Hello, Knoxville.

This is your Knoxville Beer Board.

Today's Tuesday, February 17th, 2026.

Welcome everyone here and those watching at home.

Mr.

Johnson, would you please call the roll?

Councilwoman Adams.

Here.

Councilman DeBartelabin.

Here.

Vice Mayor Fugit.

Here.

Councilman Grant.

Here.

Councilman Helsley?

Here.

Councilman Honeycutt.

Here.

Councilman Lloyd.

Here.

Councilwoman Parker.

And Councilman Thomas.

All members are present, Chair.

Thank you.

The minutes of the last meeting were distributed by email.

Are there any corrections to the minutes?

No.

That will be move approval.

Oh, you're just gonna be able to do that.

I'm just gonna say they will stand approved as distributed unless you want to make a motion.

We can do it either way, ma'am.

The vice mayor.

Mr.

Johnson.

Anybody signed up for public comments germane to today's agenda?

There are none, Chair.

Thank you.

Seeing no one is signed up.

We'll move on.

Report of officers.

I don't have a report myself, but I'm gonna ask our internal auditor, Savannah Kirk, Miss Kirk, she's gonna speak about the cast audit.

Good evening.

Um I think some of you may have been involved in hearing the report of this audit at the audit committee, but some of you have not.

Um and as you will have likely seen on your agenda, there are some under other there were some um noncompliant cast class um permittees.

Um I've since heard that they're all in compliance at this point, so you're probably not gonna hear from them today.

But just to give you a heads up as to why they were on your agenda, um, and you will be seeing them in the future.

Uh so um last year the audit committee um added to the work plan to review compliance of the alcohol seller training class, which all permit holders have to do annually.

Um there were at that time 747 active beer permits.

I reviewed roughly 50 percent of them in the sampling, and of that 50 percent, 34 percent were non-compliant.

And so what that looked like in numbers was roughly 126 of the the ones that I reviewed were noncompliant.

Um since then, this report is also at your seats.

So if you want to look at some of the detail, um those that information is under the highlights.

The next few pages are gonna be the actual permits that were non-compliant, and then some recommendations that were provided.

Um since that time, the uh clerk of the beer board has been sending out letters, certified letters to noncompliant permittees and communicating with both the beer inspector and the revenue office to ensure everyone's in communication and to try and get those individuals compliant.

Um so the the those that were listed on your agenda tonight were had received those letters.

Um, and I I can let uh Mr.

Johnson speak to it more, but basically the letter says if you do not attend the class, then you need to come before the beer board and say why you're non-compliant.

Um and so they have attended the class, they have come into compliance, um, and I think everyone is working diligently to get all of these in compliance.

So that's it, unless you have questions.

I don't I don't have a question.

I would just say apparently the letters got the intended result, so that's good.

Yep, I think that worked.

Any more questions for Ms.

Kirk?

Thank you.

Thank you, ma'am.

Appreciate it.

Report of the beer inspector, Officer Presley.

Uh yes, ma'am.

We had some alcohol compliance issues this uh month.

Uh patrol actually responded to a call and issued a uh charge for uh sale of alcohol to a minor.

That was back on the first in that investigation, and that was on uh the corn at the corner market at 1316 Maribel Pike.

So that was actually done through a patrol call.

Uh on uh February 7th.

Uh myself and my office along with ABC did a alcohol compliance check.

Uh we checked 15 businesses here in the city for those sold alcohol at that time to a minor.

We had uh Cedar Lane Sitco, Flock Beer and Wine, Backdoor Tavern, and Union Jacks that all sold to the minor, and then Union Jacks was also cited for a cast compliance at that time.

Thank you so much.

And report of the clerk, Mr.

Johnson.

Thank you, Chair.

I will uh add to Officer Presley's report that Union Jacks will appear on your March beer board agenda for an administrative hearing.

They were cited twice in a two roll uh two-year rolling period.

So they'll be on your March agenda.

Uh the report that's at your seat is the uh report of the beer board clerk, and there are no active suspension or revocation hearings.

The last one that was outstanding at your January meeting, day our markets, they have since paid their fines, so that uh case has been resolved.

Um the status of the beer fund is that the beer fund stands at 266,000 dollars.

