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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 9, 1992 PAGE SEVEN license fees to be comparable to the amount of cost that the City incurs for administration and police services for these establishments. Mayor Buckbee further stated that he felt using a square foot formula for establishing the fee was the most equitable method devised. He further recommended that the City adopt the second option which calculates the number of square feet for the interior plus half of the square feet for any exterior area which is used for the licensed area. The license fee is then calculated by multiplying the total square footage by $.62 to arrive at the license fee requirement. In this case, the required fee for the Waterworks would be $4,000.00; Kelly~s Korner $2,500.00; and the Trio Inn $2,500.00. Mayor Buckbee then opened the meeting for comment from the public. Mr. Paul Montain, 7082 Centerville Road, appeared before the Council and stated that he saw no problem with the increase in fee for his business, Trio Inn, except for the fact that he has only thirty days to come up with the additional fee. Mr. Montain further requested that the City Council entertain the possibility of removing the requirement of the liquor license holders to provide a $3,000.00 off-sale surety bond and a $5,000.00 on-sale surety bond. Mr. Montain stated that these surety bonds are no longer required by the Minnesota Liquor Control Commission and is required only by local ordinance. Mr. Rich DeFoe, 7281 Main Street, of the Waterworks appeared before the Council and stated that the City Council should give consideration to the fact that the other cities used by Centerville to compare license fees have a much larger population base than Centerville. Mr. DeFoe also stated that since his license fee is being increased from $2,000.00 per year to $4,000.00 per year that the short notice of increase will constitute a hardship on him in paying the fee by January 1, 1993. Mr. Bill Bisek, 7087 Centerville Road, owner of the Kelly~s Korner appeared before the Council and stated that the short notice of the fee increase is a hardship since he will only have two weeks to come up with the increased payment. Mr. Bisek also requested that the surety bond requirement be removed from the City ordinance. Clerk/Administrator Siebenaler explained that the surety bond has been required in the past to provide a means for a municipality to recoup the cost of litigation in the case of a revocation of a liquor license. Mr. Siebenaler further explained that, due to the power vested in the City Council to suspend or revoke a