HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/24/2003 Council Minutes (2)APPROVED
1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
2 SPECIAL MEETING
3 MINUTES
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6 DATE : March 24, 2003
7 TIME STARTED : 6:02 P.M.
8 TIME ENDED : 6:12 P.M.
9 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmembers Carlson, Dahl, O'Donnell, Reinert
10 and Mayor Bergeson
11 MEMBERS ABSENT : None
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13 Staff members present: City Administrator, Linda Waite Smith; City Clerk, Ann Blair; Police
14 Sergeant Kurt Rausch.
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16 LIQUOR LICENSE VIOLATIONS
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18 Mayor Bergeson explained that a special meeting of the City Council was being held to address liquor
19 license violations. He noted that any actions discussed and agreed upon would be handled during the
20 regular City Council meeting to follow. He asked Sergeant Rausch to present his report.
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22 Sergeant Rausch stated there were two violations during recent liquor license checks. The first was
23 the American Legion, where two underage buyers purchased two cans of Miller Lite from the
Aik 24 bartender, which were then taken into evidence. He stated a citation was issued, which has been paid.
lar 25 The second violation was at Shirley Kaye's, where the same two underage buyers purchased a Miller
26 Lite bottle and Miller Lite tap. Again a citation was issued and has been paid. He stated that under
27 the Best Practices grid, the department recommends a $500 fine and no suspension.
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29 Jaime Olivas indicated he was the bartender at the American Legion during the check. He stated he is
30 also the Third Vice Commander, in charge of children. He is a volunteer bartender as the club has not
31 been doing very well. He explained he was very sorry for the incident, and indicated he had no
32 intention of knowingly selling liquor to a minor, and has taken care of the situation in court. He
33 stated he has even volunteered to do community service work because he felt bad about the situation.
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35 Matt Conway stated he was the bartender at Shirley Kaye's the night of the violation. He indicated
36 that while he is not making excuses, he noted he was working on what should have been his night off,
37 and was due to get off at 10:00, just before the check took place, however the relief bartender was
38 late. He stated he was counting the till when the buyers came in and it was simply a mistake. He
39 indicated he had no intention of selling to underage buyers, stating he has five children himself and he
40 does not like people who provide liquor to children. He stated the management at Shirley's are
41 always reminding staff to check ID's, and indicated the fault was his, for which he is very sorry. He
42 indicated he has taken care of the matter in criminal court, and there was no intent.
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44 Mayor Bergeson asked the owners and managers of the establishments if they were aware of the
45 recommendation that will come at the City Council Meeting, which they indicated they were. He
46 asked if they were aware of the training programs available, and the American Legion manager asked
47 for more information about them. Mayor Bergeson asked him to speak with Sergeant Rausch after
1p 48 the hearing.
COUNCIL MINUTES — SPECIAL SESSION MARCH 24, 2003
DRAFT
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• 50 Sergeant Rausch reiterated the recommendation is for a $500 fine with no suspension.
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52 Councilmember Dahl asked how many times these establishments have failed. Sergeant Rausch
53 indicated they started the new Best Practices grid last year, and they are not going back to check for
54 previous offenses. City Clerk Blair added that if an establishment has three violations they would be
55 subject to the non -Best Practices Grid .
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57 ADJOURN
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59 There being no further business, Councilmember Dahl moved to adjourn at 6:12 p.m. Councilmember
60 Reinert seconded the motion.
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62 Motion carried unanimously.
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64 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting, April 14, 2003.
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