Mt. Juliet, Tennessee  
2425 North Mt. Juliet Rd  
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122  
Meeting Minutes  
Tuesday, November 12, 2024  
6:30 PM  
Commission Chambers  
Mt. Juliet Alcoholic Beverage Board  
1.  
Call to Order and Declare a Quorum Present  
Vice Chairperson Brian Christenson called the meeting to order at 6:30pm.  
Board Member David Usry, Board Member Adrian Muniz, Board  
Member James (Jim) Hooper, and Board Member Brian  
Christenson  
Present  
Absent  
Chairperson Patrick Scales  
2.  
Moment of Silence  
Vice Chairperson Brian Christenson asked everyone to observe a moment of silence.  
3.  
Set Agenda  
The agenda for the meeting was set by Vice Chairperson Brian Christenson.  
4.  
Public Notice  
Public Notice - ABB 11-12-24  
4.A.  
Public Notice - ABB 11-12-24  
Attachments:  
5.  
Approval of Minutes  
Approval of 10-8-24 Minutes  
5.A.  
Meeting Minutes 10-8-24 - Unapproved  
Attachments:  
This Minutes was deferred.to the Mt. Juliet Alcoholic Beverage Board due back on  
12/10/2024  
DEFERRED  
RESULT:  
David Usry  
MOVER:  
Adrian Muniz  
SECONDER:  
David Usry, Adrian Muniz, James (Jim) Hooper, and Brian  
Christenson  
Aye:  
Patrick Scales  
Absent:  
6.  
Applications - On Premise - Beer Permits  
BJ Hot Chicken  
6.A.  
BJ Hot Chicken Application - Redacted  
Attachments:  
Juan Carlos, manager, is here to represent BJ Hot Chicken. They have a store in  
Hendersonville and three other locations. The manager approximated 6-9 staff will  
work here and the method of training for prevention of underage beer sales will go  
through both owners.  
They will check every drivers license. Board Member Usry told the manager about  
vertical and horizontal licensing. Board Member Christenson told them that MJ  
Police do frequent stings to make sure businesses are compliant.  
This Applications was approved.  
APPROVED  
Adrian Muniz  
David Usry  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
David Usry, Adrian Muniz, James (Jim) Hooper, and Brian  
Christenson  
Aye:  
Patrick Scales  
Absent:  
Casa Mezcal Mexican Grill  
6.B.  
Casa Mezcal Mexican Grill 2024 Application - Redacted  
Attachments:  
Owner has previous business, smaller, and this will be the bigger one. His wife runs  
the other rest and has been in the food business for a long time.  
They will train the waitresses, and carding everyone no matter the age. Board  
Member Christenson told him about the horizontal and vertical licenses. They will  
have about 4-5 on their serving staff.  
He will also be serving liquor, and will go through the TN ABC.  
Board Member Christenson let him know about compliance checks that MJ does.  
This Applications was approved.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
James (Jim) Hooper  
Adrian Muniz  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
David Usry, Adrian Muniz, James (Jim) Hooper, and Brian  
Christenson  
Aye:  
Patrick Scales  
Absent:  
Honkey Tonk Creamery  
6.C.  
Honkey Tonk Creamery - Redacted  
Attachments:  
Matt Harville, is here to represent his business. He has been general manager for  
many bars and honky tonks in Nashville. He wants it to be family friendly, with  
pizzas, sandwiches, ice cream, live music, desserts.  
Board Member Usry let him know that he will have to sell food. He will have live  
music every night. He wants to give artists a chance to play music without having to  
go through the traffic of Nashville.  
He also owns the Bonus Room behind the store. He will be applying for his liquor  
permit as well. He will plan to have 75 seats total.  
He plans to open December 1, 2024.  
He plans to train his staff through showing his collection of fake IDs from running  
Nashville bars, pop quizzes, and to make sure they keep a clean image.  
Board Member Usry let him know about the food to alcohol ratio.  
