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Show Business Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 21-24, 2018 The Park Record. The Park Record A-13 SURGEON HAS HEART FOR HELPING, A-14 A-13 ECO-FRIENDLY SHOPS IS PROGRAM’S GOAL, A-14 www.parkrecord.com SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, APRIL 21-24, 2018 Editor: Carolyn Webber business@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 Law forces restaurants to reach a crossroad PCMR DIRECTOR LEAVES FOR SNOWBASIN RESORT Businesses must select which license they will choose by next month Snowbasin Resort recently announced that Davy Ratchford will be the new general manager of the resort, according to a press release. Ratchford was the senior director of marketing and strategic alliance for Park City Mountain Resort and, prior to that, he worked as the director of marketing for Vail Mountain, Colorado, and Northstar Resort, California. He plans to assume the position in May, and will replace John Loomis, who is retiring. Ratchford lives in the Park City area. PANDOLABS TO HOST HAPPY HOUR EVENT The entrepreneurial network PandoLabs plans to host an open happy hour event on April 27 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. According to the group’s Facebook page, the event is open to entrepreneurs, freelancers, mentors and any other supporters of startups in the Wasatch Back area. It is scheduled to take place at the PandoLabs office at 2750 Rasmussen Road. Those interested must RSVP by sending a message to juliana.pandolabs@ gmail.com. UTAH ECONOMIC SUMMIT TO TAKE PLACE APRIL 27 The Utah Economic Summit is scheduled to take place on April 27 at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. According to the event’s website, business, government and academic leaders are invited to learn about Utah’s economy. It is hosted by Gov. Gary Herbert. There will be breakout sessions and a keynote speech from Mitch Lowe, chief executive officer of MoviePass and co-founding executive of Netflix. For a full schedule and registration information, visit https:// utaheconomicsummit.com/. CAROLYN WEBBER The Park Record It’s no secret that Utah has strict liquor laws. During the 2017 legislative session, some regulations were loosened while new ones restricted establishments even further. One of the biggest changes, included in H.B. 442, made it so dining club licenses, which allowed places to be both a restaurant and a bar, would be eliminated this year. After failed attempts from dining club owners — including many in Park City — to lobby for a change to or delay of that part of the law during this year’s legislative session, the elimination of dining club licenses is expected to go into effect on July 1. Businesses operating under a dining club license must decide by the end of next month whether to become a bar or a restaurant, designations that both carry various requirements. Those in the restaurant industry say the situation has left almost two dozen establishments around Park City struggling to determine their next steps. If businesses choose the restaurant route, they must follow the 70/30 rule, meaning that the ratio of food to alcohol gross sales must be at least 70 percent to 30 percent. Max Doilney, owner of the Corner Store Pub and Grill, said that is especially difficult because Utah sets the wholesale cost of liquor by requiring restaurants to purchase liquor from the state. For restaurants with high-priced food, hitting the ratio is not a problem, but at places like the Corner Store, where the average cost of a meal is $15, he said it is an obstacle. “The state is essentially dictating our entire food and beverage market by setting their price,” Doilney said. “We are in a pickle because we can’t hit 70/30 or we’ll have to raise our food prices, which alienates families.” The alternative, dropping the cost of alcoholic beverages, would reduce the restaurant’s net profit, he said. CAROLYN WEBBER/PARK RECORD From left, Jeff Jacobs, Kaleb Doilney, Max Doilney and Joanna Doilney are frustrated at the law requiring them to give up their dining club license. Max Doilney and Jacobs, who own and operate the Corner Store Pub and Grill near Park City Mountain Resort, say that whatever they choose, they will have losses. If the Corner Store and other businesses around Park City choose to be licensed as a restaurant, they also must require guests who drink an alcoholic beverage to order food with their drink. With dining club licenses, that was not the case. David Wakeling, owner of Collie’s Sports Bar, said that requiring guests to order food is not good for business. “It’s giving our state even more of a bad reputation,” he said. Plus, if Collie’s is a restaurant, it would have to close at 11 p.m. rather than 1 a.m. But even with those consequences, Wakeling does not want to lose the families that visit his restaurant, which would happen if he were to become a bar. People under 21 are not allowed in bars. “Park City in particular has so few options for families as it is, and this is taking away more of that,” he added. Elected officials did pass a law this year, H.B. 456, that allows businesses to hold both a restaurant and a bar license. “The state is essentially dictating our entire food and beverage market by setting their price,” Max Doilney Corner Store Pub and Grill But the restaurant and bar areas must be in separate rooms with distinct entrances and with shared walls being at least 8 feet high. For many, that would require construction that they do not have the money or space for. Shantel Stoff, sales and marketing director of Red Rock Brewery and co-president of the Park City Area Restaurant Association, said that Red Rock Brewery in Kimball Junction could go that route. There is a room in the back that Red Rock would be able to convert into a bar, but it is not ideal. “The portion of the restaurant that has to become a restaurant versus the bar is not how we would prefer to continue, but it is what we are faced with given the legislation that passed,” she said. She said that Red Rock has not yet decided what it will choose to do. It was so difficult to get the dining club license that Please see Law, A-15 Subscribe today! You’re Invited to Experience the HydraFacial! PARK CITY Tuesday, April 24th 12:00 - 5:00 (By appointment only.) SALT LAKE Wednesday, April 25th 12:00 - 5:00 (By appointment only.) Register today to receive a COMPLIMENTARY 15 minute HydraFacial at our Signature Event! FR EE HydraFacial delivers instant and long-lasting results that you can see and feel. $50 Egyptian Theatre Gift Card Offer for new, in-county, print, two-year subscribers. Available while supplies last! While supplies last! Sign up for a new two-year, in Summit County, print subscription and receive a $50 Egyptian Theatre gift card! Please call The Park Record at 435-649-9014 and ask for our circulation department for more details. 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