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Mounds View City Council June 25, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 4 Assistant to the City Administrator Reed stated she contacted other cities and they all charge $200 in addition to whatever their onsale fee is. That fee is based on square footage for the onsale fee. Council Member Marty inquired if that $200 fee was per Sunday or per year. Assistant to the City Administrator Reed responded it is per year. Council Member Stigney commented on the level of policing at certain establishments. The license fees are the same but some properties need to be policed more than others. Mayor Sonterre said the $200 is a maximum set by statute for Sunday sales. He asked if police calls have gone up a lot this year. Council Member Stigney expressed concern with the numbers from 1994. He asked if we issue a license every year and why we don't look at the numbers of police calls annually. Assistant to the City Administrator Reed responded we do. Mayor Sonterre asked that since we're specifically dealing with the Sunday sales which gives us a $200 maximum, can we direct the Staff to bring us a report as to the policy for setting the fee formula. Assistant to the City Administrator Reed referred to the Staff Report where it is stated that the Mermaid pays $10,000 annually for their fee. That is the maximum based on the formula adopted by the Council. City Administrator Miller explained that to change the fee structure it would have to be discus in a work session. The public hearing was opened. sed David Jahnke, 8428 Eastwood Road, inquired whether this fee is for a certain event. Mayor Sonterre explained the fee is just for the license to serve liquor on a Sunday. Assistant to the City Administrator Reed stated that she gathered Staff reports from 1994 and the number of police calls that year was taken into consideration for figuring the fee. The formula was very complicated. The fee schedule only makes reference to square footage so the number of police calls is included in the formula but is not necessarily taken into consideration this year. The police are working with the Mermaid and felt the concerns have been resolved. Assistant to the City Administrator Reed explained that she asked the police department whether they have any concerns that would be a basis for denying a license. She referenced the year 1994 because that was the year the Council came up with this fee formula. Gretchen Wallbridge, 8072 Long Lake Road, clarified whether the Mermaid is already paying $10,000 and the $200 additional is just to sell liquor on a Sunday. She didn't see the problem.