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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 AMENDMENT The City Clerk noted that as was discussed at the September 10`x' meeting, TO LIQUOR a member of the Planning Commission suggested that the City amend its ORDINANCE Liquor Ordinance to decrease the number of On -Sale Restaurant Liquor Licenses from two to one. The City current has one active On -Sale Restaurant Liquor License. City staff has put together an ordinance amendment which provides for the decrease as well as an automatic annual adjustment of the initial investment necessary to qualify for an On - Sale Restaurant Liquor License. The amendment also lists the numbers of On -Sale Liquor Licenses and On -Sale Restaurant Liquor Licenses that are available to the City under State Statute. The Clerk noted that if the decrease is approved, the City will be at its maximum number of On -Sale Licenses, but also listing the maximums provided for in State Statute will put people on notice that there would the ability to request a City Code change increasing the numbers. The Clerk also reviewed some additional amendments proposed which were more housekeeping in nature. Those include eliminating a reference to the transfer of liquor licenses, since the Code does not allow for these transfers, and eliminating the provision that an organization cannot have more than one temporary liquor license within a 30 -day period. The Clerk noted that there are limits on the number of temporary liquor licenses that an organization can have within a year, and felt that additional 30 -day restriction was unnecessary. Montour asked about the State Statute which allows the City up to six On - Sale Liquor Licenses, plus two additional as provided by Chapter 240, 1987 State Laws. Blesener indicated that at the time the City requested two additional liquor licenses to hold an incentive to attract an upscale restaurant or a hotel development. The Council asked if the City Attorney had an opportunity to review the proposed ordinance amendment. The Clerk indicated that approval could be subject to any additional review that the City Attorney felt might be warranted. The City Attorney stated that the ordinance amendment appeared to be in order and recommended that any approval not be contingent upon his review. Blesener sug,gested that consideration of the ordinance be tabled until the October 12" meeting. Keis indicated his support for the amendment as proposed. Montour introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2014-9-184 — ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 774, AMENDING THE LITTLE CANADA CITY CODE, SECTION 703, INTOXICATING LIQUOR, AS OUTLINED IN THE CITY CLERK'S REPORT DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 5