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Ni Item No. .71\) Type of Business: CB W%'Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: Can Schmidt Item Title/Subject: Festival in the Park Beer Garden Date of Report: April 24, 1998 The Festival Committee has expressed interest in including a beer garden as part of the Festival in the Park Celebration, with the Committee acting as the vendor. Minnesota law is clear, that cities can now authorize retail, on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to dispense liquor at off premises community festivals held within the City.1997 Minn.Laws ch. 129 art I, §3. There are two possibilities that could be explored. Option One According to the Minnesota Liquor Control Division, a bar or restaurant would typically be seeking a license for a beer garden, having an on-sale liquor license already in place for their establishment. However, since the beer garden here is proposed by the Festival Committee itself, for City Hall Park, the only feasible option is to issue a temporary license to them as "a club or charitable, religious or non-profit organization which holds the event." This temporary license should specifically address the type of alcohol to be sold, be it 3.2 beer, strong beer, or liquor. Municipal Code Section 503.03 Subd. 3, covers this type of situation, and would only need minor changes for it to apply here. First, the term "non-intoxicating" should be stricken from the section and replaced with the phrase "3.2 Percent Malt Liquor" in accordance with Minn. Stat. §340A.411, Subd. 31. Second, the section needs an additional site added, 2401 Hwy 10 (City Hall Park), to the list of premises where this sale would be permitted. Finally, the previous requirement that the entity be in existence for at least three years must be stricken as the Festival Committee would not meet this requirement. Although there is a requirement for holders of intoxicating liquor licenses to be in existence for three years', this is not the case for holders of a 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor License. The Section would be changed to read as follows: 1 Minn. Stat. §340A.411,Subd.3 states"A political subdivision may not issue a 3.2 percent malt liquor license that includes the term"non-intoxicating liquor." 2 Minn.Stat. §340A.403 Subd.2.