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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />May 24, 2005 <br />Page 2 <br />2 Mr. Morrison stated this is the City's third liquor license public hearing since the hearings <br />3 started. The police department conducted their investigation, and no concerning items were <br />4 discovered. He noted the difference between this request and the other two is that the other two <br />5 were in the Silver Lake Village Project, which was a PUD. This project cannot happen until the <br />6 planning and zoning issues are approved by the Council. No hearing is required for renewal or <br />7 the transfer of a license. The fee for on -sale intoxicating liquor is $8,000, and for Sunday on -sale <br />8 is $200. The City Ordinance allows for three liquor licenses. The state law allows the City to go <br />9 up to six licenses. If there are further requests, consideration will have to be given to amend the <br />10 City Ordinance. <br />11 <br />12 Robert Foster, resident and attorney for the St. Anthony Restaurant Group, stated as this plan <br />13 was originally drafted, it was anticipated there would be a retail space in the lower portion and <br />14 there would be a 4,500 square foot additional building on the site. It was originally planned to be <br />15 a 6,000 square foot building. He said he is requesting the restaurant/bar that was scheduled to be <br />16 in the outbuilding now be in the end cap building. The applicant is the St. Anthony Restaurant <br />17 Group and it owns two other restaurant groups and bars. They own Jackson Street Bar and Grill <br />18 in Anoka, which is similar in size to the restaurant they are asking be approved in St. Anthony. <br />19 When this was originally considered by the Council, the Council was looking for a restaurant <br />20 that replaced the Stonehouse that was on this site and was City owned so that charitable <br />21 gambling could be replaced. He and the applicants met with the charitable gambling <br />22 representatives and have reached a tentative gambling agreement that would come into this site. <br />23 <br />24 Mr. Foster explained this sports bar was going to be named "Huskies" because it reflected the <br />25 name of the sports team in the city. Many residents spoke against that name. The applicant is <br />26 now working with a restaurant planner to come up with a new name. They will request approval <br />27 of the new name by the Council. The hours the restaurant will be open is 11 a.m. until 1 a.m. It <br />28 will be a family type restaurant. There will be numerous TV sets with various sports games. He <br />29 said the Jackson Street Bar and Grill in Anoka has a great reputation with city officials and with <br />30 the community. They hope to bring the same management style to this restaurant. <br />31 <br />32 Councilmember Stille asked him to talk about the training of the employees in regards to carding <br />33 people. <br />34 <br />35 Mr. Foster responded that they are not a chain restaurant, so the training may be somewhat less <br />36 formalized. Both establishments the client operates have rigorous training for the employees to <br />37 ensure no underage drinking occurs or other liquor violations. All employees will be trained in <br />38 advance. <br />39 <br />40 Councilmember Stille asked what the historical food/alcohol sales are. <br />41 <br />42 Mr. Foster explained one of the facilities is a bar, so they have predominantly liquor sales. In <br />43 Anoka, there is a requirement that they provide 50% or more food and they meet that <br />44 requirement. <br />45 <br />46 Councilmember Thuesen questioned what would determine the actual seating numbers. <br />47 <br />