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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 27, 2011 COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY PLANNER AS OUTLINED IN HIS REPORT DATED APRIL 7, 2011 The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Boss. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. INCREASE IN Blesener opened the Public Hearing to consider an increase in the City's ON -SALE On -Sale Liquor and On -Sale Wine License fees. LIQUOR & ON -SALE The City Clerk reviewed her report in which staff recommended a WINE continuation of the 5 -year policy tying increases in the On -Sale Liquor LICENSE and On -Sale Wine License fees to the percentage increase in the City's FEES Gross Levy increase. The Gross Levy increase for the 2011 budget was 3.94 %, which would impact these liquor license fees as follows: 2010 Fee Proposed 2011 Fee On -Sale Liquor $4,206 $4,372 On -Sale Wine $608 $632 The City Clerk noted that the City's On -Sale Sunday and Off -Sale Liquor License fees are regulated by State Law and are at the maximum allowed. Staff is proposing no increase in the 2 A.M. License, On -Sale 3.2 Intoxicating Malt Liquor, or Off -Sale 3.2 Intoxicating Malt Liquor fees. Tom Duray, Hoggsbreath, indicated that the increase proposed is a moderate one, and the formula used by the City seems to be working. Blesener noted that tying these increases to the Gross Levy increase was based on a 5 -year policy, and this would be the 6th year. He asked if the Liquor businesses in the City would support 5 year extension of that policy. Duray stated that he did not discuss this with other liquor businesses in the City. He suggested that if there were major objections, there would have been owners present this evening. Duray stated that he would like the increase considered on an annual basis so that liquor businesses have the opportunity to comment should there be some changes in the business climate. Blesener noted that the City must hold a public hearing whenever it changes these license fees, therefore, businesses would have the opportunity to comment. He further noted that the plan to tie license increases to the gross levy increase was a means of providing for smaller license fee increases on an annual basis, rather than the City trying to catch up and imposing a big increase in one year. 14