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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 13, 2010 Page 16 Mayor Klausing recognized Mr. Allen's frustrations; however, advised that the most effective use of resources was in stopping the violations at the point of sale, given the limited staff resources available in the Police Department, thus creating the additional resources provided for training for point of sale compliance. Mayor Klausing further noted that the City recognized that everyone was human and had their off days; however, he advised that the City was attempting to balance that human error factor with the serious nature of liquor sales to minors; advising that the additional consequences taken by an employer was up to them individually. Mr. Allen reviewed incentives offered by his firm to employees passing the "stings," and agreed that they were on the front line in ensuring sales to minors did not happen. Mayor Klausing noted, for the record, that in each of the three instances before the City Council tonight, the underage person came in with a valid driver's li- cense, clearly marked "underage." Mayor Klausing expressed the City's appreci- ation to Mr. Allen for him taking his responsibility seriously. Klausing moved, Johnson seconded, authorizing the Roseville Police Department to issue .and administer the presumptive penalty as set forth in Section 3012.15, of the Roseville City Code, for an alcohol compliance violation for Snelling Liquors, 2217 Snelling Avenue N, fora $1,000 fine and aone-day license suspension on a date to be determined by the Police Chief. Roll Call Ayes: Roe; Ihlan; Johnson; Pust; and Klausing. 1`Iays: None. e. Consider the Presumptive Penalty for an Alcohol Compliance Violation for Hamline Liquors Police Chief Rick Mathwig summarized the event and background information, on the same day as the previous violation, as detailed in the .RCA dated Septem- ber 13, 2010. Chief Mathwig asked that the City Council not follow the specific request of the RCA in this case given his conversations of late this afternoon with Ms. Robin Nelson related to documentation of a training certificate for this em- ployee that had apparently been turned into the Police Department, rather than held by the employer, but not able to be found. Mr. Mathwig asked that the City Council administer the penalty for this firm as if they. had done the training and applied accordingly. Hamline Liquors Representative Ms. Robin Larson 1l~s. Larson pointed out that Chief Mathwig's recommendation was based in part to their firm's history of due diligence in complying with optional manager/server training, and in their firm's recognition that it was important at the front line to