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Council Meeting July 13, 1981 25 said, there were two, 1) serving liquor after hours, and 2) - Mr. Seccomber said that was before they took over and had been answered at the November meeting; Mayor Gourley said there was a matter of holding a dance without a bouncer. Mr. Seccomber felt that this had been taken care of at the meeting in November. On discussing the drinking in the parking lot, Mr. Seccombe said they asked the Police to write the tickets - they watch that very closely. Mr. Jaworski questioned this statement and said that if he drove by the establishment at this time, he would find peiple drining in the parking lot - in fact, he saw this every time he went by. Mr. Seccombe asked if that was a very serious offense and Mayor Gourley said this is a serious violation and is in violation of State Liquor Laws. Mayor Gourley asked the building inspector for a report on his inspection. Mr. Kluegel said he had inspected the building with Jon Christensen, from the Anoka County Health Department. Mayor Gourley said he wasn't so much concerned with the report other than the place was kinda dirty and ice was being served out of a pail. He was more interested in the events that preceeded the inspection. Mr. Kluegel said that Mr. Cristiansen was allowed to inspect, but the building inspector was not allowed in the building until he called the Chief of Police and then he was allowed to inspect the premises. Mayor Gourley asked Chief Myhre to give his report. Chief Myhre said he received a phone call from Mr. Klueget stating that the person at the bar would not allow him to make an inspection which is in violation of City Ordinance. Cheif Myhre said he went through the bar and no one was up stairs except for four or five patrons - he was told they were down stairs - he went to the top of the stairs and was met there by Mr. Pestello and bad some very heated exchange of words with him - Chief Myhre kept asking, 'are you refusing to allow Mr. Kluegel down to check ?' and it took four time before Mr. Pestello said the Mr. Klueget, 'You can go down, but Myhre, you stay here'. Chief Myhre went down right behind Mr. Kluegel. At the bottom of the stairs, Chief Myhre was jumped again and told he wasn't supposed to be down there and told to stay upstairs. Chief Myhre asked if he was being refused entry and Mr. Pestello walked away. Mayor Gourley asked, who else was present at the bar, other that the patrons, and Chief Myhre said, Mr. Seccombe, he was downstairs with the Health Inspector. Mayor Gourley asked Mr. Seccombe if he wasn't concerned that one of his employees was talking to a Police Officer in this manner - an Officer that was trying to make an inspection that is a condition of your license? Mr. Seccombe said the man doing the inspection was already own ther - Mayor Gourley said the Police Officer is allowed to make an inspection also. Mayor Gourley noted that one condition of the license is that any Police Officer or any City Employee designated by this Council is authorized to make an inspection.