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April 13, 198A <br />One argument to continue municimpal liquor, opleratiim,s at Har Mar 'is to buy time <br />until an opportunity to relocate to the, Rosedale, area presents itself, The <br />a <br />customer traffic volume 'is so much greater in the Rosedale area, that substantially <br />Gi <br />increased sales and profits would be a reasonable expectation. When this <br />opportunity might present itself, 'is unknown. <br />Another consideration for continuing the, municipal, operation is the affect of <br />state pol,i,cy on, the distribution of' state aids. Based on present profit margins <br />^W 0 <br />of the liquor operation, ii# erat, ing profits would not s ignificantly help lin major <br />state aid reductionso It wou,ld be an importiant, consideration only if the future <br />potential of' the liquor operation was seen as a, significant source of revenue <br />MOOP0010 plus). <br />One final argument that, has been made for municipal liquor operatims, is the <br />V <br />c,lontrol, in, the dispensi,nz of liquor. It is doubtful whether control would bl <br />any better or any worse under, private off-sale operation. <br />Recommendations <br />ig It is recommended the C]"Ay, divest 'Itself of' the municipal liquor store <br />op e rati <br />a.1 The City, Council has no interest, tio relocate the municipal liquor <br />operation, to the Roseville area at siomel future time; and <br />b. The, Ci,tyi., Council has a limited expectation of the Hay Mar liquor <br />store yielding s ignifi cant profits over the longer term. <br />C. The City Ciomci,l beli,leves the dispensing of liquor can be adequately <br />,controlled through pTiivate off-salle liquor operations, <br />