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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
CITY COUNCIL EMERGENCY MEETING
JUNE 2, 2020
The following are the minutes for an emergency meeting of the City Council held at 1:00 pm on
Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue N.E., Columbia
Heights, Minnesota.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Schmitt called the meeting to order at 1:00 pm.
Present: Mayor Schmitt; Councilmember Buesgens; Councilmember Murzyn, Jr.; Councilmember
Novitsky; Councilmember Williams
Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Aaron Chirpich, Community Development Director; Kevin
Hansen, Public Works Director; Nicole Tingley, City Clerk
1. El Taco Loco Liquor License Amendment
Community Development Director Chirpich explained that liquor license holders that do not have
approved outdoor dining areas would like to create those spaces to serve food and alcohol. Chirpich
explained that City Staff is currently able to approve creating outdoor dining spaces through the City’s
Temporary Event Permit, but to incorporate alcohol into those created space that each liquor license
needs to be amended. Chirpich added that City Staff is requesting that the City Council give City Staff
temporary authority to review applications and make amendments to liquor licenses in item 2, but El
Taco Loco has already submitted an application. It has been reviewed by Community Development
and the Police Department and is acceptable to City Staff. El Taco Loco would like to have tables on
the raised sidewalk in front of the strip mall.
Chirpich clarified that the outdoor dining and amendments to liquor licenses are all temporary and
coincides with the ending of the local emergency set by City Council. Furthermore it was clarified that
Temporary Event Permits do not cover alcohol and events such as the Jamboree must obtain a
separate temporary on-sale liquor permit. It was also noted that certificates of insurance need to be
updated to cover any outdoor dining areas.
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to approve the El Taco
Loco Liquor License Amendment as presented. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
2. Delegation of Liquor and Gambling License Authority to Staff During Peacetime Emergency
Community Development Director Chirpich explained that the agenda had a placeholder for
Gambling License Authority, but it is not a part of the resolution. After further due diligence and
research, it was found that charitable gambling does not need any special city authorization and can
occur on outdoor dining areas.
Motion by Councilmember Novitsky, seconded by Councilmember Murzyn, Jr., to waive the reading of
Resolution 2020-49, there being ample copies available to the public. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
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Motion by Councilmember Novitsky, Councilmember Murzyn, Jr., to approve Resolution 2020-49,
Approving Temporary Authorization for Administrative Review and Approval of Liquor License
Amendments for Current License Holders due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Councilmember Williams, to adjourn. All Ayes,
Motion Carried 5-0.
Meeting adjourned at 1:12 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Nicole Tingley, City Clerk/Council Secretary