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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, 3-26-90 Page 3 ORD. 266 (Cont'd) Councillne:mber Hansen supported Mahowald's suggestion to revise the Ordinance amendment and adopt only the two additional days for sale of liquor. eouncilmembe.r Malone questioned when the state law was changed. Attorney Filla advised the law allowing extended hours of sale and additional days was passed in 1989. Malone co:rnrnented he did not foresee this change as having any significant inq;lact; stated the fact that the city permits extended hours does not mean the liquor owners will change their hours. He favored Arden Hills being in conformance with state law. Mayor Sather agreed with Malone and favored the extension of hours and additional days of sale. Malone moved, seconded by Sather, to adopt Ordinance No. 266, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPI'ER 3, ARI'ICLE II, DIVISION 1, SECI'ION 3-16 (a) , 3-16 (b) , AND REPEALING OJAPI'ER 3, ARI'ICLE II, DIVISION 1, SECI'IONS 3-16(d) OF THE ARDEN HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE REIATING TO THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQOORS. Motion failed. (Malone, Sather voting in favor; Hansen and Mahowald opposed) (2-2) Mahowald moved, seconded by Hansen, to adopt revised Ordinance No. 266, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPI'ER 3, ARI'ICLE II, DIVISION 1, SECI'ION 3-16(a), 3-16 (b) , AND REPEALING CHAPI'ER 3, ARI'ICLE II, DIVISION 1, SECI'IONS 3-16 (d) OF THE ARDEN HILlS MUNICIPAL cnDE REIATING 'IO THE SALE OF IN'IOXICATING LIQOORS, allowing the sale of liquor on January 1 and July 4, providing several format revisions, and excluding the provision which allows the extended hours of operation on Monday through Thursday. Motion carried unanimously. (4-0) Councilmembe.r Malone co:rnrnented he remains in favor of allowing businesses to operate within the latitude established by the legislators in such matters and allow them to operate based on the dictates of the market rather than restricting the hours; supported the modification. Council con=ed to consider the extended hours of sale for intoxicating liquor at a later date in the event the surrounding communities adopt this revision and directed staff to forward a copy of the Ordinance to all affected off-sale liquor establishments . Council was referred to a letter from four Olaritable Gambling organizations, dated 3-9-90, requesting an amendment to Ordinance #265 by allowing the quarterly reports and payments to the City to be received on the 20th day of the month following the end of the quarterly pericxi. ORD. #267; QRTLY. REEDRr DEADLINE; alAR. GAMBLING Attorney Filla explained he prepared an Ordinance amendment which would aCCOl1lllK:idate the concerns expressed by the four gambling managers. Malone moved, seconded by Hansen, to adopt Ordinance No. 267, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPI'ER 4, ARI'ICLE I, DIVISION 5, SECI'ION 5-6 OF THE ARDEN HILlS MUNICIPAL CODE REIATING TO GAMBLING. Motion carried unanimously. (4-0)