On June 24th, 2020, the PLCB (PA Liquor Control Board) hosted a teleconference meeting. Rock the Capital attended this PLCB meeting, recording audio. We provide here that audio, along with the PLCB meeting minutes.

PLCB Meeting: 06.24.2020: Audio Recording

 

PLCB Meeting 6-24-20 from Rock The Capital on Vimeo.

Meeting Minutes

1. Call to order
a. 11:00 am
2. Old Business
a. Motion to approve previous Board meeting minutes from 6-3-20
i. Negra, Isenhour – unanimously passed
b. Announcement made that, on 6-12-20, the Board voted, to approve a procurement of 100 laptops and accompanying devices from CDW Government, Inc., a Commonwealth approved provider, for $208,391.
i. Patty Smith of Rock the Capital asked why the approval was made after the meeting on 6-3-20 and why it was not moved to today’s agenda. The answer given was that this was an emergency procurement due to the riots in Philadelphia damaging computers and the quick opening of stores that needed computers.
3. New Business
a. None
4. Bureau of Licensing
a. BoGo Beer, LLC, 5701-03 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia
i. BoGo Beer was requesting a double transfer and request for dual employment – restaurant.
ii. Negra motioned he was against the request due to the fact that it was near a church, daycare and other licensees and made a motion to refuse the request. Isenhour second, passed          unanimously.
iii. No one from BoGo Beer was in attendance.
b. ALW921 Enterprises, 7356-7358 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia
i. Requested a stipulation, is the company wanted to join with BoGo Beer (above).
ii. Negra motioned to reject the stipulation based on the reasons for BoGo Beer above, Isenhour second, passed unanimously.
iii. No one from ALW921 Enterprises was in attendance.
c. Hello Pizza, LLC, 310 W. Master St., Unit 101, Philadelphia
i. Double transfer & Request for Interior Connections with another business – Restaurant.
ii. Negra motion to approve, Isenhour second, passed unanimously
d. Ilyes Holdings A, LLC, 11-17 York St., Hanover
i. New, economic development restaurant
ii. Negra thanked everyone for their calls and letters supporting this.
iii. Negra motion to approve, Isenhour second, passed unanimously
e. KMW Hanover, LLC, 40 Broadway, Hanover
i. New, economic development restaurant
ii. Negra thanked everyone for their calls and letters supporting this.
iii. Negra motion to approve, Isenhour second, passed unanimously
f. La Fourno, Inc., 636 South St., Philadelphia
i. Renewal – restaurant
ii. This company owed money to the Department of Revenue and still has not paid. Therefore it must be refused
iii. Negra motion to refuse the renewal, Isenhour second, passed unanimously.
iv. No one from the company in attendance.
g. 900 Diamond, Inc., 901-903 West Diamond St., Philadelphia
i. conditional licensing agreement, renewal, district 10
ii. A hold was put on this at the 2-26-20 session
iii. Negra motion to approve, Isenhour second, passed unanimously
h. 944 Penn St. Inc., 944 Penn St., Reading
i. Renewal District 3
ii. Negra motion to hold for an amended CLA (conditional licensing agreement), Isenhour second, passed unanimously.
i. 5600 Lansdowne, Inc., 5600 Lansdowne Ave., Philadelphia
i. Renewal, District 10
ii. Negra motion to hold for an amended CLA (conditional licensing agreement), Isenhour second, passed unanimously.
j. SR, Inc., t/a Fundaze Back Bar, 2550 Brownsville Rd., South Park Township, South Park
i. Conditional Licensing Agreement renewal, District 5
ii. A hold was put on this at the 2-26-20 session
iii. Negra motion to approve with amended CLA (conditional licensing agreement), Isenhour second, passed unanimously.
k. Shooters Grill & Bar, LLC., 14 North Main St., Port Allegany
i. Renewal, District 7
ii. Negra motion to hold for an amended CLA (conditional licensing agreement), Isenhour second, passed unanimously.
l. Trompeta’s Bar & Grill, LLC., 457-459 East Wyoming Ave, Philadelphia
i. Conditional Licensing Agreement renewal, District 10
ii. Negra motion to approve with CLA (conditional licensing agreement), Isenhour second, passed unanimously.
5. Bureau of Human Resources – Personnel Actions
a. No information was given on the agenda or in the meeting
b. Negra motion to accept the 11 personnel action recommendations of the Bureau of Human Resources, Isenhour second, approved unanimously
6. Bureau of Accounting & Purchasing
a. Negra motion to accept all of the below procurements, Isenhour second, approved unanimously
b. Comprehensive Security Service
i. Provide comprehensive security services that includes the following: an integrated security system; year-round 24-hour centrally located monitoring; all necessary equipment, including video management system, video archiving, cameras, sensors and alarm system; and all installation and maintenance required for the same services in each of the PLCB’s Fine Wine & Good Spirits store locations and other PLCB facilities located throughout Pennsylvania.
ii. Procured via Invitation to Bid #260347
iii. Vendor – Security Resources
iv. Term – Five years, $13,452,836.48 estimated cost.
v. 2 other bids were received
1. WSS Integrated Technologies – $33,698,299.65
2. Prosegur Security USA, Inc. – $66,938,100.00
c. System Administrator Staff Augmentation
i. Provide Unix Administration knowledge and skills to move much of the PLCB’s equipment out of the NWOB as part of a management directive requirement. In addition, will provide vital migration assistance, thorugh various scripts, manual configuration and research for the upcoming ERP/IBMS system project.
ii. Procured via a DGS contract #4400014660
iii. Vendor – OST, Inc.
