Um I will call to order the licenses committee regular meeting on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026 at 910 a.m.

I'm Alderprison Joe Castus Amaripa, Chairperson of the Committee, and I'm joined in the following order to my right by um Alderman DeAndre Jackson.

Our Vice Chair Alderman Andrea Pratt is N root.

To my left, uh Alderman Peter Bergales.

Um Alderman Alex Brower will be here a little bit later this morning.

Um also joined by Yadira Melendez, our staff assistant.

Good morning.

Um as well as Ms.

Fabiola Lopez, our licensed division assistant manager from this office of the city attorney, attorney Travis Gresham, and from the Milwaukee Police Department, we have Sergeant Wadalupe Velazquez and Sergeant Cornejo is here as well.

Good morning to you both.

The only item on the agenda is file number 252108, a motion relating to the recommendations of the licenses committee relating to licenses.

And the first um application on our 9 a.m.

agenda is Lazarick Hill, Class C operators license application.

Is Lazarick Hill present?

All right, and is the first time non-appearance move denial.

Um Alderman Peter Bergelis moves for denial based on second time non-appearance.

Any objection?

Hearing none so ordered.

We'll move on to our next 9 a.m.

agenda item.

Rosie Lopez, Class T operators license application.

If you want to come up, Ms.

Lopez.

Thank you so much for your patience this morning.

Um if you'll raise your right hand, we'll get you sworn in.

I'm Fabi and Sergeant.

Yes, thank you, everyone.

You saw only if I'm on the dependence about these of burger of the state of Wisconsin that the testimony about to give is a true the whole truth and a feel but the truth.

Correct.

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you, everyone.

Um, all right, Ms.

Lopez, are you on receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility your application may be denied?

Yes.

Thank you.

And will you state your name and address for the record?

Uh Rosie Lopez, 1437, West Mineral Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53204.

Thank you.

All right.

Um Sergeant Velasquez, is there a police report?

Sergeant Cornea will be doing a reach today.

Oh yes, Sergeant Cornejo, please.

There is.

On September 15th, 2022, the applicant was charged in Walkie County with battery and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors.

The battery charge, uh, she was found guilty and was sentenced to 12 months of probation.

On April 12, 2023, the applicant was cited for operating well intoxicated.

On May 24, 2023, she was convicted and her driver's license was revoked for seven months.

Uh November 16, 2023, the applicant was arrested for operating well intoxicated.

Second.

On August 2nd, 2024, she was convicted and her driver's license was revoked for one year and ten days.

Okay, thank you.

Would you like to speak to the police report, Ms.

Lopez?

I made a mistake.

Um with the view eyes, they happened.

I mean, I did what I had to do with them.

I took care of all of that.

Um the incident with the bar.

I mean, again, I went to court.

I dealt with what they gave me.

And you know, just trying to move forward from that, not kind of relive it.

And do you have your license back now?

Um, not for Milwaukee County.

Um, I did have my Cut of Hay license.

Um, your driver's license, I'm sorry, I'm not.

No, I did not do that yet.

Okay.

And are you how are you getting to work?

I'm not working currently.

Okay.

So my husband kind of drives me around.

I'm usually home with the kids.

Kids go to school down the block.

Okay.

So I just kind of walk them and pick them up.

And if you um get a job somewhere, are is your husband going to continue to drive you?

Will he drive you to work?

Will you take uh ride share?

Uh I normally would Uber.

Um when I lost my license, I do a lot of Ubering, a lot of lift.

Um the bar I'm looking at to work at is literally two blocks from my house.

Okay, thank you.

All right.

Further questions on the police report from committee members.

If not, I'll entertain a motion.

Uh move approval.

Um, Alderman DeAndre Jackson moves for approval.

Any objection?

Hearing none so ordered.

All right.

Good luck to you, Ms.

Lopez.

Okay, we'll move on to our next 9 a.m.

agenda item.

Sierra A.

Jarrett, Class C operator's license renewal application.

Is Sierra Jarrett present?

Sierra A.

Jarrett.

Is this the first time non appearance?

Ms.

Lopez?

Yes.

All right.

Alderman DeAndre Jackson moves to hold this item to the call of the chair and hearing no objections so ordered.

On to our next 9 a.m.

agenda item.

Joseph A.

Ziegler, Class C operators license renewal application.

Is Joseph A.

Ziegler present?

Joseph A.

Ziegler.

Ms.

Lopez.

Okay.

Alderman Virgelas moves to hold this item to the call of the chair and hearing no objection so ordered.

We'll move on to our 910 a.m.

agenda item.

Joscaran S.

Jedi, agent for Jedi Family Inc., filling station food dealer and weights and measures licenses renewal application for Lisbon Gas and Food at 8712 West Lisbon Avenue.

Is Jascar and S.

Jedi presentation?

Yes, I do see Alderman Westmoreland.

Good morning, Alderman.

Good morning.

Okay.

Have you heard from the applicant, Alderman Westmoreland?

Yeah, my intention, he's he's got a number of open orders from DNS, so my intention was to hold this until those are resolved.

Um I'm not sure if Lysa's division uh communicated that to him, so maybe that could be why he's not there.

Okay.

We'll go hold.

Alderman Peter Bergelis moves to hold this item to the call of the chair and hearing no objections, so ordered.

We'll move on to our 9.15 a.m.

agenda item.

We're on time, Alderman Bergellis.

9.15 a.m.

Isabella M.

Artiaga, agent for Cinco Locos Mexican Restaurant LLC, Class B Tavern, Public Entertainment Premises and Food Dealer Licenses Renewal Application for Cinco Locos Mexican Restaurant at 3430 North 84th Street.

Is Isabella M.

Artiaga present all right?

All right.

Alderman Westmoreland, have you heard from the applicant on this one?

I have not.

All right.

So um we're all right.

Alderman DeAndre Jackson moves to hold this item to the call of the chair and hearing no objections so ordered.

Um Alderman Westmoreland, I don't know if you want to try to reach out to them or shall we just um if they show up, we'll try to give you a call give you a call.

Yeah, that's fine.

I'll be around.

Okay, all right.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right.

Now we have to wait.

Alderman Bergellis, you're gonna we have agenda only items.

Is that right?

We could talk about them for three minutes.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice Chair.

I'm sorry, Alderman Bergales.

Yes.

You can take them one at a time, it'll take about four minutes.

All right.

Alderman Peter Bergelis moves to approve the following agenda only items, beginning with Alicia M.

Berez Aponte, Class B manager's license application, and concluding with Joel J.

Befis, agent for Marlene's Touch of Class Inc., secondhand dealer's license renewal application, adding stockholder and transfer of stock for Marlene's touch of class at 2929 South 13th Street.

Any objection?

Any remarks, Alderman Bergales?

Um, I would I would typically love to have some remarks about our um small business owners in the city of Milwaukee.

Um each one of them brings something special to our communities and we appreciate them all.

Well said.

All right.

Um objection to Alderman Bergales' motion.

Hearing no objection so ordered.

All right, we'll move on now.

Um Alderwoman Andrea Pratt moves to approve the following warning letters beginning with um Faisal Riaz, agent for Riaz and Sons Inc.

Extended Hours Establishments, filling station, food dealer and whites and measures licenses, renewal application for hometown at 6003 West Fondelac Avenue, and beginning concluding with Tino K.

Bates, agent for Elevate MKE L L C Class B Tavern and Public Entertainment Premises Licenses Renewal Application for Elevate MKE at 1131 North Water Street and hearing no objection to Alderwoman Pratt's motion so ordered.

All right, good morning, friend.

I'm sorry, Madam Chair.

Um, who made that motion?

Uh Alderwoman Andrea Pratt.

Andrea Pratt, thank you.

Madam Chair.

Yes.

Um yes, uh I was just I was just notified that uh Mr.

JG is here.

So would you like to Alderwoman Alderman Pratt just left?

Right.

Westmoreland.

I'm sorry, Alderman Westmoreland just left.

Um he did indicate he was holding this item today, though, for a variety of reasons.

Open the orders.

Uh I just saw like a couple of uh like the notice that I received there was like a few judges there, uh is everything just contact the older person.

All right, we contacted the elder.

We're gonna see what's going on, but he did indicate if the committee recalls that he intended to hold this either way today because there's a variety of issues that it I thought you the N is open orders.

I'll order some.

I'm sorry, there's um there's multiple open orders.

Okay, but I did just shoot him a text.

Um and he said he will get back into the he'll log back in virtually.

Uh but just before warned, uh my intent I believe his intent was to hold this today.

Okay, move to reconsider.

Okay.

Um Alderman Peter Bergelis moves to reconsider the 910 a.m.

agenda item.

Um Jaskaran S.

Jedi, agent, please come forward.

Agent for Jedi Family Inc.

filling station food dealer and weights and measures licenses renewal application for Lisbon Gas and Food at 8712 West Lisbon Avenue.

All right.

Um we have the applicant here.

He was a little bit tardy.

Um if you'll raise your right hand as well as Alderman Westmoreland, can you raise your right hand?

We'll get you sworn in the Usonian Firm and an advance of penalty so burger of the state of Wisconsin that the testimony about to give.

Is it true to hold your enough theme with the truth?

Yes, yes.

Thank you.

All right.

Um Mr.

Jedi, are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility um that your application may be denied?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, thank you.

And if you'll please state your name and address for the record.

Uh Jessica's saying J Share Gill.

Address is 5255 West Clare Code.

Can you pull that microphone closer to you?

You can pull it closer to Jessica on saying Jedi Cher Gill.

Uh address um it's 5255 West Claire Court Franklin, Wisconsin, 53132.

Thank you.

All right.

Um very good.

Um Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

No holds.

Sergeant Velasquez, is there a police report?

I'm sorry, uh, Sergeant Corneho.

Okay.

On August 30th, 2025 at 7 30 a.m.

Milwaukee police were dispatched to a battery.

The business called regarding a subject who made a threat to shoot the cashier and threw a rock at their leg.

The subject was no longer on scene.

The business was cooperative.

On September 6th, 2025 at 1252 p.m.

Milwaukee police were dispatched to a threat for the threat at 8712 West Lisbon.

The business called regarding a subject refusing to leave using propane language.

However, the subject was gone on officers arrival.

Um I'm sorry, I should have before we went to the police report.

I I want it was my um understanding that Alderman Westmoreland was planning to hold this item either way.

Alderman Westmoreland, is that the did you want to chime in here?

I apologize that we started to get through the application here, but the applicant showed up.

Yep, that's my intention.

Okay, so the uh Alder's intent was to hold this item either way, so I'm should we want we started already to go through the police report, but um you intend to hold this because you want to see see what's going on with some open orders, is that right?

Yeah, I wanted to give them some uh time to to close out those uh open orders.

Okay, all right.

Do you understand, Mr.

Jedi?

Yes, I do.

Okay.

All right.

Um so with that, can we uh go ahead and stop at this point?

All right.

Um so Alderman Jackson moves to hold this item to the call of the chair and hearing no objections so ordered.

All right, if you'll work on those orders, sir, and and connect with Alderman Westmoreland and the licenses division.

Definitely, thank you so much.

Okay, thank you.

Yes, I think this is a question for licensing, but could it go on the consent agenda then if those open orders are resolved even though it has a police report?

Is that something that's a good idea?

But we will call up the alder.

Okay, okay.

But yes.

So there is a possibility that this could this could be your final hearing as in like it could be resolved administratively elsewhere.

Uh yeah, appearance.

Uh oh, I don't know.

And then thank you so much.

I'm sorry, madam chair.

Yes, Alderman Begell.

The current license expires on um uh three days ago.

They have they have a provisional in place.

Okay, apologies.

They have a provisional expires uh June 1st.

Okay, thank you.

920.

Okay.

So uh next up on the 920 Ayom agenda, we have Sharish Patel.

Sharice Patel uh present patel.

Come on.

There's a patel on the board.

Jack Dishkumar.

Is it more?

There is my hand.

Oh okay.

Can you unmute yourself?

Um my name is uh Judil.

Uh dependent uh Sarish Patin.

Uh uh he must be joining as well.

And I have uh a desktop that we work here in this tour.

So uh we have uh on behalf of uh CD speaking as we have any you are you are not you're not Sharesh Potel.

You're a uh music are you an attorney?

I'm I'm I'm easy to be uh depending manager.

Okay, are you an attorney?

Uh no, I'm not even okay.

So in order for this to be heard, it'll have to be either the agent or a representative, uh, an attorney would have to be present.

Yeah, let me let me uh let me ask him to join his okay.

Okay, yeah.

Sure, we can wait.

Um go to the next yet.

So many and twelve though.

The ones in twelve will go quick.

There was the ones in twelve will go quick.

Okay, so we can we make you want me to jump to the next one.

Well, it's brothers if you want to.

Um Mr.

Patel, we're gonna put where's here though?

He's in the hallway.

I'll move to hold Madam Chair until he comes back.

So the motion by auto person's have a repo is to hold, we're gonna go to 12 and wait for them to come back.

Um you're gonna hold till what time?

Hold and wait for this person to come on yours.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, the applicant.

In the middle of 12.

Yeah, you've got like six twelves coming.

Seeing hearing no objections, so ordered.

So next up on our 925 a.m.

agenda, Jesse Congress.

Is Jesse Congress agent for IW IHW Associates is Jesse Congress present?

Thank you.

Please raise your right hand to be sworn in.

You saw you from an independent penalty suburbio of the state of Wisconsin that the testing we're about to give.

Is it through the whole truth and a few of the truth?

I do.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh so Jesse Congress, agent for I uh he just he he just dropping that meeting and joining uh via his computer.

Okay, Mr.

Patel, Mr.

Patel, Mr.

Patel, you'll just have to hold on.

We're on to the next one.

So you'll have to wait till we go back to you.

So just wait on hold.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

Um did you swear them in?

Yes.

Yep.

Okay.

Uh this is Jesse Kangas, agent for IHW Associates LLC, Class B Tavern, Public Entertainment Premises, Food Dealer, and Hotel Motel License Application requesting instrumental musicians, bands, disc jockey, bands, karaoke, dancing by performers, patrons dancing, and one pool table for the Iron Horse Hotel at 500 West Florida Street.

Thank you.

Uh are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility that your application may be denied?

Please state your name and address for the record.

Jesse Kangas and 6101 8th Court, Westfield, Wisconsin, 53964.

