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Village of Palatine Liquor Commission met Feb. 10

Here are the minutes provided by the commission:

I. ROLL CALL – Time: 7:19 PM

Attendee Name Title Status Arrived

Jim Schwantz Commissioner Present

Tim Millar Commissioner Present

Scott Lamerand Commissioner Present

Doug Myslinski Commissioner Present

Joe Falkenberg Commissioner Present

Kollin Kozlowski Commissioner Present

Brad Helms Commissioner Present

Also Present:

Village Clerk Marg Duer, Village Manager Reid Ottesen, Deputy Village Manager Hadley Skeffington-Vos, Village Attorney Patrick Brankin, Director of Community Development Mike Jacobs, Director of Planning & Zoning Ben Vyverberg, Director of Public Works Matt Barry, Police Chief William Nord, Fire Chief Patrick Gratzianna, IT Director Larry Schroth, Director of Finance Andrew Brown, and Director of Human Resources Monika Pandya

II. MINUTES APPROVAL

1. Palatine Liquor Commission - Regular Meeting - January 13, 2025 - Accepted

RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Doug Myslinski, Commissioner

SECONDER: Tim Millar, Commissioner

AYES: Schwantz, Millar, Lamerand, Myslinski, Falkenberg, Kozlowski, Helms

III. AGENDA ITEMS

1. Consider an Application for a Class E (Temporary) Liquor License for the Village of Palatine's Downtown Palatine Street Fest on August 22 - 24, 2025 - Approved by Voice Vote

Village Manager Reid Ottesen stated all the usual waivers are requested and noted that a new company has been hired to manage Palatine's Street Fest August 22-24, 2025.

RESULT: APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Brad Helms, Commissioner

SECONDER: Kollin Kozlowski, Commissioner

AYES: Schwantz, Millar, Lamerand, Myslinski, Falkenberg, Kozlowski, Helms

2. Consider an Application for a Class D (Restaurant) Liquor License for Quentin Tap Located at 783 N. Quentin Road - Approved by Voice Vote

RESULT: APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Scott Lamerand, Commissioner

SECONDER: Tim Millar, Commissioner

AYES: Schwantz, Millar, Lamerand, Myslinski, Falkenberg, Kozlowski, Helms

3. Consider an Application for a Class D (Restaurant) Liquor License for Chicago Culinary Kitchen Located at 2391 N. Hicks Road - Approved

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Doug Myslinski, Commissioner

SECONDER: Brad Helms, Commissioner

AYES: Schwantz, Millar, Lamerand, Myslinski, Falkenberg, Kozlowski, Helms

4. Consider an Application for a Class E (Temporary) Liquor License for the Bunco Bash Event at Palatine Township Senior Center, 505 S. Quentin Road, Thursday, February 27, 2025 - Approved by Voice Vote

Village Manager Reid Ottesen stated that this a Palatine Senior Center event and the organizers will have to have police training and certification for serving alcohol.

Kate Johnson, the Director of the Palatine Senior Center announced the Bunco Bash event to be held on February 27, 2025 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. She said we're looking to serve a few drinks at the event.

Mayor Schwantz complimented the Palatine Senior Center for all it does for the senior community.

RESULT: APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Kollin Kozlowski, Commissioner

SECONDER: Tim Millar, Commissioner

AYES: Schwantz, Millar, Lamerand, Myslinski, Falkenberg, Kozlowski, Helms

5. Consider a Motion Approving the Age Verification Plans of B and B-1 Establishments Delivering Alcohol - Approved by Voice Vote

Village Manager Reid Ottesen said this is a Code Amendment to follow State Liquor Control regulations. This is strictly for packaged liquor Point of Sale. Currently, this applies to Jewel-Osco, Mariano's and Garfield's.

RESULT: APPROVED BY VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Tim Millar, Commissioner

SECONDER: Brad Helms, Commissioner

AYES: Schwantz, Millar, Lamerand, Myslinski, Falkenberg, Kozlowski, Helms

IV. ADJOURNMENT – Time: 7:24 PM

Motion to Adjourn - Motion Carried by Voice Vote

RESULT: MOTION CARRIED BY VOICE VOTE [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Brad Helms, Commissioner

SECONDER: Kollin Kozlowski, Commissioner

AYES: Schwantz, Millar, Lamerand, Myslinski, Falkenberg, Kozlowski, Helms

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