iv. Term – 6 months for the period 7-1-20 to 12-31-20, $60,078.60 estimated cost.
v. Must outsource because they have no one in house qualified.
d. Senior Business Subject Matter Expert Staff Augmentation
i. Provide IBM WebSphere Commerce development expertise to analyze, build out, and migrate the WebSphere Commerce environments in the Azure Cloud. This support position will also analyze, design and develop any WebSphere API integration points with the Adobe Experience manager front end, our back-end Oracle Store Inventory Management, EBS, RMS and other integrations/modifications as needed for the implementation of the new FWGS site.
ii. Procured via a DGS contract #4400014660
iii. Vendor – OST, Inc.
iv. Term – six months for the period 7-1-20 to 12-31-20, $105,185.00 estimated cost.
v. Must outsource because they have no on in house qualified.
e. Senior Business Subject Matter Expert Staff Augmentation
i. Provide IBM WebSphere Architect experience to analyze, design and develop any WebSphere API integration points with the Adobe Experience Manager front-end, our back-end Oracle Store Inventory management, EBS and RMS and other integrations/’modification as needed for the implementation for the FWGS site. This person will work closely with the Solution Architect to build these integrations and perform some WebSphere Architect analysis and design type work as needed.
ii. Procured via DGS contract #4400014660
iii. Vendor – OST, Inc.
iv. Term – three months for the period 7-1-20 to 9-30-20, $81,854.00 estimated cost
v. Must outsource because they have no on in house qualified.
f. Hearing Examiner Services
i. Represent the Board in the capacity of a Hearing Examiner for administrative hearings conducted int eh Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regarding matters which the Board shall adjudicated as required by law.
ii. Procured via PO 63019167 Option Year
iii. Vendor – Richard M. Rosenbleeth, Esquire
iv. Term – One year from 7-18-20 to 7-17-21, $75,000.00 estimated cost
g. Ingenico iSC250 PIN Pads with stands
i. These pin pads with stands will go with the new registers to replace those damaged during protests and additional registers for the holiday season and the opening of new stores.
ii. Procured via DGS contract $4400016084
iii. Vendor – First Data Merchant Services, LLC.
iv. $75,250 estimated costs.
h. Department of Auditor General
i. Inter-Agency Charge
ii. FY 2019-20 4th quarter’s billing of $632,585.09 from the Department of Auditor General. This brings the Auditor General’s charges for FY 2019-20 to $2,856,319.35 for a total year to date decrease of $32,205.66 or -2.3% lower than last year.
i. Bureau of Commonwealth Payroll Operations (BCPO) Billing (Job 30)
i. This billing is for $250,207.86 for the PLCB’s share of costs for payroll and travel services for FY 2019-20. The PLCB’s total charge decreased by $98,848.70 (-2.8%) from last year’s billing of $346,057 due to decreased PLCB transaction counts and BCPO’s billable costs dropping by 6.3%.
j. Department of General Services (DGS) Procurement Services (job 917)
i. Estimated billing of $268,045.86 for FY 2019-20 to reimburse DGS for procurement service costs. The PLCB’s billing is $9,295.12 (-3.3%) lower than last year’s billing of $277,340.98.
k. Office of Administration – Electronic Onboarding Project
i. Reimbursement of $61,050 to Office of Administration for a change request to create an PLCB version of the Commonwealth’s electronic onboarding portal.
ii. The Bureau of Financial Management and Analysis has reviewed these charges and determined that they are reasonable based on billing methodology and previous experience.
7. Office of Retail Operations
a. Negra motion to accept all below, Isenhour second, approved unanimously
b. #4023 – 801 Wyoming Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643 – Amendment
c. #4201 – 38 Davis St., Bradford, PA 16701 – Amendment
d. #4503 – 1152 Route 390, Cresco, PA 18326 – Amendment
e. #4803 – 2375 Blue Valley Drive, Pen Argyl, PA 18072 – Amendment
f. #5403 – 141 Railroad St., Tamaqua, PA 18252 – Amendment
g. #54XX – 210 Cedar St., Tamaqua, PA 18252 – new lease
8. Bureau of Product Selection
a. Negra motion to approve all recommendations, Isenhour second, approved unanimously
9. Financial Report May 2020
a. $132.2 Million sales
b. $1.4 Million loss
c. YTD $1.9 Billion
d. $166 Million profit
e. 1.5% increase from this point last year
10. Other issues
a. Alcohol Education Grant Requests
i. On May 13, 2020, the Board approved to fund approximately $1,000,000 per year for Alcohol Education Grants to various entities throughout the Commonweal for the purpose of reducing underage and dangerous drinking during the 2020-2022 grant cycle.
ii. The Bureau of Alcohol Education is now requesting the Board to fund an estimated amount of $800,000 additional. This amount is in addition to the previously approved $1,000,000 per year for the 2020-2022 grant cycle.
iii. This additional need was discovered after review of all of the applications received.
iv. Negra motion to increase the funding by $800,000, Isenhour second, approved unanimously.
11. Citizen Comment/Business from the Floor
a. Patty Smith of Rock the Capital requested clarification on the additional $800,000 in Alcohol Education Grant funding above and whether that was an additional $800,000 per year or a one time increase of $800,000.
i. It was explained that it as a one time additional increase of $800,000
12. Next Board meeting
a. Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11:00 am.
b. Prior to this meeting there will be an Executive Session
13. Adjourn
a. 11:43 am (Negra, Isenhour)

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