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MEMO TO: MAYOR ANU CITY COUNCIL OR FROM: CLERK-ADMINIsrRAT DATE: MARCH 11, 1986 .,OBJECT: SIMON'S LIQUOR OFF -SALE INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE SUSPENSION AND/OR REVOCATION The purp,-se of this memorandum is to outlino the history of recent incidents which have occurred et Simon's Liquor which precipitated the request by City Staff of the Council to establish a public hearing fo, consideration of the suspension and/or revocation of the intoxicating liquor license for Simon's Liquor Store. Attached to this memorandum please find a ropy of a report from Police Chief Ramacher dated March 6, 1986 nutlininq the specifics of the liquor violations which occurred on the weekend of February 28. Briefly, on the evenings of February 28 and March 1 Officer Brennan, of our department, while on routine patrol stopped juveniles who had been observed leaving Simon's Liquor Store with intoxicatinq beverages in their possession. In both cases these juveniles indicated to Officer Brennan that they had purchased these items at Simon's Liquor Store and had not beer. asked for identification to substantiate that they were of legal age to purchase intoxicating beverages. Also attached to this memorandum please find copies of Minnesota Statutes 340A.415 and 340A.503 which provide that a suspension or revocation, of an intoxicatinq liquor license may not take place until the license holder has been offered an opportunity for a hearing and that the sale of alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 19 is unlawful, respectively. The final documents attached to this memorandum are copies of appropriate sections of the City's intoxicatinq liquor code, Chapter 100 of the Municipal Code. Chapter 100.08 (6) states that no liquor shall be sold to a minor. Chapter 100.08 (3) provides that every licensee is responsible for the conduct of his place of business and the acts of his employees. Finally, Chapter 100.12 provides that the Council may suspend or revoke any liquor license fc: any violations of the provisions of Chapter 100 or any state law regulating the sale of intoxicatinq liquor. In discussinq this matter with Police Chief Ramacher, there has been an infrequent history of incidents of this nature accurrinq at Simon's Liquor in the past. Although the actual sales of liquor to these minors on these two dates is uiacceptable in and of itself, the severity of the probiem is compounded by the fact that both individuals indicated that it was common knowledge in their schools, i.e., Coon Ranlrie senior High and Spring Like Park Senior High that underayvd ,nAiv,oual4 I,aviny t-u• appeir.,n", I J:r