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City Council Minutes July 1, 1991 Page 2 e CROSSING USING A WOOD TIMBER PANEL. THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED 5.2. Review Standards for SAC Fees Cliff Skogstad, Building Official indicated that Staff has been reviewing the SAC charges for schools and similar semi-public buildings. He stated that SAC charges are based on occupancy load. The occupancy load can be calculated by different formulas from the City ordinance and the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission standards. To further complicate the matter, the the Church and School District also have a different method of determining occupancy load. Cliff Skogstad reviewed the difference in the methods of calculation and fees for SAC charges between the MWCC standards, the City ordinance, and the requests from the School and Church. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO ADOPT THE SAC CHARGES FROM "ITEM #3" OF THE 6/27/91 STAFF MEMO WHICH IS BASED ON THE OCCUPANT LOAD GIVEN BY THE CHURCH AND THE SCHOOL. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. e COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO DIRECT THE CITY TO REVIEW THE CITY ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO SAC CHARGES. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. 5.6. Consider Ordinance Amendment to Sections 800.14 and 408 of the City Code/Consumption of LiQuor in Public Places The City Clerk informed the Council that Staff is requesting an ordinance amendment to the Liquor Ordinance prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic beverages in public places and on public beaches. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 91-12, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 800.14 AND 408 OF THE CITY CODE RELATED TO CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR IN PUBLIC PLACES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4_0. The City Clerk informed the Council that the entire liquor ordinance was amended in 1990. Included in that amendment was an increase in the amount of required liquor liability coverage. The City increased the requirement from the State minimum of $100,000 to $500,000. The Clerk informed the Council that only two establishments have increased their coverage to $500,000 and the remaining establishments have coverage of either $100,000 or $300,000. She also informed the Council that she has received several complaints from the liquor licensees regarding the increase in coverage. e The Council raised a concern regarding the possibility of the City's liability in not requiring all establishments to carry $500,000 of coverage which is required by ordinance. It was the consensus of the Council to authorize the City Clerk to research this item further and bring it back to the Council for a decision on July 15. The Council also instructed the City Clerk to send letters to all liquor licensees informing them that liquor liability coverage will be reviewed by the