Attachment A - 03.18.26 BLA Hearing Minutes

CITY OF BOULDER BEVERAGE LICENSING AUTHORITY * * * HEARING MINUTES * * * WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025, 3:00 PM VIRTUAL HEARING NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION:

Beverage Licensing Authority (BLA)

DATE OF MEETING:

March 18, 2026

NAME & PHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY:

Katelyn Kellogg, Licensing Specialist (303-441-3039) kelloggk@bouldercolorado.gov

NAMES OF MEMBERS, STAFF, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT: Board Members: Ginger Barnes, Lansing Crane and Leah Roberts Staff Present:

Roberto Ramierez, Deputy City Attorney, Alisa Darrow, Licensing Manager, Kristen Teague, Licensing Analyst, Leah Rech, BPD Police Officer, Penelope Rhodes, Tax Operations Supervisor and Katelyn Kellogg, Licensing Specialist

1. Agenda Item: i.

Instructions for Virtual Hearing; Katelyn Kellogg, Licensing Specialist, provided instructions to the BLA members, city staff, and hearing participants on how to participate during the virtual hearing.

ii.

Member Roll Call; Authority member roll call was completed with 4 members present at the time of roll call. Member Crane and Member Hagerty were absent.

iii.

Approval of Beverage Licensing Authority (BLA) minutes from the January 21, 2026 hearing; Item continued to the April 15, 2026 hearing.

iv.

Approval of Beverage Licensing Authority (BLA) minutes from February 18, 2026. Item continued to the April 15, 2025 hearing.

v.

Hearing agenda issues from Licensing Clerk; None BLA 3/18/2026 Minutes Page 1 of 5

2. Matters from the Boulder Police Department (BPD). Officer Leah Rech appeared and no matters were discussed. 3. General Public Comments for Future Beverage Licensing Authority Hearings. No public comment was received. 4. The Riverside Group Ltd d/b/a Riverside, 1724 Broadway St, Boulder CO 80302 – Monthly Status Report to the BLA Richard Moser appeared as licensee and answered the Board’s questions regarding the tax status of Riverside and liquor license operations. 5. Continued Public Hearing and consideration of an application filed on October 21, 2026 from Boulder Pho LLC d/b/a Boulder Pho, 2855 28th St, Boulder CO 80301; Duy Nguyen, 100% Owner and Registered Manager with a premises business mailing address for a Renewal of a HotelRestaurant type liquor license. Duy Nguyen, Owner, appeared for this matter. All parties were sworn in and confirmed the 10day legal posting requirement. No ex-parte communications were disclosed by Authority Members. No public comment was received. Chair Roberts read the procedures into the record. Penelope Rhodes, City Sales Tax appeared and gave an update to the Board regarding the tax status of Boulder Pho. Mr. Nguyen gave testimony regarding the outstanding items including tax status and answered questions from the Board. Member Roberts moved, Member Barnes seconded, to renew the Hotel-Restaurant type liquor license and schedule the licensee for monthly check ins with the BLA for the next 6 months. Motion passes 3:0. 6. Public Hearing and consideration of an application filed on December 24, 2025 from Market and Wine LLC d/b/a Sundry Goods, 3303 Bluff St, Suite RS-2, Boulder, CO 80301; Sony Shrestha, 100% Owner with a premises business mailing address for either a Transfer of a Retail Liquor Store type liquor license or a Change of Ownership of a Retail Liquor Store type liquor license. Gil Sellinger, attorney for the applicant recorded their appearance. Sony Shrestha, Proposed Owner appeared for this matter. All parties were sworn in and confirmed the 10-day legal posting requirement. No ex-parte communications were disclosed by Authority Members. No public comment was received. Mr. Sellinger waived the reading of the procedures. Kristen Teague, Licensing Analyst, provided history and context of the application to the Board. Mr. Sellinger and Ms. Shrestha provided testimony related to the proposed ownership change and the documents that city licensing had requested. Ms. Teague and Ms. Shrestha answered questions from the authority. BLA 3/18/2026 Minutes Page 2 of 5

