[ Agenda for the Meeting of Brentwood Beer Board Monday, April 13, 2026 - 6:45 pm Brentwood City Hall]
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CALL TO ORDER THE BEER BOARD MEETING FOR BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE FOR MONDAY, APRIL 13TH, 2026.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT, THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MAYOR ANDREWS.
UH, DO WE HAVE AN APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? A MOTION FOR THAT? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
UH, MOTION BY I WILL SECOND THAT.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PIPPEN.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE NOW ARE AT TIME OF OUR MEETING FOR COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS HERE THAT WISH TO COMMENT BEFORE THE BEER BOARD SCENE? NONE.
WE HAVE A REQUEST OF ROBBIE SHANKAR SHEKAR AND SINGLE MEMBER LLC FOR AN ON-PREMISES BEER PERMIT FOR AHMADI INDIAN CUISINE 50 12 THOROUGHBRED LANE.
IT'S A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF EXISTING BUSINESS.
DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE BUSINESS? IF WE DO, PLEASE STEP FORWARD, GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
I'M A RESIDENT OF PRINTER PASS ALMOST 20 YEARS.
I LEAVE, UM, UH, 9 5 0 6 ELLENBROOK BOULEVARD, BRENT TO TENNESSEE.
I DO HAVE BUSINESS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY, BUT THIS ESTABLISHMENT WE JUST TOOK OVER.
I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, WE BRING IN SOME AUTHENTIC INDIAN FOOD TO THE CITY.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. SHANE CARR? UM, GO AHEAD.
WERE YOU A PREVIOUS OWNER THAT'S COME BACK TO BUY? NO, NO, I'M NEW.
I DO HAVE IN NASHVILLE, BUT NOT HERE.
YEAH, THIS IS THE FIRST, THE RESTAURANT'S BEEN THERE, THE RESTAURANT THERE.
I, I THOUGHT, YEAH, I THOUGHT IT, I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE NAME.
SO IT'S JUST A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP, CHANGE OF THE STAFF IS STAYING THE SAME AND EVERYTHING NEW.
ALL THE NEW OH, SO HAVE THEY HAD ALL THE TRAINING, THE ALCOHOL TRAINING? YES MA'AM.
AND I DO HAVE IN NASHVILLE AROUND SIX ESTABLISHMENT AND INDIAN AND AMERICAN FOOD VISA.
SO WE DO HAVE PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE, UH, HERE.
DO, DO YOU HAVE A METHOD SO THAT YOUR STAFF KNOWS DAILY WHAT THE LEGAL DATE IS FOR DRINKING AGE? YES, THEY DO.
THEY ALSO TRAIN FOR WATCH, IF ANYBODY, HOW MUCH THEY'RE DRINKING.
AND MANAGEMENT STAFF IS ALWAYS THERE.
WE HAVE STRICT RULE WEEKLY MEETINGS.
WE EDUCATE THEM TO MAKE SURE WATCH THINGS.
UM, A LOT OF RESTAURANTS CARD, EVERYONE, BUT IN YOUR APPLICATION YOU PUT, UH, JUST THOSE WHO APPEAR TO BE UNDER 21.
IS THAT YOUR STANDARD? THAT'S OUR STANDARD, YEAH.
AND ANY CARRY OUT? NO, THE BEAR DOESN'T CARRY OUT.
THERE'S NOT CARRY ONLY IN IN ONLY IN IN CAMP.
AND, AND YOU HAVE THE STATE ALCOHOL AND WINE PERMITS? UH, WE HAVE OR YOU SELL MORE THAN JUST BEER, RIGHT? UH, WE HAVE TO APPLY.
BUT OUR MAIN FOCUS IS FOOD BECAUSE OUR FOOD IS INDIAN FOOD.
SO I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN NASHVILLE, WE HAVE VERY GOOD BUSINESS THERE, BUT BEER JUST COMPLIMENTS OUR FOOD.
SO, BUT THE FOOD IS THE MAIN, UH, FOCUS AT ALL TO BRING TO THE CITY OF BRENT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
UM, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF ROBBIE SHAN GAR SHEKAR AND SINGLE MEMBER L-A-C-L-L-C FOR ON-PREMISES BEER PERMIT FOR AMADI INDIAN CUISINE 50 12 THOROUGHBRED LANE.
ALRIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND TO SAVE YOU A TRIP TO CITY HALL BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU'RE BUSY RUNNING TWO RESTAURANTS.
I KNOW THERE'S YOUR BEER PEN PERMIT.
UH, ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS BEFORE THE BEER BOARD? UH, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS REQUEST FROM RHIZOME PRODUCTIONS INC.
FOR SPECIAL EVENT BEER PERMIT FOR THE BRENTWOOD SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.
DO I HEAR A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.
AND DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE COME FORWARD? HOW ARE YOU ALL? NICE TO SEE YOU.
