05-29-2018 Council Meeting Packet

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COUNCIL MINUTES May 14, 2018 DRAFT 5 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the appointment of Curt Boehme as Police Sergeant as 163 recommended. Council Member Maher seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 164 165 3D) Consider 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 04-18, Amending Chapter 301 of the City Code 166 relating to Public Parks and Grounds, providing an exception to alcohol restriction for 167 community festival – City Clerk Bartell explained that the city’s annual festival, Blue Heron Days, 168 will be held on August 17 and 18, this year. Many of the festival activities take place at Lino Park. A 169 local restaurant is interested in offering food and craft beer at the park during the festival. In order for 170 the council to consider an application for this type of activity, a change to city regulations would be 171 required. Mr. Bartell noted that Ordinance No. 04-18 would add language to allow intoxicating 172 beverages at a City park but only during the community festival and only when the council approves a 173 specific event by resolution. The resolution process would allow the city to impose conditions as 174 appropriate. 175 176 Mayor Reinert asked if perhaps the council would prefer to limit the opportunity to just beer 177 considering the family nature of the community festival. City Clerk Bartell suggested that there could 178 be complications with state statute as far as the definition of intoxicating liquors but she will 179 investigate the possibility. 180 181 Council Member Manthey confirmed that the city council will have the opportunity to consider 182 individual event requests and attached conditions, etc. 183 184 Council Member Stoesz noted that he had spoken to staff before the meeting on the matter of 185 removing the word “picnic” from the ordinance language. He feels that would be a good change. 186 187 Council Member Stoesz moved to approve the 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 04-18 as amended to 188 remove the work “picnic”. Council Member Maher seconded the motion. 189 190 Council Member Rafferty confirmed that the language in the code that allows for consumption fo 3.2 191 beverages wouldn’t work for the community festival. City Clerk Bartell explained that, yes, 3.2 192 consumption is currently allowed under code but only is designated picnic area and she added that the 193 current proposal involves craft beer and that would most like never be 3.2 percent alcohol. 194 195 It was also confirmed that any event coming forward would have to be approved by resolution of the 196 council, based on the council concurring with the details of that specific event. 197 198 Motion carried on a voice vote. 199 200 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 201 There was no report from the Public Safety Department. 202 203 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT 204 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 205 206