Creates a state liquor authority community liaison and provides at least sixty days notification for license renewals to community boards in the city of New York

2 Co-sponsors

• Liz Krueger
• Bill Perkins

BILL NUMBER:S3122

Title of bill

An act to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to creating a liaison between the state liquor authority and local community boards and providing a sixty day notification period for community boards before the issuance of a new license, renewal of a license or alteration of a license

Purpose or general idea of bill

The liaison will act as the intermediary between the New York state Liquor Authority and the Community Boards with 60 days prior notice of license renewal. This will make it easier for the New York state Liquor Authority to take into account the suggestions of the Community Boards in regards to issuing liquor licenses.

Summary of specific provisions

The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows:

20. Authority community liaison.

1. The authority shall appoint a community liaison for each community board in the city of New York.

2. The community liaison is required to ensure that the community board receives all proper notifications of license issuance or renewal 7 that are required under the provisions of this chapter.

3. The community liaison is responsible for:

(a) regularly attending the meetings of the community board for which he or she is acting as the liaison;

(b) submitting reports to the authority with respect to issues of concern of the community board for which he or she is the liaison;

(c) submitting any community board recommendations to the authority; and informing the community board of every regularly scheduled meeting of the liquor authority and providing an agenda for such meeting at least fifteen days prior to the meeting.

Justification

The ABC law mandates that the New York State Liquor Authority take into consideration the opinions of the Community Board before a liquor license for any establishment is issued or renewed. The New York state Liquor Authority does so, but most of the time the Community Boards' requests are not fulfilled because the New York State Liquor Authority has already issued the license or renewal.

Prior legislative history

2003/04: A.7446 2005/06: A.3937 2007/08: A.4991 Referred to Economic Development

Fiscal implications

To be determined.

Effective date

Immediately.