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Ms. Low stated they are not asking the Council to deny the request but to table the issuan~:§o zoning ordinances can be researched and put into place in the City of Ramsey. Ms. that Judy Nissen of Judy's Liquors is also in agreement with her request. City Attorney Goodrich cautioned that the Council cannot deny any ji~e b~ed on competition, which the Council cannot control. However. a license can be:~ni~d bas~3 ~ :the health and welfare of the community. Councilmember Anderson stated this issue came up because the ~.0Upc[~ ~pamd~aware that other cities have some restrictions on issuing these licenses. She nOt~':this'i¢~ation is by a daycare center and asked if that is a concern since liquor licenses cannSf:'b~b issued b~ a school. City Attorney Goodrich stated a daycare use is not in th~'~ii~, ordinanC~:~:.~State Statutes. Councilmember Anderson noted that question #15 on'Page '2"i~:4 ask~ ~'the~al estate taxes are paid and it is answered "No" which indicates taxes are delinqueilf;'_ ~.. City Attorney Goodrich stated real estate taxes are required to be paid'in~ full..: ,"· .5~'"?¢~. Mark Callender, applicant, stated, that as ~f'ar' a~ he is aware, all real estate ~Xbs are paid in full. He stated it appears that he made' a mistake when he-filled-out that forml Councilmember Hendriksen stated that question #15 goes on to require proof of payment from the County Auditor, which is not attache&:':::-",: ~ci'-!'~ Barry Brottlund, leasing manager and representative of North Lake Properties, stated they closed on the permanent ioan at theend of October and at th~.time all real estate taxes had to be paid in full. He stated'he is 99% p~'sifive the taxes arb cui'r~t and Mr. Callender simply made an error when completing the form.-:'-;:-:!/ .::'; Y- Councilmeml~er:;'Anders0n~"asked',tha~t"' ~S~ item be tabled until the next meeting so the memorandum st~ten~ent*from the Cou-nt~)~')kuditor can be submitted indicating the taxes are paid Councilmember Hendriks'en asked Mr. Callender when they would like to open. Mr. Callender'Stated they'would like to open by May 1 st. He pointed out that Rum River Wine and Spirits is ai~olocated across the street and just as close to the daycare. Mayor Gamee' Cfarified that the daycare business opened after the liquor store was in place.--I-~ }tated the. P~IJCe Chief checked the ordinance and indicated that a daycare use is not included in the list o~restricted areas. M~yor Gamec asked if they have a buyer's card. I I I I ! City Council/March 13, 2001 Page 8 of 31 -90-