HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 61-38RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE
OF PERMITS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
MINNESOTA LAWS OF 1961, C~PTER 735
(Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.14,
Subd. 3) .
WHEREAS, Minnesota Laws of 1961, Chapter 735, confers upon the State
Liquor Control Commissioner the authority to grant or deny,permits
for the operation of establishments commonly known as t~bottle clubsr~,
and such statute~i~also appears to grant to the Liquor Control Com-
missioner the power to either grant or deny permits for the practice
known as '~spiking" in public places where intoxicating liquor is
not sold, and
WHEREAS, municipalities in the State of Minnesota traditionally have
been vested with the power to license and regulate the sale of in-
toxicating liquor, and its consumption in public places, and
WHEREAS, the regulations of the various municipalities throughout the
state of Minnesota vary from place to place, depending upon the needs
and traditions of the community and the wishes of the inhabitants
thereof, and
WHEREAS, the granting of a permit for a "bottle club" or "spiking~
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e tablmsnment, without prior consultation with local municipal
officials, would create the danger of (a) violating established
liquor-regulation patterns and policies in the community, (b)
violating the wishes of the inhabitants of the community, (c)
violating local regulations or policies on such matters as planning,
zoning, plumbing, sanitation, traffic control and related matters,
(d) imposing an unanticipated and inordinate policing and law-enforcement
problem on the community, and (e) otherwise adversely affecting the
accomplishment of legitimate objectives of the local community;
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of
Columbia Heights, as follows:
!~ This council urgently requests that the State Liquor Control
Commissioner consult the local governing body of this community
before taking final action upon any application for any permit which
would be used within this community under the provisions of Minnesota
Laws of 1961, Chapter, 735, and that he give the local governing body
a reasonable length of time to make an investigation and to express
to him its views on the question of whether such permit should be
granted or denied.
2. The State Liquor Control Commissioner is hereby urged to give the
greatest possible consideration to the wishes of the local governing
body with reference to any such application, so as to avoid any of the
difficulties, relating to the welfare of this community, of the type
hereinbefore mentioned.
3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward
certified copies of this resolution to the State Liquor Control
Commissioner of the State of Minnesota and to the Governor of the
State of Minnesota.
Passed this 24th day of July, 1961
Offered by Nawrocki
Seconded by Orendorff
Roll Call - Ail Ayes.