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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 20, 2002 regarding underage drinking. The policy includes a best practice agreement that allows for a lower fee for the license renewal. Chief Pecchia stated the City is updating the liquor license ordinance and will be meeting with the license holders next week. The new ordinance will go through the usual City process that includes a public hearing. Mayor Bergeson asked how the City can better address the problem of establishments which serve persons who are already intoxicated. Chief Pecchia stated uniformed officers have been going into the establishments at closing time and talking to the patrons. There have not been any complaints about this practice from the license holders. Another way to deter serving intoxicated people is to have the license holders be part of the best practice agreement. AIRPORT POLICE PERSONNEL, DAVE PECCHIA Chief Pecchia advised the airport will be losing the Nati months. The Airport is recruiting trained officers to ass The airport will be paying the salary and benefits tha He noted the Police Department has done contract services in a few airport on their time off. etermines is appropriate. with other cities in the past. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF P. = CHIEFS CONVENTION, CHIEF PECCHIA Chief Pecchia advised the Police Chie October. A request has been made f stated he believes the City will ha is not detrimental to the City. pay their wages. The reserve o 'Sion is being held in Minneapolis in ty officers to help provide security.. He rsonnel that can work for a shift as long as it y be needed for one day. The City would ay a so volunteer to help with the security. It was the consensus of th to .i ow City Officer's to help with the security at the International Association o olice Chiefs convention. CENTENNIAL UTILITIES FRANCHISE, LINDA WAITE SMITH City Administrator Waite Smith distributed and reviewed a memo regarding the Circle Pines Gas Franchise. The memo indicated that last February the City Council received a request to reconsider the City's franchise agreement with Centennial Utilities (formerly Circle Pines Utilities). She stated she was approached informally about reopening those discussions. She stated she is seeking Council direction regarding this issue. The memo also reviewed the background of this issue and noted the available options for the Council. Staff is recommending the Council reconsider the franchise fee and replace it with a specific dollar amount to be paid each year. This would reduce the utility's burden somewhat without eliminating a source of revenue the City can not easily replace. Another option would be to reconsider a franchise fee for Reliant Energy Minnegasco. 7