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LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY MINUTES
Regular Meeting. – February 18, 2021
1:00 p.m.
Staff Liaison: Aimee Jensen
A regular meeting of the Liquor Licensing Authority was held February 18, 2021 in Municipal Court,
215 North Mason Chief Judge Jill Hueser presiding.
Secretary’s Note: All applications were heard via Zoom.
Staff in attendance: Bronwyn Scurlock, Assistant City Attorney II
Carrie Ripsam, Liquor Enforcement Officer
Aimee Jensen, Deputy City Clerk
Consent Agenda Approved:
Minutes from the January 21, 2021.
2020 Annual Report.
Liquor Enforcement Update
Liquor Enforcement Officer Ripsam stated Fort Collins Police Services conducted random
compliance checks:
February 11, 2021, visiting 14 liquor licensed establishments of which 1 served the underage
operative: a failure rate of 7.14%.
February 17, 2021, visiting 12 liquor licensed establishments of which 4 served the underage
operative: a failure rate of 33.3%.
Manager Registration Application from
MBR, LLC, dba Rare Italian
101 South College Avenue, Approved
Collin McDowell, manager applicant, stated that any employee found in violation of the liquor code
would be immediately terminated. He stated he is both a TIPs and SafeServ trainer. Mr. McDowell
stated that Rare is very strict about carding and that they do not accept vertical IDs without a
secondary form of identification.
Judge Hueser approved the manager registration application from MBR, LLC, dba Rare Italian, 101
South College Avenue.
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Transfer of Ownership Application from The Comedy Fort, LLC, dba
The Comedy Fort, 167 North College Avenue, Approved
David Rodriquez, representative for The Comedy Fort, LLC, stated he has hired staff with multiple
years of experience in the sale and service of alcohol. Mr. Rodriquez stated most of his shows will
only allow 21+ patrons on premise. He will stated all staff will be required to TIPs trained and that
any employee found in violation of the liquor code will be immediately terminated.
Judge Hueser approved the transfer of ownership application from The Comedy Fort, LLC, dba The
Comedy Fort, 167 North college Avenue.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m.
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Chief Municipal Judge
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Secretary
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