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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned RR Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, between Samuell Boulevard and E I-30 Fwy., east of N. Jim Miller Road, [AKA 6465 Samuell Boulevard]. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Cesar Villasenor / Trakas Sports Cantina LLC. Representative: Warren Cohen U/A From: July 23, 2026. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 7 Z-26-000070
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Verify Samuell Boulevard alcohol permit approval record
Why now: The same application was carried 15-0 on July 23 and again 15-0 on August 20, with the August item described as from July 23.
What to do: Compare the July 23 and August 20 motions, minutes, and approved conditions to determine whether the later hearing reaffirmed or changed the alcohol permit approval. The matter has two unanimous approvals but no verified later procedural step, leaving the controlling approval record unclear.
Act before: After the next material record update
Obtain Samuell Boulevard alcohol permit site plan
Why now: City Plan Commission approved the restaurant alcohol use 15-0 on August 20, subject to a site plan and conditions.
What to do: Get the approved site plan and conditions before finalizing the restaurant layout, alcohol-service areas, or construction scope at 6465 Samuell Boulevard. The approval is expressly conditioned on those documents, so an unverified design could require rework or omit a required restriction.
Act before: After the next material record update
Explain repeat Samuell Boulevard alcohol permit votes
Why now: The case appeared twice and received separate 15-0 City Plan Commission approvals on July 23 and August 20, while the August listing says it came from July 23.
What to do: Request the staff reports, item packets, and minutes for both hearings and ask why this restaurant alcohol permit returned after a 15-0 July vote. Without that comparison, the public cannot tell whether the August action corrected, amended, or simply repeated the prior approval.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned RR Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, between Samuell Boulevard and E I-30 Fwy., east of N. Jim Miller Road, [AKA 6465 Samuell Boulevard]. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Cesar Villasenor / Trakas Sports Cantina LLC. Representative: Warren Cohen U/A From: July 23, 2026. Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 7 Z-26-000070
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
recommend approval of a new Specific Use Permit for five years
An application for a new Specific Use Permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a restaurant without drive-in or drive-through service on property zoned RR Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, between Samuell Boulevard and E I-30 Fwy, east of N. Jim Miller Road, AKA 6465 Samuell Boulevard. Staff Recommendation: Approval, subject to a site plan and conditions. Applicant: Cesar Villasenor / Trakas Sports Cantina LLC. Representative: Warren Cohen Planner: Oscar Aguilera Council District: 7 Z-26-000070
Vote: 15 for, 0 against
hold under advisement until August 20, 2026
This item was heard individually.