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23 <br /> City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> September 25, 2001 <br /> • Page 14 <br /> 1 Gilligan continued that there were some conditions that the City could place in the ordinance to protect <br /> 2 them from getting a particular type of operation in the City that they did not want. <br /> 3 Gilligan stated that the liquor laws in Minnesota were confusing. <br /> 4 Mayor Cavanaugh stated that he was at Cub Foods recently and saw Mike's Hard Lemonade amidst <br /> 5 pop, bread, and cookies behind all of the cash registers. He added that he would like to see an audit <br /> 6 on these types of products in grocery stores. <br /> 7 Mike Larson greeted the Council. He indicated that the grocery stores are attempting to make their 3.2 <br /> s beer and non-alcoholic beers better known by housing them with candy and other frequently consumed <br /> 9 products. <br /> a <br /> 10 Larson indicated that they have been documenting things of that nature, as they are making a direct <br /> 11 association between alcohol and children. He indicated that the struggle between grocers and liquor <br /> 12 stores has been going on for awhile and will be an at the next legislative session. <br /> ® 13 Mayor Cavanaugh stated that they should have a standard that has alcohol packaging looking like <br /> 14 alcohol. Larson agreed, but indicated he was uncertain of how truly feasible doing that would be. <br /> 15 Morrison suggested that Councilmembers keep the pages related to the issuance of On-Sale Liquor <br /> 16 Licenses found in this evening's packet. <br /> 17 Gilligan stated that the City can spend City dollars to provide information about the referendum. <br /> 18 Councilmember Sparks wondered about the success of mid-year referendums. Morrison indicated he <br /> 19 thought they were typically lower, but that they were not recommending a mid-year yet. <br /> 20 Gilligan stated he thought it was fairly common for cities and school districts to hold special elections <br /> 21 independent of the general election. <br /> 22 Morrison added that the results of a special election simply provide the authority to make a decision. <br /> 23 Mayor Cavanaugh indicated that the 1999 State Liquor.Operations had come out, and that the City of <br /> 24 St. Anthony had the best gross margins in the city, next to the City of Wayzata. <br /> 25 Councilmember Hodson asked if there was anything that needed to be put forward regarding future <br /> • 26 projects and timelines related to liquor, the Fire Department, and the Public Works building. Mornson <br />