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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 9, 2014 Page 39 Ms. Becker further advised that the employee had been terminated and a new pol- icy implemented that a purchaser not only had to provide identification, but the manager on site had to be called in to verify their age. Regarding the presumptive penalties proposed, Ms. Becker respectfully asked that, in light of the steps taken by Smashburger subsequent to the violation, the City Council consider reducing the fine or eliminating some days of the suspen- sion from five to two or three days. Having revamped penalties for liquor violations a number of years ago, Coun- cilmember Willmus noted that a significant discussion had been held at that time regarding suspensions and the timeframe for multiple violations within that timeframe, including a dollar amount and length of suspension. While appreciat- ing the efforts made by Smashburger going forward, Councilmember Willmus advised that he was not inclined to deviate from that policy. Willmus moved, Laliberte seconded, allowing the Roseville Police Department to issue and administer the presumptive penalty as set forth in Section 302.15 of Ro- seville City Code; for alcohol compliance failure at Smashburger Restaurant, 2100 Snelling Avenue N, on May 1, 2014; with a penalty of$2,000 and a five day liquor license suspension. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee; Willmus; Laliberte; Etten; and Roe. Nays: None. Specific to the training requirement violation, Mayor Roe reviewed potential ram- ifications related to denial or non-renewal of a license and additional optional penalties for suspension up to 60 days and/or fine up to $2000; and asked the City Council to address that particular issue. Councilmember Laliberte questioned why the U of MN could not verify server training; and suggested the program needed revised if that was the case. Ms. Becker responded that Smashburger was continuing to try to obtain the in- formation, but log-ins for each employee were tied to that verification, and since employees had not recorded those passwords, management was still attempting to get access and would continue to do so. Councilmember Laliberte questioned why the information as not recorded in Smashburger's individual employee files for verification as well. Ms. Becker responded that the training was done in the summer of 2013 and since that time the franchise was under new management, and records were found to not