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level. Mr. Goodrich reviewed the language incorporated in the new ordinance explaining that <br />currently the State allows the City to issue a maximum of 12 on-sale liquor licenses, but there is <br />no limit for off-sale liquor licenses. When the City reaches 20,000 people those numbers xvill <br />change. <br /> <br />Councihnember Cook inquired if the City could be more restrictive on the number of liquor <br />licenses issued. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich replied yes, explaining that the City can be more restrictive, but cannot <br />be less restrictive. Mr. Goodrich continued to review the language in the new ordinance. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec inquired if there was still a requirement in the ordinance that food has to be served <br />until a certain time with on-sale liquor licenses. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich replied yes. He explained that the ordinance is currently written that the <br />hours of operation and days of sale are set by Minnesota State Statute except that there shall be <br />no on-sale intoxicating liquor between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and that no person shall consume <br />nor shall any on-sale licensee permit any consumption of intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt <br />liquor in an on-sale licensed premises more than 30 minutes after the time when a sale can <br />legally occur. Two items that have been added to the new ordinance under the section "Hours <br />and Days of Sale: are as follows: <br /> <br />· No on-sale licensee shall permit any glass, bottle or other container containing <br /> intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor to remain upon any table, bar, stool or other <br /> place where customers are served, more than 30 minutes after the time when a sale can <br /> legally occur. <br />· No person, other than the licensee and any employee shall remain on-sale licensed <br /> premises more than 30 minutes after the time when a sale can legally occur. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich noted that if the Council were to proceed with adopting the new <br />ordinance a public hearing would not be required but recommended that a copy of the new <br />ordinance be sent to all existing licensee's informing them as to when the Council will be acting <br />on the new ordinance. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pearson inquired if the City is allowed to keep all of the license fees. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich replied yes, with the exception of the 2:00 a.m. closing permit fee if the <br />City were to choose to change the bar closing time to 2:00 a.m. <br /> <br />Councilmember l~lvig stated that he was somewhat concerned with requiring that everyone <br />would have to be out of an on-sale establishment 30 minutes after they stop serving alcohol. He <br />would prefer that they allow for 60 minutes rather than 30 minutes. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec inquired if they were to allow 60 minutes after they stop serving alcohol what time <br />would the drinks have to be off the table. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/March 1, 2004 <br /> Page 2 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />