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Department Approval �:i � � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: June 8, 2015 Item No.: 10.a City Manager Approval Item Description: Consider Amending City Code Chapter 302 Liquor Control to allow for Off- and On Sale Microdistillery Sales and to allow for Sunday Sales of Growlers BACKGROUND The Minnesota State Legislature recently adopted new laws allowing cities to permit Off-Sale Microdistilleries and On-Sale Microdistillery Cocktail Rooms. The recent law changes also now allow of Off-Sale of growlers on Sunday. The City Manager instructed the City Attorney to draft an ordinance amendment to reflect the change in state law for the City Council to consider and potentially adopt. The City Attorney has provided a memo detailing the proposed ordinance and a red-lined draft showing potential changes to Chapter 302 POLICY OBJECTIVE Administering and controlling the dispensing of liquor is an important regulatory function of the City. � Amending City Ordinances to reflect State law allows for continued enforcement of liquor control regulations while providing the business community and consumers a choice on how liquor is sold and consumed. FINANCIAL IMPACTS Allowing for additional licenses will provide for a small increase in fee revenue. There will be minor � administrative and enforcement costs with the new licenses. The fee schedule will need to be amended to accommodate the new licenses if they are created. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council review the proposed ordinance change and consider adopting changes to the ordinance as they deem desirable. REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION The City Council should review the proposed ordinance change and consider adopting changes to the ardinance as they deem desirable. Prepared by: Pari-ick Trudgeon, City Manager (651) 792-7021 Attachments: A: Memo from City Attorney Mark Gaughan describing proposed changes to Chapter 302 B: Red-lined copy of the proposed amendments to Chapter 302 Page 1 of 1