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<br />Mr. Bisek indicated he had asked for an emergency meeting to be called or for the <br />cancelled meeting to be held so that this matter could be discussed. He then commented <br />that he was told that the issue was not important enough to call a special meeting. He <br />also commented that he was forced to tell his employees that he may have to lay them off <br />on January 1, 2002. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek indicated he has filled out the license application 11 times and noted that, if <br />there was a problem with his application, a telephone call could have prevented this <br />problem. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek indicated he would like to see the City and the business owners come together <br />to work out a solution in a proactive manner. He then commented that it was <br />encouraging to see that Mayor Swedberg had been working on the ordinance. He then <br />commented that what bothers him the most is he feels like Centerville has lost the small <br />town cohesiveness it used to have. He also noted that he feels there was a lack of <br />courtesy and respect in the way this matter was handled. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra read the statement from the form that indicates that failure to <br />disclose any violation will result in fines. She then noted that Mr. Bisek had signed the <br />form on October 26, 2001 and asked whether Mr. Bisek was aware of his liquor <br />violations. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek indicated he was not aware of a violation at the time he signed the form. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra asked how licensees are informed of liquor violations. City <br />Attorney Hoeft indicated that licensees, as well as the City, rely on information from the <br />police chief. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek said he felt the issue is one that will take some time to resolve and suggested <br />that licensees and Council hold a work session to discuss it. He then indicated that after <br />he found out about the fine he contacted the Police Chief and was told that the Police <br />Chief does not always have the time to inform licensees of violations. He further <br />indicated that he spoke to his employee concerning the violation and was informed that <br />the employee's husband is an attorney and they are fighting the citation in court. <br /> <br />Mr. Bisek indicated licensees are not able to be at their establishments 24 hours a day and <br />rely on the honesty of their employees. He also indicated that licensees have to rely on <br />other sources of information because employees do not always tell their employers of the <br />violation. <br /> <br />Council Member Nelson asked if Mr. Bisek was claiming that he was not aware of the <br />incident that took place on January 26, 2000. Mr. Bisek indicated he was aware of his <br />Dill that occurred in October of 1999 and was resolved in January of 2000. He then <br />indicated that he interpreted his Dill to be a traffic violation and, thus, having nothing to <br />do with a liquor law violation concerning re-issuance of his liquor license. <br /> <br />Page 4 of24 <br />