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Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping (original) paper copy retained - City licenses--liquor, cigarette, dog - 1/1/1978Patch T/ Transfer Patch City puts liquor licenses on hold Current store owners want issuance guidelines set BY MEGGEN LINDSAY Pioneer Press Jason Horstman has nearly everything he needs to open Eagan's first specialty wine shop. As a franchise owner of the Florida -based niche store WineStyles, Horstman's business model is set and he has scoped out two potential retail spots. But the Apple Valley businessman lacks what he needs most — a liquor license. And it is unclear if he will ever get one. In October, the Eagan City Council imposed a year- long moratorium on issuing off -sale, or liquor store, licenses. The council issued its temporary ban at the behest of liquor store owners, who said they were con- cerned about an influx of new stores. No Eagan residents have complained to the officials that there are too many — or too few — liquor stores. While the council determines whether it will tight- en restrictions or limit new licenses altogether (which they appear reluctant to do), the city clerk has stopped processing all license applications. Horstman said he will wait — but not forever. "Eagan is attractive to us and is our top priority right now," Horstman said. "But if it becomes clear this is not going to happen, we will pursue other locations south of the river." That seems to be exactly what the liquor store own- ers want. Store owners and managers first asked the council to implement a licensing cap after it approved a new license Oct. 5 for TL Liquor, the city's 14th liquor store. The license holders — particularly the mom-and- pop operations — say they are concerned that new stores could edge them out. All the stores are looking to protect a valuable com- modity. The industry's state lobbying arm, the Min- nesota Licensed Beverage Association, estimates that on average, liquor stores maintain a 15 percent profit margin. To give city officials time to review Eagan's existing regulations and determine how and if other suburbs restrict liquor licenses, the council agreed to a tempo- rary ban. Out of nine comparable suburbs, four com- munities limited liquor licenses based on either a per capita or space basis. City officials met with many of the store owners March 3, and again March 8 at a council meeting. Police Chief Kent Therkelsen told the council he did LIQUOR LICENSES, 3B Eagan to request legislation for more on -sale liquor licenses By MARK LARSON As the city of Eagan gets bigger, so does the thirst of its residents and those who visit. At least that is what the City Council is guessing and why they decided to ask the state for special legislation • that would allow for more on -sale liquor licenses to be issued in the city. In accordance with state law, Eagan was allowed to issue 18 on -sale liquor licenses based on results from the 1990 cen- sus. As the population grew, so did requests for licenses. Since 1990, the city has twice requested and received approval to increase the num- ber of licenses it is allowed to issue. Now with 23 of the 26 li- censes already issued, city of- ficials have decided to request special legislation that would allow Eagan to issue four addi- tional licenses. Meanwhile, owners of Eagan restaurants and bars are ex- pressing concern that competi- tion is getting too great for them. In a letter to Gene VanOver- beke, city clerk and finance director, Al Baker, owner of Al Baker's restaurant, reported his business' sales numbers have declined in the last six years. Baker said many local restau- rant owners are concerned that overdevelopment will continue to have a negative impact on their businesses. City Administrator Tom Hedges said he has already written a letter to Sen. 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Z. io)^ i ort, coo rco Fr;ho < p0 0 7 ^ n •« CD no. o � 60 cSD °a n � o, n °' tD - '°-n 7 Fro cD 3 B ot T mod 9=+cD�co w = °' c w fD o. oo ci,R p o -- A 'L7 n c o P, o O- O• O. N ,' • w= O n CD Da co 3 cD `< co n Q. cD -y • r -, y. —• `t o- CD• = s' " P� cause they thought that would lead to companies "buying out" restaurants just to get their liquor licenses. "We could control the mar- ket by limiting the number of licenses, but I don't think that's appropriate," said Awada. "Liquor licenses are not a commodity to be bought and sold." Mayor Tom Egan said the City Council has a duty to pro- tect the public good by provid- (See Liquor, p.21A) 1 n;ba i p‘, -- 13 Zoo z_ Eagan toughens penalties for liquor license violations by were various questions that St Erin Johnson arose regarding the interpreta- aff Writer tion of the relationship between The Eagan City Council hearings and penalties, how voted Tuesday to dramatically penalties are determined and increase penalties against busi- the amount of dollars that goes nesses that violate liquor with each of the violations," he license regulations. said.Hedges said the council dis- "The council feels that if cussed potential amendments we're going to do compliance checks 'arid really enforce the to the city code and a' letter was laws on zero tolerance need to have license holders s�atinglighe r DWI laws, that some teeth in the dollar input would be welcomed at Tuesday's meeting. amounts for the violations," The city only received one said City Administrator Tom or two calls from license hold - Hedges. es, said. The city recently dealt with ers`abouthe changes,e hessaid. rt the issue when the Crown Plaza Hotel had four violations of the effos rt," Hedges said. hard for some - between Aug. 28, 2000, and for serving alcohol to minors one to argue this penalty when Nov. 16, 2001. The hotel had they shouldn't be doing it in the failed eight compliance checks first place," said Mayor Pat dating back to March 1999. Awada. The City Council suspended Penalties for a first violation the hotel's liquor license for were increased from $75 to seven days at its April 2 meet- $500, while penalties for a ing and ordered a fine of third violation within a 24- month period were increased $1,000. But Council Member from $250 to $1,500 an a Cyndee Fields said at the time seven-daY liquor q vil penalties for susa - that she had concerns the fourthpe violation used to be up penalties weren't strict enough. ion, but "Seven days is like a slap on willto the council's now result in a $2t000 fine the wrist when it's been so con- and a 30-day license suspen- sistent," she said at the April 2 sion. meeting. Hedges said the Crown "It's not strict enough, but Plaza incident caused the coup- we'll start with the first step cil to revisit the issue. and then we'll see if we have "During that process, there any problems," said Fields. YI,e9i pre_iy 0 5 - p6 -z jO5 Owners of existing stores had requested moratorium in licensing BY MEGGEN LINDSAY Pioneer Press The lifted its Eagan months -long City Council d this bannissuing liquor store licenses. In October, the council instituted a temporary moratorium at the request of liquor store owners who said they were concerned about an inundation of new stores. While considering restricting or limiting new licenses, the city met with store owners, reviewed policies in other suburbs and discussed the issue at public meetings. Ultimately, the council decided it did not want to interfere with the city's marketplace, said Mayor Pat Geagan. The vote was unanimous. "Personally, I'd hate to see us get ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS WWW.TWINCITIES.COM EAGAN Ban on new liquor stores lifted into that kind of government regul tion," Geagan said. "Other retail op ations are market -driven. Liqu stores are no different" No Eagan residents had co plained to the council or city staff th there are too many — or too few liquor stores. But two off -sale liquor license hold- ers recently have expressed an interest in selling their licenses. And at least two prospective new owners — includ- ing a franchise owner of the Florida - based niche store WineStyles — have inquired about getting licenses. Store owners and managers first asked the council to implement a licensing cap after it approved a new license Oct. 5 for TL Liquor, the city's 14th liquor store. The existing license holders say they were concerned that new stores could edge them out. At that time, the council agreed to a temporary ban so that city staff could review regulations in Eagan and' elsewhere. TWIN CITIES a- The city's current ordinance gives er- the council great discretion in licens- or ing, City Administrator Tom Hedges said. m- "We have enough latitude with our at existing policy," Geagan said. Out of nine comparable suburbs, four communities limited liquor licenses based on either a per -capita or space basis, the city found. "We wanted to be fair to owners. They had a valid concern, and our job is to look at this seriously and get the right research done," Council Member Cyndee Fields said. "Now we will just take it one step at a time in approving liquor licenses," she said. "We're obviously not going to approve 40 licenses next week, but on the other t to let the market dictatejust we do what need is." Meggen Lindsay can be reached at mlindsay@pioneerpress.com or 651-228-5260. S 1&. Mt.. 1 l - 26 -.zoo9 In the Community, With the Community, For the Community www.mnSun.com - Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 - Apple Valley, Rosemount & Eagan Sun -Current 3 Eagan Council gives liquor store second chance after violations Narrow vote allows Blackhawk Liquor & Wine to remain open GRANT BOELTER • SUN NEWSPAPERS Blackhawk Liquor & Wine is back in business in Eagan after a close vote by the Eagan City Council. The City Council voted 3-2 to allow Brar Enterprises to continue to operate the store within the city. The store was facing a pos- sible revocation to its license after being cited twice for selling alcohol to minors and twice for illegally reselling alcohol purchased from other retail outlets. Mayor Mike Maguire and Councilmembers Paul Bakken and Gary Hansen voted in favor of the motion and Councilmembers Meg Tilley and Cyndee Fields voted against the motion. Those voting for the motion said they would not be so forgiving the next time. If another violation occurs before March 2011, the issue will again come before the City Council. Visit mnSun.com sully for videos, more photos and daily news updates ""r"'Pe' "I'll make the motion because I'm willing to give you that last chance to get this business right," said Maguire. "My preference would be not to see you here again." "If that happened, I will be voting to revoke," said Bakken. "I hope we're not making a