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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — NOVEMBER 25, 2024 2 Councilmember Rousseau noted the penalty for violation for tobacco sales was outlined and she wondered what the penalty was for serving alcohol to a minor. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson pointed to the section of the Fee Schedule that outlines penalties. It depends on if a person has had server training, or not. They are set depending on the number of violations. Councilmember Rousseau is surprised that the violation for minor consumption of alcohol is smaller than the charge for a tobacco sale violation. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said Council can revisit those topics. She doesn't know what the statutory minimums are and would have to do some research. Councilmember Rousseau would be interested in looking at increasing that penalty amount for alcohol. Councilmember Holden said there have not been many violations but with the event center coming, it might be a good time to revisit that topic. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said she can remember only two violations in the nine years she has been with the City. She asked for direction on what to research. Councilmember Rousseau said she would just prefer to move the penalty amount up to equal what a tobacco violation would be. Mayor Grant would be fine with that. He thinks the penalty for cannabis should be stiffer, too. A lot of places scan drivers licenses now. But in a restaurant setting when a server is serving multiple tables, it can become more of an issue. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson asked if Council wants her to just raise the amounts as allowed by statute to mirror the tobacco violation penalty. She pointed to the pages in the Fee Schedule that outline the violation amounts. Councilmember Rousseau would like to keep the amount "with the training" similar to where it is. Mayor Grant outlined that if they do the training, they get off easier. But if they don't do the training it will be increased. Councilmember Rousseau said hopefully they would want to do the training. Councilmember Holden said if a server has had the training, there should be no violations. The first violation, without training is $1,000. She thinks the penalty for a first violation with training should be at least $500, rather than $100. Discussion ensued regarding the penalty amount when a server has been trained and when they haven't.