Recommendation to receive and file the application of Baja Fish Tacos, Incorporated, dba Baja Fish Tacos, for a premise to premise and person to person transfer of an Alcoholic Beverage Control License, at 5224 East 2nd Street.  (District 3)
We have such great kids, don't we? Amazing. Good job, guys. You guys were awesome. And the last item that was pulled was slated for 1112, I think. Yes. Item 12 is a report from police. Recommendation to receive and file the application of buy how fresh buy fish tacos for a premises to premises and a person to person. Transfer of an ABC license at 5 to 24 East Second Street District three. Councilman Price. Thank you very much. Before I make any comments, I'd like to see if we have a staff report from the police department. Commander Laverne, Honorable Marion City Council. Item number 12 is an application for a premise to premise and a person to person transfer of an on sale general eating place ABC license. This location currently holds an on sale beer and wine license for an eating place, and the police department has conducted our investigation and do not anticipate any adverse impact with the issuance of this license. That concludes my report. I'm available for any questions, if you might have any. Thank you. I don't have any questions. I do want to make a couple of comments about this application. I know the business owners are here. You know, when we are operating a business in a corridor like the Belmont Shore corridor, which is a geographically close, very close to residential housing, one of the concerns that are raised any time there's an application for a liquor license or an alcohol license is whether or not that's going to impact the community. And in terms of Belmont, sure. The question we always get as well as everyone going to be approved or everyone going to be denied. And so the way my approach has been and will continue to be that we'll evaluate each application on a case by case basis and do our research to ensure that the establishment that is now going to be having additional privileges associated with its operations understands the delicate balance that we have and the importance of maintaining good relations with our neighbors. So I've had the opportunity to speak with the ownership of Baja Fish Tacos. I have to say, since the day that they opened, they've been incredible neighbors in the community. They're very respectful. They have a great relationship with the council office and understand the sensitivities of the particular neighborhood. They also operate businesses in other areas within the region. So they understand how to operate a business and and really are are not taking too many risks with this particular facility. That's just not how they operate. They're very deliberate. Based on my conversations with them. There are a few changes to the business operations that I think would shed some light into this particular application. Right now there are Counter-Service type restaurant so that you would order at the counter, but before they serve any liquor, if these conditions are approved and ABC grants them their license, they have committed to me that they will change their operational structure so that they have they will have a full fledged sit down restaurant with waitress and waiter service at the tables serving the liquor. They've also committed to me that all of their waitstaff will receive training through an approved agency on alcohol sales and distribution, through any of the courses that are available through the state of California, such as LEAD. This is really important to me because impaired driving and underage drinking are areas of major concern, and they've committed to me that they'll be a partner in educating their staff in terms of responsible service. And they have also committed to not increasing the number of TVs from four, which I know is a is a really big issue in the Belmont Shore area. Everyone is concerned that all of our establishments are going to turn it into sports bars and they prefer to have more restaurants that are family oriented and maybe don't have a sports bar feel. So the owners have committed to me that they will maintain that feel for their establishments. So I want to thank them for their partnership and wish them the best in terms of their success. And they know that some of these particular conditions are not enforceable through ABC. But I feel very comfortable in my discussions with them that they will honor and commit to these conditions as they operate their business. So, gentlemen, thank you. And I don't know if you want to say anything. If you do or you don't, you want to introduce yourselves. You can do that. No pressure. Could you bring me to know? No. On 12. Jesus. Oh, God, no. They're okay. Sorry. It's a it's a privilege to be among all of you and the mayor of Long. Beach finally get to meet. We spoke to. Councilwoman Pryce, and we assure her that our record speaks for ourselves. We're a family owned business. We've been in business for 21 years. And we've always open new neighborhoods where families like a quiet living standard. There's there's a lot of neighborhoods, all schools. We are a family business that is growing day by day. And what we're found here in Long. Beach is that we want to go ahead and we want to expand our menu. We want to. Provide our customers what they're asking for. What we learned from since we opened a couple of years. Ago to what we know. Now is that customers here, and especially in the area of Belmont Shore, they want something cozy. They want they want to come in. They want to get that full service feel. And that's what we're going to offer them. And we we spoke to Councilwoman Price. And the extent of what we are going to do with with our business, and we're going to transform it into a full sit down restaurant. And we are not going to sell any liquor until we do that. And we want to thank Councilwoman Price and also Lisa West for working with us and understanding that our interest is always the neighborhoods that we go into. We always want to provide the best thing that we can for our customers, because our business depends from our customers. We are nothing without them. And we want to thank you once again for. For for helping us with this. And we want to thank you for your time. Okay. Thank you. And thank you for opening a business in Long Beach. Thank you. Thank you for your for your investment. Thank you very much. There's a motion and a second on the on the item. No public comment on this. So please go and cast your votes.