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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 28, 2022 Page 4 Councilmember Strahan explained that given the high number of failures the busi- nesses have had in the last year, she wondered if City fees related to the licenses are keeping pace with the expenditures of staff time. Ms. Bruno believed upon a failure by the business an Administrative Fine is as- sessed. Councilmember Strahan thought this might be something to discuss further because the City may need to consider increasing fees moving forward to be sure that staff time is accounted for. Mr. Trudgeon indicated there was a big jump in failures this year along with other cities in the metro. He was not sure it was at all related or if it has to do with the economy, but it is alarming. He knew that some of the liquor license fees are capped under State Statutes,what the City can charge. He thought the fine structure is to penalize for noncompliance, noting the City not only charges a fine but also suspends their business for a day, which impact the business' bottom line as well. He stated the City does not want to see repeat failures at a place. Mayor Roe thought staff could do an analysis on this on an annual basis as to both license and penalty fees and how that relates to the City's costs for enforcement. Mayor Roe reviewed public hearing protocol and opened and closed the public hearing at approximately 6:45 p.m. for the purpose of receiving public input on the above-referenced Liquor License Renewals; with no one appearing for or against. Etten moved, Groff seconded, approval of the requested liquor licenses for 2023, upon receipt of all outstanding applications materials and payments. Roll Call Ayes: Groff, Willmus, Strahan, Etten, and Roe. Nays: None. c. Public Hearing to Consider the Approval on an Off Sale Liquor License and Cigarette/Tobacco Products License for Kong Mong Liquor, Inc. dba Chuchao Liquor Located at 700 County Road B West Assistant City Clerk Katie Bruno briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated November 28, 2022. Mayor Roe reviewed public hearing protocol and opened and closed the public hearing at approximately 6:49 p.m. for the purpose of receiving public input on the above-referenced Off Sale Liquor License and Cigarette/Tobacco Products License for Kong Mong Liquor, Inc. dba Chuchao Liquor located at 700 County Road B West; with no one appearing for or against.