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TO: Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill,City Administrator
FROM: Julie A.Linnihan,Finance Director/City Clerk
DATE: 06/25/2013
SUBJECT: Request for Liquor License Consideration
Introduction
Consider request for Liquor License
Background
Late last week,City staffwas contacted by Dennis Heyde,owner of the Arizona/America's Best Value Inn.Mr.
Heyde requested that his business be provided a temporary liquor license for a period of 30 days,to facilitate the
sale of this property.The existing liquor license will expire on Sunday,Jnne 30`�',2013.The 2013 Liquor License
has been requested,approved by the City Council,and paid for by the owner.
Upon review with Scott County,it was determined that the owner currently has a balance due on 2012 delinquent
properiy taxes of$240,260.In discussion with City Attorney,Jim Thomson,there is no statute or code that would
allow for the issuance of a temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor license.
The City Code contains a provision stating that a liquor license cannot be issued if property taxes are"delinquent
and unpaid." Because this is a City Code requirement,rather than a state law,Mr.Thomson has advised staff that
' the City Council may,but is not required to,grant a limited exception to the requirement.
Mr.Heyde has indicated that this license is necessary to facilitate a pending sale,which would allow for payment of
� - the delinquent taxes.
Council is asked to consider the request of Mr.Heyde this evening. If the council is inclined to help out the
licensee in this situation,the City Attomey has suggested that the appropriate action for the Council to take would
be to adopt a motion directing staff to release the license previously approved by the City Council to the applicant
upon the condition that if the property taxes are not paid by (insert date),the license will
automatically become null and void and of no further effect.
Mr.Heyde has been contacted regarding this agenda item,and informed on the discussion and time.
Limited time has been provided for this discussion,as the agenda for this meeting was established primarily for the
SCALE 501 discussion.
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