* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [ Agenda for the Meeting of Brentwood Beer Board Monday, October 13, 2025 - 6:45 pm Brentwood City Hall] [00:00:04] OF THE, UH, THE BRENTWOOD BEER BOARD. SO THE ROLL CALL, I'D LIKE TO, UH, OBSERVE THAT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT TONIGHT. OUR FIRST BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST MEETING. MOTION COMMISSIONER UE SECOND, THAT SECOND. COMMISSIONER PIPPIN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. PASS UNANIMOUS. LADIES, NOW WE HAVE TIME FOR COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS. PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED DURING THE DESIGNATED TIME RIGHT NOW, UPON BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR, ANY PERSON WISHING TO SPEAK SHALL STATE HIS NAME, ADDRESS TO THE BOARD, AND THE SIGN IN SHEET HAS BEEN PROVIDED. UH, CHIEF, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR COMMENTS TONIGHT? IT DOES NOT APPEAR SO, SO ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING? ANYBODY? ALRIGHT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER ONE. WE HAVE A REQUEST OF 100 PIZZA LLC FOR AN ON-PREMISES BEER PERMIT FOR 100 PIZZA TWO 14. WARD CIRCLE, SUITE 200, WHICH IS A NEW BUSINESS. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME INTRODUCE YOURSELF, THAT WOULD BE ME. I AM THE OWNER OF 100 PIZZA. NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. I HAVE PASSED OFF THIS DOCUMENT. I DO A LITTLE HOMEWORK, BUT HERE, PASS THIS OUT THERE BY, SO THEY HAVE A COPY. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO, I, I THINK YOU AND I'VE GOT, I'M GONNA GET ONE. I THINK SHE, I ONE. YEAH. OKAY. SO OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR EVERYBODY HERE IS MAKING SURE THAT MINORS, YOU KNOW, DON'T HAVE BEER. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, ADULTS, WHATEVER. THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR, THAT'S THEIR, RIGHT. THAT'S THEIR, THEIR PRIVILEGE. SO, I JUST DID A LITTLE HOMEWORK, GOT A LITTLE SHEET FOR YOU. THE, THE FIRST PAGE IS THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA DO TO PREVENT MINORS FROM DRINKING ALCOHOL AT OUR ESTABLISHMENT. ONE IS WE'RE GONNA, THE ID WE'RE GONNA ID PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, NO MATTER IF THEY'RE 80, 70, WE DON'T CARE. WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA CARD 'EM. WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE CLEAR SIGNAGE IN OUR ESTABLISHMENT. OKAY. WHICH BASICALLY SAYS, YOU KNOW, NO BEER, NO BEER. BEYOND THIS POINT AT THE ENTRY AT THE ENTRYWAY. ALSO, TOO, WHERE OUR CUSTOMERS ARE BUYING BEER, WE'LL MAKE SURE THERE'S A SIGN THAT SAYS WE ID EVERYONE EVERY TIME. OKAY? AND THAT'S A COMPLIMENT. YOU SHOULD TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT FOR SURE. UM, ONE THING WE WANNA DO AS WELL, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THIS IS LEGAL, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT VERTICAL IDS JUST BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY'RE LIKE SUSPECT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SOMETIMES THEY'RE ON THE VERGE OF BEING LEGAL, LEGAL OR NOT LEGAL. SO WE'RE JUST GONNA SAY, HEY, LET'S JUST TAKE HORIZONTAL IDS AND JUST SAY NO. UM, I SAID