Ivan Allen Junior Boulevard
Northwest Suite 820 Atlanta, Georgia. I am the attorney for the applicant. Thank you, sir.
Alright. Miss Taylor, do we have a report from the legal department? Yes, sir. We do. All necessary paperwork has been completed and filed.
The applicant is the general manager of the business
and will be on the premises approximately forty hours per week. Our background
investigation is complete. We recommend moving forward with the public hearing. Thank you, ma'am.
Miss Steibel,
do we have questions of the applicant? Yes. Good morning.
So 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 a question for the applicant? Yes. Good morning. Are you aware that the city from time to time would do compliance checks on businesses involved in the sale and serving of alcohol?
Yes. Are you aware of the alcohol awareness training? Yes. Have you taken it?
Not yet. I am signed up. Okay. You have six months to take it. Are you aware that you must file an excise tax to the city of Roswell? Yes. And are you aware that the that failure to pay your excise taxes could result in revocations of your alcohol license? Yes.
Thank you.
Alright. Thank you.
One question, sir. What provisions does your business have or will have in place to avoid the sale or serving
of alcohol to the under
aged? We'll be using, utilizing the training institute,
to do monthly training for service staff on ensuring,
you know, making sure that they're IDing everybody and, looking out for underage drinkers as well as doing internal
sting operations and secret shoppers,
programs.
Alright. Thank you. As the applicant, do you have any questions of this board?
No.
Alright.
Anyone in the audience wish to address the board regarding this matter?
Alright. Seeing none, we will entertain a motion.
I make a motion to approve the application of Maxwell Saint John Scoop
Gold Flame Group LLC
doing business as FLOGA
for full pouring liquor, beer, and wine, Sunday sales located at 11:05
Canton Street, Roswell, Georgia three zero zero seven five.
Thank you. We have a motion. Do we have a second? Second. 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.
Alright. That does conclude our agenda
for today.
The alcoholic beverage license board meeting for 05/01/2025.
Seeing there's no further business, we'll entertain a a motion of adjournment. Motion to adjourn.
Motion by miss McCray.
Second. Second by miss Deibel.
All in favor?
That passes unanimously. Thank you very much. We wish you, very,
very much success in your endeavors, and,
have a great day.