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<br />Roseville City Council <br />Minutes of 1/29/07 Pg 15 of 38 <br /> <br />8. Consider/Assess the Presumptive Penalty for Axel's Charhouse Sale of <br />Alcohol to a Minor <br />City Attorney Scott Anderson reviewed the December 4, 2006 violation by <br />two employees of Axel's Charhouse selling alcoholic beverages to a minor <br />in violation of City ordinance; and their lack of participation in the optional <br />manager and server training program provided by the City of Rose vi lie's Po- <br />lice Department. <br /> <br />Mr. Anderson provided the process for a violation, with the Police Depart- <br />ment providing information to the City Council, which assesses presumptive <br />penalties as set forth or departure upward or downward based on extenuating <br />or aggravating circumstances. <br /> <br />Mr. Raymond Luczak, current General Manager at Axel's Charhouse, <br />2540 Cleveland Avenue, Roseville <br />Mr. Luczak provided documentation for the record, which was reviewed by <br />Mayor Klausing and Councilmembers, and consisted of a Certificate of <br />Compliance from the City of Roseville for the years 2002,2003 and 2004; <br />and a certificate showing Axel's Char House as a member in good standing <br />of the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association for 2006/2007. <br /> <br />Mr. Luczak opined that the non compliance event was due to a lack of com- <br />munication between the General Manager and Bartender, during a busy time <br />in the bar, and was not due to a lack oftraining; noted the company's previ- <br />ous compliance and participation in a training program; and respectfully re- <br />quested a reduction in the proscribed penalty. Mr. Luczak advised that the <br />company was accepting full responsibility for their actions and that in ac- <br />cepting that responsibility, they were willing to abide by the decision of the <br />City Council. <br /> <br />Discussion included penalty based on the number of violations; voluntary <br />participation in training programs over the last 36 months related to the <br />amount of suspension time; the company's training program in conjunction <br />with their downtown Ramada location through the Minnesota Beverage As- <br />sociation and combined training for both locations; and their lack of partici- <br />pation in the Roseville training program. <br /> <br />Roseville Police Chief Carol Sletner advised that the establishment didn't <br />submit their training program to the Police Department for their review and <br />