mistake." Maguire said he would have had no sympathy for the owner if it would have been four violations for underage sales. "Two of those are administrative and to some extent tax evasive, which I think is only slightly less responsible than underage sales," said Maguire. "The taxes that draw attention to those are paid and at the end of the day the state's interest is having those sales taxes paid." Brar said he was unsure whether he committed the first resale violation or if it was the result of actions by the previ- ous owner. Brar owned the business from 1999 to April 2006, but he ended up repossessing the business in March 2007 after the buyer failed to pay him. The four violations occurred during his second stint as the owner, although Brar said he also had incurred a viola- tion for tobacco sales to minors and a violation for alcohol sales to minors early in his first stint as owner. Prior to the meeting, the license for Blackhawk Liquor & Wine had been sus- pended for 30 days and Brar was forced to pay $1,600 in civil penalties. While Brar said the details surround- ing the first violation were murky, he admitted to committing the second resale violation. "That was more survival just to keep the doors open so I could pay everyone back," said Brar. "Mistakes happen. It snowballed when I repossessed the business. Sales taxes hadn't been paid." "We're really not certain what hap- pened with that first violation in that transition period," Hansen listed as one of the reasons he voted against revoca- tion. "I think the license owner has shown some contrition." Brar also said he had to pay $1,000 in violations incurred by the other owner for not paying sales taxes. Brar also expressed remorse for having the sales to minors occur at his store, although it didn't occur in his presence. He said he plans to institute more complete train- ing for his employees in the future. "As for selling to minors, that's some- thing that I never want to do," he said. Police Chief James McDonald said he could not conclude that Blackhawk Liquor & Wine was a chronic offender when it came to selling to minors during Brar's stints as owner. "I really feel strongly about reward- ing people who follow the rules," said Tilley. "He knows the rules and he has been reprimanded. It's not fair to those who follow the rules." "Having kids who just left for college, those kids talk about which retail estab- lishments sell to underage and they all know it and they go there," said Fields. "I can accept one mistake. I would never accept two." Maguire said he would expect police to have a close eye on the business. "You should assume that everyone who walks through the door," said Maguire. "They may be the one who gets your license revoked." urc an • vet a- eembly of God, both in Apple Valley. INSIDE ON PAGE 6A Libraries to offer series with authors Over the next six months, Dakota County will invite a variety of au- thors to talk about their books and careers through its Midwest Voices: Writ- ers Live at the Library pro- gram. During their visits writers will also take questions from the audi- ence and sign books brought by readers. INSIDE ON PAGE 12A I MOM Wildcats win 2nd straight IAA title Eagan High's vol- leyball team won its sec- ond consecu- tive Section IAA cham- pionship Saturday with a 15-8, 16-14, 15-2 win over Lakeville at Mayo Civic Arena in Rochester. Sophomore Sarah Rome led the Wildcats (23-5) with 17 kills and 15 digs. INSIDE ON PAGE 19A City set to regulate adult -use businesses A public hearing is expected this month with council adoption set for December. By Sue Hegarty Minnesota Sun Publications If a business that sells adult entertainment or merchandise wants to open in Eagan, where would it be allowed? That's the question facing City Council members and plan- ning commissioners as they try to draft an ordinance to regulate adult establishments. Prohibiting purveyors of the sexual trade from doing busi- ness in the city is illegal. How- ever, council members may do what other cities have done, that is, regulate where such busi- nesses are allowed in the city. Planners and attorneys for the city have presented a draft ordinance to the council, along with a map showing where such businesses could open. The ordi- nance proposes to allow adult establishments in properties zoned limited industrial, busi- ness park or research and devel- opment. Most the areas are in the northern half of the city in the industrial parks or along Highway 13 in western Eagan. Also included is a 1,000-foot buffer zone from protected areas, which include residences, day- care centers, churches, parks and park facilities, and any on/off sale liquor establishments. Council members consider the decision to prohibit adult businesses where alcohol is sold to be a key part of the proposed ordinance. To prepare for this law, the council adopted a moratorium on adult establishments in 1995. The moratorium expired last month. In researching what other cities have done, staff con- cluded that adult establish- ments can lead to increased crime in adjacent neighbor- hoods, lower property values, and contribute to blight and transiency. City officials hope that residents understand the need for the ordinance. "We want to limit the number of adult businesses. It's not that we're trying to make it conducive," said Carla Heyl, chair of the Advi- sory Planning Commission. "We don't want to be so restrictive that we get challenged in court." Already, there are exceptions. For example, many neighborhood video stores have an area reserved for rental of adult videos. To deal with this issue, the commission recommends limiting the amount of floor space used for displaying adult material to one -quarter of the public display area or up to 350 square feet. REGULATE: To Page 2A Jen Abbott/Minnesota Sun Publications This Eagan twinhome will be auctioned to the highest bidder during a judicial foreclosure public auction Nov. 25. Twinhome to be auctioned By Sue Hegarty Minnesota Sun Publications The person holding the largest fist full of cash could walk away from a public auc- tion this month as the proud owner of an Eagan twinhome. Half of a duplex that backs up to Schwanz Lake will be sold to the highest cash bid- der beginning at 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at the Dakota County Gov- ernment Center, 1580 W. Highway 55 in Hastings. The home, at 765 Cougar Drive, is being auctioned by the county Sheriff's Depart- ment as part of a judicial mortgage foreclosure. Trapp Farm Park is near- by the dark brown duplex and a park trail lines the back of the property. The home has a two -car attached garage and a deck overlook- ing the lake and trail. After the sale, the depen- dents in the foreclosure will have six months to redeem the mortgage. If they don't, the sale will be final, said Karen Chamerlik, attorney for plain- tiff, Ocwen Federal Bank. Defendants are listed as Andrew and Brenda Hammer- schmidt, James and Carol Ryan, Kenneth and Constance Fletcher, Donald and Jeanne Johnson, and the American Residential Mortgage Corp. Chamerlik recommended that anyone who may be inter- ested in bidding on the home should do some research on the taxes, title and mortgage balance prior to bidding. -walk i women's, men's & children's clothing, with housewares & collectibles. an. - rri. 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Geagan was unavail- able for comment last week but Planner Mike Ridley said the chief talked about existing problems such as escort services operating in the city. Attorney Sharon Hills suggested drafting a separate ordinance to address licensing of escort services. Any adult establishment that would '"a'r"''"'3perate in Eagan would be re- quired to apply for a conditional use per- mit within the designated zoning dis- tricts. Business owners would need to apply anal pay for an annual license. The applicant also could be charged an inves- tigation f9e The c1 schedule city's Planning Commission is 9 to review the proposed ordi- nance dut.ing a Nov. 13 workshop. 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As drafted, the ordinance re- quires that adult -use businesses have a 1,000-foot buffer from protected areas, including resi- dences, schools, daycare centers and parks. Permitted areas would in- clude property zoned industrial, business park or commercial shopping center. Most permitted sites are in the northern half of the city in the industrial parks or along Highway 13. During a public hearing be- fore the APC last week, two business owners in the Eagan Industrial Park opposed the draft ordinance. Rudy and Mary Olson own a materials processing plant and said the city should take a moral stand and prohibit such businesses from entering Eagan altogeth- er. "For us you're putting it in a very concentrated area. What about the women who work in in- dustrial areas. Those women are not being protected," said Mary Olson. "One thousand feet is not so terribly far." ORDINANCE: To Page 17A ferent theme every year and he tt this would be a fun theme to open u because it's the time of the year everyone feels a certain way, and it everyone together," said Sagen, who ously directed "Encore!" at Eagan School and "On Stage" at Rosemount School. She believes that is very import4 the school population, except r graders, is students who went to Appl ley, Eagan and Rosemount high schoo year. "The students are trying to find identity with EVHS and I believe the is helping to bond this group of stude. Even though EVHS is the newest school in the district and only has Saws available for cutting trees. NORWAY, SCOTCH Tree Shaker FREE (used to remove dead needl, I HASTINGS TREE FARM Mon.-Thurs. 10:OOam to I I I L Fri. -Sun. 8:OOam to Dus 777-7369 --- An alternative The Cottagt supervised livi A service of Three Links ( CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B Liquor licenses (continued) not believe that additional liquor stores would have an adverse effect on public safe- "I am not confident that this council should be dictat- ing what the market looks like," Council Member Mike Maguire said. "I'm still not sure what the compelling pub- lic good here is." Council members agreed but also acknowledged they do not want future liquor stores blanketing the commu- nity and tarnishing Eagan's image. Dave Perrier, owner of Per- rier Wines & Liquors, pointed out that the city restricted "I am not confident that this council should be dictating what the market looks like." Council member Mike Maguire liquor licenses until the mid- 1990s. He and other owners want the city to limit new licenses based on population parameters or by space between stores. "The city is pretty much done growing, so it seems now is a good time to take a look at the licensing procedures and see if there can at least be some guidelines," Perrier said. The City Council hopes to lift the moratorium before October and is considering drafting guidelines to limit how licenses are issued. City officials plan to look again at what other cities do and talk to store owners before making a decision. "It's hard to nail down what that criteria would look like," said Mayor Pat Geagan. "I could stomach the idea of one license per 4,000 people — that would mean that we would have three more to go," Maguire said. "But setting cri- teria may just not be feasible. Either way, we need to resolve this quickly. Because right now the market is effectively closed and it needs to be reopened." Horstman said he hopes that happens soon. 