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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—September 28, 2009 14 7B. Motion to Approve Ordinance 2009-011 and Ordinance 2009-012 (continued) City Attorney Filla stated that he would guess that they would carry insurance to a greater extent than what City Code currently requires. Councilmember Holmes clarified that it is only assumed that the business carries more liability insurance than the minimum. She asked if the two tiered system would be necessary then. City Attorney Filla stated that this was a choice that the Council can make. It was inserted to encourage people to have training for their staff. Mayor Harpstead stated that this question would depend on the cost of the training and if it was beneficial Councilmember Holmes stated that if their insurance is higher than the minimum then it would not matter. Councilmember Holden stated that the Council can only assume that they have the coverage. Mayor Harpstead stated that if the benefit was there then it would be an incentive for businesses to provide server training. Councilmember Holden asked if server training was done annually. City Planner Beekman stated that this was correct. Mayor Harpstead stated that the overlap of gambling license and liquor license was crossed out. There are establishments in Arden Hills that have charitable gambling. He asked that Staff take another look at the deletion of these types of clauses to see if there is a way to be clear about the City having to grant both licenses. City Attorney Filla stated that the State law says that a person can not gamble in an establishment that has a liquor license issued to them. Charitable gambling is excluded from this. Councilmember Grant stated that he would favor a fine with the warning letter for the first violation with minor consumption with server training. He stated that the fifth violation states that it shall be loss of license. He asked if Council would like