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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 26, 2022 Page 5 1 Liquor Operations Manager Mike Larson reviewed the St. Anthony Village Liquor Operations 2 Mid -Year Report. Mr. Larson introduced Joshua Hudson, a new employee and Holly Quarry 3 who are both full time clerks. Bill Haugen was recently promoted to Assistant Liquor Manager. 4 5 Mr. Larson stated there are two convenient locations. The Mission Statement is "Our goal at St. 6 Anthony Village Wine and Spirits is to actively prevent the sale of beverages that contain 7 alcohol to minors and intoxicated persons, while simultaneously generating revenue for the 8 community, in accordance with all city, state and county liquor laws and ordinances". The 9 Vision Statement is "The St. Anthony Village Wine and Spirits brand is committed to providing 10 a unique retail environment that is based on excellent customer service, product selection, 11 competitive pricing, while providing safe, bright and clean stores that drive long term customer 12 loyalty". 13 14 Mr. Larson reviewed the Value of Municipal Liquor Operations. There has been a change in 15 customer purchasing habits due to inflation, decreased sales compared to 2021 and bars & 16 restaurants are open. There has been a sales decrease of 4.3%. with operating expense decrease 17 of 4.8%. There was a net profit increase of 19.8%. Charts showing Sales and Profit Comparison 18 and Sales Comparison were provided for Council review. 19 20 The accomplishments for 2022 include: 21 . City Goal Setting 22 • League of Minnesota Cities Conference 23 . Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association Conference 24 • MMBA/MLBA Legislative Day at the Capital 25 • Students in Government 26 • Social Media Advertising & News Sharing Group 27 • Product Samplings 28 • Store Resets 29 30 Mr. Larson stated they are looking forward to the Ruby Apartments opening. He believes the 31 Council's decision on instituting a moratorium was good as the information available is very 32 unclear and needs to be figured out. He doesn't believe any of the products can be mixed with 33 alcohol products. 34 35 Mr. Larson reviewed where the Liquor Operations are currently and looking ahead plans. The 36 website page for Liquor Operations includes an event calendar, monthly specials, product 37 requests, store hours, contact information, and the ability to sign up for notify me, email and text 38 alerts. He thanked the staff at the stores for their dedication and customer service. He thanked the 39 customers for continuing to support the stores. 40 41 Councilmember Jenson complimented Mr. Larson and the staff for the presentation given. The 42 stores are clean, well -managed and the staff is very customer focused. 43 44 Councilmember Webster stated the environment the staff creates is very welcoming to all the 45 residents. She thinks it makes sense to have two presentations a year to review the Liquor 46 Operations.