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Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Williams that the bill be approved and given final passage. Rollcall vote. All council members present voting aye, the bill was declared passed and numbered 17393. -- B. Liquor License Application - New - River Avenue Tavern, 99 River Avenue (RMB) Submitted by John and Richard Langan. OLCC report indicated that of those con- tacted in the neighborhood, seven objected; no one expressed approval, Assistant Manager noted the application had been submitted before. It was in the vicinity of the Riviera Shopping Center. Staff had no objections. Public hearing was opened. John Langan, 2775 Fillmore Street, presented copies of letter to Council members I-A-l asking favorable consideration of the application on the basis that the site was approved by the Council two years ago [denied by the Liquor Commission], the~e were no objections from city departments, and there were no other taverns in the area. Helmut Plant, 2034 Alder Street, supported the application. It was his belief that any citizen should be able to obtain beer at many locations in the community and that there should not be so much interference in granting of liquor licenses. Jeffrey Lynn, manager of McDonald's, 55 River,Avenue, said his concerns were the same as when the application was submitted two years ago - their's was a family type business, appealing to young people; the area was primarily residential; congested traffic conditions; the establishment would not be compatible in that - location between a day school and McDonald's. He asked whether it was intended to hav gambling in the proposed tavern. And he said that although there was a tavern located near a McDonald's restaurant in Springfield, it was a different e situation in that it was a block distant in a shopping center with ample parking. Robert Poppen, 1908 Carmel Avenue, thought the Council should be aware of a similar application that would soon be before them for an establishment in the same area - across the extension of River Avenue on the west. Speaking as a representative of the applicants for that establishment, he said, they would be opposed to this license. Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony. Mr. Murray moved second by Mr. Haws to recommend approval of the application. Mr. Murray said there were aIr kinds of operations that could be located in this zone that would also create traffic. Also, he said he didn't hear any evidence that would lead him to assume that a tavern would make a bad neighbor, regardless of the types of neighboring businesses. He noted the applicant was a tavern operator of good standing in the community. And he didn't think the Council should recommend unfavorably on one tavern application in anticipation of another's being submitted for the same area. Councilwoman Shirey added that since the Council had recommended approval previously of a tavern in that area, it wouldn't seem right to deny it at this time. Vote was taken on the motion to recommend approval. Motion carried unanimously. C. Code Amendments . 1. Business License, Sign Contractors Code Amendment, Sign Contractors Licenses - Copies of redraft of the ordinance presented on May'27 (c .E. 843) were previously distribu'ted 'to Council members. Assistant Manager explained the revisions to Section 3whi6h were to make the language more explicit and add appeal provision. He added that staff was unwill- 6/23/75 - 2 '3~ 32