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The outcomes have not always been in the other cities' favor. "We need to have a certain percentage of land available," Heyl said. Attorney Mike Dougherty said one such challenge established the guideline that 15 percent is an appropriate amount of land for adult -use availability. Staff has been asked to calculate how much land would be available for permitted uses according to the draft ordinance. To prevent heavy concentrations of these businesses in one area, the com- mission recommends that each adult use business be at least 1,000 feet from the next. Another proposed restriction is that What's next What: Eagan Council will discuss and possibly adopt a new law regulat- ing where adult -use businesses, such as XXX-rated book stores, may locate. When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16. Where: City Council Chambers, Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road. Information: 681-4600. no adult -use business may serve or sell alcohol. 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Schultz, 19, of Eagan died Nov. 23, 1997 from injuries suffered in a traffic accident. Schultz, formerly of Lino Lakes, was pre- ceded in death by his brother, Erik, in 1982. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Beatta Schultz; brother, Jake; maternal grandparent, Stanley Broin and Iola; pater- nal grandmother, Wanda Schultz; and many uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. Services were Nov. 26 at North Heights Lutheran Church in Arden Hills. Inter- ment was private. Arrangements were by Holcomb -Henry -Boom North Chapel. Michael Voegele Michael Voegele, 92, of Apple Valley died Nov. 20, 1997. He was born May 16, 1905, in Klicks Tol South, Russia, to Christian and Bar- bara Voegele. Voegele was a custodian at the North Dakota State Capitol. He lived in Bis- marck from 1955 to 1970. Preceding him in death was his son, Henry. Survivors include his wife, Emma; sons and daughters-in-law, Allen and Bonnie, William and Marie, and John Voegele; daughters and sons-in-law, San- dra Wilson, Barbara and Warren, Alice and Wayne Nelson; 11 grandchildren; brother, Fred Voegele. Services were Nov. 22 at the Henry W. Anderson Mortuary in Apple Valley, with the Rev. Steven Melander officiating. Burial was at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Cedar, Minn. u r license olios offsale l� o y Citythan e q � g By CHRISTY DeJOY In a 3-2 vote and after months of consideration, the city council changed the off -sale liquor license policy. The policy now allows for one license per every 2,000 households or a current total of six licenses. (City hall estimates that there are about 12,500 households in Eagan. The Metropolitan Council has compiled the official statistics for 10,528 households, which is only as recent as April 1985.) The ordinance before the change allowed for five licenses in the city issued at certain geographic locations. Additional licenses then required ordinance amendments. At a March 19 meeting, Federal Land Co. requested that the policy be changed to allow an off - sale license in a Town Centre shopping center. The request led to consideration of completely lif- ting the limit on the number of off -sale licenses. The considera- tion was continued twice in order to gather more information on the subject and a policy change was finally adopted July 15. Council Member Vic Ellison voiced his support to completely lift the limit on the number of licenses, with a number of loca- tion restrictions. The question before us is who can best ( judge) the demand (for off -sale liquor) --the free market or the govern- ment? The people concerned are the owners of liquor stores and the people who don't like liquor. If I thought taking off the limit meant more people drinking or people drinking more, I wouldn't push it." "I did not sense the same two groups of people objecting," Mayor Bea Blomquist said. "The people said they didn't want to see another Bloomington. I would like to see something pertain to the number of households. Households allows us to do some planning that's creative. Households measures adults. Population goes up and down, but you can control households by building permits. We could say one license for every 2,500 house- holds." "With a household limit, how do you know what the magic number is? Let's let the free marketplace decide," Ellison said. "You're substituting one ar- tificial restraint for another. The last two out of three persistent (off -sale license) applicants were successful (in getting an or- dinance amendment). The next well -financed, persistent person will make a case for one for every 2,000 households and here we go again. It's the same merry-go- round," Council Member Jim Smith said. The first motion, made by Council Member Tom Egan, call- ed for replacing the limit of five licenses with a limit of one per 2,500 households. Smith then made an amendment to change the motion to one license for every 2,000 households. Both the amendment and the original mo- tion failed. "I guess this says we want to stay with the plans we have now," Blomquist said. However, another motion was made for one license for every 2,000 households, with the sixth license not available until August 1987. That motion narrowly pass- ed with Blomquist and Ellison dissenting. The council unanimously ap- proved an off -sale license for Town Centre. waiwanircK pip nINA I A tor JVM UALI THURSMINW19.11 OVER 150 ESCORTS, TEMPOS, MUSTANGS, T-BIRDS, F-1 50's, F-250's, VANS, BRONCO II's & AEROSTARS TO CHOOSE FROM! 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Aghassi contends the council has been "arbitrary and capri- cious" in denying him a license and is now seeking a court order to receive one. An hearing is scheduled Sept. 30 in Dakota County District Court. who's held a off -sale license Contacted by Dispatch, Par - since 1972. ranto said his vote to deny Eagan Aghassi a license wasn't a con- flict. "I'm perfectly willing to defend myself in court," he said. " ... I don't see where I've done anything wrong." Asked about Parranto's situa- tion, City Attorney Paul Hauge said: "To the best of my knowl- edge there's no conflict" PARRANTO said he would re- serve further comment until reading Sax's court statement, which also charges the council- man has a financial conflict. Sax alleged that Parranto is involved with a real estate com- pany that is the rental agent for a current Eagan liquor store. That creates a conflict in the placement of any liquor license "in competition with the existing facility," he charged. The attorney also stated Parranto's real estate firm plans to develop a shopping center with a liquor store as one tenant at County Road 30 and Cedar Avenue. Meanwhile, Mayor Beatrice Blomquist denied Sax's specula- tion that she must have been in- volved in a secret meeting be- cause the council didn't discuss on June 17 why it was denying Aghassi a license for a second time. "THE CITY has a policy on how we would like liquor stores to go into the city," Blomquist said. "We would like them put in shopping areas. "That's our policy. Nobody needs to confer about that." Blomquist later added: "They (Sax and Aghassi) simply got up and said they were going to sue us. What a way to start. Nobody was trying to be arbitrary and capricious." But Sax said that in his June 17 council appearance he men- tioned a lawsuit might be brought because it was the sec- ond time his client was applying for the license. Aghassi's initial license application in November was denied ' by the council, he explained. 4S St. Paul Dispatch Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1980 District will hold back on spending, board says By SCOTT CARLSON Staff Writer "We're painting a picture for you that is troublesome and bothersome but it still doesn't drop us into the hole." Superintendent Russell Ander- son offered that summary last week of how a $526,000 cut in state aids will affect his West St. Paul School District 197. The funding cutback, prompt- ed because of a state budget defi- cit, will leave the district with a projected $387,000 general fund balance at the end of 1980-81, he said at a School Board meeting. MEANWHILE, the board ap- proved 4-2 Anderson's suggestion to withold $120,000 in district Anderson Tourek spending until it finds out next winter the funding plans of the state legislature. The holdback will affect items like book pur- chases and field trips, the super- intendent said citing two exam- ples. But for most current year Board withholds pr spending, Anderson said: "We've got the contracts and the staff We're painting a picture for you that is trou- blesome and bothersome but it still doesn't drop us into the hole. Superintendent Russell Anderson set m. - of 1981-82." Board member Steve Tourek agreed. "I think the real impact won't be felt this year but in the next two years," he said of a smaller balance the district will have to buffer itself against inflation. Board members Louise Midje and James Stanton dissented on the board's vote allowing the ad- ministration to holdback 15 per- cent of the planned expenditures. "I AGREE with that (15 per- cent holdback) in principle but I would like to have a look at how these cuts are made," Mrs. Midge said. "I think some of this might get into policy and not administration." Meanwhile, Board Chairman Peter Nasvik called on his col- leagues and the public to write legislators about school districts' financial problems. District makes $403,000 spending cut immediately By SCOTT CARLSON $200.000 ' vnPnses the district said. But he added "This reduc- /.2A, [7-1,/ Dog licensing period changed to two years By BRENDA HAUGEN For Eagan dog owners, li- censing Fifi or Fido may be a little easier and a little cheaper in the future. The City Council unani- mously approved changing the ordinance for dog licensing from every year