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Chattanooga Beer Board Meeting – October 16, 2025

City Council & City BoardsThursday, October 16, 2025
BodyChattanooga, Tennessee
SessionCity Council & City Boards
DateThursday, October 16, 2025
StatusFILED
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8:03

Good morning, everyone.

8:04

I'd like to welcome you to the Chat Nigga Beer board meeting of October sixteenth, twenty twenty-five.

8:12

All meeting attendees must sign in at the designated sign in sheet for sun sunshine law requirements.

8:18

So if you haven't done so, please do.

8:21

All electronic devices must be turned off or muted so as not to disrupt the meeting.

8:33

Please state your name before making comments, and please speak up so we can hear you uh clearly.

8:54

All in favor of approving the minutes of September eighteenth, twenty twenty-five.

8:57

Signify by saying I opposed.

9:18

Okay, at this time, uh, I'll ask our court reporter Lori to swear in anybody.

9:22

So anyone coming to speak before the uh board or hearing officer today will need to be sworn in me coming up and speaking on an application or a violation or anything at all.

9:42

If you are, we need to stand down, please.

10:03

Thank you.

10:06

All righty.

10:07

Read into the record the beer applications approved by regulatory.

10:14

Tap trucks LLC.

10:16

Uh TE-98.

10:19

Pickle Barrel October Fest T E 99.

10:27

Smart Music Project, Twilight Harvest Moon Market, TE-100.

10:33

Hutton and Smith Brown Company, Hutton and Smith's 10th anniversary party, TE-101.

10:39

Creative Discovery Museum, drink and discover Mad Science, TE-102.

10:47

We do have a change of ownership, sushi garden ink, beer permit 1360, and another change of ownership.

10:57

Amba B.

10:58

Bagatti Corporation, DBA Hickson Smoke Shop Beer 1361.

11:07

Bertha, is there anything, any other ones that we need to that have been approved by regulatory?

11:13

Yes.

11:16

So we have uh under new beer applications.

11:22

We have some we don't have any under uh you've read all the ones on the first two pages.

11:30

Everything else is new beer applications, okay.

11:35

If you want me to read those the KVAT food stores under 61, that's been approved.

11:43

Beer 1362 approved.

11:46

All right.

11:46

Also the countdown LLC doing business as the reading room, green eyes pies.

11:52

Beer 1363 has been approved.

11:57

The next one Vision of Hospitality Management LLC beer 1367 is held up in legal.

12:06

Okay.

12:07

Uh and I'm also showing on the list.

12:13

New temporary beer permit application TE 103.

12:16

Uh sculpture fields at Montague Park fire of the fields been rejected by zoning.

12:21

Okay.

12:22

I'm sorry, what was that?

12:24

The uh sculpture fields at Montague Park, fire up the fields, TE 103.

12:30

That's been rejected by zoning.

12:40

Okay.

12:42

All right, thank you.

12:43

Is there anyone here from the sculpture fields at Montague Park?

12:54

Okay.

12:56

Uh is there a motion?

12:57

It's been rejected.

12:58

Do we know have any idea what the status of that is other than it was been rejected?

13:03

The note I saw from Zach Wiley was within 300 feet.

13:06

That's the only thing I saw.

13:08

Okay.

13:08

I don't know any other reason.

13:11

I don't know if Miss Burstley can elaborate on that or not, but all right.

13:18

I'll read his notes.

13:22

Harold.

13:26

He said a couple of things.

13:28

The application address is 2001 Polk Street.

13:33

But the event location is 1800 Polk Street.

13:38

I believe the permit primary location should be changed to 1800 Polk Street, but accuracy of record.

13:46

Number two, either location fails the distance check.

13:52

Another permit application was rejected for an event previously due to this being a prohibited location.

14:00

Parentheses part place of public gathering.

14:06

Okay.

14:08

All right.

14:08

Do we need to pass this to our next meeting?

14:11

Do you think?

14:12

Or let's see, October 25th.

14:14

I don't think we'll meet again, will we?

14:16

All right.

14:17

Okay.

14:21

Pass it to regulatory.

