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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JUNE 14, 2006 4 Current Proposed On -Sale Liquor License $3,500 $3,588.90 On -Sale Wine License $500 $512.70 Keis asked about server training, and whether or not the City should encourage serve training via a reduction in the license fee. The City Administrator noted that license holders typically conduct server training as a condition of their liquor liability insurance. Blesener suggested that to encourage server training, the City could charge an annual license fee of $3,600 for On -Sale Liquor License with server training and $4,500 without annual training. Tom Duray, owner of Hoggsbreath, reported that he was present this evening representing the On -Sale Liquor Licensees. Duray reported that on -sale liquor establishments receive a substantial discount on their liquor liability insurance if they conduct server training. The reduction in insurance costs is so substantial that all the license holders participate. Duray reported that the training is approximately 4 to 5 hours in length, is very comprehensive, and is conducted by various companies that are certified by insurance carriers to do this training. Some insurance carriers require the training on an annual basis and some require it every two years. Given that training occurs at various times and establishments in the Metro area, newly hired employees can be certified upon hiring by participating in a training session being held somewhere in the Twin Cities. Blesener asked if liquor liability insurance is required for an On -Sale Wine license. The City Clerk reported that liquor liability insurance is required for all liquor licenses including On -Sale Wine, On -Sale 3.2 Intoxicating Matt Liquor, Temporary On -Sale License, Off -Sale Licenses, etc. LaValle suggested that there was no need to offer a two tiered liquor license fee system based on server training as the insurance savings incentive ensures that server training is occurring. LaValle noted that the City's on -sale liquor establishments are family -owned and not the big corporate establishments that some other cities have. Allan noted that ownership can change. Duray pointed out that server training is expensive, running $20 to $25 per person. This adds up when an establishment has 20 to 30 employees. Duray noted that some insurance carriers require training on a two year basis; therefore, basing the annual liquor license fee on server training 2