I'M MATT LEFF, I'M THE OWNER OF RHIZOME PRODUCTIONS.
UM, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN THE PAST WE
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HAD DONE YES, JULY 4TH, BUT NOW WE'RE APPLYING FOR ALL FOUR OF THE CONCERT.WE'VE DONE DONE BRENT FEST IN THE PAST BRENT FEST AND, AND THIS WOULD BE AN EXPANSION TO THE FULL SERIES.
UM, HOW MANY, UH, THE FOUR SHOWS OR THE FOUR CONCERTS, AND I'M GONNA ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY IF WE VOTE ON THIS AS IT IS WITH NO AMENDMENTS, IT'S AN APPROVAL OF ALL FOUR.
IF WE WANT TO AMEND IT AND ALLOW LESS THAN THAT, SOMEONE CAN DO THAT.
BUT THAT'S HOW, THAT WOULD BE THE METHOD OF WHICH WE WOULD DO THAT.
UH, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
SINCE IT'S KIND OF WE'RE ON THE COMMUNITY, DO YOU HAVE THE SAME TEAM OF BARTENDERS? ARE THEY PEOPLE THAT ARE LONG-TERM EMPLOYEES OF YOUR COMPANY AND THAT YOU'VE TRAINED OR HOW, HOW IS THEIR TRAINING? YEAH.
SO IT WOULD BE THE SAME CREW ALL FOUR WEEKENDS.
AND WE HAVE BEEN PRESENT SINCE 2019 AT BRENT FEST PROVIDING THESE SERVICES.
SO WE'RE USED TO THE AUDIENCE, USED TO THE CROWD, THE SETUP, THE ACTIVATION.
UM, WE'LL ID OF COURSE, EVERY GUEST THAT COMES UP TO THE BAR, WE ISSUE A CLOTH WRISTBAND FOR VERIFICATION ON THE SAME WRIST AND THAT WILL BE CONSISTENT ACROSS ALL FOUR WEEKENDS.
OR ALL FOUR SHOWS, EXCUSE ME, TIME OF WRISTBAND THAT YOU ACTUALLY TIGHTEN CORRECT.
SO THAT IT'S NOT EASILY REMOVED? NO, IT CANNOT BE TAKEN OFF.
I'M FAMILIAR WITH YOUR METHODS, BUT YES.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT OFF WITH A SCISSOR OR SOMETHING THEN IT'S, THEN IT WOULDN'T GO AROUND YOUR WRIST APPROPRIATELY.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? A LIMIT TO HOW MANY SOMEONE CAN BUY.
SO WE RELY ON OUR STAFF TO OBVIOUSLY MAKE THOSE JUDGMENT CALLS.
WE WILL NOT OVERSERVE ANYBODY.
UM, BUT THERE'S NOT A DEFINED LIMIT.
ALL THE SHOWS EXCEPT FOR REALLY BRENT FEST, WHICH IS EXTENDED THREE HOURS INSTEAD OF THE OTHERS.
UM, WE DON'T SEE OVER CONSUMPTION IN THE HA PAST AT THIS EVENT, SO I DON'T REALLY FORESEE THAT.
THEY'RE ALL PROFESSIONAL, A, B, C CERTIFIED BARTENDERS.
SO THEY KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR IF SOMEBODY HAS OVER-CONSUMED OR HAD SOMETHING ELSE THAT MAYBE WE DID NOT PROVIDE THEM MM-HMM
AND CAN SOMEBODY THAT COMES UP BUY MORE THAN ONE BEER? OR DO THEY CAN ONLY BUY FOR THEMSELVES? OH, THEY CAN ONLY PURCHASE TWO AT A TIME.
AND TO KEEP THEM IN, YOU STAY IN THE AREA, IS THAT RIGHT? OR CAN THEY GO OUT INTO THE, IT IS THE AMPHITHEATER SPACE.
THERE'S NOT A, UH, FENCE DEFINED AREA FOR CONSUMPTION.
LET'S SPANK UP THE TWO AT A TIME THAT'S REALLY CONVENIENT FOR A 21-YEAR-OLD BUYING ONE FOR AN 18-YEAR-OLD.
I MEAN, I REMEMBER BEING A TEENAGER
I'M, I'M HAPPY TO AMEND THAT IF, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
WELL, THEY DON'T ALLOW THAT IN RESTAURANTS.
THE RULE OF THUMB AT MOST FESTIVALS THAT WE WORK, IT IS TWO DRINKS PER PERSON.
WELL, A FESTIVAL AND A CITY PARK.
TO ME, WE, I'M OKAY, I'M OLD FASHIONED TO SOME DEGREE, BUT THIS PARK, I DON'T EVER RECALL US HAVING THIS MANY VENUES, UH, THAT WE'VE HAD ALCOHOL AVAILABLE.
AND, UM, I'M NOT ANTI LIQUOR BY ANY MEANS.
