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Home My WebLink About31- Planning & Building Services r CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Michael E. Hays, Director Subject: Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for Type 20 Liquor License for El Tigre Market, Dept: Planning & Building Services 1184 W. 2nd Street Date: October 10, 1996 MCC Date: October 21, 1996 Synopsis of Previous Council Action: ORIGINAL None Recommended Motion: That the Mayor and Common Council determine that the public convenience or necessity is served and direct Planning and Building Services to prepare a letter of Public Convenience or Necessity to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a Type 20 liquor license for El Tigre Market at 1184 W. 2nd Street. / A:T�ryf. lt tiPC>.; !� Michael IV Hays Contact person: Michael E. Hays Phone: 384-5357 Supporting data attached: Staff Report Ward(s): FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Source: (Acct. No.) N/A (Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: Agenda Item No. iola,, I lgg6 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT SUBJECT: Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity No. El Tigre Market Mayor and Common Council Meeting of October 21, 1996 APPLICANT Ken Choi El Tigre, Inc. 1184 W. 2nd Street San Bernardino, CA 92410 REQUEST AND LOCATION The applicant is establishing the El Tigre Market, in the old La Plaza Market at 1184 W. 2nd Street, and requesting approval from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a Type 20 liquor license. This license allows off-site sales of beer and wine. The grocery store is approximately 20,000 square feet, with approximately 780 square feet, or less than 1% of the store area, devoted to beer and wine sales. The grocery store will be a full service market, offering fresh meat, produce and dairy products, a bakery, and the usual assortment of pre-packaged foods. The applicant is proposing interior tenant improvements and will spruce-up the exterior of the building. The applicant was notified that the market is located in an area that has an over concentration of off-site liquor licenses, and that a determination of Public Convenience or Necessity, from the City, would be required. The application was filed with the Planning Division on August 15, 1996. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION Reuse of the existing building as a grocery store with beer and wine sales is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15301. POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION The Police Department has indicated that they will not oppose the ABC application. (Exhibit A). DETERNIINATION The applicant provided a letter supporting the request for a Type 20 liquor license. Staff feels that a determination of public convenience or necessity can be met based on the following: - The establishment of a grocery store in an existing building at 1184 W. 2nd Street will contribute substantially to revitalization of that general area. The site is across from the Metrolink Station, and the proposed upgrades to the market will complement this entry to the City. - The sale of beer and wine for off-site consumption is a service typically found at grocery stores. The percentage of physical retail space devoted to the sale of alcohol is minimal and is accessory to the other services and products provided. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Mayor and Common Council determine that the public convenience or necessity is served and direct the Planning Division to prepare a letter for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a Type 20 alcohol license at 1184 W. 2nd Street. Exhibits: A Police Department Report B Applicants' Letter City of San Bernardino EXHIBIT A San Bernardino Police Department Interoffice Memorandum To. L 21 E D 2-z_0%T, CHIEF OF From: T Subject: A.3 . C. APPLZICATTOff- R-COMM'ENDATIONS Date: 255 , 199a Commies: A.31 .C. LOCATION: EL TIGRE WARMqOTJ8E !18-1 W. Se=nd St . Sa: CA 92410 TYPE: ABC License Ty e 20 off-Sale Beer/Wine, Person tr, .P perSo-n T,-,p appljca;4on will r-ot be protested. concwr wi-_h r D. SNELL Richards T THE S3PD 13 COMMITTED TO PROVIDING: PROGRESSIVE QUALITY POLICE SERVICE; A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE; A REDUCTION IN CRIME THROUGH PROBLEM RECOGNITION AND PROBLEM SCIVT"' City of San Bernardino San Bernardino Police Department Interoffice Memorandum To: L� . D. SNELL. From: CSR I- M. SOTO Subject: ABC LICENSE TYPE 20 OFF-SALE BEER/WINE,, P-=RSON TO PERSON TRANSFER Date: Septe^.Ler 25, 1996 Copies; PROBLEM- on F.w•g ust 29, 1990 $i Tigre inc . applied for ar4 ABC License r r E, moo, Tigre Warehouse located at 1184 W. 2nd St . , San Eernardino. RECOMMENDATIONS• Approvai for the ABC lAcense is recommended as long as the applicant obtains alp necessary permits . FINDINGS: - was assigned to �nvas—gate tht applicat_ons Submitted by the applicant for 1184 .�ACCn(� St . -'"Is '-asine'ss is an F'=:ist 27g are th n placed o.-L the business 1'_cense . r=e condi�.ia__S pla previously in4erviewed the manager, Mr. Thomas Sa7azar on 7-y-96 when the appl_cants applied -or their BuSiness License . - spoke wit;Z M--. Salazar acrain on 9-25-96 . yr. Salazar said there will be about 80 fail ar_d part time employees and he will be the on-site �,anage-f. Th? �:si=.esa will be open saver days a week from 7 : 00 a.II t0 10 ; 00 p.TCl. �:e�° will e ro video gamte mach_nes at the busineas . r _an a warrant, CDL- and record check cn t:Ze apulicar_ts and they did not have any outstanding warrants nor a Cr4—:na1 history. (Refer to attached printouts . } I also ran a location inquiry response . This response showed nine incidents since 1991 . (Refer to attac'ed p rir_tout s . } ATTACF3MENTS : 1 . App:i_cation for ABC License . 2 . -n(i vid,aal Personal Affidavits . 3 . CEL record checks . 4 . Location inCuiry response. THE SBPD IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING: PROGRESSIVE QUALITY POLICE SERVICE; A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE; A REDUCTION IN CRIME TMROUGM PROBLEM RECOGNITION AND PROBLEM SOLVING 0Cj/(a�i 14�a4 14: 31 yL17b77ovv EXHIBIT B R 1 .l 199E CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO JEPARTMENT 'J� P A!`JNING & BUILDI'NG SERVICES October 9, 1996 Valerie Ross Principal Planner City of San 8ernardino Department of Planning and Building Services 300 North'D' Street San Bernardino, CA 92418-5084 RE: El Tigre, Inc. 1184 W. 2nd Street San Bernardino, CA Dear Ms. Ross: Please consider the following as justification of public convenience for the approval of our application at the above location. EI Tigre, Inc operates full Service Hispanic supermarkets in Los Angeles and San Diego counties. We Dope that our San Bernardino location will exceed the success of our other markets. The Success of this location is dependent on meeting the nerds of the surrounding community. As you are aware. this part of Son Bernardino does not currently have a supermarket that offers a in store bakery, fresh meat and seafood department, service delicatessen, and full lines of fresh produce and groceries. Not only does E1 Tigre provide these services, we also offer check cashing and other financial services, as well as a in-store tortilla factory. Unlike most of the major chain stores, El Tigre customizes Ms product line to serve the community. The store will offer a comprehensive Hispanic grocery line with over 1200 items including products imported from El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Costa Rica- Moreover, our association with Certified Grocers allows us to keep our prices very competitive with the large :supermarket chains. On average alcoholic beverage sales account for less that 7% of our total sales, however, alcoholic beverages are necessary to eompiete our product mix for the OCT-10-1996 07:56 909699E869 P.01 convenience of our customers. If we were unable to carry alcoholic beverages, a significant competitive disadvantage would result that may endanger the success of the entire market. We are excited about participating in the redevelopment taking place in San Bernardino. Our supermarket will add approximately 80 Jobs to the local economy as well as significant tax revenues. For the above reasons, we feel that public convenience will be served by the issuance of our beer and wine license. Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions or we can be of further assistance please call us at (909) 983-3642. Ti�� P.02