Thank you.

Did you also plan on speaking for if needed, I can't attorney?

I am.

Okay.

Would you like to state your appearance?

Sure.

Uh Parker Conover, Godfrey and Conn, um 7849 East Oak Brook Circle, Madison, Wisconsin, uh, here representing the Iron Horse.

Thank you.

Uh Miss Lopez, are there any items on the police report?

No, I mean are there holds?

Sergeant Corneho.

Uh are there any items on the police report?

There are no police reports.

Okay, thank you.

Um is this a new no, this isn't.

Yes, it's oh so can you tell us about your plan and experience for the business?

Uh it's we took over, we're just gonna continue the operation.

Um it's for the bar area.

Yeah, uh, where they have music and surf drinks.

And your experience with you have experience with operating hotels.

Oh, yeah, managing hotels.

Yes, okay.

Sorry, this is my first time doing something like this.

Oh yeah, thank you.

Uh are there any neighbors present who wish to testify?

No, madam chair.

Okay.

Uh let the record reflect that there are no neighbors present who wish to testify.

This is in the 12th Automatic District.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee members have no objection.

Okay.

Uh move approval.

Motion bottom of persons and a repo is approval.

Hearing it saying no objections, so order.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Now going back to the 10th Automatic District.

Sorry.

Yes, I'm here.

Okay.

Please raise your right hand to be sworn in.

Do you saw me if I'm on the defense of penalties of burger of the state of Wisconsin that the testing we're about to give?

Is it true the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

Yes.

Thank you.

Uh, are you a receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility that your application may be denied?

Yes.

Please state your name and address for the record.

My fully restored Patel.

Uh my residential address is 358 Dwight Court and Mobile, Alabama.

And do you need the business address?

Just where you expect to receive mail from us.

3858 Dwight Court and Mobile Alabama.

36619.

Thank you.

Uh Miss Lopez, are there any holds?

Um, no holds.

Sergeant Cornell, is there a police report?

There are no police reports.

Okay.

Is this new?

No.

Okay.

Um maybe there was an objection from the health department.

Yes.

Oh, okay.

Uh so are there any neighbors present who wish to testify?

Uh this is scheduled for an objections.

Uh let the record reflect that there are no neighbors present who wish to testify.

This is in the 10th Autobody District, Otter Woman Moore.

Thank you so much, uh, Madam Chair and committee members.

Um, so this is a very peculiar situation because the store has been closed now for probably almost a year.

Um there was some um situations with foundation work.

Um and Mr.

Patel, uh, we recently had a neighborhood meeting.

Uh probably now, uh probably about a month ago, um, we had a neighborhood meeting because we wanted to make sure that residents were aware that the store um was opening back up.

Um I have no sort of broad issues um with Mr.

Patel, but I asked that the committee.

There's um so there are two things.

Um we should be waiting on the health department.

Health, yes.

So number one, um, I need to get an update from the health department based on the board.

They're on the board.

Oh, yeah.

Please the health department can provide some insight um as to uh where this business is.

So the objections from the health department.

We have I can't see you out there.

Glasses.

That's good.

Uh Lauren is on the board.

So Lauren, can you please raise your right hand to be sworn in?

Do you saw me in front of the independent penalties of perjury of the state of Wisconsin?

That the testimony about to give is it true, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

Yes.

Uh I do.

Just state your name and your position, and uh you can begin your testimony.

Sure.

Lauren Wolveril, um, City of Milwaukee Health Department uh manager for the consumer environmental health program.

Okay.

You can begin your testimony.

Sure.

So the objection we had um back in May of 2025, one of our inspectors was out.

There was a complaint for pests at this location.

She went out immediately, began to observe rat droppings throughout the establishment, back storage area, the deli kitchen, basically all over the establishment.

Um there was food eaten into droppings, extensive droppings, I guess I would say, um, dead bodies, urine, all that kind of stuff.

Um, so we did end up closing the store.

We went back the next day for a reinspection, and at that point, the operator, his name was Jay, was getting I would say combative with our inspector.

So very angry.

We do understand that when we close a business, um, you know, that does affect people's livelihoods and whatnot.

So we try to be very sensitive and you know, as helpful as we can in these situations.

But um things were definitely escalating.

He was getting very angry at our inspector and whatnot.

Um we had to keep the store closed because there was still evidence of pests.

Um, and so then a few days later, we went back, and at that point I went back with our inspector just because of I guess how the operator was acting towards us.

Um so we did go back.

We needed to leave the store closed again because we were still finding evidence of rats, um, food eaten into all the things, and at this point, too, it was very clear that the basement was having um structural issues.

So we did refer to DNS, um, and again, the operator was agitated, pretty aggressive with us.

It's all you know written down in this report.

I don't know if you want me reading that.

I guess I don't want to be redundant if if you guys all have it and have seen it.

Okay.

Thank you.

But we basically this was the objection that we had.

I I would like to say though that in working with this operator recently, um, he has been compliant and helpful.

Okay, thank you.

Have the issues been resolved as well at the property.

Um, yeah, I don't believe we've seen any evidence of pests in the pre-inspections and any interactions we've had thus far, um, trying to get them reopened.

Um, and the operator, I have been told has been assistive.

Okay, thank you.

Any question?

Any questions from the committee for Lauren?

Uh Otterman Burgelis.

Thank you.

So uh you were so you were present on that third inspection on June 1st?

Uh yes, I was June 2nd.

June 2nd, sorry, thank you.

Um there were so many I lost count of the dates.

Yeah.

Um June 2nd.

Uh that's when they uh refused to open the door and made a threat to a city employee.

Correct.

Um was MPD called and was that reported to MPD.

Um I believe that we called I called my boss, Carly Hagerty, um, let her know, and as soon as I made that phone call, then the door was open for us and we were able to leave.

Um at that point we made the referral to DNS, and we were told too by DNS that most likely that building was gonna be condemned because of the extensive structural issues with the basement and whatnot.

Um so at that point our department thought honestly that this was a mood point, I guess.

Because the business would not be operating anymore.

Sure.

And then Lauren, how long have you been with the health department?

Um almost six years.

And in your tenure at the department, is this a common threat to receive from uh a business owner that you're inspecting?

No, definitely not.

And that is that that is why I went back with the inspector because of the elevated um I guess the way that the operator was acting towards our inspector.

Sure.

So you were not present for the first threat, but you were present for the second threat.

Correct, yes.

Okay, thank you very much.

Yeah, thank you.

Any uh questions from our woman more?

Um, thank you so much, uh Lauren.

So um I'm from what I'm hearing, the issue has been mitigated.

Um has the same issue been mitigated with DNS as far in regards.

I've seen that I I passed that location every day.

Um yes, yes, I believe that they have closed out all of their orders, and uh things are good to go structurally and on that side.

Okay, okay.

Uh any questions from Mr.

Patel for Lauren.

Yeah, okay.

No, thank you, Lauren.

Thank you for uh your visits uh just FYI.

I think the gentleman you met, his name is uh J Patel.

Uh he is my GM since the day I opened.

Uh I live in Moonville, Alabama.

I have another small partner that lives in Ohio.

So we chose to go with him because of his uh well.

He's very uh close to the business, he was operating this in 2015.

Mr.

Mr.

Patel, you have any questions for Lauren?

That's what we're doing right now.

Yes, the question was when you went the second time, you said that uh you had to call the police for the first time I forgot.

If I'm not mistaken, the police were already there when it was raining.

The police were already there when it was raining when everybody was uh uh I'm not sure who what were, but uh the police were already there on June 2 when it was raining.

Um the police were not there on June 2nd.

If they came after we were there, um that is unknown to me, but while we were there doing our inspection, um MPD was not present.

Okay, all right, thank you.

Thank you.

Um Madam Chair, uh more.

Um I I just need some clarity.

The person that we're speaking with, Mr.

Patel, is he the owner of the building?

No, no, no, no, no.

I am a leasy.

I'm sorry.

I just lease the building since 2022 January.

However, Mr.

Jay, is his last name Patel as well?

Yeah, he's just a GM.

Jay is the operator of the of the space.

No, he's just a manager, the manager, just a manager.

I'm the Lizzy, he's a manager, and then there's another company that owns the building.

We're pretty much a tenant in the building.

Got it.

Thank you.

Can we get clarity at who owns the building?

Sorry, I don't remember the name of the company, but the gentleman that owns the building, his first name is Ishan.

Um investments.

Yes.

I'm sorry.

That's the thing the check goes out to all the time.

Thank you.

Um neighbors.

So this is in the 10th Automatic District, Autoba Memoral.

Thank you.

Um, I so I I want to say this to our committee members that I'm not against people having businesses in our neighborhoods.

What I'm against is when we have operators that do not value the residents that they serve.

The rats didn't just come in the building for a week, they had been there and they continue to operate selling food in that space for months and God knows how long that they were that they were doing that.

Instead of get instead of being responsible and getting the issue fixed, there was some foundation issues that they knew that they were aware of.

They did nothing.

The landlord, or excuse me, the owner of the building is also not a very good they their tenants that are upstairs, and I know that we're only here for um um for the store, but because it's one building, one thing impacts another.

I I value um Jay is the only one that I tip we typically connect with.

They're in a neighborhood that is very organized.

We work very well with near west side partners, we work very well with our CLOs, like it's a it's a well-oiled machine.

Our issue is we appreciate the the work being done.

The issue is that Jay has relationships with the drug dealers that um that continue to rake havoc on our neighborhood.

He has to stop that relationship.

Number one, number my requests are that that relation the relationship that he has with the drug dealers be stopped.

Number two, he has slot machines or something like that that was supposed to have been gotten rid of two years ago, be stopped, be removed.

Number three, we would like near West Side Partners, myself and our CLOs.

I just came from a septe from one of our um gas stations.

We would like to do this.

We would like to walk into the space and see what is and see what is needed.

We want this to be a working relationship, and we want folks that are business owners, be responsible, but responsible business owners, and to know that if they're gonna come into our communities that we have a standard.

You're not just gonna operate there and sell whatever you want, take your money and go back to Brookfield, but that you're going to value the residents that you serve.

So I'm asking this committee to hold, just give just give me some time.

Okay, hold um, hold this until the next cycle so that we can come back with perhaps better news that he has done some of the things that we are asking.

Okay, thank you so much, madam chair.

Madam Chair Clauser.

Uh I think the older um you may be opened across.

So I think that would have the ability.

Thank you.

Uh Mr.

Patel, do you have any questions for Autobahn Moore?

Uh not a question.

Uh just before she wait for that month, uh, if she can come in in fact uh today, tomorrow, any time before that.

There is no such uh evidence of what she said.

Okay.

There's a machine was only bringing on the primise because I started a hot food while uh they were conducting a community meeting here near Westide Partners, and I bring some hard food with them.

And the Primey's because I started a hot food while uh they was conducting a community meeting here near the estate partners, and I bring some hot food with them.

I was like, and because of we have no typical hardware.

Uh Mr.

Patel, Mr.

Pizzelle.

Yep.

Uh I don't I don't think uh Jay was sworn in initially.

In the building or anything, what ma'am said.

Mr.

Patel.

Yes, ma'am.

Yeah, you you weren't sworn in.

We were speaking with um with Sharish Patel, the the owner.

Okay, so we're we can swap what up.

Uh since uh I will operate it.

I just want to uh give some update because uh some questions.

No, sir.

You're gonna have to hold on.

No.

Can we just hold this?

I mean, there's yes, China Gresham is it's the older is opened across by the agent.

I would uh resolve that before holding.

Mr.

Sharish Patel, would you like to ask any questions of Auder Woman Moore?

No, no, no, not at all.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Madam Chair.

Automember Gellis.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Um, I do not want to hold this.

I don't think that this is this operator is uh contributing to the benefit of the neighborhood or the community.

Um if they are ready to threaten health department instructors, uh uh they have uh there's an allegation of collaborating with nefarious uh uh uh actors in the neighborhood.

Uh they made a request that was not disputed.

Uh that you know you're once you're outside the door and I unlock it, you're on your own.

Um whatever happens to you happens to you.

That's uh uh a terrible precedent to condone and allow the business operator to sub to continue.

So I will be uh I would much rather deny the license and let the neighborhood move on from this operator uh and uh not hold the file.

But uh I will not make a motion.

I'll I'll leave it to my colleagues.

Okay.

So we are in committee.

Uh is there a motion?

Don't vote.

Okay.

Um, madam chair.

Audible person's amory.

I I just wanted to note that I can certainly understand uh Alder Member Gellis' frustration.

Um also want to remind our colleague to please let us know early on about the hold because now we've spent a lot of time on this.

Um but um I do want to um um I I think it's notable uh Alder Woman Moore's um comments and her request, and so um although certainly duly noted Alderman Brigelis's sentiment, I'd like to move this item to the uh move to hold this item to the call of the chair.

Motion by Autor Persons Amaripa is to hold to the call chair hearing you saying no objections, so order.

I object to the whole and uh one objection.

Uh yeah, just because I missed some of the conversation, I'd like to be recorded as an abstain.

Uh so one abstention, one objection, uh three in favor.

Thank you.

Item is held.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Committee members.

Thank you.

You want back?

I just I can see I can do this one, I'll do one more at 12.

Okay.

Okay, next up on our 9 30 a.m.

agenda, Ursula G.

Flores, agent for AAL Community Center LLC, Class B Tavern, Public Entertainment Premises and Sidewalk, Dining License Application, requesting disc jockey, poetry readings, dancing by performers, patrons dancing, 15 concerts per year, art exhibits, and programming celebrations for arts at large incorporated at 110 South Fifth Street.

Is Ursula Flores present?

She's on the board.

Yes, present.

Okay.

Thank you.

Please raise your right hand to be sworn in.

Do you tell me if I'm on the defense and penalty subject of the state of Wisconsin that the test of my road to give?

Is it through the Hot Ruth and nothing but the truth?

I do.

Thank you.

Are you a receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility that your application may be denied?

Yes, ma'am.

Please state your name and address for the record.

Ursula G.

Flores, my home address is 533 South 74th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53214 and business address 1100 South Fifth Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53204.

Thank you.

Miss Lopez, are there any holds?

For occupancy?

Sergeant Sergeant Corneho.

Is there a police report?

There are no police reports.

Okay.

Um this is a new application.

Would you like to tell us about your experience and plan for the business?