I I JUST, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT TOO, PER PERSON.
I'D BE HAPPY TO LIMIT THAT TO ONE.
I MEAN I WE'RE TALKING TO SIX OF US HERE TONIGHT, NOT JUST ME.
BUT, UM, I, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL.
I I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT JUST, UM, BASED ON WHAT I SEE IN THE HOSPITAL, UH, THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD BE BUYING FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S UNDERAGE.
I MEAN THAT IS A, THAT IS A POSSIBILITY AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO JUST LIMIT IT TO ONE PER PURCHASE AND THAT'S FINE.
I COULD NOT VOTE FOR THE OTHER.
WELL, WE NEED TO AMEND ANYTHING.
OR IT MAY BE, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE CLEAR ON THE RECORD, BUT I THINK IT PROBABLY WOULD, WOULD NOT BE A BAD IDEA JUST TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO, WITH THAT CONDITION OF APPROVAL ON THERE.
WOULD THE AMENDMENT BE NOW? YES, MA'AM.
I WOULD MOVE THAT WE AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO RESTRICT THE PURCHASE TO ONE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PER CUSTOMER PER VISIT TO, I THINK THAT'S FINE.
SECOND, YOU WILL NEED A SECOND BEFORE YOU CAN DISCUSS IT THOUGH.
I DO HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE TWO, BUT I ALSO SEE IF THERE'S PARENTS WITH A KID AND THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE KIDS OVER THERE, SOMETIMES ONE PARENT GOES UP AND GETS TWO BEERS.
SO IT'S, IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT GETTING IT FOR A YOUNGER PERSON, I THINK THERE'S A CONVENIENCE FACTOR THERE FOR FAMILIES.
AND, BUT OUR JOB IS NOT TO MAKE IT CONVENIENT.
OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING THESE ARE SAFE AS, AT LEAST I SEE THAT AS MY JOB.
ONE THING I CAN SHARE, BECAUSE WE OBVIOUSLY DEAL WITH THIS NOT JUST AT THIS EVENT, BUT AT MANY EVENTS WHERE WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES LIKE THIS, A LOT OF TIMES A MOM OR A DAD MAY COME TO THE BAR WITH THE IDEA OF THEIR PARTNER BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE
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GOING TO ASK FOR THAT.AND SOMETIMES THEY'LL EVEN SEND THAT PARTNER BACK TO THE BAR TO GET THEIR WRISTBAND.
WE DON'T ENCOURAGE THAT, UM, COMING BACK AND FORTH.
BUT IT IS COMMON TO SEE A DAD OR MOM BE LIKE, I'M GETTING ONE FROM MY HUSBAND, MY WIFE, AND THEN THEY WILL BRING THEIR ID WITH THEM FOR THAT PERSON.
SO, UM, MAYBE WE, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT OVER COMPLICATED, BUT MAYBE IF TWO PARENTS CAN'T BOTH MAKE IT AND THEY SHOW BOTH IDS, WE CAN, WE CAN GO AHEAD WITH THE TWO DRINKS.
BUT AGAIN, THAT MAY BE MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT'S WORTH.
ARE THESE ALL CONSISTENT VOLUME? I MEAN, IS IT 12 OUNCE, 10 OUNCE? UH, IT'S 16 OUNCE DRAFT.
AND AND THAT'S BOTTLED OR DRAFT? DRAFT.
WAS THERE A SECOND TO THE AMENDMENT? THERE WAS.
SO WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR TO LIMIT TO ONE DRINK PER ID.
JUST ONE, ONE DRINK PER PERSON PURCHASE ACTION PURPOSE.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT, AYE.
NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION AND DO ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ALLOW ALL FOUR EVENTS, RISE ZONE PRODUCTIONS, UH, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? PASSES WITH THE, WITH THE AMENDMENT.
AND WE'LL, WE'LL PUT SIGNAGE UP.
SO PEOPLE DON'T GET SURPRISED BY IT JUST BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT THAN IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST AND BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY DONE IT ONE TIME A YEAR AT OUR, AT OUR FESTIVAL, SO I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE REAL SHOCKED.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE ONLY DONE IT ONCE A YEAR.
SO THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NEVER EVEN BEEN THERE BEFORE.
SO, I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THAT ANYBODY'S GONNA BE SURPRISED BY THAT BECAUSE THAT'S GENERALLY WHAT YOU SEE IN MOST ESTABLISHMENTS.
AND WE DON'T HAVE YOUR BEER PERMIT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE 1, 2, 3, OR FOUR.
SO THEY, I CAN ALWAYS SWING BY YOU GRAB IT.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY.
AND IS THERE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE THE BEER BOARD? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE TO ADJOURN.
MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COMMISSIONER TRAVIS SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT SAY AYE.
AND WE'VE GOT A MINUTE AND A HALF AND WE'LL START THE NEXT MEETING.