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Liquor Hearings Officer Meeting – June 23, 2026

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Today is June 23rd, 2026.

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It's 1030 a.m.

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We are in the community development conference room A at 108 East Proctor Street in Carson City, and I am calling the liquor hearings officer meeting to order.

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Natalie, are there any modifications to the agenda?

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There are no modifications.

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Thank you.

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Is there any public comment?

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See the public comment on the action items.

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Item 4A for possible action.

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Discussion and possible action regarding an application for a package liquor license, liquor 010409-2026 with Cassandra Lopez as the liquor manager for Smoke City and V LP, located at 2311 North Carson Street in Carson City, Nevada 89706.

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Natalie, were there any additions or modifications to the staff report?

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There are no additions to the staff report.

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Okay, is Cassandra Lopez present?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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And did you have a chance to review the staff report?

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Yes.

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Did you have any questions or concerns?

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I do not.

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Okay.

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And you've been in business about two years at the smoke shop?

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Yeah.

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How's it going?

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It's going good.

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Not too bad.

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Is that the first business you've ever opened?

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Yeah, first business ever.

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So you're an entrepreneur.

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Yeah, we're trying to we're we started slowly, you know.

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But people have volunteered and it's okay?

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Yeah, not too bad.

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And do your customers want package liquor?

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They do, yeah.

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A lot of a lot of um customers have asked if we would ever sell liquor.

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Um and we didn't really look into it at first, just because we were starting, but a lot of people do request it.

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So okay, there you go.

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Yeah.

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Okay, so um, one thing I'm going to announce both you and I understand Jim Fail is on the phone, so this is for you as well, Jim.

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Um, I'm here.

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Yeah.

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What happens all too frequently, and I'm not happy about it, but whatever, I can't control it, is after a meeting like this, because we've published the agenda, people will reach out to you with invoices.

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They're fraudulent.

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So if anyone emails you with a fraud with an email, whatever fees you have to pay, Natalie's gonna talk to you about that.

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If you suddenly get an email and you're like, I think this came from Natalie, it's telling you to wire funds or something, do not do it.

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Just call Natalie.

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We tried to redact a lot of your information to protect you from that happening, but I just wanted to put it out there because I feel like at our last liquor hearing, um, some of our businesses were contacted via email and asked to buy our funds.

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So that is fraudulent, and please please don't call for it.

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Um is there any public comment on this application?

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Hearing then, I'm gonna ask the sheriff's office to make some comments.

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Yes.

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And this is for you too, Jim, so listen.

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Uh so the sheriff's office, we take uh the alcohol compliance checks and alcohol sales uh very seriously.

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Uh we do uh random compliance checks throughout uh throughout the year.

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Uh don't want to tell you when they are, but uh we will show up and we will um do some checks.

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We'll have uh we we take uh serving to minors uh very seriously.

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Uh that's why we do use um minors as decoys.

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Um they use their um they use their their regular IDs.

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They're we're not trying to pull a fast one on anybody.

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We're uh we're trying to put real people in play to make sure that everybody's in compliance with that.

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Um we do uh our server trainings um for people who will be serving or selling.

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Uh we do those every second Tuesday of the month at the Sheriff's Office.

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Thank you.

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That was fantastic.

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So Natalie will help you schedule any server training, and anyone who's selling or serving liquor should have the server training and we do ask, and I think it's in the report, that you have the card that demonstrates you have server training for your staff that you have that handy at the business so that the sheriff's office does come.

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They can say, well, did you do the server training and you can just produce the card?

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It's not a rule, it's a courtesy because it just makes everything go faster.

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Um, so there were no changes to staff report, sheriff spoke, there was no public comments.

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You understand all the rules?

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I do.

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Thank you, Cassandra.

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I hope this helps your business.

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Thank you.

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So I'm going to go ahead and approve the application for a package liquor license with Cassandra Lopez as the liquor manager for Smoke City and V LP, located at 2311 North Parsons Street, Carson City, Nevada, and subject to the conditions of approval in the staff report.

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And if you wait just a couple minutes, I'll finish the next one and then Natalie will do your affidavit.

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Sure.

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Okay.

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So my next item is item 4B.

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That's for possible action, discussion, and possible action regarding application for a dining room with hard liquor license, liquor 010518-2026 with James Michael Phalan as the liquor manager for Fox Brewing and Pub LLC, doing business as Fox and Fire Pizzeria and Tap Room, located at 2010 East William Street, Carson City, Nevada, 89701.

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Mr.

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Phalan, will you state your name for the record?

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James Michael Phalan II.

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Okay, so you're present.

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Natalie, were there any changes to staff report or additions?

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There are no changes or additions to the staff report.

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Okay, Mr.

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Phelan, you heard the comments from the sheriff.

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I'm sorry, I didn't get that.

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Did you hear the comments from the sheriff?

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Yes, I heard it.

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Okay, perfect.

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And you also heard my comments about not falling for some fraudulent invoice, right?

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Thank you very much.

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I only call for one last night, the second one from Kathy, but I guess that was.

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Okay, there you go.

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Um, have you looked at have you read the staff report and seeing the conditions of approval?

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And do you have any questions or concerns?

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No questions.

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I do have it's been a while since I've done this.

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Can we do the alcohol awareness training online at the AAB and B online court?

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I don't believe we're set up for online, Natalie.

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So I believe any Nevada state approved server training is allowed.

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I just know that the sheriff does recommend that you take the that your employees or that you take the local training.

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So it's up to you, but um they're they're both um available and legal.

