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AGENDA SECTION'.' ORiGINATING DEPT, /Div. DEPT. HEAD Z AP OVAL. I Rports & Recommendat ions Admin i s t Tat i on, A ITEM NO.,.' ITEM DESCR1PTI10N On-sale liquor licenses, MGR, REVIEWED/ RECOMMENDS: Roseville curriently has issued sixteen, on,-sale liquor licenses. There ar:1T eight remaining licensesmi two from the eighteen allowed by State Statutes 3 plus simx recently apprioved by the legislature. Biased on current interest I and inquiries, those eight licenses coul,d be appli,ed for in the next slix to, twelve months, Because of the desire to, encourage development 'in, the City's tax increment financj"Lng districts,, it is important that provl"Lsions be made to assure liquor licenses will 'be available. It 'is, very unlikely that a hotel would locatie in the tax, increment area west of 35W without a liquor license for 0, its restaurant. In reviewing thims with the City Attorne Olt was concluded the simplest approach would be to adopt an ordinance designating a specified number of licenses for the tax, increment financin The Attorney indicates this I g are a. approach lis novel, and there is potential of it being attacked in court, 0 He believes the City has valid reasons to Justify this action, and that the Council should not be overly concerned, with a p�otential challenge. There is potential for at least four restaurants desiring liquor licenses 2i in the increment area north of Rosedale.,, plus the City's goal of one or two hotels "in thie increment area west of Therefore it #.. d i is r eco e mmnd the City Attorney be 'instructed to prepare an, ordinance designating six on- sale liquior licenses for use in the tax increment, areas, two of which would be for hotiel/motel, The current demand for liquor licenses by restaurants, combined with the desire of restaurian,ts to locate in Roseville, makes 'it important to consider an or- dinance., If' a, certain number of licenses are not designated for attracting develop reas, the City, will find itself in the same ment in the tax *increment a 10 Position as before the recent approval oftheslix licenses. vp Council Action Requested: Motion instructin the City Attorney to prepa g re an ordi1nance designating six on-sale liquor licenses for use 'in the City's tax increment flonancing districts; two of' which shall be used by hotel/motel, It