to every two years. Ii's more of a convenience to our residents," said City Administrator Tom Hedges. He added that switching to every two years will mean dog owners will save on fees as well. "It's not a big deal, but it will be a factor," Hedges said. Licensing also will be made more convenient in that it will be handled in one department rather than two, as it was done in the past. The receptionist staff at the Police Department will handle the licensing, ac- cording to a letter from Capt. Jim Sewald. At the request of Animal Control Officer Kathleen Gil- bertson, another change was made in the ordinance. Accord- ing w .. .uau, vuV bl tJ4tl learned that when vaccinating a dog less than 12 months old against rabies, that dog should be vaccinated again in 12 months to ensure proper inocu- lation. After that, vaccination every two years is sufficient, Sewald added. NWA, MAC plans for airport compared 2 Sections EHS one -act play places first again February 14, 1996 EHS gymnasts get lift heading into sections Look inside for Bridal '96 Your Wedding Eagan requests five more liquor licenses • Independent license holders object to proposal to increase number to 26 from 21. By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer Rep. Tim Pawlenty, IR-38B of Eagan, amended the Omnibus Liquor bill last week to include an increase in the num- ber of liquor licenses in Eagan from 21 to 26. Independent restaurant and bar own- ers fear an increase in city liquor licenses could put them out of business, said Al Baker, owner of the restaurant by the same name. "Independent guys like us just can't survive anymore," Baker told the City Council before they voted to support the increase Feb. 6. Sixteen of the city's liquor licenses are used, with five on hold for future applica- tions. Opus Corp., which plans to build several eating and drinking establish- ments in the Eagan Promenade shopping center north of Town Centre, has asked for the remaining five licenses, said Mayor Tom Egan. "It would be a disservice to use up all the remaining liquor licenses on Opus and not have any remaining," Egan said. Councilmember Shawn Hunter said he'd like to hold at least two licenses in case the city can attract full -service ho- tels. The hotel industry in Eagan is "ex- ploding," Hunter said. If the Legislature grants the city's re- quest for five additional licenses, it does- n't mean Opus would be guaranteed the five currently on hold. "I'm not in favor of giving them all the Promenade," said Councilmember Ted Wachter. "If we get all five, I'm not for giv- ing all five to Eagan Promenade." Baker said it appears the hospitality industry is leaning too far to the east side of Interstate 35E. There is one application pending for a city liquor license — Jensen's Supper Club at the former Perkins Restaurant, 3840 Highway 13. Pawlenty said city officials should know if they'll get their request granted in two to three weeks. &44-7 Dog licensing period changed to two years By BRENDA HAUGEN For Eagan dog owners, li- censing Fifi or Fido may be a little easier and a little cheaper in the future. The City Council unani- mously approved changing the ordinance for dog licensing from every year to every two years. "It's more of a convenience to our residents," said City Administrator Tom Hedges. He added that switching to every two years will mean dog owners will save on fees as well. "It's not a big deal, but it will be a factor," Hedges said. Licensing also will be made more convenient in that it will be handled in one department rather than two, as it was done in the past. The receptionist staff at the Police Department will handle the licensing, ac- cording to a letter from Capt. Jim Sewald. At the request of Animal Control Officer Kathleen Gil- bertson, another change was made in the ordinance. Accord- ing to Sewald, Gilbertson learned that when vaccinating a dog less than 12 months old against rabies, that dog should be vaccinated again in 12 months to ensure proper inocu- lation. After that, vaccination every two years is sufficient, Sewald added. plays a solo. /P)r ill Eagan levy approved Aside from a letter from a citizen concerned with the relatively short time between the truth -in -taxation hearing and the date the levy and budget must be passed, little was said about the Eagan budget and levy Dec. 19. Both the levy and the 1996 general fund budget and enter- prise budgets were unani- mously approved. Though no changes were necessary, City Administrator Tom Hedges said the city un- derstands the citizen's con- cern, especially if there were a time when several changes in the budget were needed. "That's been a concern of ours for some time," he said. Because of a decrease of .7 percent in the city's tax - capacity rate from 1995 to 1996, residents will see a slight decrease in the city's portion of their taxes if the market value of their homes remained the same. The city's levy, payable 1996, was set at just over $12.6 million. A proposed levy of $11,792 for the Cedarvale spe- cial service district also was certified in the resolution ap- proved by the council. — Brenda Haugen What's New at Heartleaf "AFTER CHRISTMAS" Clearance 40%-50% OFF Selected Items! Cards, Gift Bags, Ornaments & More! December 26 - Tanuary 2nd SAG AJ City to look at Tollefson �-�� Builder's license suspension by Amv O'Marro A decision that may put Tollef- son Builders out of business in Eagan will be considered again Wednesday by the City Council. The council will consider per- manently suspending or renew- ing Tollefson Builders' contrac- tor's license. But the reasons the council temporarily suspended the license Feb.4 are still unclear to builder Carl Tollefson. "I learn- ed of the suspension by a telephone call the day after that council meeting. I don't quite understand how the council can suspend any contractor's license without his presence, without a proper hearing and without giv- ing a specific reason," Tollefson said. At the time the suspension was ordered, the city said it was tem- porarily suspending the license because Tollefson Builders con- tinuely has not met the city's conditions on building projects and has not helped to resolve problems which resulted from not meeting those conditions. Reasons for the suspension were to be compiled in a report for review at the City Council's Feb. 18 meeting, but the list of problems submitted by city staff members was too general, coun- cil members and Tollefson agreed. The council expects to con- staff to find some problems, I sider another report, which will feel this is a personal attack itemize specific addresses and now," he said. But he added that dates of problems the city has he cannot respond until he had while Tollefson built more understands the specific reasons than 600 homes in Eagan. Tollef- for the suspension. son has been building homes in The City Council listened to the city for more than 10 years. objections by residents and per- Tollefson said the problems sons who have dealt with Tollef- are not larger than any other son during its Feb. 18 meeting. home builder faces, but a result Issues presented to the council of the large number of homes his included cosmetic problems company has built in Eagan. such d door s, operllaid shingles that Both of Tollefson's companies, problems Tollefson Builders Inc. and dealt with city ordinances, such Tollefson Developers Inc., have as easement errors. been put on hold because of the One of the residents, John suspension, Gary Tollefson said. Anderson, said he represented Gary Tollefson, who runs Tollef- the Briar Hills Homeowners son Developers Inc., said his Association and residents who company will also remain on have had problems with Tollef- hold until a decision is made. son homes. "I just know the pro- "Tollefson Builders cannot blems we've had in dealing with take out new building permits, Tollefson Builders. I request the and there is a hold on the ap- City Council continue the proval for the development of suspension until the work has Brittany ninth addition. People been completed." Anderson are anticipating their homes, it listed structural and easement has caused a loss of sales," Gary problems, poor painting and Tollefson said. He said the action water in driveways. has given the Tollefson com- Another resident, Doug Lee, panys a bad reputation locally, said he has had warrenty pro- blem on home. and a one-sided view had been Dan s with his challenged ofs the presented to the council. g "The council gave the city council to call Tollefson home staff an additional two weeks to owners to list their problems. prepare an itemized report," Dorgan said he would never deal Carl Tollefson said. "In my opi- nion there is pressure put on city SUSPENSION: To Page 13A Suspension: From Page 1A with Tollefson again. He said he began a lawsuit against Tollef- son after he moved into a Tollef- son home in 1978. The suit was settled out of court. Tollefson said he has many people who are happy with their homes who were not represented at the meeting, and he has a good rapport with the cities of Apple Valley and Burnsville, where he also builds homes. Glen Nord, Tollefson's at- torney, told the council that many of the problems listed by the residents were not issues that affected city ordinances and should not be heard before the council. He said the issues should be addressed privately by Tollefson Builders. cc-2if-.Go�c �/ Liquor store to be added Census to begin ��✓-, to center on Cliff Road by Amy O'Marro A new Eagan liquor store just off Cliff Road will soon compete for customers with a Burnsville liquor store on Cliff Road. The new liquor store, to be ad- ded to the Cedar Cliff commer- cial park, will be owned by David Perrier of Perrier and Associates. Cedar Cliff is just down the road from Dakota Liquor store in Burnsville. "The store will only be seven - tenths of a mile from my pre- existing sto e. A liquor store that close will have a dramatic effect (on sales)," said Kevin Bresnahan, owner of Dakota Li- quor. The license, now owned by Perrier, was held by J.E. Par- ranto and Associates until June 1985. Parranto wanted to use the license at a store in a pro- posed shopping center at Nichols and Diffley roads. Par- ranto's proposal for the shopp- ing center included an indoor and outdoor soccer field. When Parranto's shopping center proposal failed and the license was not renewed on July 2 by the City Council, coun- STORE: to p. 2A The Eagan City Council has announced that the U.S. Census Bureau will conduct a special census of city residents during August. The purpose of the cen- sus is to provide accurate, up- to-date demographic and population information in light of Eagan's high rate of growth. Such information is valuable to the city because it allows it to better plan for its development and public service provision. A higher official population figure also entitles the city to an in- crease in certain state aid funds. The City Council asks residents cooperate w census enumerators when come to the neighborhoods. