City of Gainesville - File #: 090624.

• File #: 090624.
• Version: 2
• Name: CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AT THE BETHEL STATION LEASE AREA ON THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY PLAZA (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/18/2010
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 3/18/2010
• Title: CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AT THE BETHEL STATION LEASE AREA ON THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY PLAZA (B) Ordinance No. 0-10-01 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Gainesville, Florida, related to the sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages at the Downtown Community Plaza; by amending section 4-4 (a), to allow the sale, possession, and consumption of beer and wine on the Bethel Station leased premises; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/18/2010	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
3/4/2010	1	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
1/7/2010	0	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass

title
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AT THE BETHEL STATION LEASE AREA ON THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY PLAZA (B)

Ordinance No. 0-10-01
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Gainesville, Florida, related to the sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages at the Downtown Community Plaza; by amending section 4-4 (a), to allow the sale, possession, and consumption of beer and wine on the Bethel Station leased premises; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORT

Bethel Station is the small historic building located on the southwestern corner of the Downtown Community Plaza, and is the site of a new amenity at the Plaza: the Lunchbox Café. This new business was selected through a competitive RFP process for its ability to meet the physical limitations of the Bethel site while bringing character to the Downtown and vitality to the Plaza. The CRA is coordinating the public/private partnership that will bring the Lunchbox Café to Downtown Gainesville, and the site is currently under lease and is undergoing renovation with buildout and expected grand opening in March 2010. The business model proposed by the café included the potential sale of beer and wine (hard liquor will not be served at the café) if allowed by the City.

Bethel Station is located in the "Downtown Community Plaza," a listed City Park defined in Sec. 18-16 and 18-18 of the City Code of Ordinances. Sec. 18-20 prohibits certain activities in City Parks, including the sale, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages. In addition, Sec. 4-4. of the City Code of Ordinances regulates "Consumption, sale and consumption, possession generally." of alcoholic beverages. This section of the Code states that it is generally unl...