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11/18/2013
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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,November 18, 2013 <br /> Page 23 <br /> that one of their business's key tenants was preventing sales to minors; noting that <br /> with a large operation such as there, they usually were not conducive to attracting <br /> minors. <br /> Mr. Trone referenced the number of sentiments expressed earlier at tonight's <br /> meeting regarding the importance of freedoms; and opined that one of those free- <br /> doms included allowing consumers to choose where they wanted to shop. Based <br /> on the success of their business model, Mr. Trone opined that government should <br /> allow consumers to make that choice. <br /> Mr. Trone recognized the opposition of the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Asso- <br /> ciation in their attempt to keep out competition; and while not wanting to belittle <br /> their stores that did a great job and provided a great service; opined that their <br /> business model should also be given a fair chance to offer consumers a choice and <br /> let them decide whether to shop with Total Wine or with their competitors. <br /> In addressing the negative allegations about his family and their reputation, Mr. <br /> Trone assured their intent in running a quality business. However, if over that last <br /> twenty years, they had been cited for any transgressions in this heavily-regulated <br /> business growing across the nation, they had resolved those issues and moved <br /> forward. Mr. Trone recognized that competitors would complain; however, he al- <br /> so clarified that his family firm had never had a license revoked or not renewed; <br /> and anticipated continued growth and operate the best package law abiding by <br /> state and local laws, which their traffic would prove. Mr. Trone noted that he had <br /> a law degree, and his brother a law degree; and therefore, were very cognizant of <br /> the requirements and regulations. Mr. Trone expressed his and his family's inter- <br /> est in serving the citizens of Roseville and the surrounding area by providing the <br /> best shopping experience possible. <br /> At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Trone confirmed that this would <br /> be their firm's first license in the State of MN. <br /> At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Trone responded that they had <br /> applied for a license in the City of Bloomington, had already hired their team <br /> members, and were scheduled to open soon. However, the Friday before the <br /> Bloomington City Council was to consider their license application, the Minneso- <br /> ta Licensed Beverage Association had submitted a similar packet of materials as <br /> referenced by City Attorney Gaughan; prompting their City Attorney to ask for <br /> additional time to review that substantial amount of information; with the subse- <br /> quent result of the Public Hearing being rescheduled. Mr. Trone expressed his <br /> frustration and disappointment that those materials had not been provided for re- <br /> view earlier; however, he stated that such disappointments were part of doing <br /> business. <br />
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