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Item No: 07A Meeting Date: April 25, 2011 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing, Resolution 7774, a Resolution to Approve a Temporary On-Sale 3.2 Malt Liquor License for the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees to Serve Liquor during the Mounds View Festival in the Park on August 20, 2011 Background: In accordance with §503.03 of the Mounds View City Code, temporary 3.2 Malt Liquor Licenses may be issued to a club, charitable, religious or non-profit organization for not more than two (2) consecutive days. The Anoka/Blaine Jaycees are a non-profit organization that is requesting to serve liquor during the Mounds View Festival in the Park on August 20, 2011. A public hearing is required for all liquor licenses, and this public hearing was published in the City’s official newspaper. Discussion: The Mounds View Festival in the Park Committee approved the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees to serve liquor during the Mounds View Festival in the Park, contingent on City Council approval of a temporary liquor license. All applications, fees and liquor liability insurance have been submitted. Staff submitted a background check on the member of the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees responsible for the liquor and management of the liquor distribution. Staff has not received a background check from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. This license is contingent on a satisfactory background check. Anoka/Blaine Jaycees served 3.2 Malt Liquor at last years Mounds View Festival in the Park. The Mounds View Police Department reported a minor issue in regard to beer being consumed outside the authorized tented area. As soon as this was brought to the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees attention, it was corrected. Members of the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees and the President of the Mounds View Festival in the Park Committee (Theresa Cermak) will be present at this meeting to answer any questions you may have in regard to management, security and distribution of liquor during the Mounds View Festival in the Park. Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of a temporary On-Sale 3.2 Malt Liquor License for the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees to serve liquor on August 20, 2011, during the Mounds View Festival in the Park (located at Mounds View City Hall Park), contingent on a satisfactory background check. Respectfully Submitted, ___________________________ Desaree Crane Assistant City Administrator