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RESOLUTION NO. 8948
RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE CLUB ON-SALE & SUNDAY LIQUOR LICENSE
FOR FRED BABCOCK VFW POST NO. 5555; AND IMPOSING A CIVIL PENAL TV
WHEREAS, Fred Babcock VFW Post No. 5555, 6401 Lyndale Avenue, ("Licensee")
holds an Club On-Sale & Sunday Liquor License from the City of Richfield; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2000, the City of Richfield public safety department
conducted a compliance check of the Licensee's establishment; and
WHEREAS, during the compliance check, an employee of the Licensee sold
alcohol to a minor with the civil penalty being imposed on September 25, 2000; and
WHEREAS, this is a second violation of the sale of alcohol to a minor with the first
civil penalty being imposed on October 11, 1999;
WHEREAS, the Licensee appeared before the Richfield City Council on September
25, 2000 and admitted the violation; and
WHEREAS, the Licensee has stipulated to the suspension and penalty imposed by
this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield
as follows:
1. The licensee's Club On-Sale & Sunday Liquor License is hereby suspended for a
period of five consecutive days, commencing on a date to be determined by the Public
Safety Director, but commencing no later than October 25, 2000.
2. A civil penalty of $1500 is hereby imposed. On or before October 25,2000, the
Licensee shall deliver a check or money order payable to the City of Richfield in the
amount of $1500.
3. Licensee must schedule mandatory alcohol compliance and sales awareness training
for all employees who are responsible for the service of alcohol to customers. This will
include all servers, bartenders and all managers and must be scheduled to occur no
later than October 25, 2000. This training will be provided at a location to be
determined by Public Safety staff and all costs associated with the training, to include
staff time and materials, will be the responsibility of the Licensee.
4. Meet with the Director of Public Safety to review why the Licensee's action plan didn't
work and discuss opportunities for change and improvement on or before October 25,
2000.
2000.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 25th day of September,
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ATTEST:
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Deborah J. Guihifr, Deputy City Clerk