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indicated that the Police Chief had attached a list to each of the licenses for failure to disclose in 2000 as well as in 1999. Council Member Broussard Vickers commented that, for whatever reason, Staff had not reported that information last year. She then indicated that, had Staff done so, there would not be a problem this year. She further commented that because she was operating under the assumption that this would have happened last year she felt a fine was in order because she felt business owners have the responsibility to follow the law and disclose violations. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that her motion to fine the license holders was made based on incomplete information and wrong assumptions. Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded bv Council Member Travis to reverse the 5500.00 failure to disclose {"mes issued to liQuor license holders at the December 12, 2001 meetin2. Council Member Capra disagreed saying that she feels the bar owners have a responsibility to disclose violations. She then commented that, with the exception of Mr. Sager, license holders were aware of the violations and did not disclose them. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that she is concerned that the City is trying to hold the license holders to a standard they were not held to in the past. Council Member Capra noted she had spoken to Mr. DeFoe who had told her he wished Centerville had its small town politics back where things could be resolved by sitting down and talking about it rather than in a public format. She then indicated she had informed him that it is against the open meeting law to do so. She further commented that it is nice to have the small town feel but noted that rules need to be followed. Council Member Nelson noted that in her business, if forms are not filled out correctly, the IRS would fine and penalize her. She then commented that she does not feel that filling out the form incorrectly for years is an excuse to continue to do so. Council Member Travis indicated that he disagreed with Council in December when it levied the fines. He then told the license holders in attendance that time is precious and asked them not to waste any more of their time or Council time on this. He then said "disclose the violations next time". Mr. Montain indicated that if other administrations had told him about the procedure he would have filled out the form correctly. Mr. Ken Vanderbeek of 7095 20th Avenue South asked whether license holders should be required to call the Chief of Police before filling out the renewal application to determine whether they have had violations. Page 8 of 24