Absolutely.

So I am the board chair and I have been for the last three years.

This is going on my second term.

The organization has been open for 25 years.

And the reason for this new license is due to a change in our naming conventions.

We previously had had a for-profit and nonprofit structure.

We've eliminated the for-profit structure and did a refinancing on our building.

That has led us to be needing to rename the organization in as far as our licensing documents.

Thank you.

Uh Arnman Perez, did you have any questions about okay?

Are there any neighbors present who wish to testify?

Uh yeah, Art of Large has been a staple on the committee for a very long time.

Um glad to see um that they're just uh putting all this up to move forward and I have no objection.

Thank you.

I'm sure we uh sorry I was moved to approve.

Okay.

Motion Otterman Brower is approval.

Are there any objections?

Hearing is seeing none, so ordered.

Thank you.

Next up on our 935, you're welcome.

935 AM agenda, Kaylin M.

Severo, agent for Noble River Center, MKE LLC, Class B Tavern, Public Entertainment Premises, Food Dealer, and Weights and Measures License Application, requesting instrumental musicians, disc jockey, bands, magic performances, karaoke, poetry readings, comedy acts, dancing by performers, and patrons dancing for 41 fork exchange at Wannable Cafe at 123 East Walker Street number 115.

Is Kaylin M.

Cervero present?

I am.

Thank you.

Please raise your right hand to be sworn in.

The Usani affirm on the defense and penalties of burger of the state of Wisconsin that the test you're about to give.

Is it true the whole truth and a few with the truth?

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

Are you on receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility that your application may be denied?

Yes, ma'am.

Please state your name and address for the record.

Kaelin Cervero, my home address is 14380 West Grange Avenue in New Berlin, 53151.

And the business address is 123 East Walker Street, number 115.

Okay.

Miss Lopez, are there any holds?

Holds for occupancy.

Sergeant Corne Sergeant Cornejo, is there a police report?

There are no police reports.

Okay.

Sorry.

Um let's see.

Are there any neighbors present who wish to testify?

Oh, this is a new application.

I'm sorry.

So it's a new application.

Can you tell us about your plan and experience?

This is one of two businesses.

My other one is Noble Catering.

We operate the Villa Terrace Deckered Arts Museum, the Milwaukee Public Museum, as well as uh Okay, sorry.

Noble River Center formally ran Vault in the River Center Market Associated Bank.

So we are just that lease ended, so we're using that LLC to do this new operation.

Okay.

Any questions from committee or Artman Perez?

Any neighbors present who wish to testify?

Hearing and scenes.

I mean, let the record like there are no neighbors.

The motion by Honor Gellis is approval.

Did you want to say something about it?

I have no objection.

Um there's a lot of um experience in in this moving into wannables.

Uh you could tell by the other businesses that um they run that this is gonna be a top-notch place, and we just look forward to seeing one of those open again.

All right, the uh we are in committee and the motion by Otterman Bergellis was approval.

Hearing seeing no objections, so ordered.

So next up on our 940 a.m.

agenda, Jasminder Singh agent for Texas Food LLC, Class A Malt and Class A Liquor and Food Dealer license renewal application for Texas Food at 1201 West National Avenue.

Is Jasminder Singh present?

Thank you.

Good morning, everybody.

Good morning.

Please raise your right hand to be sworn in.

Thank you, sir.

Uh let me just ask Are your receipt of notice of to the meeting notice of today's meeting with possibility your application may be denied.

Okay.

Uh please state your name and address for the record.

My name is Jasmine Del Singh my home address, I'm salt called to Saturday Franklin.

Hi at the Batrido.

Okay.

Uh Madam Chair.

I I've spoken to the applicant and his counsel, and I don't know how far we have to get into the record, but um we I'm requesting a hold with a provisional to work out some issues.

It'd be preferable not to enter the record, so hold now would be good.

Okay.

I'll move to hold this item.

Okay.

So motion by Otterman Jackson is to hold hearing seeing no objections, so ordered.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um, did you give it to Jack Jackson?

Yeah, I got to Jackson.

I'm sorry.

Maybe because it's on the next up on our 950 a.m.

Public Entertainment Premises License Application requesting instrumental musicians, Disjockey, Jute Box, Fans, Karaoke, Poetry Readings, Comedy Acts, and Hookah Services for Canabloom Pharmacy at 161 South First Street number 110.

Is Roberto in Hill present?

Yes, good morning.

Good morning.

Please raise your right hand to be sworn in.

If you intend on testifying, please raise your right hand as well.

Do you sell any of them on the dependence and penalties of surgery of the state of Wisconsin that the testimony about to give is the truth the whole truth and a few of the truth?

Yes.

Thank you.

Are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility that your application may be denied?

Yes.

Thank you.

Please state your name and address for the record.

Roberto Hill.

Okay.

Miss Lopez, are there any holds?

Hold for occupancy.

Sergeant Conejo, is there a police report?

There are no police reports.

Yes.

Okay.

Uh this is a new application.

Can you please tell us about your experience and plan for the business?

Your experience and plan for the business?

Oh.

Um, we're a um a CBD wellness uh retail store.

Okay.

And we would like um to add an entertainment as far as uh being able to invite like local talent from the neighborhood.

We're in uh Walker's Point and we're right next to uh third ward.

And uh just from my experience from from being here, we've we've met a lot of different people who who would like to have a little space that we can provide more of a neighborhood experience, more local artist.

Okay.

All right, thank you.

Uh does the committee or local Otterman have any questions about the plan and operation?

Okay.

Are there any neighbors present who wish to testify?

Let the record reflect that there are no neighbors present and wish to testify.

This is in the 12th Automatic District Automatic.

Oh, thank you, Madam Chair Committee members.

I've met with the applicant.

Um satisfied with the plan of operation and the hours, and uh the applicant has asked everything that I've asked has done everything I've asked of him, especially reaching out to the neighborhood and the Walkers Point Association.

I have no objection.

We are in committee.

This committee.

Oh, before we go to committee.

Oh thank you, madam chair.

I just wanted to ask about the name.

Pharmacy.

Uh yes, actually, um Cannibloom Pharmacy is is a company originated in Hartford.

Um company's been around for about seven years.

This is our first entry into Milwaukee.

And actually I have the owner uh of Canada Pharmacy here, Stephanie Lempie.

Okay.

Um so my my concern is that the the name is pharmacy with an F, that that might give some confusion to the public that they're going in for Tylenol.

And they can't find it.

Well, that's why it is with an F, because it's a farm.

You know what I mean?

Like there's plants and stuff, so it's a pharmacy.

I I I've been with it for seven years.

I do entertainment in Hartford, and I I've never had an issue with my name, so I mean I'm not sure.

Oh yeah.

Nobody has ever come in asking for any type of prescriptions.

So thank you.

Thank you.

Sorry, I didn't have you state your name and address after you're sworn in.

Sure.

My name is Stephanie Lemke, and my address is 835 East Sumner Street in Hartford, Wisconsin.

Thank you, Miss Linke.

I'm one of the owners also of this establishment.

Okay.

Um should by Altman Brower is approval.

Uh hearing is saying no objections, so ordered.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Have a great day.

Thank you.

Yeah, I'm next up on our 955 AM agenda, Lucia Antonio Perez, agent for Tacos.

Oh, come on.

Gula case.

This is what is this again?

Gay Lagetsa.

Perfect.

LLC food dealer and food peddler license.

Renewal application for tacos gayligates uh LLC at 1039 West National Avenue.

Is Lucia Antonio Perez present?

Thank you.

She has a interview.

You have an interpreter which needs to uh so please raise your right hand to be sworn in.

Do you sound like from the dependence and penalties of burger of the state of Wisconsin that the testimony about to give is the truth the whole truth and a few of the truth?

Yes.

Thank you.

Um performance.

Are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility that your application may be denied?

Are you in receipt of to of notice of today's meeting with the pot with the possibility that your application may be denied?

You could pull the microphone closer too if it's not.

Okay, thank you.

Please state your name and address for the record, and that's for both of you.

Lucy Antonio Penis, thank you.

Did you also state your name and address for the record?

Marisa La Cuevas 3029 South 14th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 532 15.

Thank you.

Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

Uh no holds.

Sergeant Cornejo, is there a police report?

No, no police reports.

Okay.

Is this a health department objection?

Okay.

You said uh what adjecture?

Oh, okay.

Are there board Carly's on the board?

Okay.

So we have uh well share neighbors first, right?

Are there any neighbors present who wish to testify?

Let the record that there are no neighbors present to testify.

However, we do have uh MPD is on the board.

Is that health is on the board to uh speak to the objection of file.

Hello, Carly, can you please just raise your hand to be sworn in and then just state your name and then position?

No, we have Carly Hager.

Oh go ahead, sorry.

Is it true the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

I do, thank you.

Uh Carly Hagerty, director of consumer environmental health, um, with the health department.

Um yeah, I we do have an objection on file.

Um little bit disappointing is as I understand that this is the second time the operator um has been before council for the same reason and and not the previous appearance they did receive a warning letter of Carly.

I'm just gonna ask you a hold so it can be translated.

It's the other I tell um.

So they're disappointed.

Continue, Carly.

Okay, thank you.

Um so we know that the business has four trucks and and three restaurants, and of course, you know, we would expect that they're well versed in um food safety expectations and and practices.

So negotiating quatro trocas y those restaurants.

Um those requisitos.

So let since the last warning letter um that was issued um we've had two further instances where we've needed to close their food trucks for lack of water on the trucks.

So Lautima notificación um foi porque notinian agua las caminetas.

Right.

Two more times it happened.

Uh yeah, passo those verses.

Yep, so once was in December, December 29th of of this past year, 2025, and then the other was January 27th of 2026.

Yes, it was when it was very cold.

Yes, it was when it was very cold.

Yeah.

Um and so of course we for our process we we issued a citation um which was issued in in February, and I do see that that was processed and paid.

Yes.

So I I think we're trying to understand um, you know, of uh a best path forward what their plan is.

It's fine.

She entered it the testimony.

Yeah, so um we don't know if it's a lack of you know managerial control, employee training.

But the need for regular hand washing on your trucks is is absolutely required.

Yeah, so um we don't know if it's a lack of you know managerial control but the need for regular hand washing on your trucks is is absolutely required at our front line for public house publica Yes Thank you Carly Do you do you have any does committee have any questions for health department Armin Perez Yeah I mean um I guess the question is one do you understand the seriousness of the issue here because you've been cited twice and it's still happening Yes I do understand Okay with with that said I think myself and the committee would like to hear what how are you going to solve this problemas right now everything is fine That was when it was cold outside You both have to speak louder Masio Vienda Right now everything is fine with the taco trucks and it got frozen uh Savia Frizzado It's true because it did freeze nada and I'm gonna do anything there no um does the applicant do you have any questions for the health departments for the Departamento de Salute?

Um Ryan No So this is in the 12th automatic district auto impress I have questions oh I'm sorry okay go ahead No no uh any questions from committee um I have um I I want I want to make sure that the applicant understands that your question that your answers to Alderin Bedas's question is wholly unacceptable because you can buy you can ensure if you insist on operating when it's very cold out you should make sure you have the equipment necessary to ensure that your water doesn't freeze so that your workers can wash their hands and not put people's public health at risk.

So I just I I want you to know how unacceptable that your answers are thank you madam chairman Burgelis.

Do you think that it's okay to operate without water if it's cold outside when stuff?

No, no.

So after you were cited the first time.

I did fix it.

Um but I called the inspector.

But then it froze again when it got colder out.

It froze again, you knew you shouldn't operate.

Then you continue to operate operando.

When he got there was about four PM.

He just arrived.

And it was just warming, no.

I'm sorry, it was just what it was just warming up.

What was warming up?

Um the truck was the como freezado and it was free.

And it was frozen.

They had to wait for beyond for about 40 minutes.

And when the inspection arrived, they had just barely turned the truck on for it to start warming up.

Okay, but you're but the your license shows that the truck starts at 9 a.m.

not for the 9 a.m.

No a lasqu.

We weren't working during the day.

I mean so we start at 4 p.m.

Did you check the water before you started?

It was coming up, and when she parked, it got frozen again.

And you now you understand how important this important chair.

Along that line of questioning.

And the health department could correct me if I'm wrong.

If it is not functioning, you have to shut that down.

Yes.

And I have another question.

Um if if let's say this this particular license receives a suspension, does it affect just the food truck?

Is it the base?

Who's impacted by a suspension today?

We are just considering the specific food truck, so if it receives any discipline, it would only affect that specific truck.

Okay.

Because the operator does have a food establishment that's open every day, and she has other trucks that are connected to this base, correct?

Apologies, it's all of them, so we are considering the food dealer and the food peddler licenses, so any discipline would affect both.

So what affect both the rescue clear and the food truck.

So then the so if there were a suspension, then the restaurant would be closed.

And how many food trucks?

Three.

And the two restaurants?

Just one, just the one at this location.

Yeah.

One restaurant, the 11th internationals.

Yeah, the 11th international, which is part of the reason this is so serious.

Did you want to add anything?

This is in the 12th Automatic District.

I mean, I'm as frustrated as everyone else.

Um I don't like any food truck cutting corners or being out on the street of and issues with water and freezing pipes and not being functioning as nothing new.

We have several operators that find a way to get it done.

Um they're passing inspection in cold weather because they're taking all the precautions necessary.

Um I understand the impact this will have on her business because she employs a lot of people.

She's very busy in the community.

We appreciate what she's doing, but it's just frustrating that I don't know what it's gonna take for her to follow the rules.

Apologies, I need to clear up this.

I looked at the establishment at the address.

So there's licenses for the Class B food and public entertainment, so the restaurant portion under a different LLC also named restaurante la Getsa.

Um the licenses for Lucia are under Tacos Gelagsa with two Z LLC, and the licenses that she holds would just be the food dealer for the base and the three food trucks.

So any discipline would only affect her license to use that location to service the trucks and the trucks.

So the restaurant portion would not be affected.

And how many trucks are we talking about?

Three.

Thank you for that.

Um so we are in committee.

Does the committee have a motion?

Before we hadn't taken me, can I ask the applicant one more question?

Um and then we should probably let her make closing around here.

Oh, yeah.

Okay.

But I'm I wanted to ask the applicant are you going to make the investments and find out what is necessary to ensure that your that you don't continue to have this issue with the water in particular um during the cold months.

