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MTNUTES CITY COUNCIL June 10, 1981 Pat Frattalone Sanitary Sewer Request Mr. Pat Frattalone appeared 6efore the Council requesting that a public hearing be held for sanitary sewer improvement on County Road D. Mayor Hansan informed the Council that the improvement would consist of approximately 500 feet of sewer, and that it would be a very costly improvement. Hanson questioned if Mr. Frattalone owned 35% of the front footage involved in order to request this improvement. City Clerk suggested that the Council could in~tiate the action on this improvement. Councilman Fahey suggested that the Councit call for a public hearing and let the propertyowners involved voice their opinion. Mayor Hanson suggested that befpre this is done, the City Engineer should give the Council a determinat9on on the feasibility of the improvement. Liquor Counci1man Fahey informed the Council ~at he has received calls from License several bar owners expressing their disappointment in the doubling of Ordinance the on-sale intoxicating liquor license fee. The bar owners were concerned Amendment that the Counci1 did not notify them that an increase in this fee was to be considered. P1r. Fahey intro~uced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTIQN N0. 81-6-286 - RECONSTDERIMG RESOLUTION N0. 81-5-260 SPECIfICP,LLY WITH REGARD TO THE CHANGES IN LIQUOR LICEPISE fEES The foregoing reso1ution was duly seconded by Mrs. Nardini. Ayes (5) Fahey, Nardini, Hanson, Forsberg, Scalze. Nayes (0). Resolution declared adopted. This resolution appears in Resolution Book No. 7, Page 214. Mr. Tom Cossack, owner of Gordies> appeared before the Counc9l. Mr. Cossack had been asked by the bar owners in Little Canada to represent them in the matter of the on-sale 7iquor license fee. Mr. Cossack stated that the doubling of the fee was unfair. Cossack stated that in the Little Canada Free Press the reasons for the increase were stated as being a doubling in the City's population and the increased cost of police protection. Mr. Cossack informed the Council that not only did the population increase, but atso the number of on-sa1e liquor licenses increased. Cossack also stated that in the last couple of years Gordies has only had three po1~ice calls. It was stated by Cossack that Spooner Park has accounted for more police ca11s than the City's liquor establishments. Mr. Cossack fe1t that a 25% increase in the fee would be more in order. Councilman Forsberg commented that the cost of everything has gone up in the past 11 years. The ma9n reason for the increase of the 19quor 7icense fee was the City's review of all its fees. Page -10-