5.e Staff Report-Liquor License Renewals
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: December 18, 2018
To: City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, Deputy Clerk
Re: Liquor License Renewals
Background:
Ordinance No. 93 regulates liquor licensing within the City of Scandia. The Washington County
Sheriff’s Department conducts compliance checks and reviews license applications on behalf of
the City. All annual licenses expire on December 31, 2018.
Issue:
Should renewal of the liquor licenses be approved for three businesses in Scandia?
Proposal Details:
The following businesses have applied for renewal of annual liquor licenses:
• The Scandia Creamery, On-Sale/Sunday On-Sale Intoxicating
• Meister’s Bar & Grill, On-Sale/ Sunday On-Sale Intoxicating
• Brookside Pub, On-Sale/Sunday On-Sale Intoxicating
The applications are in conformance with the requirements of Ordinance No. 93. License fees
have been paid for all three businesses and liquor liability insurance certificates submitted as
required by the ordinance. The Sheriff’s Department has completed their investigation for
Brookside Pub. It had been disclosed that there was a compliance check failure which occurred
on October 25, 2018. The server was cited for Furnishing Alcohol to Persons Under 21, and the
City Council will be holding a hearing on this violation in early 2019. No other failures, criminal
activity or complaints were reported in the Sheriff’s investigation.
Inspection reports are pending for The Scandia Creamery and Meister’s Bar & Grill.
Options:
1) Approve the renewal of liquor licenses for the following businesses:
• The Scandia Creamery, On-Sale/Sunday On-Sale Intoxicating, pending approval by the
Sheriff’s Department
• Meister’s Bar & Grill, On-Sale/ Sunday On-Sale Intoxicating, pending approval by the
Sheriff’s Department
• Brookside Pub, On-Sale/Sunday On-Sale Intoxicating
2) Delay action on the liquor license renewals.
3) Do not approve the liquor license renewals.
Recommendation:
Option 1.