Yes.

Thank you.

Are they glad?

Yes, I will fix it.

So it won't happen again.

Okay.

Thank you.

Did you have a question?

Oh.

Okay.

I'll give the uh agent opportunity to make closing remarks.

If you want to say anything, no.

Okay.

So we are in committee.

Honor member Gallus.

And applicant testimony that demonstrates the operation results in a threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

The motion by Honor Member Gallis is a 10 day suspension based upon the preponderance of evidence in the applicant testimony.

What did you say applicant testimony?

Applicant testimony, health department testimony.

Okay, applicant testimony, health department testimony that demonstrates that the operation results in a threat to the health safety and welfare of the public.

And um and uh failure to comply with approved plan of operation.

And failure to improve to comply with approved plan of operation.

Are there any objections to that motion here again seeing none so ordered?

The committee will be completing a report of its findings of fact and conclusions of law, recommending to the Milwaukee Common Council that your license be ready.

Can you let her interpret?

Yep.

Can you start over?

Yeah, the committee will be completing a report of its findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Recommending to the Milwaukee County Council.

That your license be renewed but with a 10 day suspension.

You will receive a copy of that report.

You will have the opportunity to file written exceptions to that report.

If you do file written exceptions, they must be received by the city clerk.

By April 5th, 14th.

If you submit written exceptions, you will also have the opportunity to appear before the Milwaukee Common Council.

When it considers this matter on April 21st.

In the common council chambers of City Hall.

Please be further advised that this report is a recommendation.

Um recommendation.

Renewed with a suspension or non-reviewed.

Do you understand?

Thank you.

Okay.

Thank you.

So on our 10 a.m.

agenda.

So that you're done.

So the uh 10 days suspension is for the restaurant and the two.

It's the food trucks and the base.

All the food trucks.

All three food trucks and the base.

And the base.

The restaurant is separate.

The restaurant is yes listed separately.

So she can operate the restaurant on 10 and national.

Yeah, I guess yeah, yes.

But not the food trucks that are on the base.

Not the food trucks.

None of the three food trucks or the base that's used for the food truck.

Beginning on assuming this passes council.

So that doesn't start until we vote on council.

Oh, perdon.

April 21st.

No, no, last.

I just told her that the she can continue operating until her license expires, which is on the 19th.

Once that is done, she needs to close down, can't operate.

And then the suspension, if it passes counsel, will start on the 21st, that's when the 10-day counts uh begins.

Yeah.

Okay.

Next up on our 10 a.m.

agenda.

We have Dano E.

Doc Doherty.

Agent for Midtown Mart L C agent.

I mean Class A fermentant malt and weights and measures license application for midtown Mart at 4013 North 56th Street.

Is Downwood Doherty present?

Yes, I am.

Please raise your right hand to be sworn in.

Oh, and Ottoman uh Chambers, please raise your right hand to be sworn in as well.

Thank you.

Do you tell me if we're on the defense of penalty so burger at the state of Wisconsin that the test you're about to give is it true to hold truth and nothing but the truth?

Yes, I do.

Thank you.

Mr.

Doherty, are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility that your application may be denied?

Yes, I am.

Please state your name and address for the record.

Miss Lopez, are there any holds?

Uh no holes.

Sergeant Cornejo, is there is is there a police report?

On September 10th, 2016, the applicant was charged with sex offender registry violation, felony in Wonkey County Circuit Court on November 28, 2016.

He was convicted and sentenced to two days uh in local jail.

Um as of this morning, the applicant has outstanding past two fines in Watham Municipal Court.

One is in one status.

Thank you.

Uh would the applicant like to speak to the items on the police report?

Yes.

Okay, you can go ahead, Mr.

Dorney.

Uh in regards to uh the third-degree sexual assault uh while armed charges uh 20 years ago.

Um I film uh in this uh rehabilitation to the public as well as um to the community.

Um not only that, by proof of my uh initial carceration.

Um I saw the business degree.

I had the opportunity to uh do uh internship with the uh department of administration city hall and uh and a bipartisan uh study for minority businesses.

Um that was just the beginning of my career business.

Uh from there I was able to successfully launch uh my first business, uh which is still successful as a uh 2013 and operating uh for five years at Midtown Shopping Center, Black Beauty, the beauty supply.

Uh which is a well known community, uh we serve thousands of women uh each month.

Uh so my contributions to the public and um uh libertation efforts uh have been uh noted.

Um in regards to uh any open cases or uh warrants, uh those have been satisfied.

Um I do not have any uh active uh criminal complaints or warrants, anything like that.

Um speaker was was was present um I am ready to uh provide any other evidence uh necessary.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you.

Uh does the committee have any questions about the police report?

Otterman Chambers, do you have any questions about the police report?

I think he said no.

I'm sure Otterman Bergellis.

Do you have your driver's license now?

I do have my driver license for that one, yes.

And you're in a payment plan with municipal court for the violations?

Yes, I am with the payment plan right now.

And it's all up to date.

And your last uh your last uh site municipal citation for traffic was in 2024.

Yes.

Um when did you start that payment payment plan?

Uh I started a few months ago.

A couple months ago, actually.

Um started to believe in January.

So January 2026, I believe so.

So two months ago, but it happened two years ago.

Um the fine date.

Okay, so fine happened a couple years ago.

Um, I was unaware of it at the time.

Uh uh, you know, once I found out, you know, uh the license are valid.

I was able to uh get on the payment plan uh to satisfy the balance, and I think it's with just a couple hundred dollars now.

Um I'll be paying paying that in full uh about this Monday here.

Okay.

Um and when did you get your license back?

Uh my license actually been active back for about uh uh six months now.

You got your license back before your operating suspended was satisfied?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I don't you know I don't understand that exact exactly how that works, but uh right now my license are valid and they are active.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Are there any neighbors present who wish to testify?

Uh let the record reflect that there are no neighbors present who wish to testify.

This is in the second automatic district, Otterman Chambers.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Can y'all hear me?

Yes.

All right, thank you.

Um thank you for uh taking your time and listening to this.

Um I did have an opportunity to speak with Mr.

Doherty.

Um also I also was able to address um concerns and um you know, with this present application.

Um this location is literally walking distance around the corner from a pick and safe with a class A malt license.

And um this also have six alcohol establishments within the three mile radius and about another four um that's literally within like a three and a half mile radius.

Um so you know, I uh at this time I will ask that this um will, you know, I can't support this license.

Um Mr.

Doherty is a well aware of that.

Um, you know, I I do appreciate him operating a great establishment of Black Beauty.

Um I hope that he continue to operate the establishment, especially with the um upcoming great news that's gonna happen within the midtown area.

Um, but uh class A malt license is just something that this red this neighborhood or this area cannot support with um other establishments nearby.

So I I would ask that you know uh this will be denied based upon the concentration of the area um uh of the area of the neighborhood.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh we are in committee.

Uh does committee have a motion?

Well denial.

Motion by Otterman Jackson is denial.

Uh are there any objections?

Uh denial based on we don't need a reason.

He can provide a reason it prolongs the inability for the ability of life.

I would ask that it would be denied based upon concentration.

Oh, it's understanding.

So, Madam Chair, can we use a community attorney again?

Um if you're providing a providing a reason for denial does what?

Yes, so if provided a reason specifically concentration, it prolongs the inability for someone to reapply at that location.

Um I think it's three years.

Um if it's just denied for no reason, uh they could reapply one year.

One year so I'll add uh concentration to the um the motion by Otterman Jackson is denial based on concentration.

Uh Madam Chair, before we before we finish.

Yes.

Um I uh I did ask MPD to look up the license and for clarification sergeants.

Um according to uh Wisconsin DOT this says it's listed as no license issued so there is no license for the applicant or no driver's license.

That is correct.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Sorry for the interruption, but I appreciate the clarification.

Um the applicant should probably be aware of that.

I'd like to speak.

I'll give you the opportunity to do closing remarks.

You can go ahead.

Sure.

Um, last I checked, uh, I was operating with the valid license.

And those were just recently checked.

Um I don't know where where exactly uh you're getting your information from, but um uh I do hold a valid Wisconsin driver license.

I actually have a picture or I have a physical license, you know.

Um and I'm not disputing your um your evidence there, you know, uh you got direct information.

But uh uh I do hold a license.

Um there has been uh uh no recent uh violations um in regards to the license.

Um I ask that you uh check that information again.

Uh that you run it correctly, Donald Doherty.

Um make sure that it matches uh uh me because to the best of my ability, uh that information is correct.

Um then also uh in regards to um uh what is it the congestion uh uh objection, right?

Um and there's several businesses in the area with uh um remote liquid licenses.

Um that's exactly why I'm here uh as a minority owned business.

Um I think it's uh our duty uh in the city of Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin to uh to support uh uh minority owned businesses and to look at the difference between uh uh uh the bipartisan issue between minority issue, minority owned businesses uh like Midtown Mart and other businesses, but minority owned businesses like Midtown Mart don't have the opportunity uh to participate and uh uh uh malt licenses, and I think there's a discrepancy there.

Um, because there's very few uh African American uh uh mob bear which is liquor uh store owners in the area.

Um I have a proven record uh um that I operate uh well uh uh own establishments and uh as far as the congestion, I think that it would actually help and assist in a congestion.

Um what Alderman Chambers spoke about earlier with the new development and about a year or so announced to the owners of the midtown mart is that they're gonna plan to add in over 1600 units for the old Walmart is uh right around the corner for my store in the same uh mall, midtown mall, midtown mart in uh midtown traffic center.

So that will add um huge amounts of uh traffic to the area, which will actually send an overflow to uh pick and save as far as uh beverage purchases uh convenience items and things like that.

Okay, thank you, Senator Doherty.

Yeah, thank you.

Okay, so we're gonna go into we're in committee.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

We're in committee.

Uh the motion, is there a motion?

I think um I'm I apologize, madam chair.

Uh, MPD wanted to offer some clarification.

Oh, okay.

Ma Madam Chair, if I may, real quick.

Uh Otterman Chamber.

Um that all that don't matter in the team of China.

Uh I'll be honest with you.

Um, you know, Mr.

Doherty um is actually gonna be 200 units in the in the um in the parking lot of the Walmart um thing, and um, you know, we are here on uh uh class A MOT license.

Um, you know, I think he should be aware of his driving record, and I really appreciate my colleague for making it aware because if he did not have a valid driver's license, you need to go and get a valid driver's license.

But but the the um the motion has been made by Ottoman Jackson, and I just want to move forward.

Thank you.

MPD.

So just for clarification, we uh did check because he's got a different driver's license number listed on the application.

There is an O2 one that's listed for him that showed up as not valid, and then the 08 one was his reinstatement license that shows as valid.

Okay, as of this time.

So just for his clarification, he is correct, he does have a valid license.

Okay.

Thank you, MPD.

Thank you.

So we are in committee, and the motion was uh made by Otterman Jackson for denial based on concentration.

Are there any objections to that motion?

Hearing insignia, so ordered.

Thank you.

Um thank you, Mr.

Doherty.

Next up on our 10 AM agenda, Giovanni Mull, agent for Lush Social Lounge, LLC, Class B Tavern, Public Entertainment Premises, Food Dealer License, Renewal Application with change of hours from closing at 10 p.m.

every day to close at 12 a.m.

every day for Lush Social Lounge at 59, 34 North 76th Street.

Is Javante Mull present?

Adam Chair.

Alderman Chambers.

I spoke with Mr.

GBOTE Mole, and we're gonna hold this to the next cycle.

Um we had to schedule, we had to reschedule a community meeting.

Okay, um which would be held in about a week and a half.

So I'm asked that we hold it to the call chair for the next cycle.

Motion by Alderman Jackson is to hold hearing saying no objections, so ordered.

You got the back.

Okay, thank you.

Okay.

Yeah, 10 to the car.

Got it.

Thank you.

Okay, we'll move on now to our 1025 a.m.

agenda item.

Um Roberto X Silva Lopez, agent for RJX Silva Lopez LLC, Class B Tavern Public Entertainment Premises and Food Dealer Licenses application requesting for amusement machines for the bad piggy Puerto Rican cuisine and cocktails at 4068 South Howell Avenue.

Is Roberto X Silva Lopez present?

Please come up to the front.

And then um he did let me know that please come sit here.

Um that he was going to be on virtually uh if not in person.

So we're just waiting for the Alder.

Um I did send Alderman Spiker um a text message to let him know he's up.

He did let us know he'd be on virtually.

Um but if you want to raise your right hand, we'll get you sworn in.

Do you s only have from within the defense of penalty so burdue of the state of Wisconsin that the testimony about to give is it through the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Here he is.

Good morning, Alderman Spiker.

Morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

All right.

Yes, and Alderman Spiker will get sworn in too.

So you're only a firm and the dependence of penalty so burger of the state of Wisconsin that the test you were about to give is it true the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

I do.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right.

Um, Mr.

Silva Lopez, are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility your application may be denied?

Yes.

Thank you.

And if you'll please state your name and address for the record.

Uh my name is Roberto X Silva Lopez.

Okay.

And your address?

My um address is 7320 West Saldridge Drive.

Um Grimfield, Wisconsin.

Okay.

Thank you.

Um, Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

Hold for inspection and hold for occupancy.

Okay, and Sergeant Cornejo, is there a police report?

There are no police reports.

Okay.

I see it's a new application.

Will you tell us a little bit about your experience and plan for the business?

Yes, um, the plan is um to um bring some um the culture of Puerto Rico here in Mi Walking.

I have the food for for um five years.

Um and we are um getting more people every time.

So it's time to to um to um open uh uh restaurant because that's because the food tra is too small for for for the people that we get in right now.

So um we just continue um running out of the pool we could because we cannot cook more than then um special um like um amount in the food truck so we need uh uh uh restaurant to keep going.

Keep cooking.

Yeah.

Very good.

Thank you.

Um questions from committee members for the applicant.

Questions from Alderman Spiker for the applicant?

Uh no, I'll wait until neighbors.

Okay, very good.

Um, all right.

And you'll continue to operate your food truck as well.

Um no.

I think until seven.

Just gonna focus on the this brick and mortar.

Okay, thank you.

Um all right, are there any neighbors present that wish to testify on this item today?

Okay, let the record reflect there are no neighbors present to testify.

We are in the 13th Aldermanic District.

Alderman Spiker.