Um we are at nearly 156 150 percent of fines budgeted for the year.

We were budgeted at 10,000, we're nearly at 15,000 for uh in terms of revenue.

Um related to the question of the um letters that were sent out to the businesses that were non-compliant about the CAS class.

Um we have since started using the beer fund to fund the postage for those, so you'll see those charges on this uh report um for the future.

And that's all I have unless there are questions.

I see no lots on.

Thank you.

Next matters of business or items to be postponed or withdrawn.

Mr.

Byrd, are there any applicants requesting a postponement?

Yes, ma'am.

There are three um items 8C and 8D, uh, both Crafty Bastard Brewery, and uh item 8G, Rosaritas Mexican Cantina.

They would all like to be postponed to the March meeting, please.

Okay, thank you.

Without objection, items 8C and D and 8G are postponed as requested.

Mr.

Bird, do you have any requests in withdrawal?

Uh no, ma'am, there are none.

Thank you so much.

Before we get started, I have a few announcements.

When I call the name of the businesses applying for the permit, please come to the podium and state your name and address clearly into the microphone for the record.

Of applicants who are approved pending final documentation, need to bring their completed documents to the business tax office during regular business hours.

Applicants that have their permit approved tonight can pick up their permit at the end of this meeting.

Approved pending final documentation means one or more requirements is in or incomplete for a beer board permit.

In order to get your certificate of occupancy, an applicant may need to apply for zoning changes, meet parking requirements, submit architectural drawings to plans, review, and inspections, and make modifications for building codes and codes compliance.

This may entail hiring an architect and or contractor and submitting plans for your site for review.

Staff at this meeting, I think we have Ashley from Metropolitan Metro Drug Coalition today.

If anybody has any questions relating to that, she could help you with, they are always here to help.

And let's get started.

So special events request.

We have the Dragonfile Aerial Aerial and Circus Art Studio, 5th District.

Heather Quincy, I think is another name on there.

You got it.

Uh so hi, uh Heather Quincy.

Um my address is 311 Carson Avenue, uh 37918.

Uh business addresses 509A Dutch Valley Drive.

Oh, they're 37918.

I'm 37917.

Sorry.

Thank you so much.

Officer Presley.

No record.

Mr.

Byrd.

Uh that file is complete.

Move to approve.

Second.

Well, that was quick.

All in favor.

Aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

No.

I seven.

What was that?

Sorry.

We're good.

You're good to go.

Thank you so much.

Enjoy your event.

David, I did want to ask.

I'm sorry, that's your last time.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

Come back.

Mr.

Ms.

Quincy, just for a second.

I wanted to give you an opportunity to tell us about your gala.

Uh so this is uh Dragonfly's 15th anniversary this year.

We've been doing this um fundraising gala for the past three years, but this year is a little bit more special since it's our 15th anniversary.

Um, it's basically just a fundraiser to help support our nonprofit um, mostly to provide scholarships for students, um, which we're hoping to expand to doing scholarships not for just for children, but for adults who can't uh necessarily afford to pay full student price for our classes.

Um it also helps with community outreach and other programs that we provide.

Okay, that's a great cause.

Thank you very much.

What's the date of your event?

It is March 7th.

March 7th.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Travis Ferguson.

Please state your name and address for the record.

Uh Travis Ferguson, uh, home address 6911 Nubbin Ridge Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37919.

PO box 22072, Knoxville, Tennessee, 3793.

Thank you.

Officer Pressly.

No record.

Mr.

Bird.

That file is complete.

I'll move to approve.

Any discussion?

All in favor.

Opposed.

I have it.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

You are approved.

OASIS thaw out.

All out.

Kind of stumbled over there.

My name is Davis Parker.

I'm at 1630 Highland Avenue.

Um, OASI.

Yep.

Thank you so much.

Officer Presley.

No record.

Mr.

Bird.

That file is complete.

Move to approve.

Second.

Discussion.

All in favor.

Aye.

Opposed.

You're approved, and you are good to go.

Thank you so much.

Trees Knoxville.

Melissa Hinton.

Melissa Hinton, um, 3839 Delwood Drive, 37919.

And then Trees Knoxville is uh do you want the P.O.

box or no?

