6.8. SR 07-10-2000MEMORANDUM
Item #
6°8°
TO: May
FROM: San,
DATE: July
SUBJECT: On-I
ISSUE:
)r and City Council
ira Peine, City Clerk
10, 2000
~ale Liquor Licenses
There are presenl
River until the C]
The Council disc~
two options avail
consist of placing
requesting specia
The Council requ
increase the num
BACKGROUNE
I have contacted
Representative ~
League of Minn
these types of iss
(See attached sp~
Remi indicated t
circumstances b(
a known fact tha
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;ly three on-sale liquor licenses available for the city of Elk
ty reaches on official US census population of 20,000.
~ssed this issue on June 12. The Council was informed of
~ble to increase the number of liquor licenses. The options
a question on a special election or general election ballot or
legislation.
~sted staff to research the possibility of special legislation to
ber of liquor licenses from 12 to 18.
the League of Minnesota Cities, Senator Ourada, and
nderson regarding this issue.
esota Cities .... I spoke with Remi Stone who works with
ues. She indicated that this type of bill is not uncommon.
;cial liquor license legislation for the City of Marshall).
.~at because Elk River is restricted by law due to
~yond the control of the City in this matter, and because it is
our population will reach 20,000 shortly after the 2000
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census, that speci
support of its legi
Senator Ourad~
legislation for adz
Council. He also
Representative ]~
Representative .
at special legislat
and wanted some
this type of legisl
CONCLUSION:
The Council has
1. Place a qu
2. Request s~
· If the s
questio
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al legislation would more than likely pass if the city has the
;lators.
indicated that he would be willing to sponsor special
itional on-sale licenses if the request came from the City
~dicated that he would like to see a commitment from
ruce Anderson.
~nderson .... indicated that he would also be willing to look
ion. He indicated he wanted a commitment from the Council
assurance that local businesses would not be opposed to
Ltion.
wo options relating to the issue.
~stion on the general election ballot.
,ecial legislation during the 2001 Legislative Session.
)ecial legislation does not pass, the council can then place a
~ on the 2002 general election ballot.
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Au~ors and Stat~s · List versions
$.~ No. 188, aa introduced: llst ~eg~lative S~sion (1999-2000) Posted on J~ 19, 1999
1.~ A bi~ for an ac~
1.2 relat: n~ to liquor; authorizin~ ~he city of Marshall
~.3 to i$~ue additional on-sale licenses.
1.4 BE IT ~ACT~D B%' T~ LE~iS~RE OF T~ STATE OF MI~ESOTA:
1 5 ~ CITY OF ~SHALL; LIQUOR LIC~SES.]
1.6
1.7
~.9 inconsistent wi~:h th' '
i 10 ~der Eh{~ section.
1]11 Sec. 2. [EF~EC'rII~ DATE.] ,
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