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To: Centerville City Council City of Centerville From: Richard DeFoe Waterworks Beach Club Thilllk-you lor taking the extra time needed to meet with the license holders of Centcrville. At the close of that meeting, you asked lor our input regarding the liquor ordinilllce. As a license holder, I very much appreciate your willingness to review the existing ordinilllce. I am in agreement with the representatives Ii-mn the state licensing board (Mr. Erickson illld Mr. McManus) who advised us to concentrate on the problem that brought everyone to the meeting in the first place. An efTective solution may be to draft a clarification letter to be attached to all license applications when tJley are mailed out to perspective licensees. This would be an inexpensive way to clear up illlY mislll1derstanding about the application process and could include the deadline for accepting applications and the date of the cOlmciI meeting for considering the application. As far as adopting a new liquor license ordinance, I illn in favor of no action at this time, for the following reasons: 1) The currcnt ordinance gives the city council substillltialleeway when dealing with license-holders. r think the cun'ent system promotes healthy eommlll1ication between the existing council ,md its license holders. The city also enjoys the ability to be as harsh as necessary when dealing with violations. I think this is illl enonnous advillltage for the city. 2) There seem to be milllY issues that m,lY be higher on the council's agenda and a more appropriate use of funds at this time. [n closing, I would again like to thank the city tor taking time to include the license [wluers iulhis process. I hope that the above suggestion will provide an ctTcctive solution, while using a minimal runOlll1t of the city's time, energy illld tax dollars, Respectfully, '._~~ vLl? {J~- Richm-d DePoe