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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br /> City Council Authority. <br /> Consistent with the above, the Council is given broad discretion in determining whether <br /> to issue a liquor license. Polman v. City of Royalton 249 N.W.2d 464 (1977). The <br /> Court will not interfere with the City Council's decision unless the Council has acted <br /> arbitrarily, capriciously or unreasonably. Polman, 246 N.W.2d 455. In Bal, Inc. v. City <br /> of St Paul 469 N.W.2d 341 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991) the Court held that a City Council's <br /> decision is arbitrary and capricious when the decision is based on whim or is devoid of <br /> articulated reasons. Therefore, based on these guidelines, the Council can refuse to issue <br /> a liquor license if there are articulated, factual reasons that are intended to promote the <br /> health, safety, and welfare and/or morals of the residents of the City. Thus, issues such <br /> as the location of Off-sale establishments in relation to one another may be a basis for <br /> denying a license. However, to avoid such a decision being found arbitrary, the Council <br /> would want to have a study done which would articulate facts as to why and how such <br />· an issue relates to the health, safety and welfare of the community. <br /> <br />-143- <br /> <br /> <br />