Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Premise Amendment For OB’s Brau Hau Allowing Seating And Alcohol Sales Outside On College Avenue Amenity Strip

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 04/24/2024. One of the items they took up was the Liquor License Premise Amendment application from OB’s Brau Haus to allow the placement of 4 picnic tables outside along College Avenue and the service of alcohol to patrons at […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Bartender/Operator License For Applicant With OWI History

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 04/24/2024. The first action item they took up was the Operator/Bartender License application submitted by Miguel. This item has been in and out of committee and placed on hold since it first appeared before the committee a month ago. […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 04/24/2024 – Will Vote On Bartender License For Applicant With History Of OWI, Permit For OB’s Brau Haus To Serve Alcohol On College Avenue Sidewalk, Receive Update On Alcohol License Violations

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 04/24/2024 at 5:30PM. Outside of electing a vice chair, setting the meeting date and time, and designating a contact person, they will be voting on a number of temporary alcohol licenses. They will also be taking up two […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Hold Alcohol License Premise Amendment From OB’s Brau Haus To Give Police Department More Time To Review Application

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 04/10/2024. One of the items that was briefly discussed was the Alcohol License Premise Amendment submitted by OB’s Brau Haus that is needed for them to be able to be able to provide outdoor dining in front of their […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses State Law That Seems To Require Them To Approve Bartender License For Applicant With History Of Drunk Driving – Holds Item Until Next Meeting

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 04/10/2024. They spent 45 minutes of the 1-hour meeting discussing the Operator/Bartender license for Miguel. Miguel has a history of driving while intoxicated. For that reason, the Appleton Police Department initially recommended that his license application be denied. However, […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 04/10/2024 – Will Vote On Operator/Bartender License, Receive 2023 Annual Fire Department Report

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 04/10/2024 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on a number of alcohol related licenses, as well as two Fire Department-related items. One is a request to accept a $25,000 grant to support the purchase of video laryngoscopes to […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Receives 2023 Annual Police Department Report – Discusses Drug Issues, Police Staffing Levels

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/27/2024. During that meeting they received the 2023 Annual Report for the Police Department. Police Chief Polly Olson highlighted some of the areas of the report. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: There were some questions […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Creation Of “Open Flame Effect” Permit Category With Lower Permit Fee Than Pyrotechnic Displays

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/27/2024. One of the items they took up was the request to update the municipal code to recognize “open flame effects” displays as something separate from fireworks and pyrotechnic displays. This change was made in order to facilitate a […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Reviews Two Operator/Bartender License Applications Recommended For Denial – In Line With State Statute They Deny One And Approve The Other

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/27/2024. During the meeting, they took up two operator/bartender license applications that staff was recommending be denied. The committee ended up voting to deny one of the applications and approving the other. It was an interesting meeting because in […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Holds Public Appearance For Pillow Talk-N-Wine Demerit Point License Violation – Nobody From Pillow Talk-N-Wine Shows Up

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/27/2024. One of the items on the agenda was the scheduled public appearance by a representative of Pillow Talk-N-Wine regarding the 50 demerit point license violation they were recently convicted of related to an incident in which they were […]