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It's just that um something for the sheriff.

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So Jim, I'm gonna suggest you talk to Kenny when you identify where you want to do your training, just make sure he's gonna accept it.

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That's my opinion of message.

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Thank you.

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Okay, perfect.

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Any other questions or concerns?

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None at all.

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Okay.

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Um, I can't guess there was no public comment.

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Okay.

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So I'm gonna go ahead and first of all, I want to just say I'm really excited about this.

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I read that you were doing this in the newspaper, and I love flat earth pizza.

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I love the Fox, so the merging of the two is just really exciting.

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So I'm excited.

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I hope you're excited.

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We're very excited.

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And we're moving back to Carson City on the 13th from Mexico.

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Well, I was wondering how you were gonna be the liquor manager in Mexico.

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So good.

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Well, it'll be good to have you back in town.

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We're gonna come back.

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Good, good.

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And stay here for a little bit.

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It's not a bad place.

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All right, so I'm gonna approve, I'm gonna approve the application for a dining room with park liquor license with James Michael Phalan the second as the liquor manager for the Fox Brewery and Pub LLC doing business as Fox and Fire Pizzeria, located at 2010 East William Street, Person City, subject to the conditions of approval in the staff report.

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Um, is there any closing public comment?

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Seeing then, this meeting is adjourned.

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Thank you all.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

Discussion Breakdown

Cannabis Regulation82%

Public Safety18%

Summary

Liquor Hearings Officer Meeting – June 23, 2026

The Liquor Hearings Officer convened a meeting on June 23, 2026, to consider two liquor license applications. The meeting included warnings about fraudulent invoicing and a presentation from the Sheriff's Office regarding compliance checks and server training. No public comments were received. Both applications were approved subject to staff report conditions.

Item 4A – Package Liquor License for Smoke City and V LP

Cassandra Lopez, owner of Smoke City, applied for a package liquor license at 2311 North Carson Street, Carson City. She confirmed she had reviewed the staff report and had no questions. She stated that customers had frequently requested liquor, and she decided to apply after two years in business.
The Sheriff's Office representative emphasized random compliance checks, use of minor decoys, and server training (available the second Tuesday of every month). The hearings officer noted that server training cards should be kept on site.
The hearings officer approved the application, subject to conditions in the staff report.

Item 4B – Dining Room with Hard Liquor License for Fox and Fire Pizzeria

James Michael Phalan II applied as liquor manager for Fox Brewing and Pub LLC (dba Fox and Fire Pizzeria and Tap Room) at 2010 East William Street. He confirmed he had read the staff report. He asked about online alcohol awareness training; the hearings officer noted that any Nevada‑state‑approved server training is acceptable but recommended consulting the Sheriff's Office.
The hearings officer expressed excitement about the business merger and approved the application, subject to staff report conditions.

Key Outcomes

Item 4A (Package Liquor License): Approved for Smoke City and V LP with Cassandra Lopez as liquor manager, subject to staff report conditions.
Item 4B (Dining Room with Hard Liquor License): Approved for Fox Brewing and Pub LLC dba Fox and Fire Pizzeria with James Michael Phalan II as liquor manager, subject to staff report conditions.
The hearings officer reiterated a warning about fraudulent invoices targeting licensees after public meeting agendas are posted.
The meeting was adjourned without further public comment.

Meeting Transcript

Today is June 23rd, 2026. It's 1030 a.m. We are in the community development conference room A at 108 East Proctor Street in Carson City, and I am calling the liquor hearings officer meeting to order. Natalie, are there any modifications to the agenda? There are no modifications. Thank you. Is there any public comment? See the public comment on the action items. Item 4A for possible action. Discussion and possible action regarding an application for a package liquor license, liquor 010409-2026 with Cassandra Lopez as the liquor manager for Smoke City and V LP, located at 2311 North Carson Street in Carson City, Nevada 89706. Natalie, were there any additions or modifications to the staff report? There are no additions to the staff report. Okay, is Cassandra Lopez present? Yes. Okay. And did you have a chance to review the staff report? Yes. Did you have any questions or concerns? I do not. Okay. And you've been in business about two years at the smoke shop? Yeah. How's it going? It's going good. Not too bad. Is that the first business you've ever opened? Yeah, first business ever. So you're an entrepreneur. Yeah, we're trying to we're we started slowly, you know. But people have volunteered and it's okay? Yeah, not too bad. And do your customers want package liquor? They do, yeah. A lot of a lot of um customers have asked if we would ever sell liquor. Um and we didn't really look into it at first, just because we were starting, but a lot of people do request it. So okay, there you go. Yeah. Okay, so um, one thing I'm going to announce both you and I understand Jim Fail is on the phone, so this is for you as well, Jim. Um, I'm here. Yeah. What happens all too frequently, and I'm not happy about it, but whatever, I can't control it, is after a meeting like this, because we've published the agenda, people will reach out to you with invoices. They're fraudulent. So if anyone emails you with a fraud with an email, whatever fees you have to pay, Natalie's gonna talk to you about that. If you suddenly get an email and you're like, I think this came from Natalie, it's telling you to wire funds or something, do not do it. Just call Natalie. We tried to redact a lot of your information to protect you from that happening, but I just wanted to put it out there because I feel like at our last liquor hearing, um, some of our businesses were contacted via email and asked to buy our funds. So that is fraudulent, and please please don't call for it. Um is there any public comment on this application? Hearing then, I'm gonna ask the sheriff's office to make some comments. Yes.