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<br />I----~ -- --- <br /> <br />I JAN -02' 02IWED: <br /> <br />14.21 BARNA GUZY STEF?E <br /> <br />TEL.6i2 780 <br /> <br />l"''':''' <br />..II! <br /> <br />POOl <br /> <br />BERNARDE.sre::F'EN <br />~LC' W1.0 A. M.R1llLL <br />n~rJ\m A. J/lNSllO <br />J.Fl'REY .. JO~NSO'" <br />RU.sSEll H_ CR.CWD~ <br />ION ~ BRlCl<SCN <br />~AS? M..,l..:...~E. <br />M!CHAa. F. HURLS)" <br />COUGWQ.SALITEl\ <br />HERMA..'\l L TALl.E <br />~l'lARLas M. $SYKORA <br />OANlaD. GAlml\.]lt <br />OOY~tu.Y It. OOl"JOB <br />JAMES O. J.:Ji'hFr <br /> <br />BGS <br /> <br />JOAN M. QllAD!: <br />SCOTTM_L~P""_K <br />6T1N~ G. THORSON <br />El.1ZAStIT'l-i A. $CHAVlNG <br />""".cLAM" HIJE~E!c <br />aRAO~'"Y A. n~HElI. <br />1-'L'\LCClE.M fI, T!RRI' <br />!<RIS11 R. R1UY <br />CHER1'l.A.]OROnNS.'EN <br />\V1Ll..l.'\.\l. 0. SlEGU <br />TODD J. ANI.AUF <br />JENNIFER c. 1': SMfTH <br /> <br />Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. <br />ATTORNEYS AT LA\\I <br />400 Nonhrown Flnsncial Plat2 <br />200 Coon Rapid., Boulevard <br />Minneapolis, MN 55433-5894 <br /> <br />(76..1) 780-8500 FAX (763) 780-1777 <br />1-800-422.3486 <br /> <br />C{Cal//lje/ <br />'ROBF,RT .,. (JUZY <br /> <br />Writer '., Direcf Line: (763) 783-5121 <br />Inrernel E-Mail Adaress:jhaejr@)Jgslaw.com <br /> <br />January 2, 2002 <br /> <br />Mayor Tim Swedberg <br />City of Cemerville <br />I S80 Main StTeet <br />Centerville, MN 55038 <br /> <br />V1A F A.X NO 651-429-8629 <br />rOTAL PAGES: 2 <br /> <br />RE: Liquor Licenses <br /> <br />Dew: :Mr. Mayor: <br /> <br />j am today reviewing your e-mail dated December 27,2001, regarding the above-referenced <br />matter. This is my Iirst day back ill the office since the Christmas holiday sa I apolosi7.e for the <br />delay in responding to the e-mail. <br /> <br />First, Ie! me a.;ldress the number of on sale liquor licenses \he City can isslle. Pursuant to <br />MiI1.nesota Sta(lLle 340A.4' 3, tlle CIty of Centerville can issue not more than five lioenses. This <br />requirement is governed by the fact thai Ce11temlle is a statutory city with a pOpula(l(lTl "f mote <br />t11a;12,:100 but less Than 5,000. The number oflicel15eS ctln be increased by referendum. The <br />relerendurn Call either authorize a specific number of addirionallicer:ses or a~:Tllorize en <br />unlin-...ited nu.-nber of additional licenses. Such a referendum could be held at either a special <br />ekction or with the neJ..'t general election. The specific language for d,C referendum is controlled <br />by staJ;ure and must appear on the bal101 exactly as set forth in dle statute. <br /> <br />I should note that there are some exclusions from the licensa limits set iolin in the statute. <br />Speci:fica11y" on sale liquor licenses may be isslled to clubs, or congretional1y chartered veterans <br />organizations in addition to the fiva licenses authorized by the statute. Additiou,'\ily, cartain <br />restaurant :mdJor bed and breakfast establishments with a wine license authorized under Section <br />340.'1..'14 suM. 5 would also be excluded from the authorized number of licenses. <br /> <br />There has aiso be-<.n an inquiry Te~arding the due process rights oflhe liqueT licensees who were <br />levied civil fines for misrepresenting inforination andlcr omitting i.ofom:ation fmm the license <br /> <br />.\'.rry\':"\OPF~1Jl'\L.y2.m,,lov",' <br />