The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of the City of New Orleans on May 29 ratified prior sales-tax hearings, issued judgments against several licensees and continued a number of cases to later dockets.
Board members present at the meeting included Williams, Hans, Expose, Lewis, Nash, Galley and Quinn; the board declared a quorum before staff read the ratification items.
Staff reported several dispositions from an April 30 sales-tax hearing and from the May 29 hearing being ratified. Judgments reported as rendered in the record included: Roule Distilling Company (Roule Distilling), $4,200 payable within 60 days; Vault Nola LLC (The Vault), $3,600 payable within 90 days; Jamblings Jamaican and Creel Cuisine LLC (Jamblings), $3,300 payable within 60 days; Bayou Breakfast LLC (Don Villa Vassel on the Bayou), $1,300 payable in 46 days; American Youth Hostels Inc. (doing business as New Orleans Hostelling International), a consent judgment of $1,800 payable within 60 days; and Royal Palace Investments LLC (Palace Truck Stop and Casino), a consent judgment of $700 payable within 45 days. Several other dockets were announced as continued to the June 30 or July 29 dockets, including items listed as continued for Bayou Restaurant, Tsunami, Voodoo Chicken and Dairies and several others.
A motion to ratify the April 30 sales-tax hearing was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote; the minutes record that those in favor responded by saying "I." Later, a motion to ratify the May 29 sales-tax hearing was moved, seconded and likewise approved by voice vote.
No detailed roll-call vote tally or named mover/second for the motions appears in the transcript beyond the voice vote; the transcript records the outcomes as motions carried by a voice "I." After the ratifications the board moved to adjourn and the motion to adjourn passed by voice vote.
The board’s actions were procedural ratifications of prior hearings and record dispositions; several cases were continued for future dockets and multiple consent or default judgments were ordered with payment deadlines as listed above.