5.e Staff Report-Liquor License Renewals
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: December 17, 2019
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, 2019.
Issue:
Should renewal of the liquor licenses be approved for four businesses in Scandia?
Proposal Details:
The following businesses have applied for renewal of annual liquor licenses:
• Big Marine Lake Liquor Store, Off-Sale
• 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 four businesses and liquor liability insurance certificates submitted as
required by the ordinance. The Sheriff’s Department has completed their investigations for any
issues that would prevent the City from renewing the licenses. Brookside Pub failed a
compliance check in October 2018. A hearing on this violation was held in May 2019 in which a
civil penalty and one-day license suspension was imposed on the business. No other failures,
criminal activity or complaints were reported in the Sheriff’s investigations for any of the
businesses.
Options:
1) Approve the renewal of liquor licenses for the following businesses:
• Big Marine Lake Liquor Store, Off-Sale
• 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
2) Delay action on the liquor license renewals.
3) Do not approve the liquor license renewals.
Recommendation:
Option 1.