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City Council Regular Meeting - 07/10/06 Minutes - Page 27 entitled to move forward at this time. Considerable discussion ensued among Councilmembers, Chief Sletner and City Attorney Anderson regarding process; and preferred action. In order to have full disclosure, Police Chief Sletner, advised that the Green Mill had a non-compliance violation in March of 1998, as well as in August of2005. Discussion included penalty provisions set forth in Section 302.15 of City Code and their presumptive nature and possible deviations as deemed appropriate by the City Council; no reported conversations between the serving person and underage person at the time of the violation; City records of server/manager training before and at the time of violation; and factual determinations for each specific establishment at the close of the Public Hearing. Chief Sletner reviewed the circumstances specific to the violations at Old Chicago and the VFW, which were similar in nature. Douglas L. Christman, General Counsel, Vice President, Legal Affairs with Rock Bottom Restaurants, Inc., a Delaware Corporation headquartered in Denver, CO, was present representing Old Chicago. Mr. Christman reviewed his letter to City Attorney Anderson dated June 23, 2006, (attached). Mr. Christman advised that Old Chicago took their responsibility very seriously, operating in 22 different states, and in 77 different jurisdictions, and aware of the federal, state and local regulations related to each. Mr. Christman reviewed the company's extensive in-house training; zero tolerance stance; secret shopper program to spot-check compliance; employee handbook language regarding responsible alcohol service and internal policies in place. Mr. Christman advised that, under the zero tolerance stance of the company, the server's violation had prompted their job loss; and noted that Old Chicago had not responded in a timely