Agenda - Council - 04/10/2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

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gmng ~nto Ramsey. He noted there are five open hcenses alrea e s to be too many cons~denng the population. He requested a restriction o~ num[~i~of hquor licenses to ........ ~ ~.! ~ :~ , . be ~ssued and revtew of the location. In ~s case, ~t ~s nght~oss ~om Rm ~ver Wine ~d Sprats, and he ~s concerned w~th the bus~ness people ~t~g~affect ~:~.mpact. ~. N~eswaag stated he is also concmed about the biggest ~mpact, ~~ill be to th~u~ when liquor stores are clustered ~n location. Mayor Gamec entered into the record the leaer dated March 6~'~2~ keceived from Diane Low, Rum ~ver Wine and Spirits. Diane Low, owner of Rum River ~ifle;:afi~ S~mts, apo og~zed that ~e ~ ~;she submitted was so difficult to read and asked the~COun~ ~f'they flag:any questmns Mayor Gamec stated ~t appears some cities have a r~.~s~ne~;be~een hquor stores and some have set hm~ts on the number ofhce~s that~e Issued. Ms. Low stated tha~ Coon Rapids require~:it~?miles of diStance be~een liquor stores. She commented on th;'}state:.~ Mi~esota mle~,~d re~lations w~ch liquor establis~ents must follow. She explmned that ~fhquor estabhs~ent~re clustered, they st~ sell~g to ~yone in order to s~iVe. Ms. Lo~;Tdo~ented on ~7¢~l[~gOF store where that situation occuxed and suggest~.~a~ it results in;i~'~eased dfi~n~,,~t'adving and chmes.' She stated she has people in he~!iqu°~ .~tore, at le~{ 6nM. a:,w~.~k, ~hd~i~a¢e been dfi~ng and she is required to mm them away, Which she;doest. 7H6~bv~'.~f~~z.:~z=t~ ~~¢'~he is concerned that some will bre~ ~e roles. Ms. Low asked the ~uutluu"~u table ~ting'(~;is license for ~o weeks in order to rese~ch applicable ~?~ ?~hing ordinances a~d ~put them into place in the CiW of Ramsey. City d idS ato. into me .e.ord a eaer Ue .oted that the two speake~S~at'~e podi~}~'a the walter of t~s le~er are owners of competitive businesses. City Attorney ¢oodfich read the section of Code addressing ~e number of licenses that can be ~ssued, which ~s.set by the C~ty Counml. ~us a hcense c~ot be demed based on the number of ';':"."-,licenses. He?:~Vised of changes previously made to the Code and that the number of licenses ",,was eliminated. In addition, the Ordin~ce has a comprehensive list~g of locations that are not eligible, for licenses. City A~omey Goodrich read that listing and advised that if the licensee co~pl~es with these requirements, it would be difficult to deny ~e license application. Ci~ Counc~areh 13, 2001 Page 7 of 31 City Administrator Norman explained that Mark D. Callender and Teresa D. Callender.,.-~/~,. Vintage Wine & Spirits, have properly applied for an off-sale intoXicating liquor licens~'~;'~.'~ .... %~i~ St. Franms Boulevard NW, Suite B, Ramsey. It was noted that Pohce Chief has '::~:,.? completed the background investigation. Citizen Input John Nieswaag, 5900 167th Avenue NW, Ramsey, stated his concera,;.W~ith -80-