Laserfiche WebLink
10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />March 13, 2007 <br />Page 11 <br />Mr. Hartman replied they received no complaints. He stated staff put in the time. He stated he <br />received lots of complements from surrounding cities. <br />Councilmember Gray asked if, on the I/I program, there is enough opportunity to be enough to <br />take care of the spikes in the water. <br />Mr. Hartman anticipated it would. He pointed out the pilot program indicated that 70% of the 60 <br />homes failed, meaning there is a passive system causing problems downstream. IIe stated that <br />they are finding many failed systems and once these are taken off line it should make a <br />difference. <br />Mayor Faust stated this has been a crazy year. He stated that Public Works kept the ice rinks <br />open when it was warm and kept the City streets open during the storms. He asked for the width <br />it of sidewalks going in would be. <br />Mr. Hartman replied they would be five foot standard concrete sidewalks. <br />Mayor Faust asked Mr. Hartman to pass on to his staff that it is very responsive and respectful. <br />5. Liquor Operations <br />Mr. Mike Larson, Liquor Operations Manager, presented the annual liquor report. He stated this <br />is the first full year that he could report good comparable information. He stated the stores <br />opened in the summer and fall of 2004 and did not have full year to report on. <br />Mr. Larson reported that during 2006, St. Anthony owned and operated two off -sale liquor <br />stores. He stated one is located in the Marketplace store at 2700 Highway 88 and the other at the <br />Silver Lake Village Store located at 2602 39°i Avenue. Mr. Larson stated the operation employs <br />a Liquor Operations Manager, a full time Assistant Operations Manager, a full time clerk, and 24 <br />part time employees. <br />Mr. Larson stated the goal of Liquor Operations is to control the sale of beverage alcohol to <br />minors and intoxicated persons while simultaneously generating revenue for the community, in <br />accordance with City, State, and County liquor laws and ordinances. <br />Mr. Larson summarized the total 2006 sales were $6,814,000 or an increase of $520,000 over <br />2005. Ile stated sales at Marketplace were $2,933,000 and $2,881,000 at the Silver Lake Village <br />store. Ile indicated this was a gross profit increase of 16.5 percent and a net profit of $414,000. <br />Mr. Larson recapped the activities for 2006. IIe stated Liquor Operations hosted many in-store <br />product samplings events, assisted with the Village Fest Beer Garden and the St. Anthony <br />Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, hosted the Liquor Forum with other Municipal Liquor <br />Operations, and hosted the tasting Events at the Village Pub. <br />Mr. Larson stated St. Anthony Liquor Operations were the recipients of the Lillie Newspaper's <br />Reader's Choice Awards, the Best Wine Selection and the Best Beer Selections. IIe stated <br />11 <br />