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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 18, 2013 Page 26 sponsible, trained owners; and welcomed new owners, ideas and stores; however, they held to a rigid, protected, 3-tiere structure in Minnesota where the manufac- turers were separated from the retailers by the distributors to avoid undue influ- ence on any of those tiers. Mr. Ball challenged the premise that it was up to the State to police that system, opining that it was up to the City of Roseville and the community to make right and just decisions; and to continue holding this three-tiered system in place. Mr. Ball noted that all of those establishments he represented were in competition with each other; and advised that there were representatives from some other communities in attendance tonight out of curiosity about the City of Roseville's ultimate action tonight. Mr. Ball urgently requested that the City Council delay approval of this transfer until a thorough review was completed to determine the eligibility of the applicant to sell. Mr. Ball advised that he had contacted the State of MN to determine the location of the former Network Liquor's inventory; and to determine if it was in the hands of someone not yet licensed in the State of MN or City of Roseville; and made a complaint to the State accordingly as to whether it was tied to this ap- plicant. Mr. Ball admitted that this was a short-term stopgap; as things being dis- covered were hard to collect for fear of being sued. Regarding the City's attempt at a background investigation, Mr. Ball opined that licensing was one issue, but background investigations were another issue, with the courts having given cities broad discretion and authority. Before deferring to the State, Mr. Ball encouraged the City to take responsibility in allowing this firm to sell alcohol to its citizen. Mr. Ball referenced MN State Statutes related to moral turpitude and requested a full hearing before the Roseville City Council addressing past practices; and to conduct a full inquiry; seeking a six-week continuance for this applicant for re- view of all facts, and then to make a responsible decision based on those facts. Tom Erlick, Tanner Developments, Toronto, Canada; Owner of Rosedale Commons and Rosedale Marketplace, proposed location for Total Wine & More Mr. Erlick reviewed the process for this lessee at Rosedale Marketplace, contin- gent upon approval of their license. Mr. Erlick noted the significant improvement made to these two centers over the past few years, with additional improvements planned. Mr. Erlick noted that Total Wines & More was proposing to locate in the former J. C. Penney space vacant since 2010. Mr. Erlick advised that he had been in other Total Wine stores and found them to be bright and exciting and providing a wide selection of product, with incredibly knowledgeable staff, and anticipated that they would have a regional draw beyond