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Item No: 07H Item No. 7H Meeting Date: Sept 13, 2010 Type of Business: CB City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 851 an Ordinance Amending Chapters 502 and 503 Relating to Liquor Sales on Sundays Introduction: The City Council adopted Ordinance 843 earlier this year on May 10, 2010. The ordinance made numerous changes to both Chapter 502 and 503 regulating liquor sales in the City of Mounds View. Discussion: One of the changes in Ordinance 843 addressed liquor sales on Sundays. The City Council deleted reference to an additional license that could be obtained by establishments to provide for sales of alcohol from 10:00 am to noon on Sundays. It was staff’s understanding that no licensed entity served alcohol during this time, since no establishment had ever requested the additional license. It has since come to our attention that both Mermaid and Moe’s have a history of serving alcohol on Sundays before noon, usually in conjunction with a brunch or some other food service. Neither owner was aware that a separate license in addition to the Sunday license was needed to serve for the two hours before noon on Sundays. (The State of MN allows for the sale and service of alcohol beginning at 10 am Sundays.) While the original language, now deleted, seemed fairly straightforward, clearly it had been interpreted otherwise by two of our licensed establishments. Summary: Based on direction provided by the City Council at their work session on September 7, 2010, the attached ordinance is available for introduction and first reading. Second reading and adoption will be scheduled for September 27, 2010. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ James Ericson City Administrator