City poised to change liquor law
Commissioners also are expected to create a TAD at the mall and clear the way for balconies on The Lofts at Third & Broad.
Venues that serve liquor will be able to count certain non-food sales toward the required food-to-drink ratio under an ordinance amendment the Rome City Commission is expected to adopt Monday.
Commissioners also are scheduled to approve a tax allocation district at Mount Berry Mall in an effort to encourage redevelopment of the retail center and nearby outparcels.
A TAD allows a builder to funnel the tax increase due to improvements on the property back into the development project for a specified number of years. Potential developers will still have to get a plan approved by the commission before they could take advantage of the tax break.
The board caucuses at 5 p.m. and starts its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall, 601 Broad St. Both sessions are public.
Also on the agenda is a first reading of an ordinance that would shift the make-up of the Alcohol Control Commission to five appointed citizens and a non-voting city commissioner.
Currently, the ACC has three city commissioners and three appointed citizens. Mayor Jamie Doss has said he expects to keep the three citizens and appoint two more once the ordinance is adopted, which could be as early as the Feb. 26 meeting.
The City Commission also is expected to approve an agreement that would allow Ira Levy to include balconies that overhang Broad Street with his condominiums under construction in the 300 block. The proposed contract grants air rights over the city’s right-of-way for The Lofts at Third & Broad as long as construction is completed by Dec. 31.
Among the other items on the board’s agenda are 10 proclamations, including recognitions of February as Black History Month and six notable black Romans: Martin H. “Buddy” Mitchell, Robert Kelsey, C.W. Aycock, Samuel T. Burrell Sr., Delores Chatman and John Stevenson.