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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JUNE 239 2025 Alex Chang stated that he is a St. Paul resident and is requesting that the city allow them to obtain a liquor license. He stated that they are in the process of taking over a restaurant and would like to make some changes. He stated that they would add a bar and a private room for birthdays or other small events. He stated that the restaurant would serve Hmong, Tai, and Vietnamese cuisine. Mayor Fischer recognized that the city prefers to limit the number of licenses and review requests on a case -by -case basis. He believed that this would be a good choice to add another restaurant to the mix. Kwapick asked about the closing time of a restaurant's liquor license. The City Clerk replied that a restaurant is limited to a closing of I a.m. Miller introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2025-6-98 — ADOPTING ORDINANCE 919, AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 703. 110, INTOXICA TING LIQ UOR, TO ALL 0 W THREE ON -SALE RES TA UWA NT LICENSES, A ND APPR 0 VING P UBLICA TION OF A S UMMA R Y ORDINANCE The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Malone. Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR ACTING CITY ADMINISTRATOR WORKING OUT OF CLASS The City Clerk stated that the previous City Administrator left in March, and the Assistant City Administrator has been acting in that position and will continue until the new City Administrator joins next week. She explained that additional compensation is provided for those situations an employee works out of class and explained how that is typically done. She stated that the Assistant City Administrator has done a great job, and this should have been done when she stepped into that role. She noted that this change would be retroactive back to March Yd and recommended that the additional compensation be done at Step I of Grade 15. Miller agreed that she has done a fantastic job, recognizing that there were a lot of large tasks and staff changes during that time. Malone expressed regret that they did not make this change earlier. Kwapick acknowledged the amount of work that she handled during this time, including capital requests. He stated that the Assistant City Administrator had a very positive impact on staff. Mayor Fischer agreed with all the comments. He noted that there was a theory that she would just be steering the ship, but there were issues that popped up that were not anticipated, and she did a great job handling those duties and managing the team. He thanked her for ajob well done. He noted that he had a conversation with her earlier, and she stated that she would be okay with a lump sum payment. Mayor Fischer introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2025-6-99 —APPROVING THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSA TION A T STEP I OF GRADE 15 FOR LA URA LINEHAN ASSISTANT CITY 13