No, you're fine.

You're fine.

You're fine.

You're fine.

Officer present.

No record.

Mr.

Bird.

That file is complete.

Move to approve.

Second.

Any discussion.

Um, I'd like to take a lead from uh Councilman Thomas and ask if you can talk about the festival that you're getting the permit for.

Yeah.

Um, so our it's Tree Fest, and it is April 24th at Baker Creek Preserve from four to eight, and it coincides with the National Arbor Day celebration.

Um, and it's fundraiser slash outreach for us just to bring awareness to the urban tree canopy.

So there'll be um it's a free event for everybody, it's all ages.

Um there'll be games, tree walks, and there's also a tree giveaway.

So free trees can be adopted.

Cool.

Oh, I don't think we're doing okay.

Is that all the discussion?

All in favor?

Hey.

Oh, sorry, good lord.

And I'm sorry.

Forgive me.

I don't think it's a major thing.

Um, I just wanted to simply say that those Paw Paw trees that y'all gave me last year made it through the winter, I think, and they look like they're gonna be doing really good.

So thank you.

But uh seriously, though, uh, they give uh tree giveaways periodically, and it's native trees, and uh so uh take advantage of that if you would like.

Help with the tree canopy, and thank you.

I ordered extra pawpaws this year because everybody loves them.

So there'll be plenty of pawpaws at Tree Fest.

Yeah, I took three, that's all they would give me.

No more for Charlie.

Okay, no more for council members.

Any more discussion?

All in favor, opposed, I seven.

Thank you so much.

Young Williams Animal Center.

Former councilwoman Janet Tasterman is here today.

Good afternoon, everybody.

Janet Testerman, 3201 Division Street, Knoxville, 37919.

Officer Presley.

Uh no record, we're dismissing the cast class.

Mr.

Burt.

Uh my file is complete.

Move to approve.

Pending final documentation.

Right, yeah, that that cast class would be.

Yeah, cast classes.

Your motion needs to say pending final documentation.

Pending final documentation.

There you go.

Yeah, just a little tidbit on that.

Uh it says file is complete, so except for what was added here, the councilman wouldn't have known.

So I'm just asking him to add it to his motion.

Oh, I know.

Yeah, oh yeah, he didn't know because it looks like files is complete.

Right.

Okay.

True, true.

That's cool.

In your second discussion.

Yeah, I would just like to ask uh former council uh woman testament just to kind of talk about the Marty where I've I've been able to participate um these last couple years for the first time.

I'm bringing my dog this year.

So nice.

Um yeah, if you don't mind just kind of sharing us, you know, sharing with us what Marty Brawl is.

Absolutely.

Thank you for asking.

Um it'll be the 19th annual Marty Grow, that Young Williams Animal Center is hosting.

Um I think we're kick off to festival season, which is fine.

But it is uh pet parade that will be starting at Covenant Health Stadium this year, going down Jackson Avenue into the fair park.

Step off is at 11 o'clock, and then from 11 to 3, we have a festival at the World's Fair Performance Lawn with multiple vendors and food trucks, obviously.

Hopefully, beer, um alcohol.

So um, it's a really fun time.

It's hard not to put a smile on your face.

Uh the lunch pen is good weather, so hopefully you'll send good vibes our way.

But it's a really fun event.

The festival is no charge.

Um, there's a registration fee for the parade part, but um, so we'd love to see all of you there and all pet owners, you know.

Thank you so much.

So moving on to vote.

Oh, yeah, we do need to vote.

Sorry, there was so many comments on there.

All in favor.

Opposed.

Good to go.

Thank you.

Sorry about that.

Moving on to the regular beer permit request, 808 music group.

Hi there, uh, my name is Brian Coakley.

My address is 513 Panorama Drive, and the business address is 808 Sevier Avenue.

Thank you.

Officer Presley.

No record, Mr.

Byrd.

We need a copy of the sales tax registration, certificate of occupancy, approval from the health department, and a copy of the liquor license from uh TABC.

Do I have a motion?

Given all the items that were listed as being needed.

Um we have to wait for those to come in pending final documentation.

So I okay, so I can all right.

Then I will move to approve pending final documentation.

Second.

In discussion.

All in favor?

