THE CORPORATION OF THE cy PIL AER =
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM pO

MEMORANDUM

| ? TO: B.R. Kirk DATE: January 10, 1990
ae 7 City Adminstrator

FROM: C. Felip, M. Arch. M.C.I.P.
Director of Community Planning

RE: Cat and Fiddle Pub 1279 Brown Street
Beer and wine store

It is recommended:

That City Council advise the general manager of liquor licensing, it does be
not oppose this application and that the referendum procedure should be
completed to ensure that a majority of residents support this application.

2. That the applicant be advised that this application will require an
amendment to the land use contract governing the property; and

yo

t
J
wd

c Ba 3. That Council adopt a procedure for determining public opinion on
Sp be Od neighbourhood pubs or licensee retail store proposal. The current

“4 procedure of retaining a marketing firm to poll neighbourhood support is
recommended .

COMMENTS 3.

New owners of the Cat and Fiddle Pub have requested authority to construct PE
a beer and wine store. The liquor branch have advised the pre-clearance .
. granted the former owner is not transferable and they must follow the new
yey rules. This report is to provide a resolution of generul support for the
_ applicant to submit as part of their application for a "C" license.

The new regulations brought into effect November 17, 1989 oblige
Municipalities to advise the general manager of the liquor branch of the
acceptability of an application to residents of the comunity. The new
regulations do not specify a mechanism to determine acceptability. The be
problem this brings is it places Council in the position of replacing the ed ee
province. The approach recommended is the old procedure of having applicant es
retain a marketing company to hold a referendum. ‘This procedure is
recommended because it limits the amount of work that will have to be done by
the City, and criticism about fairness.

C. Felipy Arth., M.C.1I.P. : :
Direc Community Planning

CF/k11

wat — — 86