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MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 8, 2020
TO: Mayor Troxell and City Councilmembers
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager
Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk
RE: March 30, 2020: Leadership Planning Team-Liquor Licensing Emergency Rules
Request:
Staff is asked to provide Council with an update on pandemic emergency rules related to
licensed liquor businesses and what contact staff has had with the owners.
Bottom Line:
On March 20, Governor Polis issued Executive Order D 2020-011 Ordering the Temporary
Suspension of Certain Regulatory Statutes Due to the Presence of COVID-19. Many liquor
licensees were relieved that, if they chose, they could continue some form of operations.
Although initially there was some confusion around whether all forms of alcohol could be
provided (versus just beer and wine), the State’s Liquor Enforcement Division issued a notice
providing needed clarification.
Deputy City Clerk Aimee Jensen and Liquor Enforcement Officer Carrie Ripsam have talked to
approximately 100 liquor licensees (out of approximately 332) that qualify to continue to operate
under the Executive Order. Most licensees have thanked staff for calling to check on them and
we are finding that most are abiding by the instructions laid out in the State’s Liquor
Enforcement Division notice.
Some of the comments that have been shared with us include:
It’s not worth being open at all.
I will not recover from this.
Offering this limited service helps keep key staff as long as possible.
The limited service is not nearly enough to stay afloat.
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Leadership Planning Team Follow Up – Liquor Licensees
April 8, 2020
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There is a lot of trepidation about what the current crisis means for these businesses and whether
they will be able to survive. We plan to continue our outreach and to direct these business
owners to the resources available to them through our Economic Health department.
Please let us know if you would like additional information or have any questions or concerns.
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