14:23

Sorry.

14:26

Uh well.

14:29

It's been rejected, so they really it doesn't hadn't even gotten to us yet.

14:36

Let's do that.

14:38

Okay.

14:43

All right.

14:47

And all new beer applications.

14:50

Okay.

14:53

All right.

15:00

been rejected so that really it doesn't hadn't even gotten to us yet for approval we'll just do that okay all right and all new beer implications okay all right so I think we're in the beer violation review section of our meeting now there's no action to be taken so we just come up because we won't meet again before they want to have their event okay all right so now we're in the beer violation review so if you would take a look number three under new beer applications oh vision oh I'm sorry excuse me I apologize yes all right uh vision hospitality management is there anyone here from vision hospitality it says it's under legal can you kind of bring us up to date or do you know I I don't Catherine was working on this one it was my understanding that they had asked to defer this one for it okay it miss bertha do you have any Miss Lawrence it's different okay all right is there a motion then to uh to uh move this to our next meeting make a motion to move beer one three six seven to the next meeting all right is there a second second okay all in favor of approving that uh please signify by saying aye aye aye opposed none noted okay thank you thank you Zach um all right now beer violation review uh the the first one is elizabeth de board max convenience store which is LLC doing business as Circle K 3615 3729 Tennessee Avenue yeah that's five minutes in your package we have uh the transcript of the uh the review by our beer board hearing officer and um is there a motion to sustain this penalty this was selling to an underage okay person and it was a five hundred dollar civil penalty imposed by the beer board hearing officer make a motion to sustain the beer board officer's recommendation all right there's a motion to sustain is there a second second second discussion to that motion all right I'll call the roll christy brook yes Veronica yes yes Ron Ron got it uh Reginald yes that and the chair votes yes so that motion was sustained all right now let's see here okay okay uh we have our second one is uh James W.

18:29

Cole Howard Stenson Hume Door Cigar Bar and Lounge doing business as humidor cigar lounge 3202 Brainerd Road and let's see here where is our here it is there was a three day suspension uh recommended by the uh beer board hearing officer is there a motion to sustain that hearing looks like there was two three day suspensions recommended the two separate unless I'm wrong but it's page five speak up brook just a little bit please five it looks like there's two recommendations for two three day suspensions one for after hour sales and one for right right so there are thank you appreciate that there are two three day suspensions imposed uh one for violation of section five thirty six the other one um disorderly and that was a three day suspension so is there a motion to sustain I'll make a motion to sustain the beer board hearing officers recommendations all right there's a motion to sustain it is there a second or two of them or one oh it my motion's on both okay okay very good for both of them all right

20:01

So is there a motion to sustain?

20:11

I'll make a motion to sustain the beer board hearing officers' recommendations.

20:15

All right.

20:16

There's a motion to sustain it.

20:18

Is there a second?

20:19

Or two of them or one?

20:21

Oh my motion's on both.

20:27

Okay.

20:27

Okay, very good.

20:28

For both of them.

20:29

All right.

20:30

So is there a motion that there's been a motion to sustain both three-day suspensions?

20:35

Is there a second?

20:37

Second.

20:38

Okay, discussion to the motion.

20:43

All right.

20:44

If not, I'll call a roll.

20:46

I do have one question.

20:47

Yes, sir.

20:48

I know it's somewhat of a mood point, but do they have to be can are they concurrent or three-day suspension and then the next three days suspension?

20:56

Put that in your motion.

20:58

Well, I guess I have a question.

20:59

I mean, is it I guess there's no set rule on that?

21:02

But I know this is maybe just for future violations because I just don't know.

21:11

We'll usually say it in the motion.

21:14

Yeah.

21:14

Right.

21:15

So I guess there's a discussion.

21:18

Right.

21:18

This is discussion.

21:21

B-back or concurrent.

21:23

What's the pleasure of the board?

21:26

You want to amend your motion?

21:28

Well, just to discuss.

21:30

I will amend the motion because I think in future instances it would be good to do them back to back.

21:35

I don't think so.

21:36

Right.

21:38

Okay.

