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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Keis and Members of City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: May 18, 2018 RE: Review of Hoggsbreath License Conditions As you know, Hoggsbreath and the City agreed to a number of conditions relative to the operation of the establishment (a copy of the revised conditions approved last December is attached to this memo). Staff is not aware of any violations of these conditions. One issue that has come to our attention is the difficulty Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department is having filling the weekend overtime assignment. There are other opportunities for deputies to work overtime and they are spread rather thin. This position has gone unfilled on a few nights and that may become the norm going forward. We may need to discuss the use of an outside security agency if RCSD can’t fill this position. It should also be pointed out that use of an outside security company likely raises other issues that will need to be discussed. Also attached to this memo is the Activity Call Log for the Hoggsbreath as generated by the Sheriff’s Department. I have attempted to highlight the serious calls that we are trying to minimize. Mr. and Mrs. Duray have also requested two changes to the operation conditions. Their request is as follows: I would like to ask the city council for an amendment to our conditions for our liquor license at the Hoggsbreath. As our current conditions stated on page three (3), bullet point number four (4) on our establishment capacity, I would like to ask that our 250 person capacity be increased to 300. Additionally, I would ask when the patio is open for business from April through September the capacity be at 350. We feel that this is still 100 people below our fire capacity of 450. We would like to keep all other conditions in place. We feel that all the conditions as a whole are doing a good job of controlling our clientele. I have reviewed our calls for service from July 1, 2017 through present time and I do not believe there have been any major issues within this time period. I believe with the slight increase in our capacity, we would be able to continue our large security presence and be able to add more security cameras as well as update our entire camera system. Staff recommendation is the Council should review the current conditions and address Mr. Duray’s requested modifications. Depending on how detailed this discussion could become, it may be advisable to schedule a workshop with the Duray’s before our meeting of June 6th to allow more time for the topic. We could also invite the Sheriff’s Department to comment on any revisions to the security protocol if they are unable to consistently staff the parking lot squad. cc: Tom Duray, Hoggsbreath