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APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 LIQUOR COMPLIANCE HEARING 4 5 6 DATE : May 26, 2009 7 TIME STARTED : 6:15 p.m. 8 TIME ENDED : 6:25 p.m. 9 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council members Gallup, O'Donnell, and 10 Mayor Bergeson 11 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council members Stoltz, Reinert 12 13 Staff members present: City Administrator, Daniel Tesch; City Attorney, Joseph Langel; Public 14 Safety Director, Dave Pecchia; Police Captain, Kent Strege; and City Clerk, Julie Bartell 15 16 HEARING ON LIQUOR CODE VIOLATION 17 18 Police Captain Strege reported that the Police Department conducted liquor compliance checks 19 on April 15, 2009 on all licensed establishments in Lino Lakes that were open at the time. The 20 only establishment to fail by selling an off-sale intoxicating beverage to an underage buyer was 21 Jason's Bobby & Steve's Auto World at 7090 215t Av. This establishment holds a total of 4 22 licenses (3.2 Off Sale, 3.2 On-Sale, On Sale Wine & Sunday Sales). The city has adopted a best 23 practices grid and, utilizing that grid, the April 15th violation would be considered the second 24 violation (within 12 months)with a recommendation of a$1,500 civil penalty and a ten-day 25 suspension of license (stayed for one year) for violation of the 3.2 Off Sale license. The 26 department is recommending that said penalty be imposed on Jason's Bobby & Steve's Auto 27 World. 28 29 Robert Williams, 4047 Cleveland St NE and partner in ownership of Jason's Bobby & Steve's 30 Auto World, addressed the council. He thanked the council for the opportunity to address the 31 problem of non-compliance. This is his first liquor violation in his 30+ years of business. He is 32 helping Jason run the business and he is very aware of the seriousness of this violation. It is 33 very humbling and he is sad that this has happened. 34 35 Jason Snyder, partner in ownership of Jason's Bobby & Steve's Auto World in Lino Lakes, 36 addressed the council. He strives to have a positive position in the community and this is a 37 black mark, especially when it is a second violation. He is working with the employees, gaining 38 additional training for them, and he believes he is doing what is appropriate to address the 39 problem and ensure it doesn't happen again. 40 41 The council reviewed the recommendation of the Police Department and discussed that they 42 have not deviated from the best practices grid in the past. 43 44 Council Member Gallup moved to approve the recommendation of the Police Department and 45 that the matter be forwarded to the city council meeting with that recommendation. Council