06.e Meisters Temp Liquor License
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: August 20, 2024
To: City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, City Clerk
Re: Meister’s Bar and Grill Authorization to Sell Beer at Taco Daze, September 7, 2024
Background:
State statute allows the City Council to authorize holders of a retail on-sale liquor license to sell
alcohol at a community festival or at any convention, banquet, conference, meeting or social
affair conducted on the premises of a sports, convention, or cultural facility owned by the City.
Issue:
Should the City Council authorize Meister’s Bar and Grill to sell beer at Taco Daze?
Proposal Details:
Meister’s Bar and Grill has applied for a temporary off-premise sales liquor license to sell beer at
Taco Daze on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Taco Daze is an event sponsored by the Scandia
Marine Lions and will be held on the community center grounds.
A beer tent will be set up near the Warming House from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 7, 2024.
Fiscal Impact:
$25 application fee has been paid.
Options:
1) Authorize Meister’s Bar and Grill to sell beer at Taco Daze on September 7, 2024 at the
Community Center as described in the application received August 5, 2024.
2) Add conditions to the approval.
3) Do not authorize Meister’s Bar and Grill to sell beer at Taco Daze, September 7, 2024.
Recommendation:
Option 1.