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Home My WebLink About1982/03/15 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular• MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNTIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINPJESOTA March 15, 19$2 � 1. Gall to� ?, Roll_ Call A special meeting of the City Councll � was called to order by Mayor �hyllfs t�cQuaid at 7:00 p.m. The fol]owing Council members were pres�� at rol�l call: Lyle Hanks Richard Strohl Keith.Meland Phylli; McQuald Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney and Chief of Police. 3, Administrative hearin - L�uor Ticense v o at on at� sr[.�quor proceed with the hearing. The Mayor i ntroduced thi s i tem as an a4r!+- istrative.hearing on a liquor license violation which had occurred at A1's Liquor. She asked the City Attorney to Th� City Attorney stated the facts of the matter as follows: 1. The liquor violation occurred on October 30, 1981 at A1's Liquor located at 3912 Excelsior Blvd. 2. The sale of liquor m�de to Jay Tollefson was in violation of Section 13.365 of the City's general code which prohibits the sale of liquor to a minor. � 3. The liquor was sold to Jay Tollefson, 17 years of age, by Scott Bakke, an employee of A1's Liquor. 4. Mr. Bakke pled guilty to the charqe on November 30, 1981. 5. No petition was filed on behalf of the juvenile. The City Attorney concluded by stating that the pertinent exhibits for this hearing were the Notice of Nearing, the.police report, the subpoenss serveA upon Mr. Bakke and Jay Tollefson, the transcript of the Hennepin County Municlpal Court, the�birth certificate'and the probation officer's report. The C1ty Attorney noted that this was nat a judicial hearing but rather a� oDPortunity for the Council to review the liquor license issued by the C1ty. He said that it would be appropriate for a representative of A1's l.iquor to make a statement to the City Council, f3uzz Grlffin, owner of A1's Liquor, addressecl the City Council. Fle �� that h1s partner, David Payne, was also present. Mr. Griffin 1ndlcdted thet Scott Bakke had worked at Al's Liquor for three years. Mr. Grlffin explained that it is the policy of A1's Liquor to conduct extensive tre�^�"` � , � -74- � A..- �-- Spec,ial City Council m�eting March 15, 1982 with its employees. He said that this traininq was done in conjunction with the Police Department. Mr. Griffin said that A1's Liquor has developed a reputation for being tough on minors who present them with false identifications. He said whenever a fal.se identification is found, the Police Department is im- mediately contacted. t4r. Griffin said that the reason that the sale was made to Jay Tollefson vras because Mr. 6akke had mistaken Jay for his older brother, Mark, who had been carded on numerous occasions. He thanked Mark Tollefson for accompanying his brother so that Council could see where confusion might occu�. Councilman t•leland asked Chief Setter if A1's Liquor had been conductinq regular training sessions. Chief Setter replied that Al's Liquor has one of .the most aggressive training programs and that they have participated regularly in Police Department training sessions during the last five years. Councilman Hanks asked if this violation was the first violation that A1's Liquor had had since going under new ownership. Chief Setter replied that it was the first violation for these owners. It was moved by Councilrnan Nanks, seconded by Councilman Meland, that no penalty be issued regarding this matter. . The motion passed 4-0. Councilman Hanks this particular garding the sale 4. Ad'�ournment cautioned the owners incident demonstrated of liquor to minors. ��2 C,c�t..c- , r.c� � -- --- - - !�_ ' _�_ - Siiaron K�ump��. �ecordi,�i ecretary to explain to their employees how how easily problems can occur re- The meeting was adjourned at 7:13 p.m. �/ � � � , , , .;. _ -15-