SMD 5B05, Brookland, Washington, DC

Tonight at the 5A Commission meeting, I proposed the following resolution to the Committee of the Whole: Proposed Resolution concerning ABRA and the Cardinal’s Nest:

Whereas the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration has charged Brookland Restaurant Inc. t/a the Cardinal’s Nest with five violations of the alcoholic beverage regulation code, including serving alcohol to persons under the legal age, selling liquor not for consumption within the said establishment, and permitting the sale of side drinks on two separate dates, 3/28/08 and 8/28/08, and

Whereas the Brookland Restaurant Inc. t/a the Cardinal’s Nest has broken provisions of their voluntary agreement with residential neighbors in nine instances as observed by ABRA investigators on three different dates, 3/28/08, 5/17/08, on 6/22/08, and

Whereas the residents of 5A06 voted 18 to one in support of revocation of the Cardinal’s Nests ‘s license at a single member district meeting on 1/12/08,We, the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for 5A, support the revocation of the liquor license of said Brookland Restaurant Inc. t/a the Cardinal’s Nest on January 28, 2008.

This resolution was tabled and will be considered at the Committee of the Whole meeting to be held at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday, February 5, at 6:30 at the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. Several commissioners felt that more discussion was needed. The Committee of the Whole meeting is open to the public. - John Feeley