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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 23, 1994 STREET The City Administrator reported that he did not ASSESSMENT prepare a revised Street Assessment Policy for the POLICY Council at this time since there are still a couple of issues that need to be resolved. Once those issues are addressed, revised policies will be submitted to the Council. LIQUOR The City Administrator presented information to the LICENSE Council on the City's current liquor license fees, and FEES asked if the Council felt any increases were warranted. Hanson suggested that in many instances the City's liquor license fees are at the maximum, and questioned the amount of additional revenue the City would realize in increasing the fees. Scalze asked if the purpose of the liquor license fee was to be a user fee or a revenue-generating fee. Morelan felt that liquor license fees were revenue generating. Morelan asked the City's costs associated in issuing liquor licenses. It was pointed out that the last time the City increased its liquor license fees was in 1981. Pedersen pointed out that applying the rate of inflation over the past 13 years would increase those fees substantially. The Administrator reported that at one time a liquor license was considered to be a very valuable asset, however, with the changes in liquor laws, that is no longer the case. The Administrator reported that staff can put together some information on City costs involved in liquor licensing, including staff time and Sheriff's Department time. LaValle pointed out that the City's liquor businesses are struggling and that both insurance and product costs have increased for these businesses. Scalze stated that she would like to see the City's costs associated with liquor licensing. Morelan pointed out that liquor businesses in the City also pay the property taxes at the commercial rate. 9