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Item 07D2 August 22, 2016 City Council Meeting Page 2 At the August 8th City Council Meeting, the City Council requested Staff to contact area churches in regard to the revision made to §502.04, subd 2. Below is the revision per City Council direction: 502.04: ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE: Subd. 2. Places Ineligible for License: b. No intoxicating liquor or wine license shall be granted for any premises that is within has a property line five hundred (500) feet of Edgewood or Pinewood schools a property line of any school or within two hundred (200) feet of any permanently sited church located in Mounds View, as measured from the front door or outdoor seating area of the licensed premises and the closest point of the school or church principal structure. except that the The five hundred (500) or two hundred (200) foot feet restriction shall not apply and a license may be granted for any licensed premises that receives at least sixty percent (60%) of its annual gross sales revenue from the sale of food. The licensee must provide evidence to the City on an annual basis as part of the license renewal process that the licensee has complied with the minimum sixty percent (60%) food sales requirement of this Section. Failure to comply with the minimum sixty percent (60%) food sales requirement of this Section shall be cause for suspension, revocation or denial of renewal of the license. Staff sent letters to all the area churches in Mounds View and only received one response thus far. Abiding Savior left a voice mail message with Staff stating they had no issue with this revision. Recommendation: Staff recommends continued discussion on Ordinance 925. Staff recommends to open the public hearing for public comment, and consider Ordinance 925 amending Title 500, Chapter 502 of the City Code. If approved, Staff will publish an Ordinance Summary in the City’s official newspaper, Sun Focus. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ Desaree Crane