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5.k) Staff Report-Meisters Temp Liquor License Staff Report Date of Meeting: May 19, 2015 To: City Council From: Brenda Eklund, Deputy Clerk Re: Meisters Authorization to Sell Beer at Hay Lake Park, July 11, 2015, Fat Cat Triathlon 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 & Grill to sell intoxicating liquor at Hay Lake Park as part of the Fat Cat Triathlon? Proposal Details: Meisters has applied for a temporary off-premises sales liquor license to sell beer at Hay Lake Park on Saturday, July 11th from 10am-6pm in conjunction with the Fat Cat Triathlon. The Fat Cat Triathlon is an event sponsored by the Scandia Marine Lions Foundation and will end at the city owned park. A map of the area is included in your packet. A beer tent will be set up northwest of the pavillion. Fiscal Impact: $25 application fee has been paid Options: 1) Authorize Meisters to sell liquor at Hay Lake Park on Saturday, July 11th as described in the application received March 18, 2015. 2) Add conditions to approval 3) Do not authorize Meisters to sell at Hay Lake Park on July 11, 2015. Recommendation: Option 1.