This Applications was approved.  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
David Usry  
MOVER:  
James (Jim) Hooper  
SECONDER:  
David Usry, Adrian Muniz, James (Jim) Hooper, and Brian  
Christenson  
Aye:  
Patrick Scales  
Absent:  
7.  
Applications - Retail Liquor Store License  
Golden Bear Wine and Spirits  
7.A.  
Golden Bear Wine and Spirits, LLC  
Attachments:  
Golden Bear W & S - Lineberry-Robinson  
City Attorney Review Letter - Lineberry & Robinson  
Mark Lineberry and Michael, Chris, and Bill Robinson are here to represent the  
proposed location. The location is next to Amazon. This location will be in a new  
shopping center. The Robinson family had the first liquor store license to be issued  
at Providence Wine and Spirits. They have been within the community for decades.  
They will implement the same requirements and training to avoid sale to minors, as  
the same as Providence Wine and Spirits, since it has had no problem.  
Board Member Christenson asked about management. They will hire full-time staff.  
They will train the staff, payroll, etc.  
The TN ABC helps with training and does help with making sure the staff checks  
IDs  
This Certificate of Compliance was recommended for approval.to the Board of  
Commissioners due back on 12/9/2024  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
RESULT:  
David Usry  
MOVER:  
Adrian Muniz  
SECONDER:  
David Usry, Adrian Muniz, James (Jim) Hooper, and Brian  
Christenson  
Aye:  
Patrick Scales  
Absent:  
Beckwith Wine and Spirit - Narendra Patel  
7.B.  
Beckwith Wine and Spirits LLC - Narendra Patel  
Attachments:  
5120 Beckwith Naren Patel - Planning & Zoning  
City Attorney Review Letter - Narendra Patel  
Narendra Patel is representing this proposed liquor store. He currently owns the  
Golden Bear gas stations, which sell beer. He handed the board plans. He currently  
runs a liquor store in Lebanon, TN and has since 2018. He stated that he has not  
had any violations at this store.  
Board Member Usry asked about the location and roadways. He stated that it will  
be a large property that will have several businesses on it. Board Member Usry  
asked about the way the front facing building to face the public street, and he stated  
that this is just preliminary plans and can change this if needed.  
The board spoke and asked the City Attorney questions about the store.  
This Certificate of Compliance was recommended for approval.to the Board of  
Commissioners due back on 12/9/2024  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
RESULT:  
James (Jim) Hooper  
MOVER:  
David Usry  
SECONDER:  
David Usry, Adrian Muniz, James (Jim) Hooper, and Brian  
Christenson  
Aye:  
Patrick Scales  
Absent:  
Beckwith Wine and Spirits - Priya Patel  
7.C.  
Beckwith Wine and Spirits - Priya Patel  
Attachments:  
3131 Beckwith Priya Patel Planning & Zoning  
City Attorney Review Letter - Priya Patel  
Priya Patel is here to represent the proposed liquor store. She is a Mt. Juliet native  
and hopes to grow into the Liquor Store Business.  
She stated that she will implement the ID scanning that she has at her current  
business, Marathon. She will do frequent training for her employees.  
Board Member Christenson asked timeline of her construction, she mentioned that  
it would start early next month, as soon as she can get the plans approved. There  
are not a lot of businesses near her area. She does not have a problem to face the  
building either S Rutland Rd or Beckwith Rd. Board Member Hooper mentioned that  
area is a traffic nightmare and residential area near the proposed area.  
This Certificate of Compliance was recommended for approval.to the Board of  
Commissioners due back on 12/9/2024  
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL  
RESULT:  
David Usry  
MOVER:  
Brian Christenson  
SECONDER:  
David Usry, Adrian Muniz, James (Jim) Hooper, and Brian  
Christenson  
Aye:  
Patrick Scales  
Absent:  
8.  
Discussion Items  
9.  
Adjournment  
7:31PM  
________________________________________________  
ABB Chairperson Patrick Scales  
______________________________________________  
ABB Secretary Emily Taylor