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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 3B <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Julie Bartell, City Clerk <br />MEETING DATE: September 8, 2014 <br />TOPIC: Brewery Taproom Sunday Sales <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The Minnesota Legislature Omnibus Liquor Bill approved in 2014 includes various changes to <br />liquor license requirements. One change is a statutory amendment that allows brewer taprooms <br />to be open and conduct on -sale business on Sundays if authorized by their municipality (Minn. <br />Stat. 340A.201, subd. 6b). Currently Sunday sales are allowed in the city but only for facilities <br />that are restaurants and sell on -sale liquor in conjunction with the serving of meals. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Hammerheart Brewery, 7785 Lake Drive, has an on -sale brewer taproom license issued by the <br />City and the brewery owners have expressed interest in obtaining Sunday sales authorization. <br />Allowing them to sell on Sunday would require an amendment to the city's liquor regulations <br />that are included in Chapter 701 of the City Code. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />If the council supports allowing Sunday Sales for brewery taprooms in the City, staff <br />recommends approval of the First Reading of Ordinance No. 08-14, Amending Chapter 701 of <br />the City Code relating to Liquor Licensing. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Ordinance No. 08-14 <br />