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Mr. Bisek indicated he had asked for an emergency meeting to be called or for the cancelled meeting to be held so that this matter could be discussed. He then commented that he was told that the issue was not important enough to call a special meeting. He also commented that he was forced to tell his employees that he may have to lay them off on January 1, 2002. Mr. Bisek indicated he has filled out the license application 11 times and noted that, if there was a problem with his application, a telephone call could have prevented this problem. Mr. Bisek indicated he would like to see the City and the business owners come together to work out a solution in a proactive manner. He then commented that it was encouraging to see that Mayor Swedberg had been working on the ordinance. He then commented that what bothers him the most is he feels like Centerville has lost the small town cohesiveness it used to have. He also noted that he feels there was a lack of courtesy and respect in the way this matter was handled. Council Member Capra read the statement from the form that indicates that failure to di~dose any violation will result in fines. She then noted that Mr. Bisek had signed the form on October 26, 2001 and asked whether Mr. Bisek was aware of his liquor violations. Mr. Bisek indicated he was not aware of a violation at the time he signed the form. Council Member Capra asked how licensees are informed of liquor violations. City Attorney Hoeft indicated that licensees, as well as the City, rely on information from the police chief. Mr. Bisek said he felt the issue is one that will take some time to resolve and suggested that licensees and Council hold a work session to discuss it. He then indicated that after he found out about the fme he contacted the Police Chief and was told that the Police Chief does not always have the time to inform licensees of violations. He further indicated that he spoke to his employee concerning the violation and was informed that the employee's husband is an attorney and they are fighting the citation in court. Mr. Bisek indicated licensees are not able to be at their establishments 24 hours a day and rely on the honesty of their employees. He also indicated that licensees have to rely on other sources of information because employees do not always tell their employers of the violation. Council Member Nelson asked if Mr. Bisek was claiming that he was not aware of the incident that took place on January 26, 2000. Mr. Bisek indicated he was aware of his DUI that occurred in October of 1999 and was resolved in January of 2000. He then indicated that he interpreted his Dill to be a traffic violation and, thus, having nothing to do with a liquor law violation concerning re-issuance of his liquor license. Page 4 of 24