RE 07-24-90.1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
EESOLUTION NO. 072490.1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, ENCOURAGING THE TEXAS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER ALL THE FACTS SURROUNDING THE
COMPLAINT AGAINST GASPAR'S RESTAURANT, IN THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, Gaspar's Restaurant has just celebrated its first year
anniversary as one of the community's first fine dining restaurants and
has attracted visitors to our City from the Metroplex, the State of
Texas, other states, and foreign countries; and,
WHEREAS, the owners of said restaurant are a local Coppell family
that have spent their savings to open a quality dining establishment in
our community and have become very active in community affairs, the
local Chamber of Commerce, etc.; and,
WHEREAS, due to the culinary expertise and quality of the
preparation of dishes, many foods are cooked with wine, and therefore,
cooking wine has been in use since the opening of the restaurant; and,
WHEREAS, after conferring with authoritative sources, said
restaurant began offering complimentary wine upon request with no
increase in menu prices; and,
WHEREAS, either one individual or one extremely small group of
Coppell citizens apparently have filed a protest with the only apparent
reason being their opposition to the presence of alcoholic beverages
within our community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That the entire City Council is concerned and wishes for
clarification of the Attorney General of Texas Opinion Number C-421
dated April 13, 1965. The word "opinion," which seems to have no
accompsnying statute, appears to have suddenly been revived in an
apparent orchestrated maneuver against Gaspar's restaurant. If an in
depth study was done of restaurants in other "dry" areas of Dallas
county, it may be ascertained that a similar practice has been, or is
currently being done, by other restaurants, with no action being taken
against them. If this opinion is to be law in this state, then our City
Council respectfully requests that entities such as restaurant trade
associations and state a~d local agencies be made fully aware of this
interpretation.
SECTION 2.
That the Coppell City Council encourages the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission to consider the facts, including, but not limited
to, the apparent erroneous information that said restaurant received
from local agencies and the apparent political harassment by a few
against the restaurant. That the City Council highly respects this
State's appointed commission and believes it has done a wonderful job of
protecting and serving the State of Texas. That we have every reason to
believe that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will be very fair
and forthright in their decision after hearings on this issue.
SECTION 3.
That the City Secretary shall cause copies of this resolution to be
sent to the following persons:
Mr. Emmitt McCracken, Administrator
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
8700 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 127
Dallas, Texas 75247
Ken Marchant
State Representative, 99th District
1120 Metrocrest, Suite 100
Carrollton, Texas 75006
W. S. McBeath, Administrator
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
1600 W 38th Street
Austin, Texas 78711
Larry H. Sullivan, Chief of Enforcement
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
1600 W 38th Street
Austin, Texas 78711
Louis M. Pearce, Chairman
Texa~ Alcoholic Beverage Commission
1600 W 38th Street
Austin, Texas 78711
DULY PASSED on this the 24th day of July, 1990, at a regular
scheduled meeting of the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas.
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Bill Smothermon, May~C~Rro Tem
Place 4
Peyto~ver~-'Co~ncil~an Pl-a~ 1 /Jim Cowman, Councilman Place 3
David Thomas, Counci~an Place 2 Ro'n Robertson, Councilman Place 6
Tom Morton, Councilman Place 3 John Ao INelson, -Gouncilman Place 7
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Lawrence Jack$6~, Ci~torney
RESOLUTION
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