Opposed.

So you know to see Mr.

Bird and you got you got off.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Big Orange Bar.

It's appropriately named.

Big Orange.

Hello, everyone.

I'm Sam Juani 2126 Florest Avenue, Knoxville 2637916.

Thank you.

Officer Presley.

No record, Mr.

Byrd.

We need the certificate of occupancy and health department approved.

Move to approve pending final documentation.

Second.

In discussion.

All in favor?

Opposed.

Thank you, everyone.

So you know what you have to do, right?

Yes.

Thank you so much.

And these are the replacement ones that we have been postponed.

Gen Z, 17th Street.

Good evening, everyone.

Uh my name is Kara Patel.

My uh current address is 5324 Bowersville Tri Uh State of Virginia.

And the story address is uh 713 17th Street.

Um Sir Presley.

No record.

Mr.

Byrd.

Uh we would just need the Department of Agriculture approval.

Move to approve pending Department of Agriculture approval.

Second.

Second.

Any discussion?

All in favor?

Aye.

Opposed.

Have it.

So when you get that, you know who to see, right?

Think approved pending final documentation.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Los portalos.

Hi.

My name is Miguel Nunez.

It's 45 O Fight, Ashville Highway.

Knoxville, Tennessee at 37914.

Thank you.

Officer Presley.

No record.

Mr.

Byrd.

We just need a copy of the sales tax registration and health department approved.

I'm going to uh approve pending documentation.

Discussion.

All in favor?

Opposed.

I have it.

And you will be approved pending final documentation.

Thank you.

Rosarita's Mexican Cantina.

Oh, that's a postponed one.

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Okay.

Yeehaw.

Yeehaw Brewing.

You don't see any of these people here.

Anybody here from Yeehaw Brewing?

We can move them to the end of the agenda.

Okay.

Okay.

You'll need to go downside.

We'll move them to the end of the agenda and then we'll we'll see if they're here when we get to the end.

That'd be perfect.

9A.

9A.

These are addendums to the report agenda.

Ian's market.

Officer Presley.

We had something on the end's market, I think.

Yes, Mr.

Mark.

Mr.

Byrd, we had something on prompt.

Yes, ma'am.

Um Mr.

Bogani had reached out to me today.

He's stuck at another one of his stores in Chattanooga and would request that the beer board kindly grant him an extension for 90 days.

He doesn't anticipate needing that much, but erring on the side of caution, he'll be returning to town next week and we'll get in touch with the cast class and uh CO that he needs.

Do I have a motion?

Yeah, this hasn't been postponed before, and it looks like he's done a lot of work on it, so I would move to approve for uh to postpone it for 90 days.

I'll second the extension.

Thank you.

Can I ask a process question?

Right.

Please make that to the May meeting.

Okay.

To the May.

90 days, but no, 90 days doesn't check with much.

Extension.

Extension to the May meeting is what he meant to say.

Is that what I meant to tell us?

Yes.

And I and that's what I'm saying.

And you meant to second that, right?

To May.

Any discussion?

Okay.

Karen had a process question.

Yeah.

I can ask it.

Oh, you can ask now if you want.

Okay.

All in favor?

Aye.

Opposed.

Ayes have it.

And it'll be post.

This will be postponed until May.

Extended.

Extended till May, sorry.

Extended.

Thank you, Lynn.

Stem to stem.

North Central.

Okay.

Brooke Martin.

Uh addresses 1200 North Central.

Knoxville 37917.

Thank you.

You're local.

Mr.

Byrd.

Do we have a thing on this?

We are just needing the certificate of occupancy and health department approved.

Can you give us an update on where you are?

Yes.

So my dad actually passed away at the end of the year, so I'll put a pause on everything.

Um, but I'm back in there.

We submitted plans um last week, and I think I actually just got an email that those have been reviewed, so we're gonna be moving forward.

So probably the non-D day.

I don't think I'll need the full 90 days.

Um, but definitely an extension for now.

Okay, so do we have an extension for till I guess May again?

Okay.

So I'm gonna make it a motion to approve an extension until May.

Till May.

To the May meeting.

Do I have a second?

Second.

Any discussion?

Thank you.

All in favor.

Opposed.

