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Mounds View City Council June 11, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 Council Member Flaherty asked if Mr. Waste was aware of anything that was going on in the 2 house with his renters. 3 4 Mr. Waste indicated that he knew there was a party planned but he did not know he was charging 5 for it. He then said that he was surprised to find out that they were charging to get into the party 6 when it was told to him to be a party to celebrate his son’s return from the service. 7 8 Mr. Waste indicated that he is not his renter because the family owns the house as part of their 9 dad’s estate. 10 11 Mr. Waste said that the alarm company has records of when the alarm is set and whether anyone 12 re-enters so that would provide information that no one is accessing after hours. 13 14 Council Member Mueller said that, as a parent, she is concerned that if one of her underage 15 children came home intoxicated she would be angry with any responsible adults that contributed 16 to the intoxication. She then said that it is unfortunate that the addresses are the same for the 17 business and the residence because that may be a signal to underage people that they can go into 18 the business and buy. 19 20 Council recessed at 8:04 p.m. to allow the Mayor to confer with City Administrator Ulrich and 21 Chief Sommer. 22 23 Council reconvened. 24 25 Chief Sommer provided a summary indicated that there were drinking parties being held in the 26 basement at this address and looked into it and executed a search warrant on May 5, 2007. At 27 that time there were 30 people present and they paid an amount to get a wrist band and there 28 were 11 underage people there and some were charged. The resident was charged with a gross 29 misdemeanor charge operating a disorderly house and the ex-wife was charged with providing 30 alcohol to someone under 21 years of age. 31 32 Council Member Mueller asked about the 11 underage people and why only 6 were charged with 33 underage consumption. 34 35 Chief Sommer indicated that they were all tested and only 6 tested positive for alcohol. They 36 were charged with misdemeanor underage consumption. 37 38 Chief Sommer indicated that the police sent in someone under the age of 21 who was a stranger 39 to the family who informed them that she was under 21 and were given a wrist band for $15.00. 40 41 Council Member Mueller asked if the business has ever failed a liquor compliance check before. 42 43 Chief Sommer indicated that the business has not. 44 45