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<br /> STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: August 19, 2025 <br /> CONSENT <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and Councilmembers <br />FROM: City Clerk Julie Johnson <br />AGENDA ITEM: Approve Temporary Liquor License for Lake Elmo Rotary <br /> <br /> <br />CORE STRATEGIES: <br /> ☒ Vibrant, inclusive, connected community ☐ Efficient, reliable, innovative services ☐ Responsive, transparent, adaptive governance ☐ Balanced Finances now and future ☐ Managed Growth ☐ Resilient Infrastructure <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: City Council is respectfully requested to consider approval of a temporary on-sale <br />liquor license issued to the Lake Elmo Rotary for the city’s 100 year anniversary event scheduled for <br />September 13, 2025, subject to approval of the Director of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement. In <br />addition, the City Council is requested to waive the $25 liquor license fee. <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the Council approve the temporary liquor license and waive the <br />fee? <br /> <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: The Lake Elmo Rotary has secured the necessary insurance and <br />arranged for a trailer through their liquor distributor to sell two types of beer and one type of hard seltzer <br />on tap. Members of the Rotary will sell tickets for purchasing alcohol and issue wrist bands to identify <br />individuals who are eligible to purchase alcohol. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT: None <br /> <br />OPTIONS: Approve or deny the application. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Motion to approve the temporary liquor license for the Lake Elmo Rotary and waive the fee. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Temporary liquor license application <br />Certificate of insurance