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12. In the course of the Ciry Council's consideration of the new Interim Use Permit for the store building, the City Council received considerable testimony and evidence regarding the operation and use of Wapiti Park Campground. The Ciry Council received additional testimony and evidence in connection with its consideration of the current Application for the Licenses. Based on the record generated in these proceedings, the Ciry Council makes the following findings of fact related to the appropriateness of renewing the Licenses for Wapiti Park Campground: a. The City Council fords that the Applicant has failed to submit the required application fee fora 3.2 Percent On-Sale liquor license. b. The Application is to sell liquor at the store building at Wapiti Park Campground. The store building is currently an illegal use. Because the Applicant is selling liquor from a building which is an illegal use, the City Council finds that the Applicant has failed to comply with city ordinances applicable to the conduct of its business. c. The Application is to sell liquor in connection with the operation of Wapiti Park Campground. The record before the City Council shows that Wapiti Park Campground has failed to comply with several conditions for approval of its conditional use permit, including a condition that the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 327.10 through 327.28, pertaining to recreational camping areas and recreation camping vehicles, be complied with. The Ciry Council finds that the failure to operate the campground in compliance with the terms of its conditional use permit and the requirements of state law is a failure of the Applicant to comply with statutes and ordinances applicable to the conduct of its business. 13. Independent of whether Wapiti Park and/or the store building at Wapiti Park are being operated in compliance with applicable statutes and ordinances, the City Council finds that renewal of the liquor Licenses is not appropriate, and is not consistent with the public health, safety, and general welfare, because of public safety concerns at the campground. The City Council has received a report from the Police Chief indicating a large number of police calls to the campground, many of which involve alcohol and intoxicated persons. Incidents include several domestic assaults by intoxicated persons, including a recent assault on the campground manager, domestic disturbances between intoxicated persons, several fights between intoxicated persons, a severe injury to an intoxicated person who fell into a fire, and driving while intoxicated incidents. 14. Taking into consideration all of the testimony and evidence received, the Ciry Council finds that the Applicant has not established that it has met the requirements for approval of a liquor license, and that it would not be in the public interest to approve the Application for the Licenses. N:\Public Bodies\Ciry Council\Resolutions\Wapiti 062011.doc