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete. Individual infor- mation is confidential and the Census Bureau will make its final report in the composite without reference to individual answers. Therefore residents are encouraged to speak freely with the enumerator who comes iii?ONICLE a Current newspaper CENSUS: to p. 2A Week of July 22, 1985 Vol. 6, No. 30 Eating disorders widespread, deadly by Diane Gonzolas For nearly two years Renee played tricks on her body trying to fool herself into feeling good. First the Rosemount teen-ager was bulimic, eating enormous amounts of food and then making herself vomit. She repeated the "binge -purge" cycle up to eight times a day. Then she became anorexic, literally starving herself. She also developed a chemical dependen- cy. That behavior is now behind her. What to watch for: The following may be indicators of an eating disorder: • loss of menses. • dieting when not overweight. • claiming to "feel fat" when it's not true. • preoccupation with food, calories, nutrition and cooking. • denial of hunger. • excessive exercising. • weighing frequently, • use of laxatives or vomiting to control weight. • leaving for the bathroom after meals (secretive siting). • sirs • .. food -related behaviors. Finally severe stomach pains put Renee in the hospital. "I spent two weeks in the psych - ward," she said. "I was not allow- ed in the bathroom without so- meone there. It was locked. I was on a controlled met. They taught me I could eat some food and eat healthy yet lose weight. "I wanted to stop binging and purging. It was expensive. It was crazy. By this time my whole fami- ly knew about it. "But my home life was still nuts and I needed some way to cope, so I went to the other extreme." Ul�+h+�lrA adi4►,. TWO SECTIONS 1 ficwties still ahead. "It's someunnng I'm going to have towork on all my life," Renee said. "It's ingrained into me." Renee's case is not an isolated one. Eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia nervosa affect about 5 percent of all teen-age girls. The incidence in boys is very low. The problem is a dangerous one. Eating disorders can lead to serious health complications and even death. The mortality rate for anorexia is as high as 20 percent. The figures for bulimia are not known. JoAnne Krueger has been a nurse at Burnsville High School for 12 years. She said eating disorders have been a problem there for the last three years but declined to give any numbers for fear of discouraging those who need help. Sharon Geiger, the school nurse • cnanges in personality or interests. • sleep disturbance, • constipation. • financial problems Eexcixegrocery biilg). at Rosemount High School, said the number of eating -disorder cases decreased this past year. But she said there were some "real concerns" a couple of years ago at the time Renee was in school. She said there were several cases of anorexia and bulimia. "It was a catch -on thing, a fad thing to do," Geiger said. Renee said her best friend was anorexic for a year before she became bulimic. And she said she "made friends with people I knew did it." But she said peer pressure wasn't the major factor that caus- ed her behavior. "There was a lot of stuff at home," she said. "I didn't feel in- cluded and I hated it. Things just weren't right at home." She remembers well her first binge the fall of her junior year in high school. "I was sitting on the couch with this big thing of ice cream," she recalled. "My whole family had gone out and I wasn't included. I was lonely and bored and angry that I didn't get to go." Her bulimia continued for more than a year. "The feeling when I was doing it was one of panic," she said. "I had to get it all in and then get rid of it. Then I would feel calm afterward. I felt like I was empty." '' Need to buffer residential areas halts plans for commercial area by Amy O'Marro Strip zoning and buffer areas between commercial and residential developments oc- cupied the City Council's agen- da Tuesday night. "We will go back to the dark ages if we put industrial uses up against residential," Eagan Mayor Bea Blomquist said. The mayor argued against a rezon, ing request to develop the R. J. O'Neil Center, a 100 acre com- mercial development east of In- terstate 35-E. "Buffers are important," she said. The City Council agreed and denied to rezone the high - density residential land on the northwest corner of Yankee Doodle and Lexington roads, Developer Robert O'Neil said that because of I-35E,land along the interstate was zoned com- mercial or industrial. All, he said, except for his parcel. He said his land is the highest traf- fic area in the city. The 100-acre development would have included a limited business, a roadside business and an office -warehouse. A remaining 20 acres would be left residential and the city would have acquired two storm sewer ponds within the proper- ty. The application was submit- ted because of the development of Town Centre 70 and Town Centre 100 on Yankee Doodle Road, said City Administrator Tom Hedges. The uses in and around the parcel concerned Blomquist. She said the uses did not blend smoothly and the proposal was vague because specific uses were not defined. "There is no compatibility of uses," she said. "If this comes in it will have an intruding effect on other pro- perty owners," said Coun- cilmember Tom Egan. "This (request) does not BUFFER: to p. 2A A Alb. and not eating. "Emotionally I felt like I was really powerful that I could do this and other people couldn't," she said. "I was empty. I didn't have to feel almost. I was just empty. And I felt like I was better than everyone else." But Renee said she also felt diz- zy, lightheaded, sleepy and didn't have much energy. At the end of last summer she said she knew she needed help and admitted herself into treatment. In treatment, Renee said she worked on a food plan. She also ex- amined her behavior with food, her feelings of wanting to control everything in her life and her perfectionism. Renee was in a halfway house for about four months. Now she's on her own, but she continues her food program and is in a therapy groupand Bulimics and Anorexics Anonymous. Physically, she said, she feels healthier than she ever has. But the slim, attractive 18 year old said she still feels fat. "It will lessen and get to the point where I won't worry about it as much," she said. "It's just there and you learn how to deal with it." That feeling of being fat is one of the last anorexic behaviors to go, said Rita Lobby, a Minneapolis social worker and psychotherapist who works with those with eating disorders. EATING: to p. 7A ND OF SEASON CLOSE-OUT INC. 890E3466 .wl on late Service On Home ,ervice CaII ances 'S 'EAND TV Our Salesmen Are Servicemen se to mama me all stage of This Great :CIAL r A LINDSAY R SOFTENER s100 ply per month hs. New Customers ONLYI option. ITH ORDER ving Scott and Dakota inties for over 30 Years Water at :, Price You Can Afford 447-2160 Cedar -Cliff to add liquor store STORE: from p. 1A cilmembers asked for alter- natives to define location re- quirements of the liquor policy. The available license was to be used in the western half of Eagan, according to the old li- quor license policy. The wor- ding did not give boundaries for the city's western hall. City Administrator Tom Hedges presented the City Council with six alternatives to define specific geographic boundaries. The council agreed, with the exception of Councilmember James Smith, to set Eagan's four off -sale li- quor licenses within specific boundaries to coincide with the original policy. They then granted the new license to Per- rier. • One license is located in the northeast side of Eagan. The area is bounded by Silver Bell and Wescott roads. • One license is located in Eagan's southcentral area. This area is east of Interstate 35E. • The two remaining licenses are located in the area west of I-35E. Perrier's application fit the Special cesus for Eagan CENSUS: from p. 1A sworn census employees with official identification. They should identify themselves as such, but residents should feel free to examine the identifica- tion of the person who comes to their homes. If the person is without proper identification, he is not a census enumerator. to the door. The enumerators will be In the weeks before the cen- sus begins, the city will recruit candidates for 45 enumerator positions. Enumerating re- quires much walking and face to face contact. Positions will be full time with some evenings and Saturdays. The enumerators will be needed for 2 to 21,2 weeks at a rate of $5.49 an hour. Applicants must have a high school diploma or G.E.D. Apply at Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. City to farm exchange offered Children, ages 7-11, will have the chance Tuesday, Aug. 13, to visit farms through a program offered by District 197 Com- munity Education and the --M--M--MO MIS OMI W— MBNM Mil --M S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5UFPE 1y have one of these als of Pinched Nerves: s 9. Numb Hands Disc 1). Scoliosis 11. Leo Pains 13. Numb Fingers tit. Hip Pain 15. Tight Muscles Dakota County Extension Ser- vice. The program is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $6. For more infor- mation, call 681-2389, by July 31. new boundary, and was approv- ed by votes from coun- cilmembers Tom Egan and Jerry Thomas. Councilmember Ted Wachter and Mayor Bea Blomquist abstained from the vote and Smith voted against the -action. Smith said he believ- ed the license was taken away from Parranto without good cause. "This is the saddest display, perhaps it is fitting it should end up this way. The whole thing took one license from one per- son and gave it to another. I'm appalled at the whole thing," he said. City needs buffers BUFFER: from p. 1A show specifics, where it will go, how it will fit in, size or den- sities. You should have some hard tangible ideas before you request a rezoning," he said. Blomquist questioned the • need for more commercial development along the in- terstate."What kind of strip zoning are we creating along 35-E?" A buffer, or "residential step," between properties would be within the develop- ment, said Harold Sheff, O'Neil's attorney. "I think it is fool hardy to rezone this property to be fully developed as commercial. I think we should become more critical," Egan said. r SERVICE DON S & REPAIR ....ws._.., A &Avon or Fuoua inawunes CANADLA/VA sirs A YOUR AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER For THESE & MORE! SERVICE S REPAIR for *Lawnmowers* *Air Compressors* 1 agreed, with the exception of I-35E. Councilmember James Smith, Perrier's application fit the Special cesus for Eagan CENSUS: from p. 1A sworn census employees with official identification. They should identify themselves as such, but residents should feel free to examine the identifica- tion of the person who comes to their homes. If the person is without proper identification, he is not a census enumerator. to the door. The enumerators will be In the weeks before the cen- sus begins, the city will recruit candidates for 45 enumerator positions. Enumerating re- quires much walking and face to face contact. Positions will be full time with some evenings and Saturdays. The enumerators will be needed for 2 to 21,2 weeks at a rate of $5.49 an hour. Applicants must have a high school diploma or G.E.D. Apply at Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan. 42:.aw .,..r,,,. Liquor store to be added to center on Cliff Road by Amy O'Marro A new Eagan liquor store just off Cliff Road will soon compete for customers with a Burnsville liquor store on Cliff Road. The new liquor store, to be ad- ded to the Cedar Cliff commer- cial park, will be owned by David Perrier of Perrier and Associates. Cedar Cliff is just down the road from Dakota Liquor store in Burnsville. "The store will only be seven - tenths of a mile from my pre- existing store. A liquor store that close will have a dramatic effect (on sales)," said Kevin Bresnahan, owner of Dakota Li- quor. The license, now owned by Perrier, was held by J.E. Par- ranto and Associates until June 1985. Parranto wanted to use ArIN EAGAN the license at a store in a pro- posed shopping center at Nichols and Diffley roads. Par- ranto's proposal for the shopp- ing center included an indoor and outdoor soccer field. When Parranto's shopping center proposal failed and the license was not renewed on July 2 by the City Council, coun- STORE: to p. 2A census to beg The Eagan City Council has announced that the U.S. Census Bureau will conduct a special census of city residents during August. The purpose of the cen- sus is to provide accurate, up- to-date demographic and population information in light of Eagan's high rate of growth. Such information is valuable to the city because it allows it to better plan for its development and public service provision. A higher official population figure also entitles the city to an in- crease in certain state aid �,2Z -ASS funds. The City Co residents cooperate with t e census enumerators when the come to the neighborhoods. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete. Individual infor- mation is confidential and the Census Bureau will make its final report in the composite without reference to individual answers. Therefore residents are encouraged to speak freely with the enumerator who comes CENSUS: to p. 2A THIS WLEK NEWSPAPERS Volume 7, No. 21 Two Sections July 22,1985 Section A EAGAN Your Community Newspaper New off -sale liquor license policy adopted By CHRISTY DeJOY Due to confusion surrounding the Eagan city code regarding the issuance of off -sale licenses, the Eagan City Council approved a new policy. The former policy called for four liquor licenses in the follow- ing locations: two in the western area (near Cedar Avenue and Highway 13), one in the nor- theastern area and one in the southcentral area. Since no specific boundaries were defined and the vagueness called for in- terpretation of the code, the coun- cil asked city staff July 2 to look into a more specific policy. Questions about the off -sale li- quor license policy arose when J. E. Parranto and David Perrier both expressed a desire for a license and the council wondered if their proposals would be located in the areas defined by the policy. The license in question was one of the two located in the western area of the city. Parran- to wanted an off -sale store to be located at Nicols and Diffley roads, at a proposed shopping center. Perrier requested the license for Cedar Cliff Shopping Center. The city's other three licenses belong to Cedarvale Liquor on Beau De Rue Drive (in the western area), Eagan Liquors at Hilltop Plaza (in the southcentral area) and Kenny's Liquors in Yankee Square Shopping Center (in the northeastern area). City Administrator Tom Hedges reviewed the city's off - sale license policy and drew up six alternatives for the council to consider. The council voted 4-1, with James Smith opposing, to accept an alternative which established the number of off -sale liquor licenses at four defined boun- daries similar to the original wor- ding of the policy. The roads used for boundaries in the new policy are Silver Bell Road and In- terstate 35E. The city north of Silver Bell would be considered northcentral, the area south of Silver Bell and west of I-35E would be the western and land south of Silver Bell and east of I-35E would be the southeastern. The other alternatives con- sidered were as follows: •To abolish all regulatory guidelines that establish the number of off -sale licenses and any reference to geographic boundaries. •To establish the number of licenses at four and remove regulations pertaining to geographic boundaries. •To establish the number at four and consider general geographic boundaries centered around certain commercial areas, such as Yankee Square, Town Center, Pilot Knob Road and Eagandale Industrial Park in the north; Hilltop Plaza, Lex- ington South and Safari Mall in the south; and Cedarvale, Cedar Cliff and other proposed smaller commercial areas in the west. •To adopt liquor licenses by precinct boundaries and combine precincts with the understanding that more licenses could be added to the current four as the popula- tion expands. •To consider licenses for areas with a minimum square footage or freestanding building, with the council dictating the size. 1 reprinted from "Washington Newsletter," the communique of Third District Congressman Bill Frenzel (IR). The Third District includes the majority of Dakota County, including Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan and Rose- mount.) The big one: president launches tax reform Nearly two months after the scheduled announcement of the Reagan tax reform plan, the president unveiled his updated proposal May 28. Like all his speeches, this one was an ag- gressive promotional presenta- tion, focusing on the highly at- tractive themes of simplicity, fairness and a cooperative con- ciliatory attitude toward Con- gress. President Reagan stressed the goals of tax reform rather than the intricate detail which he knows will be subject to amend- ment by Congress. Since the Treasury proposal of last December, tax reform has enjoyed broad public support. The state of the union address and favorable editorial and economic comment gave that support some depth. Then, some of the momentum gained was lost by the late announcement of the new proposal. Even so, the new campaign is launched with a good chance for passage. Current plans call for con- tinuous hearings in the House and Senate fnr turn mr nthc fnl1.....�.7 from individuals to corporations in 1986 and $25 billion by 1990. It does lower the highest marginal rate from 50 percent to 35 per- cent. It does remove 2 million low-income taxpayers from the tax rolls. And more than 65 tax preferences are reduced or eliminated. Tax reform: the Congressional response is positive The president's willingness to work with Congress on tax refortm was matched by similar chairmen of both Houses' tax writing committees, one a Democrat, one a Republican. That kind of cooperation sometimes creates a feast at which the legislation is loved to death. In this case, however, the at- titudes seem to be real. More im- portantly, they represent broad feelings in both Houses that there is great value in seeking a tax reform consensus. There is no guarantee of success, but Con- gress is willing, at this point, to work the problem out. can we talk? By CHRISTY DeJOY Silence is ticket to reel satisfaction There's only one thing worse at a movie theater than uncomfor- table seats, a shortage of popcorn and a bad film. That thing is the monster who sits behind you. No matter how crowded or empty the theater may be, the ir- ritable being invariably chooses a seat in very close proximity. The reason these kind of people are so dangerous is that they change of scenery. Even though the intermission is now extinct, the shifter still insists on visiting the theater all the while knowing he'll be miserable. And misery is contagious. After hearing someone cross, uncross, swing, tap, jiggle and stretch out their limbs for just 10 minutes, one begins to mimic the behavior. Sn the shifter is nnt h.nnv nytInn on paper. A motion to change land zoning to make way for commer- cial development failed July 16. In order to change the zoning of land, a four -fifths vote in favor of the rezoning by the city council is needed. But the rezoning got ap- proval from just three -fifths of the council. Council members Jame Smith, Jerry Thomas and Ted Wachter voted in favor of the motion to rezone, while Council member Thomas Egan and Mayor Bea Blomquist opposed it. Applicant O'Neil requested rezoning of 100 acres from agricultural to planned development. The land is located north of Yankee Doodle Road, west of Lexington Avenue and east of Interstate 35E. The application was originally presented before the council June 18. At that time, the vote to change the zoning also failed on a 3-2 vote. The city council referred the application back to the Advisory Planning Commission. The planning commission recommended ap- proval of the application at its June 25 meeting. However, dissenters Blomquist and Egan said they needed more - concrete plans in order to approve the planned development. "Have you looked at the important things of planning?" Blomquist asked. "We are not addressing buffers or densities between this area and the residential area (next to the planned development on the north). We have problems dealing with an incompatible neighborhood. Compatibility (examination) is never premature." "When we sit here as a council, we see developments come in and most have concrete ideas. You need concrete development before you come in for rezoning," Egan said. Wachter disagreed saying, "We've got a lot of (planned unit developments) that come in more vague than this. At least you know what they're proposing." "I have seen plats come in with less detail than this, but they didn't require rezoning," Egan said. He also stated concern that Eagan had