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Department Approval Item No..- 7.e Manager Reviewed Description: Establish a Public Hearing to Consider an Off-Sale Liquor License for Snelling Liquors located at 2217 Snelling Avenue. Background Snelling Liquors has applied for an Off-Sale and Intoxicating liquor license at 2217 Snelling Avenue. The applicant recently received a conditional use permit to operate a liquor store at this location. The City Attorney will review the application prior to the issuance of the license to ensure that it is in order. A representative from Snelling Liquors has been invited to attend the hearing to answer any questions the Council may have. The City currently has 9 Off-Sale liquor Intoxicating licenses issued. Per current City Code, a maximum of 10 Off-Sale Intoxicating liquor licenses are allowed. If granted, this will be the 10th and final license. Which means all prospective applicants will have to either; 1), persuade the Council to increase the limit,, or 2), effectively acquire a license from an existing licensee. At the February 25, 2008 City Council meeting, the Council held a brief discussion on the merits of increasing the number of allowable off-sale liquor licenses. A majority of the Council indicated an interest in having additional dialogue regarding this matter. However, based on Council's stated information needs,, existing Staff workloads, and in consideration of Council agenda items already in queue, it does not appear that an informed and purposeful discussion could take place until April of this year at the earliest. 32 Staff Recommendation 33 It has been the City's past practice to issue liquor licenses on a first-come, first-serve basis. 34 Although we have multiple suitors for the last liquor license, this applicant appears to be in the best 35 position to be open and operational before any others. In addition, the applicant has met all of the 36 licensing requirements. As such, City Staff will be recommending approval at the public hearing- 37 38 Financial Implications 39 The revenue that is generated from the license fees collected is used to offset the cost of police 40 compliance checks, background investigations, enforcement of liquor laws, and license 41 administration. 42 43 Council Action 44 Motion to set a public hearing for March 24, 2008 to consider the issuance of an Off-Sale 45 Intoxicating liquor license for Snelling Liquors. 46