THIS EARLIER, I THINK WE'RE A SMALL PLACE. WE'RE LIKE 13 SEATS, RIGHT? AND WE CAN SEE THE ENTIRE KITCHEN, YOU KNOW, THE ENTIRE LOBBY FROM OUR KITCHEN. I'VE HAD CUSTOMERS, WHEN I FIRST OPENED THE BUSINESS, I HAD CUSTOMERS, THEY ASKED ME, SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA SERVE BEER. AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I DON'T EVEN WANNA SELL BEER, REALLY? BUT, SO, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME CUSTOMERS THAT WANT TO COME IN AND THEY WANT TO DO THAT. SO, UM, BUT ALONG WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA DO BASICALLY VISUAL CHECKS. WE'RE GONNA HAVE, WE'RE GONNA GET A FLASHLIGHT THAT BASICALLY CAN USE IT AS A UV, YOU KNOW, A UV DETECTOR. SO WE CAN SEE THE MARKINGS ON THE TENNESSEE DRIVER'S LICENSE. SO WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THAT BASIC PROTOCOL AND MAKE SURE THAT THE IDS THAT WE'RE GETTING ARE, YOU KNOW, ARE, ARE VALID. UM, THE NEXT THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS BASICALLY IT'S WHAT, WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE ONE ID, ONE BEER RULE, OKAY? WHICH IS BASICALLY LIKE, IF YOU HAVE AN ID AND YOU SHOW US AN ID, YOU GET THE BEER. OKAY? BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT ID, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT ID, YOU DON'T TOUCH A BEER, RIGHT? IT'S THAT SIMPLE. YOU DON'T TOUCH A BEER UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ID. PERIOD. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, UH, LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, NO GUEST CAN BUY A TABLE FOR A PARTY OR A GROUP, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND PASS 'EM OUT. JUST NOT GONNA BE ALLOWED. YOU HAVE TO SHOW AN ID TO GET YOUR BEER. UM, YOU KNOW, AND IF WE DO SEE THAT, WE'LL HAVE OUR STAFF INTERVENE AND POLITELY SAY, NO, THIS IS, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. ALSO, TOO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UM, BASICALLY IN STORE PURCHASES ONLY AS, YOU KNOW, WITH A LOT OF PIZZA PLACES, YOU KNOW, THERE'S DELIVERY OR TAKEOUT. WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE, WE ARE GONNA HAVE NO ON NO ONLINE PHONE OR THIRD PARTY ALCOHOL PICKUP. SO PEOPLE HAVE TO COME IN, THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE BEER WITH US, AND THEY HAVE TO DRINK IT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, AND THAT'S WHERE IT ENDS, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT GONNA SHIP ANY BEER THROUGH DOORDASH OR UBER EATS OR, OR ELSEWHERE. UH, AND LASTLY, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN IN DOUBT DENY, IT'S LIKE VERY SIMPLE FOR US. IF, IF WE'RE EVER IN DOUBT OF SOMEBODY BEING LEGALLY, YOU KNOW, OF AGE TO DRINK, WE'RE JUST GONNA DENY IT. LIKE I SAID, IT'S NOT CRITICAL TO MY BUSINESS. WE'RE NOT A BAR. WE'RE A PIZZA RESTAURANT. SO IT'S VERY EASY. UH, LASTLY, THIS IS STUFF, AND THIS STUFF WOULD APPLY TO MINERS, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, BUT I PUT IT DOWN ANYWAY. BASICALLY IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL ISN'T TO BE A BAR. YOU KNOW, WE'RE A PIZZA RESTAURANT, BUT SOME CUSTOMERS WANT BEER. SO I WANTED TO PUT THAT IN. WE KNOW THIS IS A, IT'S A PRIVILEGE. [00:05:01] IT'S NOT A RIGHT. SO