too much land zoned for commercial use. "Or Ilk 07 In 2-1-2 vote Z � wee Perrier receives liquor license By CHRISTY DeJOY Getting less than a wholehearted, unanimous ap- proval from the Eagan City Coun- cil, David Perrier was granted an off -sale liquor license July 16. The motion passed on a 2-1-2 vote. Council members Thomas Egan and Jerry Thomas voted in favor of the license for Perrier, James Smith opposed the action and Ted Wachter and Mayor Bea Blomquist abstained from the vote. City Administrator Tom Hedges said he had never witnessed such a vote count. The off -sale license that now belongs to Perrier was, until recently, held by J. E. Parranto. Parranto's liquor license renewal came before the city council Jan. 2. Perrier was also present at the meeting voicing his desire for the license. The council agreed to continue the license until the first meeting in July, and the council would consider renewal based on sufficient evidence of concrete plans. The plans presented to the council by Parranto included an off -sale liquor store in a small retail center and an indoor and outdoor soccer field. The develop- ment was to be located south of Difflev Road near Cedar Avenue. Smith moved to continue the license, but the motion died because of no second. The council didn't consider the license for Perrier until July 16, after a new off -sale liquor license policy was adopted. "This has been the saddest display in my 13 years on council," Smith said. "What we did was we took the license from one and gave it to another. It's appalling. I guess it's fitting that it ended this way (in a 2-1-2 vote)." According to Perrier, a lease for an off -sale liquor store has been negotiated with Federal Land Company for the Cedar Cliff Shopping Center. by House markup (amendi ng and approving a bill) after Labor Day. If all goes well in the House, Senate approval could follow late this year or early next year. If that schedule is deferred a bit, the job will be harder. But delay won't be terminal. Tax reform: the goals President Reagan started from a set of goals for the tax code: 1) make it fair; 2) make it simple; 3) shift tax burden from in- dividuals to corporations; 4) lower high marginal tax rates; 5) remove low income people from tax rolls; 6) finance numbers 4 and 5 by repealing and reducing obsolete, wasteful and ineffective tax preferences. Flat -taxers give item number 4 greater weight. Old-time tax reformers are more interested in item number 6. Every taxpayer may have a slightly different perception of whether the proposal is fair or simple. But the plan surely does EAGAN THISWEEK PUBLISHERS Joseph R Clay • Daniel H Clay NEWS EDITOR Christy DeJoy SPORTS EDITOR Pete Temple ADVERTISING MANAGER John Swennes CLASSIFIED MANAGER Patricia Milton OFFICE 1525 E Highway 13 P 0 Box 1439 Burnsville Minn . 55337 8941111 nave the uncanny power to turn a perfectly delightful movie into a frustrating, horrifying ex- perience. In fact, the better the film, the more perturbing the behavior. While viewing "The Termina- tor" I had the displeasure to be seated near a man who was remarkably similar to a garbage disposal in both the amount of food he consumed and the sounds of w; b SI T tl n 0 fi F S rinu,ninc a mace others are content, he must con- vince them of their discomfort. Everyone is entitled to enjoy the film on which they spend $4.50, but isn't it irritating when members of the audience enjoy the movie too much? While "St. Elmo's Fire" was filled with clever lines and humor, most of the humor is the kind that makes you smile or laugh inside. Yet, this zealous viewer one row behind me roared with laughter ,n1.1. nnm Nn nni nniu cvn1 hie ?3` tagari sueu over liquor license denial4 By SCOTT CARLSON issue. Aghassi, an Eagan resident, states through his attorney Rog - The Eagan City Council has er Sax that he applied for an off - been "arbitrary and capricious" sale liquor license last October in denying him an off -sale liquor and was a "proper and suitable license, says applicant." But last November, M a h m o o d the council denied his applica- Aghassi in a tion. lawsuit. A city policy, he stated, only Aghassi has allows the council to issue two made that off -sale liquor licenses at one charge in Da- time. But the council "acted ar- kota County bitrarily and capriciously since District Court it did on one previous occasion" against the issue a third license, Aghassi, a city, Mayor Be- native of Iran, added. atrice Blom- quist and Coun- He further contended the com- Blomquist cil members munity wouldn't be harmed or Thomas Egan, Theodore jeopardized by issuing him a li- Wachter, James Smith and Mark cense e because no hit plans to to has cate in the object- Parranto. ed Bell Shopping Center. Staff Writer THE CITY, through attorney AGHASSI STATED he made Paul Hauge, denies the allega- tion. another license application in June but was again turned down But Judge Gerald Kalina re- by the council. cently ordered the council to ei- ther grant Aghassi the license or The city has responded that show cause why it is justified in Aghassi has no grounds for his withholding it from him. A hear- lawsuit and has asked that "the ing is scheduled Aug. 27 on the pretended action be dismissed." • Wednesday, June 25, 1986 St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch 7S Eagan council delays liquor license decision The Eagan City Council has de- cided to keep the lid on liquor li- censes, at least for a few more weeks. In a split decision at its last meeting, the council voted to look at the issue again on July 15, after the city's staff has had a chance to study what limits, if any, other cit- ies put on their off -sale licenses. The issue first came up this spring when Federal Land Co. asked the council to consider rais- ing the city's limit on off -sale li- censes from four to five. The city has controlled the number of li- censes since it first began granting them in 1973, and has divided up the licenses by geographic area. Federal Land wanted a license for its Town Centre 70 development, and at the request of the council presented a demographic study to back up its request. On May 6, the council approved in principle the switch from four to five licenses. However, it has post- poned any decision on Federal Land's request until resolving a question Council Member Vic Elli- son broached at that early May meeting. Ellison proposed the city simply allow the free market system to run its course, with no restriction on liquor licenses other than the basic state -required checks that all police departments and cities must run on applicants. He gained an ally in Council Member James Smith. The two council members were buttressed by a memorandum from Eagan Police Chief Jay Berthe, who wrote he did not antic- ipate any special_ problems frorr unlimited off -sale liquor licenses. However, David Perrier, the owner of a liquor store in Cedar Cliff Commercial Park, said the city would be making a mistake by pulling the lid off liquor licenses because of the rise in the legal drinking age and society's trend against heavy liquor consumption. "Off -sale is facing more govern- ment regulation every day, so to say it's a free enterprise sytem is kind of foolish," he said. The vote was 3-2 against the move to take the lid off, but then was 5-0 in favor of coming back to the issue in mid -July. Council members Thomas Egan and Ted Wachter said they would reconsid- er their negative votes when the staff presented options for partial- ly regulating the licenses, such as placing a minimum distance be- tween stores. Something Fight and fresh OUR NEW Summer Menu Featuring: A combination platter, pasta sal- ads, fresh fruit and many other selections. The EHEROKEE SIRLOIN ROOM 888 So. Smith Ave., W. St. Pall 451.1129 /E an city council sued for liquor license denial EAGAN -- Mahmood Aghassi has charged the Eagan City Council with being arbitrary and capricious in denying him an off - sale liquor license. Aghassi has sued the city, Mayor Bea Blom- quist, and council members Tom Egan. Ted Wachter, Jim Smith, and Mark Parranto. Aghassi applied for an off -sale liquor license last October. The council denied the request as city policy has been not to allow a con- centration in any one area of the city. The council prefers regional designations for liquor licenses. Since Aghassi wanted the license for the Silver Bell Shopping center, the council denied it as being too near the Cedarvale Li- quor Store. Aghassi again made his re- quest in June, but was again turn- ed down. The city council. through city attorney Paul Hauge, has asked that the action be dismissed. Hauge has listed 11 reasons why the council denied the requests, including the prox- imity to an existing establish- ment, the adverse impact on other licenses, the lack of need in (See Eagan, Page 11 A) EAGAN ... (Continued from Front Page) that area, and the council desire and the policy of the city ) to re- tain the regional licenses so that a concentration does not occur. Eagan presently has off -sale li- quor licenses at the Yankee Doo- dle Square and Cedarvale areas. Dakota County District Court Judge Gerald Kalina has ordered the city council to either grant the license or show cause why it was justifiably withheld. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Aug. 27. The Aghassi suit is one of nine lawsuits now facing the city of Eagan. Other lawsuits include: The proposed Safari at Eagan shopping center has named the city in its difficulties with sur- rounding residents; the Twin View Manor water and sewer in- junction; Caponi vs. Eagan in a suit involving lake levels; Ben - ford vs. Eagan in a 1976 police shooting incident; the Thomas Lake storm sewer assessments; Wilson vs. Eagan in an incident where a police officer shot a cat; Robin Geiger and Mak 'n Magic vs. the city of Eagan, involving the drug paraphernalia or- dinance; and condemnation pro- cedures on property owned by Jim Horne for the •1'ish Lake storm sewer easement. PRODUCERS OF ••NICOLS" MOULDING SANDS CUPOLA CLAYS TOP SOILS AGGREGATES Mr. Alvin Labey operated a dumping ground in Eagan township - Gov't Lot 2, Sec. 4, during the 1950s. It was ordered closed on March 1,1959. V. George Koplitz operated a dumping ground in Eagan at 2770 Sibley Highway....1958 foe zee .Sa4ed4 2115 SILVER BELL ROAD ST. PAUL 11. MINNESOTA OR MINNEAPOLIS 20. MINNESOTA "A TRUCK LOAD OR A TRAIN LOAD•• Eagan Town Board ;agan Township St. Foul 11, _=ins msotr. GLenview 4-1220 K. W. MC K E E, INC. GENERAL CONTRACTORS PHONE ST. PAUL GLENVIEW 4.4047 Date 20 , 1 2 Terms order No. 16 April 1962 2811 Highway 55 St. Paul 18, Minn. • • • .115_23 - NNib tabtrao 'ress and Dispatch limits on liquor outlets up, when the council was debating raising the limit from three to four licenses, even liquor store owners from Burnsville spoke against the idea. "The police will also be asked for their input; we'll want to see if other people believe there will be a negative impact," Hedges said. "But other than that, it's really more of an opinion thing." Other cities, such as Lakeville, Richfield and Edina, regulate the industry by having liquor sold through municipal liquor stores. However, Hedges said his gut feel- ing was that cities such as Eagan that did not operate municipal liq- uor stores usually allowed as many liquor stores in the city as could be supported. "Eagan has a sort of hybrid on this one, and the feeling of the council might be to simply deal with liquor stores as you deal with any other business," Hedges said. The city originally regulated stores by geographic district be- cause officials wanted to avoid having liquor stores bunched to- gether, in effect creating the po- tential for a blighted area. "We have been playing close to the vest on this issue for a long time," Egan said. The council did not want any area to become stig- matized as "that part of town where everyone hangs out at the liquor stores." However, the city already has had to defend that position in court once, and there also have been problems with dormant licenses. At one time, only two of the four licenses actually were being used. Recently, J.E. Parranto and As- 9S sociates, a group headed by a for- mer council member, held a li- cense until last summer and never seemed to get past even the va- guest first steps of planning a store. "This (lifting the limit) would eliminate that by not tying up whole sections of the city without a liquor store just because someone couldn't get their act together," said council member James Smith. "It's such a hassle, increasing by one at a time. It's probably going to be decided that we should just let them go as they may." Egan agreed. "As time goes on, we have run into more and more problems," he said. "We were kind of running out of justification for this policy. Now you stop and ponder, 'What exactly are we doing here?' " Wednesday, June 11, 1986 St Paul Pioneer F Eagan considers ending By Thomas B. Koetting Staff Writer Eagan is considering popping the cork on its off -sale liquor business. The Eagan City Council, faced with the continuing questions about and annoying problems with its off -sale liquor license policy, is ex- pected to have a fairly basic dis- cussion on the free -enterprise sys- tem Tuesday night when it votes on removing the license limit. The discussion was sparked by a request from a major developer, Federal Land Co., for an increase in the city's limit on off -sale li- censes to five from four. The city has controlled the num- ber of licenses since it began granting them in January 1973, di- viding up the permits by geograph- ic area. Before 1973, the city did not have any off -sale stores, and on -sale stores were regulated by Dakota County. Federal Land Co. wanted a new license for a store in the firm's Town Centre 70 shopping center development in the north central area of the city. In response to the request, the city council directed Federal Land to do a demographic study and compare Eagan's regu- latory policy to other cities. The company did the study, and at a May 6 meeting the council made the initial decision to raise the limit to five licenses. However, council member Vic Ellison then suggested that the council consider lifting the cap altogether, allowing the free enterprise principle to dic- tate the market. City Manager Thomas Hedges said the council seemed receptive to the idea — or at least seemed willing to look at it. On May 20, Federal Land came in to formally apply for the newly created fifth license, but the council decided to postpone a decision on that request until members formally could amend the city's ordinance to ei- ther permit five licenses or simply lift the limit entirely. Both proponents and opponents of the limit are expected to speak at Tuesday's meeting. Other liquor store owners at- tended — but did not speak at — the May meetings. However, coun- cil member Thomas Egan said that the last time the license issue came • • • ,ate 4Stht+ �2t' uaLx • • • as - Wedc • • • 64 - a u(4624( latl_ • ieti/W • 4e/k LWde*6-&-ik • Aze& • ekid diz/ e64 ekci. 6, 4a.thhet 4d, e4- • 614 itle4W — • • • • • 4(.07 vcd ILLJi&a fitb. k��L (14 el,684 -6 - ekdi UAL Ldkd&k izea/Le, --/Ad z INA { *Lf24kilioL ALL 1Q,La )(Jew - 4/6a esAzi.(iic. (filexiiik emd. 4. - q‘ oe,(42 e - eLtup \a\ //u)y,. 1,14* 14041 (.4/A4 Piwgiy; kLcoOL( 4tdic ik(d41 &uz.i 4)44A) ekd (fLo IP* 6-6-p 0s4,21 a - (426d)-- LtiPLA. ekd N?4, 1 - v�,2�k9 e64. 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For more information, call Mary Ann Johnson at 651-450-5939 or Becky Rollefson at 952-236-7122. -City of Eagan cautions residents against solicitors In Eagan, people going door-to-door selling products and services are required to obtain a permit from the city. Once permitted, door-to-door salespeople must carry their permit and state -issued photo identification with them at all times. Door-to-door sales are prohibited before 8 a.m. and after 8 p.m. Additional prohibited door-to-door sales activities include: • Engaging in solicitation for any unlawful business or activity, • Committing any conduct consti- tuting harassment, nuisance, theft, deceit, or menacing, "troublesome or otherwise unlawful activities, -Attempting to -gain entrance to a business or residence displaying a sign prohibiting solicitors, • Refusing to leave.a premises when asked and • Making any false or misleading statements about the product or serv- ice being sold. The city of Eagan does-not~endorse any products or services being sold by door-to-door salespeople. If you have questions about building code, call the - City's Building Inspections Department at 651-675-5675. For a complete list of prohibited practices, call the city clerk at 651-675- 5001, or go to xr.com/solicitors to view Chapter 6.36 of the city code. "No Soliciting" signs are available at many local retailers for purchase and use by residents or businesses. The Eagan Police Department recom- mends the following language: "No Solicitors Allowed Violators will be Prosecuted." If you suspect a door-to-door sales- person is violating city ordinance, call tfie<Eagan police Department at 651- 675-5700. Thisweek Online Page 1 of 3 I --Click Here-- jI:I-F. I I:I /ERti CI II:VRO E- 1 D (,)1 Home Page Sports Classified Ads Online Archive Directory & Links Contact Us Advertising Information Order Classified Ads HometownSource.com ECM Publishers, Inc. NEWSPAPERS Eagan council hopes to send message by suspending hotel's liquor license Posted: 4/4/02 by Erin Johnson Staff Writer The Eagan City Council suspended the liquor license of the Crown Plaza Hotel for seven days at its April 2 meeting and ordered a fine of $1,000 after the establishment repeatedly served alcohol to minors. Crown Plaza Hotel has failed eight compliance checks dating back to March 1999, said City Administrator Tom Hedges. According to the city's ordinance, upon the fourth offense in a 24-month period, the violator's liquor license will be suspended for not less than seven days. The Crown Plaza Hotel had four violations between Aug. 28, 2000, and Nov. 16, 2001. It was up to the council to decide the length of the suspension, up to 60 days, as well as the amount of the fine. Mayor Pat Awada brought a motion to give the minimum suspension of seven days, but Council Member Cindy Fields said she was concerned that seven days is not enough. "Seven days is like a slap on the wrist when it's been so consistent," she said. Fields said she wants to send a message to Eagan establishments that liquor violations will not be taken lightly. One of her concerns, she said, was that the city could be liable in the future for not being aggressive enough in its punishment of violations. Awada said seven days is enough to send a message. "For anyone to lose their liquor license for any period of time is, to me a huge slan " she said "This should dramatically change http://www.thisweek-online.com/2002/April/4liquor.htnil 4/8/2002 Thisweek Online Page 2 of 3 the behavior of the people that are serving alcohol." Council Member Peggy Carlson agreed, saying that the Crown Plaza Hotel projected it could lose up to $32,000 in revenue in that seven-day period. She also said the length of suspension seemed to be consistent with other cities in the area. "1 think a week is huge in this type of business," she said. Apple Valley has a similar seven-day suspension, but the city of Lakeville calls for an 18-day license suspension and the city of Burnsville will revoke the establishment's license. Council Member Meg Tilley said she also had concerns about the seven-day suspension. "They've been told four times," she said. "Other cities like Burnsville just take their license away." Todd Byhre, the general manager of the Crown Plaza Hotel, said his hotel has put the strongest measures possible in place to prevent alcohol consumption by minors. The problem, he said, is not so much minors being served in the bar area as minors drinking alcohol in the hotel rooms. The hotel will not rent rooms to people under 21 years of age in the metro area, he said, and it is the only hotel in Eagan with uniformed security. The hotel even pays above -average wages to its employees, he said. "The people making these mistakes are making $40,000 a year, not $10,000," Byhre said. Even so, he said, mistakes happen. "It's extraordinarily embarrassing to be in this position," he said. He said he wasn't aware of the ordinance amendment calling for license suspension after the fourth violation in a 24-month period. "This wasn't something that was put out into the community," he said. The amendment was enacted by the council in June 2001. Council Member Paul Bakken suggested that copies of the ordinance be included with liquor license renewal applications, and Tilley made a motion to discuss the enforcement issue firrther at a cnnncil workshon. http://www.thisweek-online.com/2002/April/4liquor.html 4/8/2002 Thisweek Online Page 3 of 3 The seven-day suspension and $1,000 fine was passed unanimously. "I will support this," Fields said, "but I just would like to send a message to owners that serve liquor that this is a serious issue and we'd really like people to comply to these guidelines we've set forth." The suspension will take place May 22-28. Top of Page ® Thisweek Newspapers 1525 E. Highway 13, Burnsville, MN 55337 Telephone: 952-894-1111 Fax: 952-894-1859 http://www.thisweek-online.com/2002/April/4liquor.html 4/8/2002