Remind her that she can pick up the permit earlier.

Yes.

She doesn't have to wait till May.

Ms.

Morton, you can pick up the permit earlier if you get done within less than 90 days.

The tax office.

Thank you so much.

Did we have someone fast hand?

That's the next one.

Kevin Hibbs, Amber Green.

Nobody here.

You got an update, Mark?

Well, I have not heard from Mr.

Hibbs.

He's not replied to my emails and his voicemail is one of those that says it's not set up.

Uh so it's not possible to leave a message.

I don't know what his uh status or plans are.

I'm sorry.

Miss Nathan has his line on.

Nathan has it.

Sorry, I just had a question uh for Mr.

Byrd.

It's my understanding that they originally applied for this in 2022.

Is that correct?

Uh yes, sir.

I believe that's right.

So they wow for so it's they've been going on extensions for almost four years.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Um I mean I I'm happy to have other discussion if Vice Mayor wants to need to say something, but uh I would be hesitant to grant them further extensions.

Uh it seems like they've had appropriate time to do their paperwork and uh they can always come back and reapply uh at a later date when they're ready councilwoman if you get to the words right out of my mouth.

I was gonna ask, so we just take no action and it goes away without if there is no motion to extend, it just goes away.

Okay, correct?

All right, so no if you don't want to do it, don't say anything.

Moving on.

We don't have any administrative hearings.

Now we need to go back to going to, yeah, we've got yeehaw brewing.

They're still not here.

Okay.

Mr.

Bird.

On Yihaw.

You got an update, Mr.

Bird on Yihaw?

Well, I I fear there may have been some miscommunication between me and Mr.

Ellis, the manager.

He was here last meeting, uh, but they his uh his owners didn't inform him that he would have to be deferred, and they're good now, but I don't think he's got the message that he has to attend the meeting.

I tried to reach out to be sure, double sure, to him personally, uh, but I it may have been too late because it was today.

Uh so I don't I theorize that he may not have got the word that he's good to go to attend today.

And then uh that's a guess that so what we do in this case, Ms.

Vegas.

I I make a motion that we ex if the what I let me ask our attorney if they are in compliance but they haven't shown up here.

Can we approve or do we expend extend for the till the to the March meeting?

I think you probably could do either of those.

Are they I mean I have they surrendered the existing permit?

No, sir.

That's the only thing they lack.

They do need to surrender the the current permit that they're using.

And that's something they just really come in, slide the old permit across the table to you, and you give them their new permit.

Yes, sir.

So in other circumstances, the beer board is approved, people pending final documentation when surrender of the existing permit is all that's necessary.

It is there a legal requirement that they be here when we do that.

I can't I'd have to pull out the book.

Well, I'm just I I that I don't want to do I don't want to do something special if we haven't done something special, but I also don't want to make people come back if all they got to do is turn in a I I feel like somebody should be here personally.

Yes.

I would think someone wanting to get a permit would be here as well.

I off the top of my head, you know, now that you mention it, they there might be a uh a requirement that someone up here.

I don't think we're gonna they're gonna hopefully they're not gonna go out of business uh in the meantime.

Um just can they still operate under their current license?

Yes, sir.

It it's actually the same uh entity, they're just sort of re reorganizing uh some trusts and so forth that the within that entity.

So I think they'll continue just fine.

Uh so I would like to make a motion that we extend it to the next beer board meeting.

Second.

Be a postponement.

Postponement.

Postpone till March the March meeting.

March, okay.

We had a second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Opposed the extended to March can we postpone tomorrow.

Do that for all three of their permits.

Yes.

Okay.

Yes.

Can we actually forward?

I think you probably need to make a motion to consolidate.

Thank you very much.

Ready to do that.

Yeah.

Oh, yes.

I'll make a motion to consolidate.

So all in favor.

Aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Okay.

Now back to your motion.

Do it again.

I would like to make a motion to postpone till March.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Opposed.

Postpone till March.

It is the cast class of other business.

You can say that that was dispensed with Officer Presley's report.

Correct.

Okay.

The other only other business we had left was the people that were supposed to be here for cast class requirements, and they've all met those requirements, which Officer Presley reported on in her report.

So I think that takes care of this, and we can be adjourned.