Carson City Liquor Hearing Officer Meeting - May 6, 2026
Carson City Liquor Hearing Officer Meeting - May 6, 2026
The Carson City Liquor Hearing Officer convened on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 1:30 PM in Conference Room A at 108 East Proctor Street. The meeting addressed three action items: a change of liquor manager, a new dining room with beer/wine liquor license, and an application to add liquor catering to an existing license. All items were approved. The meeting adjourned without public comment.
Consent Calendar
- There was no formal consent calendar; however, all agenda items were approved without opposition.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made during the public comment periods for any agenda item.
Discussion Items
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4A: Change of Liquor Manager – Application to change the liquor manager to Benjamin Baguette for the Combo Liquor License (Liquor 006113-2021) held by Retail Court Hotel LLC, doing business as Stay Bridge Suites, located at 972 Retail Court, Carson City. The business offers an evening social three days a week with on-tap beer and wine. The applicant confirmed he reviewed the staff report and accepted the conditions. A representative from the sheriff's office commented on the importance of not serving minors, noting recent compliance operations that resulted in criminal citations and civil penalties. The sheriff’s office now conducts server training. The hearing officer approved the application subject to staff conditions.
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4B: New Dining Room with Beer/Wine Liquor License – Application for a dining room with beer/wine liquor license (Liquor 010186-2026) with Manpreet (Matt Free Roy) as liquor manager for Preet Bear Pizza Inc., doing business as Mountain Mike’s Pizza, located at 3817 South Carson Street, Suite 20, Carson City. The applicant stated this is his ninth restaurant; he owns two in Reno, one in Sparks, four in Las Vegas, and his family has two in Stockton, California. The business opened that morning and received a positive community response. The hearing officer approved the application subject to staff conditions.
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4C: Add Liquor Catering to Existing License – Application to add liquor catering to an existing liquor license (Liquor 007728-2023) for Maxine Holland (speaking for the business) and Jessica Brooks as liquor manager for Mayor Family Wine LLC, doing business as Cellar 8 Wine Bar, located at 408 North Carson Street, Carson City. The applicant noted that nonprofits, including the Children's Museum and Carson City Farmers Market, have requested on-site bar services for fundraising events. The license would also allow on-site bartending for weddings and private wine tastings at residences. The hearing officer approved the application with Jessica Brooks continuing as liquor manager, subject to staff conditions.
Key Outcomes
- Approved (4A): Change of liquor manager to Benjamin Baguette for Retail Court Hotel LLC (Stay Bridge Suites) – subject to staff conditions.
- Approved (4B): New dining room with beer/wine liquor license for Mountain Mike’s Pizza (Preet Bear Pizza Inc.) – subject to staff conditions.
- Approved (4C): Addition of liquor catering to the existing license for Cellar 8 Wine Bar (Mayor Family Wine LLC) – subject to staff conditions.
- No other motions, referrals, or next steps were noted.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:45 PM (estimated) without further public comment.
Meeting Transcript
I am calling the liquor hearing officer meeting to order. Today's Wednesday, May 20, May 6, 2026. It's 1 30. And we're in the conference room A at 108 East Proctor Street. Natalie, are there any modifications to the agenda? No, there are not. Thank you. Is there any public comment? No. Hearing no public comment, I'll go on to the action items. Item 4A. For possible action, discussion, possible action regarding application to approve a change of liquor manager. Is it for a combo liquor license? Can you add Natalie? Can you look at 4A for me? Yes. Are we just changing the liquor manager or changing the type of liquor license? To approve a change of liquor manager to the combo liquor license. It's a complementary license. Oh, I see what's okay. I understand. Gotcha. Okay. So discussion of possible action regarding an application to approve a change of liquor manager to the Combo Liquor License, Liquor 006 113-2021 to Benjamin Baguette for Retail Court Hotel LLC doing business as State Bridge Suites, Carson City located at 972 Retail Court in Carson City. Is Mr. Baguette here? Great. Can you state your name for the record? Benjamin Baggin. Thank you. And Natalie, are there any changes to the staff report? There are no things. Okay, Mr. Baget, did you have a chance to review the staff report? Do you have any questions? No. But you've reviewed it. So yes, you've reviewed it. Yes. Now you have any questions. Perfect. The conditions of approval are okay with the ends? Yes. How's business? Good. We're very busy. And do people buy alcohol there? They don't. So we have an evening social three days a week. Oh.
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