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Liquor Citation Issues on April 10 agenda Page 2 o f 2 I asked Jay Squiers for an update on the criminal complaint re: the liquor citation appeals. He says that the Maple Grove city attorney has decided not to move forward with the complaint, and that it is now appropriate for the council to take up these issues again. Since Jay indicates that neither he nor Scott Anderson will be available for the March 27 meeting, I request that this be added as an item on our April 10 agenda. At a minimum 1 would like to take up the questions I raised in my memo of January 23 (attached and pasted below) -- and will subt�i� any addtional questions to the city attorney in advance of the April 10 meeting. Thanks, r��i7w Liquor Citation Appeals I would like to request the following information, and request that this liquor appeals issue be put on the agenda again at a future meeting after the information is available: 1. Could the council please have a copy of the form letter sent to licensees informing them of their right to appeal to the city manager? 2. What authority is there in city ordinances for appealing liquor citations to the city manager? 3. I f the answer to this question is "none", the council should schedule public hearings on the penalties under 3a2.15(C}. 4. 1 wouid like to request legal analysis as to whether the council has to allow any right of appeal from a liquor citation (other than whatever rights licensees would have to go to court). Are we required to hold a public hearing to suspend a license temporarily? 5. I f the council thinks these penalties should be "presumed appropriate for every case" as indicated in 3d2.15(B}, why not take them seriously and enforce them? I wouid support amending our ordinances to limit or remove the right of appeal altogether. 1 do not support delegating discretion on [iquor citation penalties to the city manager. �Ja.��{1fi