Thank you.

Uh quick question for the license division.

So they're still building out a commercial kitchen.

Would they be able to take occupancy before that's completed?

With the applications all being considered together.

Um, if the kitchen is not built out and they don't get the sign-off, we wouldn't be able to issue anything until that's done.

Okay.

Unless you've separated out.

Right.

Okay.

Um, so we did have a neighborhood meeting about this.

It was well attended.

A bunch of people showed up.

We made a bunch of adjustments, including uh Ms.

Lopez, if you can confirm that um it would be uh service bar only, so you would get the alcohol with your food at the table.

Um that some adjustments to time, some adjustments to PEP.

Um Mr.

Sylvia Lopez has been very accommodating.

Um worked hard to square things with the neighbors, so I'm comfortable with moving forward um with that understanding.

Approval.

Uh I I think did you want some to hear some confirmation from a licensing division?

Yeah.

I do believe we did receive that.

I'm just trying to pull it up.

Okay.

Sorry.

Came in on a few different batches.

Madam Chair.

Yes.

Uh Attorney Gresham.

It it I mean, if it would be beneficial to the business owner, you could offer the opportunity to split so that they could start or initiate one before the other.

Again, I don't know if that's this committee's desire nor the applicant's desire.

Um, but I want to square that circle.

That is a possibility.

Um, yeah, the understanding with the neighbors would be that when the kitchen's good, then we run things.

Okay.

Need that kitchen first.

Yeah.

All right.

Madam Chair.

Yes, um answer Alderman Spiker's question.

We did receive an amendment to specify that it's service bar only.

Um we did also receive uh another amendment to change the plan of operations.

Um with a few changes regarding parking, garbage collecting, uh, garbage containers, outdoor activities, um, a modification of the hours, and a change to the entertainment.

Yep.

We had the neighborhood meeting, so we didn't have to have it here and made all those changes.

Very good.

Sounds like everything that you were anticipating, right, Alderman Spiker?

Yep.

All right.

Shall we head take up Alderman Bergellis' motion?

Or did you want to add anything else?

Nothing else from me.

Great.

Alderman Peter Brighellis most for approval.

Any dis is that correct, Alderman Bell?

Any discussion on that motion?

Any objection?

Hearing none, so ordered.

Good luck to you.

Thank you.

Yeah, same, same.

Can't wait.

Thank you very much.

All right, thank you, Mr.

Um.

We will move on now to our 1030 a.m.

agenda item.

Latasha and Dennis, agent for Car Zone Auto Sales LLC, secondhand motor vehicle dealers license application for car zone auto sales at 4828 South 13th Street number B number 4.

Is Latasha and Dennis present?

All right, good morning.

If you'll raise your right hand, Miss Dennis, we'll get you sworn in.

Do you solve your information depends on penalties of burger at the state of Wisconsin that the testimony about to give you is it true to hold through the end of the mother?

I do.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um Ms.

Dennis, are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility your application may be denied?

Yes.

Thank you.

And if you'll state your name and address for the record.

Natasha Dennis 2522 West Center Street.

Thank you.

Um Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

No, no holds.

Okay.

Sergeant Codnejo, is there a police report?

There are no police reports.

Okay.

I see it's a new application.

Will you tell us a little bit about your experience and plan for the business?

I have over five years of experience.

My plans for the business is to do online sales.

Um to dealers.

Okay.

And your five years' experience is in what?

Cars.

Dealership.

Uh I was selling cars.

Well you were a car salesperson.

Yes.

Were you running the establishment or you were a car salesperson?

I was car sales.

Okay, got it.

Thank you.

Further questions from committee members for the applicant at this time?

Questions from Alderman Spiker for the applicant at this time.

Uh no, not questions, thank you.

Okay.

Um are there any neighbors present that wish to testify on this item today?

Let the record reflect there are no neighbors present to testify.

We are in the 13th Aldermanic District.

Alderman Spiker.

Uh thank you, madam chair.

If members pull up a map of the place, they'll see it's um it's primarily uh uh storage container site um set way back from the road.

There's a bunch of there's a building where there's a set of cubicles.

Um the owner of the building wanted to do this use to bring in some extra money.

There is it's set way back from the road.

You really can't see what's going on there.

I've been in the building.

The establishment of this space is needed for the state license is not at all clear.

There are orders on the building to repave the lot.

That has not been done.

Um it's uh I'm totally fine with uh given the applicant's experience with the use elsewhere in the district, say on 27th Street, where we have a bunch of car uses.

This is not a use I want to see in this area.

So there are licenses there now.

I do not intend on supporting any of them moving forward.

Um there's just been no movements with the building owner on paving that lot and bringing the property up to snuff.

If you go there, it looks like a junkyard right now.

So I would not be comfortable putting more businesses in that location at this time.

Um, and and given our inability to even see what's going back on there.

Um, I have no eye no idea what's what's happening back there, even though I've been to the establishment.

Okay, thank you.

Um and this is a new license, I believe it's not a renewal otherwise.

Okay.

All right.

Um I am just going to give the applicant an opportunity to speak before we head into committee.

Um, did you want to make any closing remarks before we head into committee and vote here?

Sure.

I just wanted to let it be known that I have five slots for parking, and I'm only doing online appointments only.

So it shouldn't be a problem with my customers.

Yeah, it's not just the outdoor parking.

There's also supposed to be an indoor display uh space when I've gone there.

It there's been just junk piled up in the various spaces that I've seen.

I don't know if you've been in the building recently, but I understand this is an attempt to exploit a kind of a loophole in in state law that allows um you know somebody to try to sell online without really anything more than a cubicle.

Um, yeah, so but given the issues and the owner's unwillingness to make the property habitable.

Um I'd be resistant to any new license here.

Thank you.

All right.

With that, I think we're gonna head into committee um and and vote here.

Um, unless there's any questions from committee at this time.

If not, um we can head into committee.

Does the committee have a motion?

I'm sure.

Uh Alderman Alex Brower?

Alderman Alex Brower moves denial.

Any discussion on that motion?

Any objection?

Hearings hearing until ordered.

All right.

Thank you, Ms.

Dennis.

Thank you.

All right, we're gonna move on now to our 1035 a.m.

agenda item.

Scott D.

Page, agent for Blazon Wings Inc., Class B Tavern Public Entertainment Premises and Food Dealer Licenses Renewal Application for Buffalo Wild Wings, number 415 at 3636 South 27th Street.

All right, good morning.

Good morning.

If you'll raise your right hand, I'll get you sworn we'll get you sworn in.

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um all right.

Are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility your application may be denied?

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

And if you'll state your name and address for the record.

Uh Scott Page.

Uh the address is 3636 South 27th Street, Milwaukee.

Thank you.

Um, Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

No holes.

Okay.

Sergeant Courtneho, is there a police report?

On January 1st, 2025 at approximately 1040 p.m.

An officer was dispatched to a threat complaint.

Three unknown subjects were pounding on the locked door yelling threats upon officer's arrival.

The subjects, the subjects were gone.

Security security camera footage was available of the incident.

The business was cooperative on January 6th, 2025 at 1115 p.m.

An officer was dispatched to a noise complaint.

The caller stated uh music from exterior speakers could be heard in the residence.

The manager was advised of the complaint and compliment and complied to turn it down.

On April 5th, 2025 at 6 34 p.m.

Officers dispatched to a report of a DUI.

The manager called after observing an intoxicated guest enter the vehicle and drive away.

The driver was not located.

On April 6th, 2025 at 1107 p.m.

Milky police received a subject with weapon complaint.

The manager reported a subject seated at the bar throwing items around.

The subject was arrested and cited for distorted conduct.

Security camera security camera footage was obtained of the incident.

Officers were dispatched to a suspicious package complaint.

An employee checked the restroom after a suspect made a concerning comment.

A black box with a cord sticking out of it was found in the restroom, which required the bomb squad to respond.

The business was cooperative during the investigation.

On July 30th, 2025, at 8 11 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a battery complaint.

A customer left the business without paying for their meal.

The customer returned a short time, a short while later, bleeding from the head, and stated they were punched by an employee.

Security camera footage was reviewed, which did not show the victim getting assaulted at the business.

On August 23rd, 2025, at 401 p.m.

An officer was dispatched to a battery complaint.

The victim was physically attacked by a known suspect.

The victim received medical attention and the suspect was sighted.

Security camera footage was available of the incident.

No business violations were observed.

Monkey police received a theft complaint.

An employee reported $65 stolen from a purse in their locker.

On October 11th, 2025, at 3 55 p.m., officers were dispatched to a trouble with subject complaint.

The suspect refused to leave a location demanding a refund.

An officer was dispatched to a noise complaint.

Three subjects were outside doing yard work with their leaf blowers.

We were advised of noise complaints and the city ordinance.

And on December 3rd, 2025 at 2 46 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to a threat complaint.

Thank you.

Would you like to speak to the police report?

Um I can speak to each each item.

Is that uh I would maybe a bit more concise than that.

Is there anything you guys are concerned about you'd like to speak to?

Um well we're always concerned.

Oh, yeah.

But relatively speaking, some general comments if you like.

Okay.

Um, most of those incidents um uh customers that come in and we do sometimes get some customers who are can be belligerent.

It's the business, you know, it's the restaurant business you have.

Some people that come in are just not cooperative and such.

And when that happens, you sometimes the police's help, which we have an excellent uh report with the district six, and they're very helpful and they can buy and usually it's taken care of.

Uh instead regards to the uh complaints about noise.

Um the leaf blowers and you know, like that.

It's not controlled by me.

That's the all excuse me.

That's our uh landlord, beak management.

Um I have the information on them if you if anybody needs it.

Um I they've addressed, but I do not pay the landscapers they do, so I don't have any control over when they go out to do that.

I've made the request to them to not do that anymore.

Um think there's anything uh specific that you guys would want to know.

I can address any police report that came up.

Thank you.

Questions on the police report from committee members?

Alderman Jackson?

Uh the one that stuck out to me is the one where uh the customer left without paying and claimed he was assaulted by the employee.

What happened with that?

Okay, so this gentleman came in.

Uh kept one drink, left.

He came back, like it said in the police report.

Came back leaving claiming that we robbed him, that we punched him and that we robbed him.

Uh his wall was later found in the bushes where he had fallen down and hit his head apparently, I would assume.

Um the police said to reform in the report, they came reviewed our film.

We have cameras everywhere in my restaurant.

I've got like 15 cameras in the dining room area, and nothing revealed us doing anything to him.

We did nothing to him.

He just got drunk, fell down, lost his wallet, his keys, and decided to come back and blame us.

But yeah, it was it was ridiculous.

All right.

I'm good after.

All right, thank you.

Questions from Alderman Spyker on the police report?

Um, sure.

On item 11, that was so there were two noise complaints.

One was the leaf blower thing.

Did you for the leaf blower one?

Did you uh when you received the complaint, did you escalate it to the uh the building owner?

So we didn't know about the complaint until the police let us know.

The the custom the person who made the complaint never contacted us.

Okay.

So then with respect to the other one, the music from exterior speakers, did you receive that complaint as well?

We did.

Well, the police let us know again, they didn't call the business and ask us when the police showed up, uh my manager Mike was on.

We have patio speakers that are on, especially in the summertime.

And as soon as you let them know we turn them off.

Okay.

We try to maintain the line not to be we haven't had a complaint since I'm assuming.

Yeah, it was 11 15 at night.

So I would imagine there should be no noise from the speakers after, say, nine or ten o'clock, right?

Well, we are open until midnight, but generally there's nobody out there that way, so we can turn them off that yeah.

Would you be willing to say no noise from exterior speakers after 10 a.m.

as part of your plan of operation?

Would that be acceptable?

After 10 p.m.

Yeah, yeah, sure, no problem.

Uh I'd guess I'd ask the committee to consider if the applicant has no problem with that, adding that to their plan of operation.

All right, and what so you'd like to amend your application?

Would you like to amend your application?

Uh how they as far as the the noise or ten.

Sure, that's fine.

Do we have to do I have to do anything for that or not?

We can do it here at the table.

Oh, okay.

Would you like to repeat what you'd like to change again?

Uh we change it so that the patio music is turned off after 10 p.m.

Okay.

Very good.

I'll move to amend the plan of operation to prohibit exterior amplified music after 10 o'clock.

Um Alderman Peter Bergellis moved to amend um the application to reflect that the um amplified music will come outside outdoors will conclude by 10 p.m.

And hearing no objection to that motion, so ordered.

Very good.

And the only other thing is the quantity of incidents that we've had in the last year is been definitely increased.

We had an issue in 2023, things got better in 2024, but it seems like it went back in 2025.

Have you thought about hiring security or have you had a conversation with the local CLOs, the community liaison officers?

And if you haven't, would you mind um if I put you in touch with them setting up a meeting with them so they can go over some ideas for how you might improve the safety of the establishment?

Uh Tara is the business improvement district.

We can work with her, but the community liaison officers are officers ward privacy.

I actually have been in contact with the community liaison's officers.

When we had uh the um what's the term um unhoused recently in our area?

Okay, and I worked with them extensively to interest in in getting security.

If you're seeing an uptick in this, I mean eventually something might happen that's serious, and then that obviously could you definitely look at.

Um as far as security I know, generally the security that we're able to get, they're not allowed to put hands on anyone, so it's it's a deterrent just being there, but um but yeah, we can definitely look into it.

Okay, I just would say if if we have a repeat of a number of incidents, then something has to be done to, you know.

I understand you might be dealing with customers who are drinking and things like that, but you're responsible for their behavior and you know, making sure you don't overserve them and making sure you have deterrent security on staff.

So to be clear, all the incidents with the customers have not been people have been the one in Toxicade one was where we reported someone leaving.

And when they left, that was something we had refused service to because when they came in, we thought they were intoxicated.

So when they left, they got in a weak try to get them to stay, they wouldn't stay.

So they got in a car to leave, and that's when we called the police to let them know that there was an intoxicated person on the road.

And the last thing I have is if uh be okay with me sharing your phone number with neighbors if they do call in so they can call you directly and get the issue resolved.

Mr.

Spark, you can give my personal number if you want to.

Okay.

Sounds good.

All right, thank you.

I have no objection to renewal with a warning letter if after we check with neighbors.

Okay.

And um what are your hours?

What time do you close?