21:38

So there's a motion amended to uh impose the three-day suspensions.

21:44

Uh not concurrently, but uh back to back.

21:48

So is there a second to that motion?

21:50

I'll second that.

21:52

Yeah.

21:54

So you say that he is going to concur.

21:58

Both suspicions to be served concurrently.

22:01

So how is that going to take place when he is dissolved the business?

22:06

Well, it's the business is dissolved, so it's kind of a moot point at this point, but we have to.

22:15

We're we're required to act on this hearing.

22:24

So back to bed we've been six days as opposed to three.

22:27

Yes, sir.

22:30

Yeah, move on.

22:31

But just to note for record uh that the applicant or the uh owner of the business has closed his business, so this is really nowhere to impose that because he has actually closed his business or the discussion.

22:55

All right, we have a motion.

22:57

All right, uh Zach?

22:59

Yeah, uh Reginald, no, uh Ron?

23:06

Yes, Veronica, no Brooks, yes, Christy, no, and the chair votes yes.

23:22

I don't think we have a quote.

23:23

I don't think we have a majority.

23:27

Anybody keep up with that?

23:28

I missed I forgot to mark it down.

23:30

I'm sorry.

23:32

No, so that so it has two minutes, yeah.

23:39

Yeah, five or two, right?

23:41

You want me to tell you they did yes, okay.

23:43

Mr.

23:44

Ashley voted yes, Mr.

23:46

Washington voted no, Mr.

23:48

Smith voted yes, Miss Dunson voted no, Miss Barcliff voted yes, Miss Morris voted no, and the chair voted yes.

24:00

So did you get it that time or yes, ma'am?

24:03

Okay, we have four to three, yeah.

24:05

Okay, okay.

24:11

So it does not how many uses do we have?

24:14

We have say it one more time.

24:16

How many yeses?

24:17

Uh how many yeses?

24:18

Actually, yes, Washington, no, Mr.

24:22

Smith, yes, Ms.

24:23

Dunson, no, Miss Barcliff, yes, Miss Morris, no, the chair, yes.

24:30

So it's four to three.

24:32

I think we have to have five votes.

24:33

Four to three, yes, that's correct.

24:35

Do you have to have five or just the three?

24:38

I'm sorry, yeah.

24:41

So uh it is thus carried by one vote, then so it is sustained.

24:46

Thank you.

24:48

All right, okay.

24:55

All right, so all right.

25:02

Any discussion from the board members on uh any general discussion?

25:12

Any public comments?

25:14

Anyone from the public that wishes to address the board.

25:23

None noted.

25:25

So at this time we will adjourn this part of the meeting for I don't know, about uh let's say about five minutes, and then we will start the uh violation portion of the meeting uh here at uh 9.30.

25:50

Yeah, extensions.

25:55

Well I guess maybe is there a motion to adjourn this meeting?

25:57

Right.

25:58

Yes.

25:59

All in favor signify by saying aye.

26:02

All right, five minutes, and then we'll start the violation portion.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Summary of Proceedings

