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Mr. Bradley raised the question he had raised previously as to how many DA licenses have been allocated to Eugene based on Eugene's population. He felt it extremely important before making recom- e mendations to OlCC as Council might be exhausting a limited supply and find itself in a predicament where a particular applicant might be favored over another. He felt City Council should set up some criteria based on planning and development for distribution of DA licenses. Public hearing was opened. Maris laipenieks, 1875 Trousdale Avenue, Burlingame, California, spoke as senior vice president for lyon's Restaurant. He gave a background of the kind of restaurant, noting it would be a 24-hour family restaurant serving an extensive menu. He fel t it very important to obtain a liquor license as part of the total package of service to the customer. He described the interior of the restaurant as being divided into a coffee shop and a club room, with no cocktail lounge per see He entered exhibits of pictures of the restaurant, both inside and out, menus and various items regarding the restaurant. He cited the economic contribution to the community of approximately $1 million per year. He felt the general type of operation would be a great addition to Eugene. In rega rd to the limited number of DA liquor licenses possible, he said OlCC had indi- cated it was very much in favor of lyon's purchasing an existing busi- ness and transferring that license to Eugene so it would in no way exhaust the supply for future DA licenses. . Vernon Gleaves, 975 Oak, attorney representing the owners of the property, described the conditions of the location of the building , . ..... '-' and parking in the area. He noted the property was now owned by Myrmo, Inc., and the parking to be available for the restaurant would be in excess of total needed and would help alleviate parking in the area. He said it would be a leased operation and the land would continue to be owned by Myrmo's. The Myrmo Corporation is satisfied this restaurant would be a very good asset to the community. He said the proposed restaurant would be within walking distance of a number of motels and the heavily populated east side area where there is only one DA license at this time. lyon's had surveyed many properties in the Eugene area and had selected this as the best location for its restaurant. Donna Mocny, 569 Brookside Drive, entered exhibits to Council of letters and correspondence to OlCC. She indicated Mocny.s Restaurant had been in operation since May of 1975 with a beer and wine license. From the letters entered into the record, it was noted the numerous times Mocny's had applied to OlCC for a DA license. Each time the request had been denied. She felt there was an issue of discrimination against small locally owned "businesses as opposed to large corporations such as lyon's Restaurant; and also an issue of discrimination as her husband is black. She and her husband were not opposed to competition in the area, but . 11/28/77 - 14 ~.~ f\. 1V ~~ '~;;:;. 8gJf