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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 12, 2011 Page 20 background, as well as training documentation records and additional training provided by each respective licensee to-date. Based on this discussion, Mayor Roe noted that the action before the City Council tonight was specific to the training violation of City Code; and reviewed the op- tions before the City Council: 1) to take no action; 2) to not renew the license; or 3)to impose a penalty of up to a 60-day suspension and $2,000 fine. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Chief Mathwig confirmed that both parties had complied with statute pertaining to the last violation's fines and penal- ties; and training records had been corrected. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Chief Mathwig reviewed the individ- ual and specific fines and suspensions for each licensee. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, a representative of Smash Burger in the audience, advised that they had been open in Roseville for 2.5 years; and a representative of the Courtyard by Marriott in the audience advised that they had been open in Roseville for 10 years. Councilmember Pust spoke in support of some action other than non-renewal. Councilmember Johnson noted differentials in the previous and current City ordi- nances and the need to address what was essentially a third violation. Councilmember Pust clarified the intent of the current City ordinance to incent training and availability of documentation of that training upon request for all servers and managers serving alcohol for the purpose of avoiding this type of sit- uation. Councilmember Pust opined that it should not just be in place to penalize firms when they failed or as a pass for those lucky enough not to fail a compliance check; but specifically to get them into compliance with their training. Coun- cilmember Pust reiterated the need for training in compliance with City Code or experiencing a substantive violation if those selling alcohol were not sufficiently trained. Councilmember Pust clarified that this didn't mean that the City Council didn't want them in Roseville, but that there would be consequences if alcohol sales in Roseville were not in compliance with City Code. Councilmember Johnson reiterated his preference to separate the two licensees, opining that they both were at different levels of infractions. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Councilmember Pust noted the lowest monetary fine in City Code for any type of violation was $1,000; and she opined that any fine should be no less than that, given the seriousness of the infraction. Councilmember Johnson expressed caution that tonight's action would set a prec- edent and while discretionary on the part of the City Council should be based on sound reasoning for future and similar situations that may occur. Based on that rationale, Councilmember Johnson concurred with Councilmember Pust on the $1,000 presumptive penalty.