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Mounds View City Council September 26, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 2 Liquor License from Applebaum, LLC (Big Top Liquors) to Merwin Liquors for the property 1 located at 2477 Mounds View Boulevard. She reported Merwin Liquors currently owns stores in 2 Maplewood, Falcon Heights, Brooklyn Park and North Minneapolis. It was noted Merwin 3 Liquors has submitted all necessary fees and paperwork to the City. There was no outstanding 4 utility or property tax fees on the property. Staff reviewed the request in further detail and 5 recommended the Council hold a public hearing and approve the liquor license transfer, 6 contingent upon a satisfactory fire inspection. 7 8 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. 9 10 Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. 11 12 Mayor Flaherty thanked Big Top Liquors for being a great partner to the community. He 13 questioned what drew Merwin Liquors to this location. Mr. Cohen, Merwin Liquors, explained 14 he was friends with some of the members of Big Top Liquor and he was approached about the 15 possibility of acquiring this store. He was excited about the opportunity to expand his business 16 in Mounds View. 17 18 Council Member Mueller encouraged Merwin Liquors to conduct yearly code enforcement 19 training for their employees. Mr. Cohen noted he was a member of the MLBA and described the 20 training that was offered to his employees twice per year. 21 22 Council Member Mueller questioned if any of the Big Top employees would be retained by 23 Merwin Liquors. Mr. Cohen indicated he would be meeting with the current employees to 24 discuss this matter. 25 26 Council Member Mueller asked when Merwin Liquors would be acquiring the property. Mr. 27 Cohen anticipated he would have the purchase wrapped up in the next six weeks. At this time, 28 Joel Frampton was introduced to the City Council noting he would serve as the liquor store’s 29 manager. 30 31 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8630, a 32 Resolution to Consider a Transfer of an Off-Sale Liquor License from Applebaum, LLC (doing 33 business as Big Top Liquors) to Merwin Liquors located at 2477 Mounds View Boulevard, 34 contingent upon a fire inspection. 35 36 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 37 38 B. Resolution 8631, a Resolution to Consider Revisions to the 2016 Fee 39 Schedule. 40 41 Assistant City Administrator Crane requested the Council consider a Resolution revising the 42 2016 Fee Schedule for the licensing of on tap and off tap microbreweries and distilleries. She 43 explained staff did a great deal of research on this subject and described how the proposed fees 44 were devised. Staff recommended approval of the revised fee schedule. 45