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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 19, 2012 Page 11 that amount. Mr. Miller advised that staff recommended that the fee remain at $7,000 unless otherwise directed by the City Council. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Miller clarified that, since this was the 2013 fee schedule, if the City Council chose to take action on 2012 fees, it could do so as a separate action. Discussion included proximity to year-end for 2012 licenses and pro-rating li- censes as per standard procedure on fees; clarification that to-date, Pour Deci- sions was not doing liquor operations and their fee remained unpaid, pending clarification by the City Council, with Pour Decisions alleging that the license fee was prohibitive to their doing business. Councilmember McGehee read a section of State Statute related to brewery lan- guage and number of barrels produced; Mayor Roe added that Subd. 6 of State Statute specific to tap room licenses; and stipulation between State and City fees and their relationship to on-sale categories. Further discussion ensued regarding the unique license category created for tap rooms and applicable fees; comparables for tap room licenses and whether or not to base them on the number of seats available, similar to on-sale wine li- censes; with Mayor Roe recommending that the license fees be disconnected from the seating since the number of seats was specific in state statute for wine licenses,but not necessarily brewery tap license fees. Additional discussion included hours of operation and traffic generation; Pour Decisions specifics versus future license holders for similar operations. Councilmember Willmus sought clarification on other areas of the fee schedule brought to his attention by the public, including the proposed seasonal pool fee, and public concerns that this may apply for setting up a kiddie pool for birthday parties, as an example. Mr. Miller clarified that the fee applied to a pool larger than 3,000 gallon capac- ity or forty-two (42) inches in depth. Councilmember McGehee questioned the fees for window replacement, won- dering if this fee was per project or per window (page 14). Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon advised that he needed to research that before responding; however, his perception was that it was a min- imum fee per project. Mr. Trudgeon advised that he would provide a response to the City Council at a future time.