HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-18 PACKET 08.A.REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA
MEETING ITEM #
DATE 1/18/2012
PREPARED BY City Clerk Caron Stransky
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD
COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
Allow the representatives for Apple Minnesota, LLC, DBA/ Applebee's Neighborhood Grill &
Bar; Veterans of Foreign Wars, DBA/ Cottage Grove VFW Post 8752; and MOPECA of
Cottage Grove Inc., DBA/ Las Margaritas Bar and Grill, to admit to or deny the allegations that
their establishments sold alcohol to a minor, under 21 years of age, during a Public Safety
Department compliance check on November 29, 2011.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
A. If the representatives admit to the violation or fail to attend the City Council meeting,
impose the following scheduled fines: 1. Apple Minnesota, LLC DBA/ Applebee's
Neighborhood Grill & Bar - $500.00 for a first violation in a 24 -month period. 2. Veterans of
Foreign Wars, DBA/ Cottage Grove VFW Post 8752 - $500.00 for a first violation in a 24-
month period; and 3. MOPECA of Cottage Grove, Inc., DBA / Las Margaritas Bar and Grill -
$1,000 for a second violation in a 24 -month period.
B. If the representatives deny the violation, schedule a contested -case hearing before an
Administrative Law Judge.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
❑ MEMO /LETTER: Memos from Sergeant Coffey dated 12/2/2011 and Craig Woolery dated
12/1512011.
❑ RESOLUTION:
❑ ORDINANCE:
❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION:
❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION:
❑ OTHER:
ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS
City Administrator Date
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: ❑ APPROVED ❑ DENIED ❑ OTHER
O:Aclerk \City Council\Council Action Forms \2012 \Alcohol Violations.docx
Date: December 2 " 2011
Subject: Alcohol Compliance Checks
On Tuesday November 29` ", Officer Liermann conducted alcohol compliance within the
City of Cottage Grove. On this date a total of eighteen (18) compliance checks were
attempted. Four businesses were closed at the time of the checks. They were
Boondocks, Cedarhurst, River Oaks, and Mississippi Dunes.
Of the remaining 14 establishments, there were three failures. They were Applebee's,
VFW, and Las Margaritas. Since 2005, this is the first failure for both Applebee's and
the VFW. In that same time frame, this is the sixth failure for Las Margaritas. The dates
of their previous failures are 10- 19 -05, 9- 27 -07, 5- 14 -08, 5- 28 -09, and 5- 31 -11.
The eleven (11) establishments that passed were
Ruby Tuesday
G -Will Liquors
Super America
MGM
American Motorsports Bar and Grill
Rainbow
Shamrock Liquors
Top Ten Wine and Spirits
Cub Foods
Carbones
Dennis Brothers
The data base in the police drive will be updated shortly. I have notified Washington
County Public Health of the results. I will also be notifying the businesses that
successfully passed this compliance check.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Cc. Captain Koerner
Sergeant McCarthy
City Clerk Stransky