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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~ S ' ~ 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.