The Board took a 5 minute recess. Member Roberts moved, Member Barnes seconded, to approve this Change of Ownership of a Hotel-Restaurant type liquor license. Motion passed 3:0. 7. Public Hearing and consideration of an application filed on December 26, 2025 from Pupusas Lover LLC d/b/a Pupusas Lover 2, 2525 Arapahoe Ave, Unit E1B, Boulder, CO 80302; Claudia D. Quijada, 50% Owner and Proposed Registered Manager and Silvia E. Quijada Diaz, 50% Owner with a premises business mailing address for a New Hotel-Restaurant type liquor license Claudia Quijada, applicant, Jonathan Trujillo, accountant for the applicant and Carol Johnson, representative from Liquor Pros appeared for this matter. All parties were sworn in and confirmed the 10-day legal posting requirement. No ex-parte communications were disclosed by Authority Members. No public comment was received. Chair Roberts read the procedures into the record. Mr. Trujillo and Ms. Quijada gave testimony regarding the operations of the business, the plan for employee training and the premises diagram. Ms. Johnson gave testimony regarding the petitioning materials provided to the Board. The Board asked questions of the applicant regarding the training materials provided and the applicant’s plan for responsible alcohol service. Member Roberts moved, Member Crane seconded, to continue this application for a New Hotel-Restaurant type liquor license to the April 15, 2026 BLA hearing. Motion passed 3:0. 8. Public Hearing and consideration of an application filed on December 29, 2025 from Neptune Mountain LLC d/b/a Neptune Mountaineering, 633 S Broadway, Ste A, Boulder, CO 80305; Maile Spung, 100% Owner with a premises business mailing address for a New Beer and Wine type liquor license. Maile Spung, applicant and Aaron Kutzer, General Manager for the applicant appeared for this matter. All parties were sworn in and confirmed the 10-day legal posting requirement. No exparte communications were disclosed by Authority Members. No public comment was received. Chair Roberts read the procedures into the record. Ms. Spung and Mr. Kutzer gave testimony regarding the operations of the business, the operating hours, the unique business model, the petitioning and the plan for employee training. The Board asked clarifying questions regarding the alcohol service materials provided. Member Barnes moved, Member Roberts seconded, to approve this New Beer & Wine type liquor license. Motion passed 3:0. 9. Public Hearing and consideration of an application filed on December 30, 2025 from East & Co Ops LLC d/b/a East & Co, 2100 Central Ave, Boulder CO 80301; EVG Holdings LLC, 50% Owner with Topel Gregory Scott as Owner and Dine & Dash LLC as 50% Owner with Joshua BLA 3/18/2026 Minutes Page 3 of 5

Dinar as Owner with a premises business mailing address for a New Hotel-Restaurant type liquor license. Austin Gemmell, attorney for the applicant recorded their appearance. Gregory Topel, applicant, Josh Dinar, applicant and Erin McCullough, representative from Oedipus Petitioning appeared for this matter. All parties were sworn in and confirmed the 10-day legal posting requirement. No exparte communications were disclosed by Authority Members. No public comment was received. Mr. Gemmell waived the reading of the procedures. Ms. McCullough provided testimony related to the petitioning information provided to the BLA. Mr. Topel and Mr. Dinar provided testimony regarding the operations of the business including live music, the history and experience of the applicants, the operating hours, and the plan for employee training. Member Roberts moved, Member Barnes seconded, to approve this New Hotel-Restaurant type liquor license. Motion passed 3:0. 10. Public Hearing and consideration of an application filed on February 3, 2026, from Shri Siddhiinayak LLC d/b/a Gaia Masala & Burger, 1116 13th St, Boulder CO 80302; Hira Kunwar, 50% Owner and Nandalal Nyaupane, 50% Owner and Proposed Registered Manager with a premises business mailing address for a New Hotel-Restaurant type liquor license. Jim Beimford, attorney for the applicant recorded their appearance. Nand Nyaupane, applicant and Carol Johnson, representative from Liquor Pros appeared for this matter. All parties were sworn in and confirmed the 10-day legal posting requirement. No ex-parte communications were disclosed by Authority Members. No public comment was received. Mr. Gemmell waived the reading of the procedures. Ms. Johnson provided testimony related to the petitioning information provided to the BLA. Mr. Nyaupane provided testimony regarding the operations of the business, the unique challenges and responsibilities of having a liquor license on the hill, the operating hours of the business, and the plan for employee training. Member Roberts moved, Member Barnes seconded, to approve this New Hotel-Restaurant type liquor license. Motion passed 3:0. 10. Matters from City Attorney No matters were discussed 11. Matters from Licensing Clerk a. Legislative Update b. Neighborhood boundary setting for applications for April 15, 2026 BLA hearing: BLA 3/18/2026 Minutes Page 4 of 5

a. Joy Hospitality LLC d/b/a Odd Rabbit, 5863 Arapahoe Ave, #A2, Boulder CO 80303 for a New Hotel-Restaurant Type Liquor License Member Roberts moved, Member Barnes seconded to approve the boundaries as follows: North: Pearl Parkway Extended South: Baseline Road East: City Limits West: Foothills Parkway a. Expected Administrative Processing of Liquor License Transfer Applications None for March b. Processing of special event liquor permits & temporary modifications not related to the Outdoor Dining Program: i. Special Event Liquor Permits list c. Informational items i. Liquor License Renewals Sent List ii. Discussion regarding boundary setting at future BLA hearings Member Roberts moved, Member Crane seconded, to allow boundary settings for applications requiring neighborhood petitioning to be administrative. Kristen Teague requested that the BLA schedule a special hearing. 12. Matters from the Chair and Members of the Board No matters were discussed. Member Crane moved, Member Roberts seconded to adjourn the hearing at 6:38PM.

Attested:

Approved:

Alisa Darrow, Licensing Manager

Chair of Beverage Licensing Authority

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