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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 27, 2021 Page 3 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. A. Resolution 21-061; a Resolution approving the special event permit for VillageFest hosted by St. Anthony VillageFest Inc. at Central Park August 7, 2021, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 P.M. 7 City Manager Charlie Yunker stated Julianne Hunter has submitted a Special Event Permit to 8 hold the annual VillageFest celebration August 6 & 7, 2021. Since the request involves City 9 property, amplified music and expects to exceed 100 attendees; a Special Event Permit is 10 required. 11 12 VillageFest is a large and long-standing community event that involves a number of events in 13 different areas of the City, and required support from the City's Public Safety and Public Works 14 Departments. 15 16 On July 8, 2021 VillageFest representatives met with City staff representatives to discuss the 17 needs of City Services, primarily focused around road closures and staff support for the parade, 18 and support services for events in Central Park. Staff found the requests to be reasonable and 19 consistent with past celebrations. 20 21 Copies of the Event Schedule, Special Event Permit Application and 501 c3 Letter were provided 22 for Council's review. 23 24 Staff recommends approval of the Special Event Permit to VillageFest August 6 & 7, 2021. 25 26 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve Resolution 27 21-061; a Resolution approving the special event permit for VillageFest hosted by St. Anthony 28 VillageFest Inc. at Central Park August 7, 2021, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 29 30 Motion carried 3-0. 31 32 B. Liquor Operations Mid -Year Report 33 34 Liquor Operations Manager Mike Larson presented a power point of the St. Anthony Village 35 Liquor Operations Mid -Year Report (July 27, 2021). Two other employees of Liquor 36 Operations were present at the meeting Mr. Bill Haugen and Mr. Chris Morke. Mr. Larson noted 37 there are two convenient locations, Silver Lake Village Store and Marketplace Store. The 38 Mission Statement and Vision Statement were provided. Mr. Larson explained the Value of 39 Municipal Liquor Operations and noted the profits are transferred to the General Fund and can 40 be used to Provide Property Tax Levy Relief, Provide Funds for Equipment Purchases for Police, 41 Fire and Public Works Departments, and Supplement General Fund Purchases. 42 43 Mr. Larson noted through June 2021, there was a change of customer purchasing habits with a 44 return to pre-COVID 19 sales, first noticeable during June 2021. There were increased sales 45 compared to 2019 and there were less restrictions on bars and restaurants. There was a Sales 46 Increase of 10.7% and a Net Profit Increase of 10%.