06.g Staff Report-Meister's Temp Liquor License
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: January 18, 2022
To: City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, City Clerk
Re: Meister’s Bar and Grill Authorization to Sell Liquor During Vinterfest,
January 28-29, 2022
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 alcohol during Vinterfest on
January 28-29, 2022?
Proposal Details:
Scot Taylor, owner of Meister’s Bar and Grill, has applied for a temporary off-premises sales
liquor license to sell beer and liquor during Vinterfest on Friday, January 28, 2022 from 5pm to
10pm, and on Saturday, January 29, 2022, from 10 am to 10 pm. The location of the serving
area will be inside a tent on the Community Center grounds.
Fiscal Impact:
The $25 application fee has been paid.
Options:
1) Approve the temporary off-premises sales liquor license.
2) Approve the temporary off-premises sales liquor license with conditions.
3) Do not approve the temporary off-premises sales liquor license.
Recommendation:
Option 1