So we're open from 11 a.m.

until midnight, Monday through uh Wednesday, and then Thursday, Friday, Saturday, we're open till one a.m.

and then Sunday we're open on till midnight.

Okay, thank you.

Madam Chair.

Yes.

Uh we don't have those hours listed.

Uh the current hours that we have are Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m.

until 1 a.m.

Friday, Saturday, 11 a.m.

until 2 a.m.

Did you want to amend the application to reflect your current hours?

Does it matter if we close earlier than what we're allowed to be?

No, I I mean I frankly support it.

Yeah, okay.

So I mean no reason to amend because I don't know when future should your hours should reflect your operation.

So if we need to, we can't.

No, if you're only operating in those hours, then that should be listed on your application.

That's fine.

Can we do that like the last thing?

Yes.

Let's go ahead.

If you would like to.

Sure.

If my alderman takes I should, then I I will go with what my alderman thinks.

Okay.

Well, it is ultimately your decision.

Oh.

Um, but we do like for your hours to reflect your hours.

Right.

That's yep.

I need to like to amend the application.

Yes, well, can you tell me your hours again?

I'm sorry, Sunday, midnight.

Or open and closed, please.

So from Sunday through Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

We're all from 11 a.m.

till midnight.

Okay.

And then Thursday, Friday, Saturday, we're on from 11 a.m.

till one a.m.

And is that open third?

Twelve.

I'm sorry, 12 a.m.

I apologize.

I got caught up on what she was there until 12 until uh 1 a.m.

on Friday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 1 a.m.

The other day is till midnight.

Correct.

That's what I have.

Sunday through Wednesday, mid 11 to 11 a.m.

to midnight.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 11 a.m.

to 1 a.m.

Yes, sorry, I I thought I must smoke.

Okay.

Are you taking online orders until 1 a.m.?

We take hours until like 15 minutes before.

So you're not gonna have people inside last one or you will have locked the doors at closing time.

Yeah.

I mean, is that sufficient for you?

And staff can be there cleaning up, correct?

Uh they can be the staff can be on hand after one o'clock cleaning up, correct?

Okay.

Employees will be would be on hand at one point.

I just wanted to make sure because some if they see motion outside of the business hours or operation, I don't want lights and sirens if they're you know just employees cleaning up.

So we're good.

Okay.

All right.

Um Alderwoman Andrea Pratt moves to amend um the application to reflect um the hours Sunday through Wednesday, 11 a.m.

to midnight, and Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 11 a.m.

to 1 a.m.

And hearing no objection so ordered.

All right.

Um are there any neighbors present that wish to testify on this item today?

Okay, let the record reflect there are no neighbors present to testify.

We are in the 13th Aldermanic District.

Alderman Spiker?

Uh no objection given the changes to renewal with the warning letter.

Very good.

Um Alderman Jackson will move for approval with a warning letter.

As amended as amended and hearing no objection so ordered.

All right, good luck to you, Mr.

Page.

Thank you.

Thank you, Alderman.

Okay, we will um move on to our 1040 a.m.

agenda item.

Hadi Abed, agent for our bed group, LLC, full jailer license for no application for Andes Food Market at 5300 West Burleigh Street.

Okay, good morning.

Good morning.

Um if you'll raise your right hand, we'll get you sworn in.

Do you tell me if you're on the depends on Ben Disa Burger of the State of Wisconsin that the designary vote to give is a true to hold truth and if you want to truth?

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um and are you on notice?

Are you are you on notice of today's meeting with the possibility that your application may be to denied?

Thank you.

Will you state your name and address for the record?

The business address or the house address.

Wherever you would like to get mail from us.

Had the Abbott uh 5300 with Light Street, Malwaka, Wisconsin, 53218.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, 53210.

Oh, okay.

Thank you.

All right.

Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

No holds.

Okay, Sergeant Cornejo, is there a police report?

On February 6th, 2025 at 9 02 a.m.

Monkey police conducted a licensed premise check at the listed address.

Uh regarding information, the establishment had gambling machines.

The agency that the machines were were there when uh they purchased a business and agreed to remove them.

No other values were observed.

And for CPU on March 2nd, 2026, machines were no longer on scene.

On June 21st, 2025, Milky Police were assigned to work with work Wisconsin WINS.

Wins Winds, uh which checks the area vendors for age uh compliance tobacco sales at approximately 10 41 a.m.

a youth not of legal age to purchase tobacco made a tobacco purchase with the clerk who did not check ID.

Could have denied the sale.

A citation was issued to the agent for sale of cigarettes to minor.

The agent was found guilty on August 25th, 2025 and paid a fine of 691 dollars.

Okay, would you like to speak to the police report?

Um the employees made a mistake and he sold underage without asking ID, that's right.

And uh he got fired about that.

So he's not my employees no more.

Okay.

All right.

Questions on the police report from committee members or the local elder?

Uh sure.

Yes, please, Alderman Jackson.

Uh, what new training has been put in place for the future employees?

Say that again.

What training has been put in place for the future employees?

So this does happen again.

Oh, I have a new employees right now afterhand.

Have they been trained?

Yeah, he trained.

We um no, I didn't train him, no.

I'm saying what was gonna be different if you're not training employees.

But he's he's being asking for IDs for everyone, the new employees he's not he knows what he's doing.

Yeah, and I we told him the store ballassy before he starts.

So we don't have no problems since that day.

Okay, I um we take this very seriously selling tobacco products to minors, so that's why the elders asking you what is your commitment to ensure that you don't sell to minors again?

We don't sell to no one under age.

We don't.

And that employees he did the mistake and he got fired about it.

You know, if I was there, it's not gonna happen.

You know, so no one is gonna sell under age no more.

And I promise about that.

Thank you.

Alderman Bergellus?

Thank you.

Um, do you sell THC products?

Do you sell THC products in your store?

No.

Okay.

Um do you have a sign posted uh for tobacco 21?

Correct, I have, yeah.

Uh do you use a ID scanner?

No, I can use ID scanners.

No.

Uh does your point of sale require uh a clerk to enter the uh the birth date of the purchaser when they purchase?

No, my system is not required there.

But given given um the sale to a minor, do you think that either of those strategies might be something to consider?

Say that I guess you think given given your violation of selling cigarettes to children, do you think that it might be wise to require your employees to verify verified ID in the point of sale system or scan each ID for each tobacco sale?

Any any customers look like 30 unless we ask for ID.

Anyone is does it look like that?

That that policy that policy failed, and your clerk in your business sold cigarettes to a child.

We don't sell to children.

You you were June 21st, 2025.

When he did, and right, he's not he's gonna be able to do it.

So give me employees no more.

So given the failure of your business to protect children in on June 21st, 2025.

Do you think it might be wise to scan and require your employees to verify every ID for every tobacco purchase?

If you want me to check if it is not something we're going to require you, but do you think it would be a good idea to implement that?

It is a good idea.

It is a good idea to check on every every customer and ID with an ID scanner.

Yeah, well, I have to contact uh uh register company to add the okay.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you.

Are there any neighbors present that wish to testify in this item?

Let the record reflect there are no neighbors present to testify.

We are in the 7th Aldermanic District, Alderman Jackson.

Oh no, I'm over approval.

It's just um I had to bring you in for the severity of selling it's underage.

The warning letter.

You want a warning letter?

Warning letter.

Um yeah, we heard the next one.

Okay.

Okay.

So no, he doesn't let's my colleagues suggested.

Okay.

Um warning.

Okay.

Um Alderman DeAndre Jackson has moved for approval.

Any discussion on that?

Any objection?

Madam Chair, I'll object.

I think it requires a warning letter, but I'll defer to the Alder and just object to the motion.

All right.

I note Alderman Bergellis' objection.

Motion passes four to one.

All right, good luck to I just want to say something about the stock machine, the one he said.

Um moved the the same day the approved you, sir.

With you don't even have a warning letter.

Okay.

Let's just move on.

Okay, thank you very much.

Yeah, you got approved.

You didn't even get a warning letter.

So okay, good luck to you.

Okay, we would move on.

We'll move on now to our 1045 a.m.

agenda.

Item Jay Haddad, agent for Center Street Foods LLC, Class A fermented and Food Dealer Licenses Renewal Application for Center Street Foods at 4630 West Center Street.

Okay, good morning.

Good morning.

Um if you'll raise your right hand, sir, we'll get you sworn in.

If you raise your right hand, do you solve me if I'm in the depends on penalty for perjury of the state of Wisconsin that the testimony about to give is it true the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility your application may be denied?

Yes.

Thank you.

And will you state your name and address for the record?

Uh Jay Haddad.

The address for the store or for the house.

Wherever you would like to get mail from us, where can where will you receive mail from us?

4630 West Center Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53210.

Thank you.

All right, Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

Good morning, Chair.

Just filled in quickly.

Oh, sorry, I just find there it holds.

Thank you.

All right.

Sergeant Cornejo are the is there a police report.

Uh June 7th, 2025, Milwaukee Police were assigned to work with Wisconsin winds, which checks area vendors for age compliance tobacco sales at approximately 1255 p.m.

A youth not of legal age to purchase tobacco entered 4630 West Center Street and purchased a tobacco product from the cashier who did not check ID.

The cashier denied the sale.

Agents was issued a citation for sale of tobacco to minor on September 17, 25.

They were found guilty and fined 691 dollars.

On September 20th, 2225, Milky police were conducting alcohol compliance checks at approximately 2 14 p.m.

A youth not of legal age to purchase alcohol entered the premise and purchased the alcoholic beverage with the cashier who did check ID.

The officer advised the clerk of the importance of not selling to minors and advised a citation would be issued to the agent for sale slash traffic alcohol to minor was issued and rejected.

A request to reissue was made uh by LIU on February 3rd, 2026, and uh that has that stuff for uh for trial uh on June 8th, 2026.

Thank you.

Would you like to speak to the police report, sir?

Uh about the alcohol sale.

Okay.

This is one we already checked the ID for the gentleman, and he was under age under 21 till 426 or something.

So the sale was denied, and the officer he was in the art store, and he stopped by he said thank you guys for supporting the community.

Uh but I don't know why they say we uh make a sale for that uh purchase.

We already and then we've been fighting for that.

Okay, because we didn't we didn't we did we denied the sale and a hundred percent that but the other one the the the other citation tobacco I I agree with that and mistake happened uh and and I'm responsible for that uh because we usually check on everything because maybe I was a little bit busy.

I you know I didn't, you know, I was loading cooler and somebody came.

Mistake.

You know, we usually check ID and uh that's what I would say mistake happened, and I take responsibility for that.

But the alcohol it wasn't or wasn't uh we denied the sale a hundred percent because after the the the guys, whatever the two people it was when when we denied the sale, we asked him for ID, he left the alcohol on the counter.

And after uh minute, the officer he came inside and he said thank you guys for supporting.

We are from the from the police academy, they been.

And I surprised after uh two three weeks, whatever we have a ticket for it, and we're still fighting well for it.

Yeah, it sounds like you have an upcoming court date, correct?

Yes, on the sixth.

So um, I don't even know that we should be discussing that item.

I s I know our city attorney stepped out, but it looks like it's still kind of in flux.

Um, but we certainly wanted to hear um what happened with the tobacco sale to a minor um tobacco.

Yes, I agree with that.

I was there and I was loading the cooler.

Uh I say it's unresponsible and I didn't make attention very well, and it popped to my mind.

You know, uh so you were the you were the one who sold to the miners?

Yes, I'm the one.

And I'll take responsibility for that because usually we check for every everything for every you know, minor, but I don't sometimes you know it happened.

Thank you.

Um questions from committee members on the police report from or um from committee members or the local elder at this time.

Oh no, no, I know.

Okay.

Alder Member Gallus.

Um, sir, just like with the last uh person before us, do you think it's w would be wise to require uh a birth date to be entered in your point of sale system or to use the ID scanner to scan every ID for every purchase?

That's one I was listening to whatever you asked the gentleman about the but I never I never see that uh ID scan, how it worked, uh even when I go to uh sometimes to pick and save.

I they check our ID.

I never see that kind of ID scan.

We would love to put it, you know.

We don't have a problem with that, but especially in our area down there on uh on Milwaukee, we have little bit issue was people doesn't have ID.

That's we we decline most sale for people we don't know him because uh where we have I you have oh I don't have ID uh so we we decline most sale for checking ID because we have a sign no ID no no no blunt or no uh alcohol under 21 or whatever.

But I never see that uh whatever you mentioned to me the the reader uh ID for uh under age.

If you can buy them on Amazon.

I will I will ask about it.

I will I will I mean it'll be easy for us.

I don't have a problem with that.

It's it's really just about uh training your staff and making sure that it's used every time or having some sort of safeguard in the point of sale where the clerk can't complete the purchase until the ID is scanned.

That's that's right.

I agree with that.

I don't want to take any more of the committee's time, but thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you.

Um I did want to confirm, clarify for committee members.

I did confer with attorney Gresham, who indicates, although certainly acknowledging um your dispute of the sale to of alcohol to a minor, we can take that up today in committee.

So I just wanted to put that on the record for folks.

Um because there was a charge here.

No, I know we're still on process, and because I'm a hundred percent with that city citation.

Uh it's unfair for me.

I mean, one when I get the other one, the the for the for the switch, whatever the the federal I agree, and I I I I honor that, but the alcohol we denied it a hundred percent this one, and we still fight it for it.

Okay.

Because we have a court day on May or I don't know when that.

Yes, I see that.

That's we still I we don't agree with that because uh why we want to put it on our record and we didn't uh we didn't uh do it because when he when we ask him, do you have ID?

Uh and he said no, I don't have ID.

And he have actually he have ID, but he was till the 2026 till he turned the twenty-one, ma'am.

We already did that.

He have a two uh I can remember exactly the date, but till twenty twenty-six till he turned to twenty uh twenty-one.

The the gentleman all right.

Um are there any neighbors present that wish to testify on this item today?

Okay, let the record reflect there are no neighbors present to testify.

Um we are in the seventh Aldermanic district.

Alderman Jackson.

Yeah, move approval war letter.

All right.

Um Alderman DeAndre Jackson has moved for approval with a warning letter.

Um I do wanna um indicate to Mr.

Haddad, we take this very seriously when you are caught or found to be selling tobacco and alcohol to a minor.

I agree.

And we ask you to take it very seriously.

That's our job to be more careful, more serious.

Okay.

I I and I don't it's not time for you to speak.

