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Mounds View City Council July 28, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 11 Community Development Director Ericson indicated that Chief Sommer put together some 1 information on the surrounding cities and what they have done with regard to the 2:00 a.m. 2 closing. He then reviewed that information with Council. 3 4 Council Member Marty indicated that he read in a paper that Oakdale would be going to the 2:00 5 a.m. closing effective December 31, 2003 based on staffing changes in their police department at 6 that time. 7 8 Chief Sommer addressed the Council and indicated he had pulled the state licenses for 2:00 a.m. 9 issued so far and those are Brooklyn Park, Centerville, Cottage Grove, Eagan, Eden Prairie, 10 Faribault, Hopkins, Hugo, Lakeville, Minneapolis, and St. Paul, Stillwater and Taylors Falls and 11 there are many still under review. 12 13 Chief Sommer indicated that some of the issues could mean additional police calls due to the 14 later closing times and, as a result, disturbance calls occurring later. He then indicated that there 15 is a shift that ends at 3:00 a.m. and the City may incur over time on that shift if officers have to 16 hold over to finish processing someone. 17 18 Chief Sommer indicated that the Police Department could handle the calls for service regardless 19 of the closing time. 20 21 Dan Hall from the Mermaid at 2200 Highway 10 addressed Council and indicated that if the 22 City’s liquor establishments do not have the 2:00 a.m. closing they are going to continue losing 23 business to the cities that do. He then said that he has already seen it on Friday and Saturday 24 nights since Minneapolis went to 2:00 a.m. 25 26 Mr. Hall indicated that his banquet facility and nightclub would suffer if he was not allowed to 27 stay open until 2:00 a.m. and suggested that the City stands to lose money on its banquet center 28 as well without the extra hour. 29 30 Rob Jacob of Jakes Sports Café at 2400 County Highway 10 reiterated the comments of Mr. Hall 31 saying that they have plans to expand with a banquet facility at this location but cannot do so if 32 they do not have the extra hour. He then indicated that the exodus of customers does not happen 33 at 1:00 a.m. but at 11:00 p.m. to go to a bar that is open until 2:00 a.m. and that hurts business. 34 35 Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 8:22 p.m. 36 37 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Waive the Reading, Approve the Second Reading and 38 Adopt Ordinance 717, an Ordinance Amending the City Code Relating to On-Sale Liquor 39 Establishments Hours of Operation. 40 41 Council Member Marty indicated that one of his concerns is overtime for the police department 42 and other increased costs to the City and he would like the City to review the matter to see if 43 costs are increased and adjust the license fee if it is warranted. 44 45