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REPORT TO COUNCIL

VANCOUVER LIQUOR LICENSING COMMISSION

February 25, 1999

THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE REPORTED TO AND CONSIDERED BY CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 9, 1999.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT GIL MERVYN AT 873-7274.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

RECOMMENDATION

1. Sonar Cabaret Ltd. (dba Club Sonar) - 66 Water Street File: 2614-13

Clause No. 1 (cont'd)

Staff recommend that the existing moratorium on increased seating or new licenses for the Gastown area be reaffirmed and this application not be endorsed. This area has an over abundance of cabaret and pub seats which impact on the increasing residential component of the neighbourhood.

Clause No. 1 (cont'd)

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the Club Sonar, and formerly the Town Pump, have operated at a larger capacity under the provisions of the special event licensing, first introduced by the Liquor Control and licensing Branch in 1987 and as such, this application does not represent an actual increase of the licensed seats which have been historically operating in Gastown;
· the operation of the Club Sonar is dependant upon the larger capacity for it's economic survival;
· the focus of the Club Sonar is more on entertainment and dancing than drinking, resulting in lower per patron revenues, compared with other drinking establishments;
· traffic along Water Street travels in a westerly direction. As the club is located at the western end of Water street, close to parking and the Skytrain station, patrons leaving from the Club Sonar have minimal impact on other businesses and residents in Gastown which are located primarily to the east;
· if approved, the applicant is prepared to enter into a Good Neighbour Agreement and is agreeable to a time limited development permit.

Clause No. 1 (cont'd)

· Vance Campbell, Barwatch
· Dana Baird, employee of Club Sonar
· Don Vincent, retailer
· Neil Uchida, cabaret operator in the Gastown area

RECOMMENDED

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Licensed Premises - Extension of Tolerance Period File: 2611

Clause No. 2 (cont'd)

(At this point in the meeting Councillor Kennedy left and Councillor Bellamy assumed the Chair.)

RECOMMENDED

Clause No. 2 (cont'd)

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. Impacts of Inspections by the Provincial Liquor Control File: 2611

RECOMMENDED

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Commission adjourned at 9:50 p.m.

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