This is my it's discussion now, and I'm letting you know.

Um luckily you have a very gracious elder who has moved for approval with a warning letter, but please be vigilant.

Sure.

All right.

Anything further?

Any objection?

We're holding open that item to the alcohol item.

Uh no, I that's not my understanding.

I conferred with the talked about it at length.

So it is effectively resolved with this uh approval.

Um the way in which it would get in next year would be as a uh a charge.

So if it if it does get resolved in the court, um, you know, it's something that again we can all right, thank you.

All right, but thank you for that inquiry, Aldermember Gallis.

All right.

Alderman DeAndre Jackson has moved for approval with a warning letter.

Any further discussion?

Any objection?

Hearing none so ordered.

Good luck to you, Mr.

Hadata.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

All right, we'll move on to our 1050 a.m.

agenda item.

Anas A.

Abu Hazim, agent for Scrap America LLC, recycling, salvaging, or towing premises and weights and measures licenses renewal application for Scrap America at 3232 West Van Delak Avenue.

All right, good morning.

Good morning, how are you?

Thank you.

Good, thank you.

If you'll raise your right hand, we'll get you sworn in.

Do you sound like firm under the pains and penalties of perjury in the state of Wisconsin that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

I do.

Thank you.

Um all right, sir.

And are you on receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility your application may be denied?

Yes.

Thank you.

And if you'll state your name and address for the record.

Will you pull pull this microphone towards you?

Yeah, you can pull it towards.

Yeah, very good.

Okay.

Is that good, Chris?

Okay, thank you.

Um, Miss Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

Um, no holes.

Okay.

Sergeant Cornejo, is there a police report?

On March 6, 2024, the corporation Scrap America LLC was issued a building code violation citation, which is still active with an outstanding balance of $600.

Uh it was passed through January 2nd, 2025.

Um August 11th, 2025 at 3 p.m., Milky police received a theft by FAR complaints.

The call reported two vehicles financed through their company tracked to the business.

An employee confirmed the vehicles were towed to the business and was attempting to charge the caller five thousand sixty-nine dollars for storage and toll fees.

The applicant stated they would work with the caller to resolve the issues.

On January 20th, 2026 at 1225 p.m.

Austrias conducted a business check to the of the property, two reported stolen vehicles and two vehicles with open liens were located and recovered at the business.

Okay, would you like to speak to the police report, sir?

Uh yes, ma'am.

Um when we do a tour, we have to run Nimvitus report.

Nimvitus report is issued by the Department of Justice, and it gives us information if the car is stolen, and it also gives us information if the car is under lien.

Also, what uh the Nimvitus report also does, it notifies every law enforcement agency from East Coast to West Coast, the whole national, not just in the state of Wisconsin, that we do have possession of this vehicle.

So basically, every time we run Nimbitus report, we put on our DNA and we notify everybody that we have that vehicle in our position.

Now, if we were to steal those cars, why will I run Nimbitus report before I even hold the car on top of the tow truck?

In our line of business, people are always disgruntled when their cars get towed.

And a lot of times in our business also, we do the towing and we also do the scrap.

Every day we have people who try to point off stolen cars to us.

So that's why we keep perfecting our methods.

We even go to extra lengths, like for for example, the last year we added the video.

Like we do not pick up any cars unless we have a video of the customer.

They authorizing us to pick up the vehicle.

That's not required by law, but we keep adding and adding and adding more stuff because the line of business that we are in, we are trying to perfect it and make uh make it less.

Things fall through the cracks.

I do believe so, and I will stand for any mistakes that we made.

We did almost 3,000 tours in the city of Milwaukee almost last year in the last 18 months.

And we have three stolen cars that got reported after the fact, which is I have the NumVitas reports, and I also have videos of the customers, the rightful owners of the vehicles.

They are authorizing us to pick up the vehicle.

Now the Nimvitus report did not show the lien holder on there.

And that is issued by ClearVin, which is a licensed company by the Department of Justice.

We did not know that it had uh it had lean.

What we are trying to do now, we are going to also go in manually and checking the state.

Although the NVITIS report gets their information from the state's website.

Um we give the police officers the information for those cars.

The the the gentleman who owns the the business, he came to our yard.

We have video of him jumping over the fence with two other individuals, threatening our employees, and he was very aggressive.

So we couldn't reason with him.

But you also see in the police report, we tried to reason with the guy and we tried to lower those five thousand because the car sat there for a month.

That's how both cars racked up that much money because they sat there for a month and a half.

Now, if the cars were stolen, why would we keep the car for a month and a half in our storage?

Second thing, we we offered him to lower the fees to four hundred dollars each car, which is just the fee.

He said the cars were damaged.

In the police report, the c the police officer also states that we offered him to take his car and get it repaired, or we will pay him the total damage of the car, the blue book value.

So what happened?

He never reached out.

He took us to court and then the case is in court right now.

Why why did you take the cars to begin with?

Because we got called by the by by the owners of the cars to to do uh a service call on these uh these cars.

What about these other next two cars in 2026 in January?

Those are the ones I'm talking about, which is at 2019.

What about to wait?

What about item two?

There those are two cars.

Is that a separate two cars?

Yes.

Yes, they all separate cars, but uh like I'm telling you, like out of three thousand cars, we ended up with five, which is like our error margin is zero point zero.

What about your outstanding balance of six hundred dollars for a building code violation?

That's been paid, ma'am.

Yeah, the you brought the receipt.

Yes, I have it in my email.

Also, there is another issue with Ms.

Ann Sims.

Let me let let's let me let the the committee ask questions at this time.

Questions from committee members or the local elder at this time.

Uh yes.

He's here today as far as the fines and um those stolen cars go.

Um we went back and forth as far as the system he uses is I'm not sure if it's another system available.

I don't know if the police know about any of the systems available that they use.

I I can speak to that uh in brief as we try and yes, attorney Gresham.

Yeah.

Uh so there's I assume a national system wherein uh the applicant, I think is uh going through.

Um but there's also a local system um that's required um by state law for uh non-consensual towing.

Uh that state I guess process allows for the local municipality to authorize a tow.

It's called a tow authorization.

Um so you before you do a non-consensual tow, it's effectively a check to make sure that the vehicle is not stolen or reported stolen.

Because again, on the small or local level that could not have relayed all the way up to either a state level or national level.

Um so checking with the locality and getting those tow authorizations is key.

I have asked Peter Knox to attend.

I don't know if he's available right now.

But in any case, um the toll authorization that's through the uh municipality through DPW, I believe, um, and through our toll lot that relays with MPD will make those final checks and will bring your error rate down to zero, all the way to zero.

So that's the way that it has to proceed for non-consensual tows within the city of Milwaukee.

Beyond that, um, you know, having those other systems in place is great, but again, that local uh touch is is really the most um important.

And then what happens is the toll authorization, there's a fee attached that can be attached to the non-consensual toll that then has to be remitted back to the city because it is a service that we provide, and it's something that again it's city money being leveraged against the tow.

Um is there any further information from MPD?

Um we were checking as to whether or not those two instances had to authorization from the locality.

Uh we have not been able to adduce that yet.

So again, waiting for DPW.

Um so yeah, there's that broad national check, and then that very hyper-local check, and that hyper-local check is predicted by um and created by state statute and is required.

But the allegations that it's not it wasn't a non-consensual tell.

It was not non-consensual.

We have videos, and I'm willing to provide the committee with videos.

Sir, can you hold off?

Can you hold off?

Um, do we want MPD to weigh in here?

Yeah, is uh the city attorney Gresham stated we would have to verify the toll authorizations with parking enforcement, which obviously it I I could try to have Officer Felix get an answer, but it just depends on how someone how quickly someone's available.

So he is correct that for anything that has to do with scrapping of vehicles.

There is a local site that he would have to check for liens as well before any of that stuff occurs.

And you're not doing that right now.

We're doing it through an invitus because in VITUS they go into that website, like that's not a local, that's not the local option that you're I don't know.

But but to speak to that system.

In Vitis, we pay money to get that report.

The local one is free.

So we actually go on the extra stuff because we wanted to check in Illinois.

We wanted to check because there is neighboring states.

But it sounds like it's not working well.

That's why we are going to start using both sites.

So we're still gonna use the money for the NVITIS, but going forward, we will also go manually and do it with the local website.

Alderman Jackson, I'm sorry, you had the floor.

Oh no, just long as he making the changes.

So we talked about the um toes, these tolls that were claimed stolen, were not non-consensual.

So it's like somebody called to get the cars told, like so you left it in the parking lot or left in somebody's house.

That's how they were playing around up there, but then they were on a toll.

So we went back and forth about it.

And um, you know, looking forward to keep to be working with them.

Okay.

Thank you for that context.

Uh Elder Woman Pratt.

I saw I asked the C you ask questions about the what's the objection that's in the file?

The person's not here.

Uh you can, um, but again, because there's no one to speak to it, there's really no available cross-examination.

I mean, you can have the applicant kind of speak to it, but really, I mean, um, as far as detail, obviously it's gonna be one-sided, right?

So that's kind of the the credibility angle that you have to take.

Is you know, we understand that you know it's an applicant business and and he's gonna have one side of the story, but um, you know, because the objector isn't here, you know, you might just well, we didn't ask yet for neighbors.

Right, right.

Um, are there any neighbors present that we should testify on this item today?

We've got one hand.

Yeah, yes.

Okay, yes, there is somebody here virtually.

Um right, Miss Sims.

Yes, if you'll raise your right hand, we'll get you sworn in.

I'm ready.

Do you solemnly affirm under the pains and penalties at perjury?

In the state of Wisconsin that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

I knew okay.

Miss Sims, I'm gonna put two and a half minutes on the clock for you.

Um if you'll start with your name and address and then go right into your testimony.

Um, my name is Anne Marie Sims.

Um, I reside at 3215 North Tenth Street.

Um, on December 16th, I was residing at a hotel on Wisconsin Avenue, and my truck was stolen from that location.

I later uh kind of did my own investigating because at the time the police was flooded with a lot of car thefts, and um I ended up my car pinged the address where it had parked last, and I was able to see it on my app.

Um, fortunately, wherever they put my car and park my truck and park and backed it into a uh garage across the alley from a friend's house, he had cameras over his entire house.

And um, we were able to get the picture and video of the tow truck and the driver and the individuals that stole my vehicle.

Um I had already I filed a police report um honestly through two police departments because I had to go to work and I actually thought my car was picked up from Toyota.

They told me it was not, and thankfully the police officer over by Bayb High School was nice enough to go to Wisconsin Avenue where at the hotel I was staying and noticed that my car windows were busted out.

Um they later worked with the police officers on Fondal Lag, which is down the street from this business, and again, they were overwhelmed with a lot of cars being stolen.

I later found out that the individuals when I went to the office, because I have a lot of family that's in scrapping and vehicle tow trucks and all that other stuff.

So they were able to identify his driver, and my family member called and let them know that they had a vehicle um that they had access, they had possession of my vehicle.

It was a lease vehicle, and it was stolen, and they had it, and the guy was trying to reason with my cousin as far as like trying to get you know, I think he thought it was like gonna be a sale or something.

He was like, No, that's my cousin's vehicle, it's been stolen, and you have to return it.

And they would he was told that um but please just sell her, don't get the police involved, we'll get our truck tour.

They did get my truck back to me, but my truck was damaged.

They have yet to re um resolve the damages, and um, before this hearing last week, he reached out to me saying that he was going to resolve it, but he never did.

And my car was not ran through the system that they were supposed to run it through.

Um, they have a picture ID of a lady who lived in that house that says she was the owner.

Okay.

I still have the key that they gave them.

Alright, and your time is up.

Your time is up.

If you'll stay there for questions, ma'am.

Questions from committee members for uh Miss Sims.

Is it questions from um Sir?

Do you have questions for Ms.

Sims?

Only only questions, please.

Yes, sure.

Uh ma'am, when you came and retrieved your vehicle.

Use the microphone, please.

Ma'am, when you came and retrieved your vehicle, were you able to stick the key in the ignition and drive the car off?

I had my own key.

My key is a push to start.

Okay.

Yeah, I had a key that was the actual key.

I understand, but were you able to start with start the vehicle?

Was the ignition broken?

No, the ignition wasn't broken.

It was a push to start.

They used the C cord and being able to start my trip.

Uh my neighbor, and he was my very uh competitor for a long time.

Uh next door neighbor.

He's also in the same business as we are.

He is your first cousin or he's your cousin, right?

He's my first cousin.

He's your first cousin.

No more questions.

Okay, thank you.

Um thank you for your testimony, Miss Sims.

Okay, why was Ms.

Sims' car towed?

Why did you tow it?

We got we got calls.

I wanted to provide the police.

I think we already provided the police with the lady who called us.

Who called you?

It was this lady right here.

Here's her ID.

She even recognized the lady when she came.

See, I wasn't there, I wasn't I'm not managing that place.

I managed a company in Chicago.

But we had an agent and a manager here.

His name is Casey, and he spoke to him.

And she recognized this lady, and the car came in.

It was not stolen, it was stolen from a hotel.

When we picked up the car, we ran an invitation report.

And it was on 1216 at 11 p.m.

That's when we picked up the car.

So how can this woman what what is the how does a woman get to call and complain?

What is her connection?

She called it for a service.

Now she has video.

I asked her cousin because the video, it was directly towards the the garage where when they called us because her car was stolen, I guess a day or two days before.

And somebody put it in there.

A lot of people they go, they hide the car in a garage.

May I speak?

No, no, Miss Sims.

Because she even said on the record earlier that she thought it was picked up by Toyora because the car was being repossessed.

A lot of people they call us to put the car in in storage and stuff, so nobody come and take their car.

My theory, she recognized this person.

This is the person who called us.

A lot of people they call us, they think that we're gonna scrap the car, or then we're gonna end up scrabbing the car, then they go and do an insurance claim.

Did we steal the car?

No.

The car was stolen by the hotel.

I think if she rewinds that video a little bit further back, she will find out whoever put the car in the garage is the thief.

Not the people who got called to pull the car out of the garage for a service because it had a bad engine.

I am willing to work with the sergeant.

I'm willing to take him right now.

Give them my system, give them the call.

The calls get recorded four years.

So I easily can go back to the call.

You can track it.

Now you can track the phone number.

You can track the call.

You can track our GPS, what time we went there and we picked it up.

We did the servicem.

