City of Philadelphia - File #: 051029

• File #: 051029
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 11/3/2005
• In control: Committee on Legislative Oversight
• Title: Authorizing City Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings for the purpose of investigating the presence of an overwhelming number of violations present in and around licensed liquor establishments.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller
• Indexes: MALT BEVERAGES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/13/2006	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/13/2006	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/13/2006	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/13/2006	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING HELD
3/13/2006	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING HELD
3/13/2006	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	HEARING HELD
3/13/2006	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	RECESSED
3/13/2006	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	RECESSED
3/13/2006	0	Legislative Oversight Committee	RECESSED
11/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
11/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
11/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
11/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
11/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
11/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
11/3/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing City Council's Legislative Oversight Committee to hold public hearings for the purpose of investigating the presence of an overwhelming number of violations present in and around licensed liquor establishments.
Body
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) states that it is unlawful for any restaurant or eating place licensed establishment to remain in operation without continuously complying with the conditions under which it was originally licensed; and

WHEREAS, The PLCB states that these licensed operations must be reputable places where food is regularly and customarily prepared and sold, with a permanent seating requirement of at least thirty (30) chairs at tables; and

WHEREAS, The PLCB also states that it is unlawful to sell, furnish or give or to permit the sale, furnishing or giving of any liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors, insane or visibly intoxicated persons, habitual drunkards or persons of known intemperate habits; and

WHEREAS, Furthermore, the PLCB states that is unlawful for any liquor licensee, or any retail dispenser, his servants, agents or employees to permit persons of ill repute, including prostitutes, to frequent the licensed premises or any premises operated in connection therewith; and

WHEREAS, Minors may frequent liquor licensed premises only if they are: with their parent(s); with their legal guardian(s); under proper supervision; attending a social gathering; or in an establishment whose sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages equal fifty percent (50%) or more of their sales of food and alcoholic beverages; and

WHEREAS, During every liquor license renewal period, a significant number of nuisance liquor licensed establishments with apparent violations are renewed; and

WHEREAS, Allowing these nuisance liquor license establishments to exist without intervention is destructive to our communities and disrespectful to the citizens of Philadelphia; now, therefore, be it

RESOL...