WE, WE, WE, UH, WE, UH, WILL ON RESPECT UP, UH, ID ON EVERY SALE, FRONT COUNTER PICKUP ONLY, UH, BEER IS HANDLED ONLY BY TRAINED TEAM MEMBERS. UH, BEER AND THE BEER LOCATION. ALSO TOO, WE HAVEN'T DECIDED BETWEEN IF WE'RE GONNA DO, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GONNA DO A, A DRAFT BEER OR BOTTLE BEER, BUT WHATEVER WE CHOOSE, IT WILL BE BEHIND THE COUNTER, NOT ACCESSIBLE IN ANY SORT OF SELF-SERVE MANNER. AND THOSE ARE MY NOTES AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SO DO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE RUNNING A, UM, A RESTAURANT FOR ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT THAT HAD SERVED BEER LIQUOR BEFORE? NO, SIR. OKAY. FIRST TIME. WELL, MY COMPLIMENTS IN THINKING THROUGH VERY CAREFULLY FOR THE FIRST TIME OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON GETTING AHEAD OF THIS AND GIVING US THE RULES AND REGULATIONS. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. AND YOU FOLLOW THAT PLAN. I THINK IT'S A SOLID PLAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PREPARATION. THANK YOU. ONE, ONE THING I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU DO YES, SIR. IS WHETHER IT'S A CALENDAR OR YOU JUST PUT A NOTE, ANYONE BORN AFTER WHATEVER THE DATE IS, CAN I GET A PEN? AND SO THAT THERE'S NO DOUBT WHAT THE DATE IS THAT SOMEONE CAN LEGALLY DRINK. ABSOLUTELY. THAT MAKES SENSE. SOME OF THE REGISTERS HAVE A POS SET UP WHERE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO RIGHT. PUT THE DATE IN AND THAT WAY SOMEBODY DOESN'T CALCULATE PROPERLY, IT POPS UP. THAT COULD HAPPEN. YOU'RE, YOU ARE CORRECT DATE IN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE BUSY. WE HAD A SITUATION, I GUESS IT WAS TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, WHERE SOMEBODY DID LOSE THEIR BEER LICENSE FOR LIKE 30 DAYS BECAUSE THE STAFF MEMBER WHO ALSO THE STAFF MEMBER RECEIVE A MISDEMEANOR CITATION, THEY HAD SIMPLY MISCALCULATED THE DATE, MISCALCULATED THE DATE. MM-HMM . YEAH. SO THERE SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF AUTOMATIC COUNT OFF, YOU KNOW MM-HMM . IT'S, THAT'S AUTOMATED RIGHT THERE. THAT WOULD DEFINITELY MAKE SENSE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AVAILABLE. AS FAR AS, UM, THE TRAINING FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES, UM, WILL YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE A, B, C LICENSED? UH, NOT A, B, C LICENSED, BUT I THINK IT'S THE TDS LICENSE. OKAY. I THINK, I THINK IT'S TD, IT'S TD A S OR SOMETHING. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I FOUND ONLINE. I WILL MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL CERTIFIED TO DO THAT. OKAY. WE DO HAVE THREE, WE DO HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE, WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. AND THAT RULE WILL BE, THEY JUST CAN'T TOUCH THE BEER STOCK, THE BEER, THEY CAN'T SERVE THE BEER IF THEY CAN'T TOUCH IT. PERIOD. AND THEN ALONG THOSE LINES, UM, HAVE YOU THOUGHT THROUGH THE PROCESS, IF YOU DID HAVE SOMEBODY THROUGH NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN THAT WAS LEGAL, BUT OVERSERVED OR ROWDY IN SOME WAY? YEAH, WE WOULD CUT SERVICE TO, I MEAN, IMMEDIATELY OR IF SOMEBODY EVEN WALKS IN THAT FEELS LIKE THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE INTOXICATED, WE WOULD JUST REFUSE SERVICE. JUST LIKE I SAID, THAT, AND FOR ME, THAT'S PART OF THE WHEN IN DOUBT, DENY NO, FAIR ENOUGH. