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Mounds View City Council July 23, 2012 Regular Meeting Page 2 Temporary On-Sale 3.2 Malt Liquor License for the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees to 1 Sell 3.2 Malt Liquor during the Mounds View Festival in the Park on August 2 18, 2012. 3 4 Assistant City Administrator Crane stated the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees were requesting a 3.2 malt 5 liquor license for the Mounds View Festival in the Park. The City has completed all necessary 6 checks with satisfactory results. The Anoka/Blaine Jaycees have sold beer and malt beverages 7 for the Festival in the past. The Jaycees were requesting that patrons be allowed to consume 8 beverages outside of the designated beer garden area. This was not the recommendation of staff. 9 She then reviewed the proposed layout for the Festival along the location of the beer garden. It 10 was noted the Festival arrangement was slightly altered this year due to the painting taking place 11 on the water tower in the park. Staff recommended approval of the 3.2 malt liquor license and 12 requested further direction from the Council on the beverage consumption location. 13 14 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. 15 16 Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. 17 18 Brian Haglund, president of the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees, explained the Jaycees has been selling 19 malt liquor at City events for the past 44 years. He indicated the size and location of the beer 20 garden this year would not be cost effective for the Jaycees. Mr. Haglund reviewed a process 21 that could be used to wristband patrons to assure that sales were not made to minors. 22 23 Council Member Hull questioned how many employees would be brought to the event. Mr. 24 Haglund stated there would be two employees selling beer, one selling tickets and two viewing 25 ID’s. In addition, several more Jaycees would be patrolling the park to assure no minors were 26 consuming throughout the park. 27 28 Council Member Mueller reviewed the location of the beer garden last year compared to this 29 year’s location. She indicated this year’s location was prime for the beer garden. She stated after 30 discussions with the Police Department, it was recommended the alcoholic beverages remain 31 within the beer garden area. She explained this was a family friendly event and was not in favor 32 of allowing people to consume alcoholic beverages throughout the park. 33 34 Mayor Flaherty understood the Jaycees concerns; however, he was not comfortable with moving 35 forward with the open consumption this year. He stated the Council could review this item 36 further, speak with the City of Blaine and consider the Jaycees request in 2013. 37 38 Council Member Stigney was in favor of keeping the alcoholic beverages within the beer tent. 39 40 Council Member Hull supported the Jaycees request to allow consumption throughout the park. 41 42 Council Member Gunn agreed stating other city celebrations did offer open consumption in their 43 parks and did not appear to have issues. Her only concern would be with patrons leaving the 44 park with an open bottle. She was pleased with the location of the beer tent this year. 45