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• <br />• <br />• <br />Bar Closing Hours -- Memo <br />Page 2 <br />http://www.dps.state.mn.usialegamb/2amlicensesissued.htm <br />In surveying neighboring communities to ascertain the status of their ordinances, you will <br />find that whether or not they are "1 a.m." communities or "2 a.m." communities is not the <br />only relevant question. The second part is whether they have considered the question <br />since the change in state law, and therefore whether the resulting policy is deliberate or <br />de facto. <br />For example, the City of Blaine is currently a "1 a.m." community. They will consider <br />the possiblity of going to 2 a.m. in September, 2003. Like Lino Lakes, they would need <br />an ordinance change to do so. According to my most recent survey on this issue, the <br />current status of other nearby communites is as follows: <br />Spring Lake Park -- 2 a.m. <br />Mounds View -- 2 a.m. <br />Centerville -- 2 a.m. <br />Blaine -- 1 a.m. (will consider change in September) <br />Hugo -- 2 a.m. <br />Forest Lake -- 1 a.m. <br />Lexington -- 1 a.m. <br />Circle Pines -- 1 a.m. <br />White Bear Lake -- 2 a.m. <br />Issues / Considerations <br />If the Council should decide to direct an Ordinance change, the language changes needed <br />are minor, and this could be easily accomplished. <br />Does the Council wish to consider an ordinance change? If the Council does wish to <br />consider it, do they wish to do this at the present time? <br />