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LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY MINUTES
Regular Meeting. – October 18, 2023
1:00 p.m.
Staff Liaison: Aimee Jensen
A regular meeting of the Liquor Licensing Authority was held October 18, 2023, via Zoom Link,
Chief Judge Jill Hueser presiding.
Secretary’s Note: All applications were heard via Zoom.
Staff in attendance: Holly Coulehan, Assistant City Attorney II
Carrie Ripsam, Liquor Enforcement Officer
Aimee Jensen, Deputy City Clerk
Consent Agenda Approved:
Minutes from September 20, 2023.
Liquor Enforcement Update
Liquor Enforcement Officer Ripsam stated Fort Collins Police Services conducted random
compliance checks:
October 10, 2023, visiting 13 liquor licensed establishments of which 2 served the underage
operative: a failure rate of 15.38% for the evening.
Liquor Enforcement Officer Ripsam stated that the overall failure rate is 8.57% for 2023.
Show Cause Hearing for JACKNGC, LLC, dba
Avuncular Bob’s Beerhouse, 830 South College Avenue
Stipulation Agreement
Deb Campbell, representative for JACKNGC, LLC, stated she has had an opportunity to review the
stipulation agreement and is in agreement with the terms.
Assistant City Attorney Coulehan reviewed the terms of the stipulation agreement, noting the
Licensee agreed to a 15-day suspension, 5 days served (paid $500 fine in lieu of suspension), with 10
days held in abeyance for one year for violating Colorado Liquor Code Section 44-3-901(1)(b)(I)
prohibiting the service of an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of twenty-one years.
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Chief Judge Hueser approved the findings, conclusion, and order, accepting the stipulation
agreement as presented for JACKNGC, LLC, dba Avuncular Bob’s Beerhouse, 830 South College
Avenue.
Show Cause Hearing for Mike Reeves Enterprises, LLC, dba
Bistro Nautile, 150 West Oak Street, Stipulation Agreement
Hearing continued to November 15, 2023.
Show Cause Hearing for Lulu Asian, Inc., dba Lulu Asian Bistro,
117 South College Avenue, Stipulation Agreement
Ricky Lu, representative for Lulu Asian, Inc., stated he has had an opportunity to review the
stipulation agreement and has agreed to the terms.
Assistant City Attorney Coulehan reviewed the terms of the stipulation agreement, noting the
Licensee agreed to a 15-day suspension, 5 days served (paid $1030.71 fine in lieu of suspension),
with 10 days held in abeyance for one year for violating Colorado Liquor Code 44-3-901(1)(b)(I)
prohibiting the service of an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of twenty-one years.
Chief Judge Hueser approved the findings, conclusion, and order, accepting the stipulation
agreement as presented for Lulu Asian, Inc., dba Lulu Asian Bistro, 117 South College Avenue.
Show Cause Hearing for Maya Cove, LLC, dba
Maya Cove, 2100 West Drake Road, Unit 1, Stipulation Agreement
Steve Fowler, representative for Maya Cove, LLC, stated he has had an opportunity to review the
stipulation agreement and has agreed to the terms.
Assistant City Attorney Coulehan reviewed the terms of the stipulation agreement, noting the
Licensee agreed to a 15-day suspension, 5 days served (paid $1974.94 fine in lieu of suspension),
with 10 days held in abeyance for one year for violating Colorado Liquor Code Section 44-3-
901(1)(h) selling alcohol beyond its specifically licensed premise and Liquor Rule 47-302, changing,
altering, or modifying license premises.
Chief Judge Hueser approved the findings, conclusion, and order, accepting the stipulation
agreement as presented for Maya Cove, LLC, dba Maya Cove, 2100 West Drake Road, Unit 1.
Sidewalk Service Area Permit Application from Maya Cove, LLC, dba
Maya Cove, 2100 West Drake Road, Unit 1, Approved
Steve Fowler, representative for Maya Cove, LLC, stated they no longer allow live music on the
extended patio. He stated the sidewalk service area permit is in view of the inside of the restaurant.
Chief Judge Hueser approved the sidewalk service area permit application from Maya Cove, LLC,
dba Maya Cove, 2100 West Drake Road, Unit 1.
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Modification of Premise Application from Dillon Companies, LLC, dba
King Soopers #9, 1015 South Taft Hill Road, Approved
Adam Stapen, attorney representing Dillon Companies, LLC, briefly described the proposed
changes, stating that they are adding an end cap and expanding the beer cooler.
Chief Judge Hueser approved the modification of premise application from Dillon Companies, LLC,
dba King Soopers #9, 1015 South Taft Hill Road.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
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Liquor Licensing Authority
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Secretary
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