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AI 3 ROVtD Page 8 March 23, 1998 Mounds View City Council MOTION/SECOND: McCarty/Koopmeiners to authorize the Clerk Administrator to hire an Assistant at a salary not to exceed $45,000. VOTE: 3 ayes 1 nay (Stigney) Motion Carried F. Consider Request from Mounds View Festival, Inc. for a permit for a beer garden during the Festival on July 12, 1998. Mr. Whiting gave a brief summary of this request. Dan Hall, Entertainment Chairman for the Mounds View Festival, Inc. stated he is responsible for hiring bands, etc. for the event. Past experience has evidenced very few problems at the concerts. This year, they would like to request permission to se113-2 beer in a confined area during the hours of approximately noon and dusk on the day of the event. Mr. Riggs, City Attorney, stated depending upon how the area is set up, there will need to be a license. It would appear that a minor revision would need to be made to the city code in order to allow for the use of alcohol on city park property. Additionally, the distance would need to be determined from the proposed site to certain zoning situations, and it would be necessary to determine who would hold the license. Council member Stigney noted that the Festival in the Park has always been a "Sunday afternoon social activity" and he feels it may be good to see what the residents feel about this issue. It was noted that this would be a totally sectioned-off area that only adults are allowed into. No beer would be allowed out of the Beer Garden area. Mayor McCarty noted that any change to the City Code would require a Public Hearing. Mr. Whiting also noted that he has not checked into the liabilities as far as having beer on city property. It was the general consensus of the Council to direct staff to proceed with an amendment to the Ordinance and to set a Public Hearing which will determine what residents have to say about the proposed Beer Garden at the Festival. 8. REPORTS: Council member Gunn noted that the Sock Hop at Pinewood Elementary was a big success. Mayor McCarty noted the updated TIF schedule of estimates. There will be a presentation of the TIF schedule of estimates to the EDC on Thursday, March 26th. He noted there will be no deficits created by the Community Center. Mayor McCarty noted that he had met with Representatives of Columbia Heights on how their Youth Commission has worked. Mary Saarion, Director of Parks and Recreation will prepare a memo regarding this for the Council's review and consideration.