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S, YEAH. AND, AND, AND WHAT I WAS KINDA GETTING AT IS IF YOU HAVE, JUST, JUST TO COMMENT, SURE. IF YOU HAD SOMEBODY WHO'S GETTING MAYBE PAST THE CAPABILITY OF THE STAFF TO SETTLE DOWN, UM, THE BROAD POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE HAPPY TO LEND A HAND AND NOT PUT Y'ALL IN HARM'S WAY IN TERMS OF HAVING TO DEAL WITH A SITUATION THAT REALLY SHOULDN'T BE HANDLED BY THIS. SO I SHOULDN'T TAKE THAT ON MYSELF. THERE YOU GO. . I HOPE, I HOPE IT NEVER COMES UP. AND CHIEF, I DON'T KNOW IF WE, IF WE GET THOSE CALLS VERY OFTEN HERE IN BRENTWOOD, BUT IT JUST ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT THEY, THEY WILL CHEERFULLY HELP OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE WELL. UM, THANK YOU. WELL SUPPORTED. ABSOLUTELY. WE APPRECIATE THAT FOR SURE. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A, A, UH, QUESTION? NO. YES SIR. I HAVE ONE FOR MICHAEL. MICHAEL, DO YOU HAVE A, UH, KIND OF A ARBITRARY NUMBER IN MIND? HOW MANY BEERS SHOULD BE LIKE WHERE WE STOP, EVEN IF IT'S JUST ONE PERSON REORDERING 2, 3, 2? I THINK IT'S TWO. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE, OUR, OUR PLACE IS, SO LIKE, IF OUR PLACE WAS DEVELOPED TO NOT, TO HAVE PEOPLE STAY THERE. I MEAN, THE SEATS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE. THERE'S NO TV . OH. JUST LIKE, OH YEAH. JUST LIKE, OH. I MEAN, I BUILT IT THAT WAY. I HAVE 13 SEATS. 'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I HAVE NO TVS. I OWN PEOPLE. I'M, MY GOAL IS TO GET 'EM IN AND OUT WHEN THEY ORDER A PIZZA TO GET FIRST PRIORITY. WHEN THEY SIT DOWN, WE, LIKE, WE, WE, WE GET 'EM GOING AT 13 SEATS. I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S MEANT TO BE A TO GO BUSINESS. SO, SO YOU'RE SAYING IT'S ALL ABOUT, ABOUT THE PIZZA. IF SOMEBODY'S THERE ALL DAY, THAT'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM. I MAY HAVE TO KICK 'EM OUT REGARDLESS. SO THREE, I WOULD MAYBE GO THREE MAYBE. BUT I JUST WANNA SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW THOROUGH YOU'VE BEEN IN RESEARCHING THIS AND MAKING SURE YOUR STAFF IS TRAINED IN PRESENTING [00:10:01] US WITH THAT INFORMATION. UH, WE DON'T ALWAYS GET SUCH STRONG SUPPORT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE AND MOVE APPROVE. COMMISSIONER TRAVIS, SECOND. COMMISSIONER GUERRE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED, ABSTENTIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. AND IN THE ANTICIPATION OF THIS OUTCOME, WE HAVE A, A, A BEER PERMIT FOR YOU. OH, PERFECT. I WAS GONNA BRING PIZZA. I THOUGHT THAT WELL, IT IS ALWAYS WELCOME. WE, WE MEET AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS. OKAY, PERFECT. NOW I CAN BRING IT BY . OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER TWO, A REQUEST FROM TY BOWIE INC. FOR ONE ON AN OFF PREMISES BEER PERMIT FOR, I'M GONNA BUTCHER THIS NAME, I'M AFRAID. UH, Z RITO RITO RITO, UH, AT, AT TWO 14 WARD CIRCLE, SUITE 700, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A FAMILIAR ADDRESS. SO IF, UH, WE'D LIKE TO COME RIGHT ON UP. AND MR. MAYOR, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I DO HAVE CLARIFICATION. IT IS GOING TO BE ON PREMISES ONLY. THE APPLICANT CALLED AND SPOKE TO MR. GAGE, AND I THINK I'VE MADE THAT UPDATE ON THE, UH, BEER T ITSELF. SO WE SHOULD BE ALL GOOD. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE, WELL YOU JUST TAKE IT AWAY. MY QUESTIONS. I KNOW, I'M SORRY. WE LIKE TO TAKE THE WIND OUTTA YOUR SAIL SOMETIMES. OH MAN. I'M GONNA THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE TO ASK. YEAH, . ALRIGHT. YOU CAN ASK IF THERE'S STILL GONNA BE BON MEES ON THE MENU. HOW ABOUT THAT? ? WELL, WELCOME. SO, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND, UH, OH, YES. MY NAME'S PAK MOON, ACTUALLY LIKE MOAN FOR LIKE THE, UH, APPLICATION NAME. OKAY. BUT IT'S MY, I JUST CHANGED THE LAST NAME LIKE LAST MONTHS AGO. OKAY. AND THEN, UH, I JUST TOOK OVER THE, UM, THE V AND V. IT USED TO BE VIETNAM, UH, VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT. AND I'M GONNA CHANGE THE, UH, THE CONCEPT AND THEN COME TAKE AN OVER, AND I OWN LIKE THREE RESTAURANT BEFORE. OKAY. AND THEN EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE THE SAME. UHHUH, . AND THEN I HAVE LIKE, UH, THE SERVER THAT HAVE A B, C CARD TO CHECK AND EVERYTHING. AND THEN, UH, WHAT IS CALLED FOR THE CHECK? UH, THE, FOR THE BEER, THEY HAVE LIKE THREE SUPPLIER FOR, UH, FOR THE RESTAURANT. AND THEN I HAVE WHAT IS CALLED FOR THE CHECK FOR THE MINOR. WE HAVE TO OPEN THE BEER BEFORE MR. AND THEN ALWAYS SHAKE THE ID. MM-HMM . FOR THE, UH, THE, UH, THE CUSTOMER. MM-HMM . AND, OKAY. AND . I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPLAIN ANYMORE. HE ALREADY EXPLAINED EVERYTHING. MM-HMM . SO, SO YOU HAVE, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE THREE OTHER RESTAURANTS. YES. THAT THEY DO SERVE BEER. WE SUB I SERVED BEER TOO. I HAVE A BC CART TOO. VERY GOOD. AND ARE YOU RETAINING SOME EXPERIENCED STAFF AS YOU OPEN UP THE RESTAURANT OR IS IT ALL NEW STAFF? UH, THE OLD STAFF TOO. AND THEN, UH, NEW STAFF COMING IN. OKAY. UHHUH . SO THE NEW STAFF IS ALSO TRAINED. YOU MENTIONED THAT THE EXISTING STAFF HAS AN A, B, C CARD? YES. IT'S, THEY HAVE LIKE ALL A, B, C CARD BEFORE THEY, UH, APPLY A JOB. SO I HAVE TO CHECK A, UH, THEY HAVE A B, C CARD OR NO? YEAH. OKAY. MM-HMM . SHE ANSWERED. I WAS GONNA ASK THAT. OLD STAFF AND NEW STAFF AND SHE, SHE ALREADY ANSWERED, SO THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THE OFF UH, PREMISES AND THE CRITICAL QUESTION ABOUT KEEPING ON ME ON THE, UH, ON THE MENU. YES. I KEEP EVERYTHING AND THEN JUST ADD NEW ITEMS ON IT AND ELLI AS WELL. YES, EXACTLY. VERY GOOD. ALL ALL RECIPE , I MOVE TO APPROVE. I HEAR. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER TRAVIS TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. SECOND FOR COMMISSIONER DONAHUE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND ONCE AGAIN IN ANTICIPATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU AND BEST OF LUCK. ALRIGHT FOR THE BEER BOARD. WE HAVE ANY OTHER NEW, OH, I WAS GONNA MOTION TO ADJOURN. OKAY. ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? UH, MOTION TO CLOSE THE BEER BOARD AND MOVE TO CLOSE THE BEER BOARD. ALL ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE, AYE. ALL RIGHT. ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.