Chattanooga Beer Board Meeting – October 16, 2025

The Chattanooga Beer Board convened on October 16, 2025, at 9:30 AM (estimated) to approve minutes, review beer applications, and act on violation recommendations. The meeting began with administrative items, followed by discussion of a rejected temporary permit, a deferred application, and two beer violation cases, one of which resulted in a close vote.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes from September 18, 2025 – Approved unanimously.
  • Beer applications approved by regulatory staff – Read into the record: Tap Trucks LLC (TE-98), Pickle Barrel October Fest (TE-99), Smart Music Project (TE-100), Hutton & Smith 10th Anniversary Party (TE-101), Creative Discovery Museum (TE-102), change of ownership for Sushi Garden Ink (Beer Permit 1360), and Amba B. Bagatti Corporation d/b/a Hickson Smoke Shop (Beer Permit 1361). New beer applications KVAT Food Stores (Beer 1362) and Countdown LLC d/b/a The Reading Room/Green Eyes Pies (Beer 1363) were also approved.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Temporary Permit TE-103 (Sculpture Fields at Montague Park – Fire Up the Fields) – The application was rejected by zoning staff due to failing the distance check (within 300 feet of a prohibited location – a place of public gathering) and an address discrepancy (application listed 2001 Polk St., event at 1800 Polk St.). The board decided to pass the matter to the Regulatory Committee since it had not yet reached the full board.
  • Vision Hospitality Management (Beer 1367) – The application was held up in legal, and the applicant had requested a deferral. A motion to move the item to the next meeting was approved unanimously.
  • Beer Violation Review: Circle K (3615 3729 Tennessee Ave.) – A $500 civil penalty was recommended by the hearing officer for selling alcohol to a minor. The board voted unanimously to sustain the penalty.
  • Beer Violation Review: Humidor Cigar Bar (3202 Brainerd Rd.) – The hearing officer recommended two three-day suspensions: one for after-hours sales (violation of Section 5-36) and one for disorderly conduct. Discussion ensued on whether the suspensions should run concurrently or consecutively. An amendment to run them back-to-back (consecutively) passed. However, the business owner stated the business has been dissolved, making enforcement moot. The board voted 4–3 to sustain the hearing officer’s recommendations. Roll call: Mr. Ashley (yes), Mr. Washington (no), Mr. Smith (yes), Ms. Dunson (no), Miss Barcliff (yes), Miss Morris (no), Chair (yes).

Key Outcomes

  • Minutes approved.
  • Beer applications from regulatory staff approved as read.
  • TE-103 rejected by zoning; referred back to Regulatory Committee.
  • Beer 1367 deferred to next meeting.
  • Circle K $500 penalty sustained unanimously.
  • Humidor Cigar Bar two three-day suspensions (back-to-back) sustained by a 4–3 vote.
  • Meeting adjourned after a brief recess for the violation portion (scheduled for a later session).

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, everyone. I'd like to welcome you to the Chat Nigga Beer board meeting of October sixteenth, twenty twenty-five. All meeting attendees must sign in at the designated sign in sheet for sun sunshine law requirements. So if you haven't done so, please do. All electronic devices must be turned off or muted so as not to disrupt the meeting. Please state your name before making comments, and please speak up so we can hear you uh clearly. All in favor of approving the minutes of September eighteenth, twenty twenty-five. Signify by saying I opposed. Okay, at this time, uh, I'll ask our court reporter Lori to swear in anybody. So anyone coming to speak before the uh board or hearing officer today will need to be sworn in me coming up and speaking on an application or a violation or anything at all. If you are, we need to stand down, please. Thank you. All righty. Read into the record the beer applications approved by regulatory. Tap trucks LLC. Uh TE-98. Pickle Barrel October Fest T E 99. Smart Music Project, Twilight Harvest Moon Market, TE-100. Hutton and Smith Brown Company, Hutton and Smith's 10th anniversary party, TE-101. Creative Discovery Museum, drink and discover Mad Science, TE-102. We do have a change of ownership, sushi garden ink, beer permit 1360, and another change of ownership. Amba B. Bagatti Corporation, DBA Hickson Smoke Shop Beer 1361. Bertha, is there anything, any other ones that we need to that have been approved by regulatory? Yes. So we have uh under new beer applications. We have some we don't have any under uh you've read all the ones on the first two pages. Everything else is new beer applications, okay. If you want me to read those the KVAT food stores under 61, that's been approved. Beer 1362 approved. All right. Also the countdown LLC doing business as the reading room, green eyes pies. Beer 1363 has been approved. The next one Vision of Hospitality Management LLC beer 1367 is held up in legal. Okay. Uh and I'm also showing on the list. New temporary beer permit application TE 103. Uh sculpture fields at Montague Park fire of the fields been rejected by zoning. Okay. I'm sorry, what was that? The uh sculpture fields at Montague Park, fire up the fields, TE 103. That's been rejected by zoning. Okay. All right, thank you. Is there anyone here from the sculpture fields at Montague Park? Okay. Uh is there a motion? It's been rejected. Do we know have any idea what the status of that is other than it was been rejected? The note I saw from Zach Wiley was within 300 feet.

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