And before we do the service, we did the NIMPITS.

I'm not required to know the history of every vehicle that I am picking up.

I'm doing my due diligence, I'm doing the Nintendo.

So somebody can just call and complain and say, come pick up this car, and you just go pick it up.

If the car is broken on the side of the road, if you give your car to your niece, she's in Illinois, and the car gets broken on the side of the road.

Yes, she can call for towing as long as I can get her ID, as long as I can put it in Invitis, I can report it.

Yes, I'm I'm I'm I'm not a cop, I'm not a detective.

I mean, do you know this is could lead to chaos?

I mean, my could lead to chaos, but my political opponent might just decide to call you and say, you know, I dislike Joe Casta and I'm go pick up that car.

If he's willing to put his ID on that pickup order, then he's in trouble.

Your opponent will be in jail.

That's precisely why we license.

So that this is this is the process is to kind of suss out these these instances because we don't want individuals with a tow truck to be able to do exactly what you're talking about.

Um and with his check, obviously, there is some um, you know, they're gonna there are obviously gonna be, I guess, flaws in any system, as it were.

Um, but um with non-consensual towing, and again, there's a difference here, consensual versus non-consensual.

We're assuming with the consensual tow that there is some identification that you know clearly kind of links the two the car owner and the person requesting that that tow.

Um so again, you know, there are not perfect systems.

Uh the state law kind of dictates kind that separation between consensual and non-consensual towing, um, as does Milwaukee City ordinance.

So with non-consensual towing, there's a lot of checks that have to be made.

Um, one through MPD and then through our tow lot as well.

Um with consensual towing, really.

I mean, you could be standing by a vehicle and say this is my car.

Um, they would need some assurance, I would assume.

Um, and then they can proceed with the tow.

Um, so you know, it is very it is it is very possible that someone could violate that kind of you know, trust, but it is something that this is why we license.

Okay, and just to clarify, you're claiming this was a consensual tow.

It was and that you looked up on Invictus and saw that that woman has has ownership of this car.

It's not ownership, ma'am.

To do uh to do a tour and do a service, you do not have to be the owner.

Oh, you don't.

You could just be a stranger.

You could be a stranger.

You could be driving her car or her car, as long as you put your name on it.

I I know it doesn't make sense.

I mean, I don't make the laws, I just follow them.

But you should be more vigilant.

I I am more vigilant.

That's why out of three thousand cars, we only had five incidents.

But with the type of thing.

I can I can get you an expert from Toyota to testify that that car wasn't stolen because otherwise that car it was parked in that garage by somebody who had the FOB.

You cannot override that.

You did not have unless you break, unless you break the ignition.

And the ignition wasn't broken when she came, she just drove in, she pushed the button and she drove.

All right.

And she recognized this person.

And we have the call and I'm willing to work with the police to give them all the information they want.

Ma'am, at the end of the day, we did a job.

We did not steal that car.

Thank you, thank you.

Thank you.

That's enough.

That's enough.

Further questions from committee members at this time.

All right.

Um, does that any further any further witnesses present on this item today?

Okay, Miss Sims, we very much appreciate and are thankful to you for your testimony today.

Thank you.

Um with that, we are in the 7th Aldermanic District.

Alderman Jackson.

Who won a letter?

Okay.

Alderman DeAndre Jackson has moved for approval with a warning letter.

Any discussion on that motion?

All right.

I find this um to be very disturbing.

I'm disappointed by uh some of your answers, sir.

So I will be objecting um to the renewal with a warning letter.

Um, but just wanted to state that for the record.

Um I'll object as well.

All right, again, I know you said this only happened to five cars.

That's five Milwaukeeans, five constituents of ours that weren't able to get to work or pick up their child or get home.

Um and so five is way too many.

So um I do want to know Alder Woman Pratt's objection as well.

Umder woman Pratt, did you wanna uh no?

Okay.

All right.

Um, with that, um I will note two objections.

Um but looks like three votes, and so the motion does pass.

You are renewed with a warning letter.

I hope that you will be more careful and thoughtful when it comes to our constituents whose cars you are towing.

Sure.

May I add something, please?

No, thank you.

You've got renewed with a warning letter.

I would consider that good news for you.

All right, moving on.

That's you, so I'll do it.

Oh, yeah.

Uh Alder Woman Pratt will take the yavel.

Next up on our 11 a.m.

agenda, we have Lukesh Balani, agent for a harmony incorporated.

Uh Class A for Mittant Malt food dealer and weights and measures.

License application for JoJo's Mini Mart at 190 South 31st Street.

Is Lukesh Balani present?

Or Yes.

Okay.

Please raise your right hand to be sworn in.

If you both intend on uh testifying, please both of you raise your right hand.

Is it true the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

Yes, yes.

Thank you.

Are you in seat?

Are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with a possibility that your application may be denied?

Yes.

Yes.

Please both state your name and address for the record.

Lucas Balani.

Rupinder Aurora, 7630 South Cambridge Drive, Franklin, Wisconsin, 53132.

Miss Lopez, are there any host?

No holds.

Uh Sergeant Cornejo, is there a police report?

There are no police reports.

It's new.

Okay.

This is a new application.

Would you like to speak to about your plan and experience for the business?

Is it a new?

Yeah, I have uh experience at other location of more than 10 years.

It's a bigger grocery store than this.

Okay.

Uh any questions about uh applicant's plan experience committee or local order?

Um uh madam chair, uh person.

Can you let us know the name of that grocery store that you said was larger than this location?

Um casino is on 16 green feet.

Okay, you run you operate that one.

Yeah.

Yeah, we end up we are the owner and operator.

Um we have owned it for over 14, 15 years now, and location has been partnering here for I think seven, eight years with us, maybe ten years closer.

Closer to ten years.

We do carry uh mead groceries uh and a full liquor license, uh lasse a liquor license as well.

Okay, thank you.

Yes, I'm very familiar with Al Campusina.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Are there any neighbors who are present who wish to testify?

Let the record reflect that there are no neighbors present who wish to testify.

This is in the 8th automatic district.

Auto Persons I'm a replay.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Um, yes, this is Jojo's Minimart on 31st in Burnham.

Um, this isn't, although I know it indicates a new application.

This is a new operator of uh convenience grocery store in the district that has long had a class A fermented malt beer um alcohol license, beer license.

Um and so um because of that, of course, and it's um long standing um licensure here.

I don't have any objection, madam chair.

Okay, and so I would move approval at this time.

Motion by Auto Persons Amaripa is approval.

Uh hearing saying no objections, so ordered.

Thank you.

Thank you, everyone.

Thank you.

All right.

You want to keep going or am I gonna take it back?

Take it back.

Yeah, okay.

Okay, very good.

All right, I will move on now to the 1105 agenda item.

David L.

Coos, agent for Mary J's, Inc.

Class B Tavern, Public Entertainment Premises and Food Dealer Licenses Renewal Application for Mary's at 5100 West Howard Avenue.

Is David L.

Coos present?

Yes, I'm present.

All right, good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

If you'll raise your right hand, Mr.

Coos will get you sworn in.

Do you sorry in front of the defense and penalties of burgery of the state of Wisconsin that the testimony about to give?

Is it true to hold truth and if you but the truth?

Yes.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Um all right, Mr.

Coos.

Are you on receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility your application may be denied?

Yes.

Thank you.

And will you state your name and address for the record?

David L.

Caz.

Okay.

4931 South 68 Street.

Greenfield, Wisconsin, prior three two two zero.

Thank you, Mr.

Kaz.

All right, Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

Uh no holds.

Okay, Sergeant Cordnejo, is there a police report?

On April 20th, 2025 at 456 a.m.

Officers were dispatched to a threat complaint.

The caller stated they were kicked out of the business for unknown reasons, and when they attempted to re-enter to get their cigarettes, an employee threatened to shoot them.

An employee informed officer is the caller was kicked out after making other customers feel uncomfortable, and then attempted to re-enter after the establishment was closed.

On May 18th, 2025 at 125 a.m.

Milwaukee police received a fight complaints.

A group of 10 to 20 people, including employees, engaged in a physical fight outside of the business.

An employee on scene did not cooperate with an officer's requested to review security footage.

Additional follow-up was done and the footage was provided.

An officer was dispatched to a battery complaints.

The caller left prior to the officer's arrival.

An employee stated that there was a fight in the business which spilled outside, but the actors were no longer on scene.

Security camera footage was not available at the time of the investigation.

On January 19th, 2026, at 1219 a.m.

An officer was dispatched to a trouble with subject complaints.

A bartender stated the caller was upset because they were cut off, but they left prior to the officer's arrival.

No business violations were observed.

Thank you.

Would you like to speak to the police report?

Mr.

Kus.

Sorry.

I was with with our when I got this later.

I talked to my alderman.

I already told him that Tom does Tom has got the Gottian or whatever.

He was fired last September.

And uh had problems with him.

I I had to just wait till I got uh his hours covered and then he was fired.

Okay.

Yeah, never too much problems with him.

And uh other the other call was there was uh uh argument and it went outside, and then somebody called the police, and it was uh taken care of.

I've put more cameras in, and I've got 15 cameras in.

So I'm trying to make it as safe as possible for everyone.

I don't know what else I can do.

Okay, I'm trying.

I've been there for 42 years.

This is the first time this has ever happened.

Thank you, Mr.

Cosmo.

Appreciate that context.

Questions from committee members or the local alder, Alderman Bergellis?

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Uh no questions on the police report.

Uh we discussed this uh prior to today.

Very good, thank you.

Are there any neighbors present that wish to testify in this item today?

Let the record reflect there are no neighbors present to testify.

We are in the 11th Aldermanic District.

Alderman Bergellis.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

This is a small uh local watering hole, uh, about a dozen bar stools.

Uh no issues in the in the past, uh, nothing in the police report indicates the uh the business um did anything wrong.

Uh just some some uh bad luck uh with the employee that was discussed.

Uh an employee was removed from the premises.

So um, so I'm happy to offer a uh renewal with a warning letter.

Okay.

Alderman Peter Bergelis um has moved for renewal with a warning letter.

Any discussion on that motion?

Any objection?

Hearing none, so ordered.

Good luck to you, Mr.

Cuz.

Thank you very much.

You too.

Okay, we'll move on to our 1110am agenda item.

Rick Gates, agent for Walgreen Co.

Food Dealer license renewal application with change of agent for Walgreens number 03394 at 9100 West Beloit Road.

Good afternoon, or good morning, so I think.

Yes.

Good morning.

All right.

Um, if you'll raise your right hand, we'll get you sworn in.

Is it true the whole truth and if you but the truth?

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um all right, and are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility your application may be denied?

Yes.

Thank you.

Um will you state your name and address, and then I'll have you uh introduce yourself, attorney.

Alicia Bark, uh District Manager, 7170 South 35th Street, Franklin, Wisconsin, 53132.

Thank you.

Go ahead, attorney.

Will you introduce yourself?

Uh Attorney Andrew Clausen and Sean Culver on behalf of Walgreens.

Thank you.

All right, Ms.

Lopez.

Are there any holes?

No holes.

Okay.

Sergeant Cornejo, is there a police report?

There are no police reports.

All right.

Um well, with that, I believe there was an objection I'll file right to Alderman Bergellas.

Yeah, Madam Chair, we had a this is in the 11th Aldermanic district.

We had a report from neighborhood services about uh semi-truck parking in the parking lot, which is a violation of zoning for the area.

Um we reviewed the um the inspector was sent to the neighborhood.

Discussions were had with the store manager who had given uh friendly uh uh permission to a neighbor to s to park their um uh semi-truck on the weekends uh with the knowledge that that is not permitted in that part of town on that parcel uh that uh permission was revoked uh and uh the inspector verified that that uh has been corrected.

Uh so I just want to uh thank Walgreens cooperation for uh making sure that the neighborhood is enjoyed by everyone as it should as it is intended.

Uh and you know, given our uh file from steering in rules on Monday, um declaring uh food apartheid in the city.

Uh Walgreens is an important community partner uh to maintain food access uh and pharmacy access to residents throughout the city.

So I do want to thank you for being uh a partner in the 11th district uh and throughout the community.

Right, would you like to make a motion while you're at it?

Uh I'll move uh renewal.

Very good.

Yeah, are there any neighbors present that wanted to testify on this item?

Let the record reflect there are no neighbors present to testify, and alderman Peter Bergelis has moved for renewal.

Um any objection?

Hearing none so ordered.

Thank you, guys.

Nice to see you.

Thank you.

All right, we'll move on now to our 1115 a.m.

agenda item.

Gloria Q Cannon, agent for Taste Lounge, LLC, Class B Tavern, Public Entertainment Premises and Food Dealer Licenses application, requesting instrumental musicians, disc jockey, jukebox, bands, karaoke, poetry readings, comedy acts, one pool table, and hookah services for taste lounge at 4923 West Villard Avenue.

All right, good morning.

If you'll both raise your right hand, we'll get you sworn in.

Do you tell me if I'm in the depends in front of DJ Burger of the State of Wisconsin that the testimony you're about to give is it true to hold truth and if you put the truth?

Yeah, thank you.

Thank you.

Um all right.

And if you'll each state your name and address for the record.

Gloria Cannon.

And your address?

3364 North 54th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 52214.

I mean 16.

Yeah, pull the mic.

Yeah, you can both pull the mics closer.

Gloria Cannon, 3364, North 54th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53216.

Thank you.

6483 North 83rd Street, uh 5323.

Your name, please.

Uh Mark Cannon.

Mark Cannon?

Yeah.

Okay, thank you.

All right.

Um Ms.

Lopez, are there any holds?

Hold for inspection and hold for occupancy.

Okay.

I'm sorry, did I ask you?

Uh are you in receipt of notice of today's meeting with the possibility your application may be denied?

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you.

All right.

And I already had you state your name and address.

Yeah, I think I mixed that up a little bit.

Very good.

Miss Lopez, you said no holds.

Uh hold for occupancy, hold for inspection.

Okay, thank you.

Um, Sergeant Corneho, is there a police report?

There are no police reports.

Okay.

I see it's a new application.

Would you tell us a little bit about your experience and your plan for the business?

Yes.

Um, so I just wanted to provide something, some entertainment for the community.

And uh there's gonna be music and a restaurant throughout restaurant throughout the day, and that's happening at night, and also want to plan activities during the summer for the kids.