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04-1093Presented By Refened To An ordanauce to amend Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 310.19 to eliminate the dollaz amounts, and simply replace them with a discount percentage, for those liquor licensees who provide alcohol awazeness training to their staffs. THE COUNCII. OF THE CI'I'Y OF SAIlVT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: Section 1 Section 31019 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 13 Sec. 310.19. Discount from certain license fees. - y3 14 15 A discount will be provided for on-sale and off-sale liquor licenses, on-sale and off-sale 3.2 malt liquor licenses and on-sale 16 strong beer and wine licenses. Such fees mentipned shall be reduced , seven (7) percent,-in 17 , contingent upon each of the following conditions 18 (1) Driver's license gtcide; compilation of laws_ The licensee shall maintain on the premises, in a location accesible at all 19 times to all employees of the licensed establishment: 20 a. A current driver's license guide, wMeh shall include lieense specifications for both adults and minors for each state 21 (ineluding Canadian provinces), aud shall list such infom�ation from at least five (5) years prior to the present date; and ?2 b. A current compilation of the laws relating to the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages in the state as outlined in ?3 Chapter 7515 of the State of Minnesota Rules and Chapter 340A of the Minnesota Statutes. This compilafion must also !4 include chapters 2A0 through 246, 409 and 410 of the Saint Paul Legislarive Code. 5 (2) Signage. The licensee shall maintain on the premises, in all customer areas, current signage relating to underage 6 consumption of alcoholic beverages, and relating to driving under the influence of alcohol. One (1) sign must be located 7 behind the bar, and one (1) sign must be present in each addifional room or section within the lounge area in which the 3 writing on the sign behind the baz is not clearly legible. The sign(s) must have dimensions of at least one (1) foot by one (1) � foot with letters at least one-half (112) inch in height. Ail signs must be comfortably readable from a distance of fifteen (15) ) feet. (3) Contract with security agency. a. Generally. The licensee shall participate in a training program with an approved private security agency, firm or association (hereafter "security agency") which is selected and contracts with the city for the purpose of providing investigations and training to the licensee pursuant to this subsection. The city contract shall provide (i) that the securiry agency shall not be reimbursed by the city, but that it shall recover its costs and profit by fees collected from the licensees which choose to receive the training program and investigative services, and (ii) that the security agency shall charge the same amount to all licensees who choose to receive such services, so that all such licensees are treated equally and without discrimination. �,�,� �a1g�o`� ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MIlVNESOTA Council File # CS'�t� ��.� Ordinance # Green Sheet # �J�o��OYj3 Committee: Date OU-toq3 b. Investigation. The contract with the city shall provide for and require one (1) or more investigations by the security agency each calendar year into the pracfices of the licensee with respect to (i) age idenrification of customers in order to prevent sales of alcoholic beverages to minors, and (ii) prevenfing the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons who are obviously intoxicated. The contract shall require that the security agency disclose the results of all such invesfigafions to both the licensee and, at no cost to the city, to the office of license, inspections and environmental protecfion, within ten (10) days after such investigations are concluded. Failure to do so will be grounds for adverse acrion against the licensee's licenses. The contract shall require that all such investigations shall include mtaunounced and random attenipts by minors to purchase alcoholic beverages in the licensed premises, and surveillance within the licensed premises. The security agency shall employ reasonable measures to miniinize or eliminate conflicts of interest in pmviding and reporting on investigarions of licensees. 10 c. Training. The contract shall also provide for alcohol awareness tcaining by the security agency of all officers, employees or 11 agents of the licensee who work in the licensed premises at least once during the calendar yeaz. All newly hired employees or 12 new officers or agents hired during the calendar year shall receive such h�aining within four (4) weeks following their hiring, 13 and shall not work in the premises after that four-week period until they have received such training. 14 d. Standards far approval. In addition to the requirements specified elsewhere in this subsection, the security agency and its 15 investigatians and training must meet or exceed the foliowing: 16 1. The alcohol awazeness course shall cover all of the topics listed herein. The content of each training course shall include, 17 but need not be limited to: 18 (a) Pertinent laws and ordinances regarding the sale of alcohol. 19 (b) Verificarion of age, forms of identification, and forms of false or misleading age idenrification. 20 (c) The effect of alcohol on humans and the physiology of alcohol intoxication. 21 (d) Recognition of the signs of intoxication. 22 (e) Strategies for intervention to prevent intoxicated persons from consmniug further alcohol. 23 (f) The licensee's policies and guidelines, and the employee's role in observing these policies. ?4 (g) Liability of the person serving alcohol. ;5 (h) Effect of alcohol on pregnant women and their fetuses, and in other vulnerable situations. 6(i) Training available in languages other than English that are spoken by the license holders and/or the license holders 7 employees. 2. The security agency shall have a minimum of tcvo (2) years actual experience in alcohol awareness training. The courses may be given by one (1) or more instructars, but each instructor must have a formal educarion and/or training in each area they teach. The courses may be supplemented by audio-visual instruction. 3. The security agency shall have sufficient personnei and physical resources to provide an alcohol awareness training course to newly hired employees within four (4) weeks after their hiring by the licensee with whom there is a contract. The cost covering the training and investigation service provided to license holders shall be identified and chazged equally to each participant. The ���� Qi� --"` `°'' '-'—" '-, l71 seven nercent discount shall be applied to the following licenses. Brew Pub Liquor catering pernvt .—i3�9:68 On-Sale--Over 200 seats . . . .--�,ffl6�0 On-Sale-Aver 100 seats . . . .---�,32#:00 On-Sale--100 seats or less .-3;9AFr.6@ 2 1 On-sale Club--Under 200 members .--�9fi�9 2 On-sale Club--201-500 members .--�c.� 3 On-sale Club--501--1,000 members .-6�i-89 4 On-sale Club-1,001-2,000 members : . . .��i.o^v 5 On-sale Club-2,001--4,000 members . . . .—=nr.^v8 6 On-sale Club--4,001--6,000 member�06 7 On-sale Club--6,000+ members .-3,-7fr�96 $ On-saie Extended Service Hours 4 On-sale Theater 10 Off-Sale .-939�0 11 Sunday On-Sale .- . . .—i-av:w 12 .... . Liquor - Outdoor Service Area 13 Wine On-Sale . . . ,--1�28�@@ 14 On-Sale Malt (Strong) .--d}3-:86 15 On-Sale Malt (3.2) .--4}'s�B 6�f -i�Q3 16 Off-Sale Malt .—h99:9@ 17 Section 2 18 19 This ordinance shall take effect and be in fiill force thiriy (30) days following its passage, approval and publication. �� 23 e ays sen Requested by Department of: ?4 Benanav ?5 Bostrom ?6 Harris Office of License, Inspecrions and Environmental !7 He2 en Protection :8 Lantr '.4 Montgomer $y: 0 Thune 1 Form Approved by City Atto� 2 3 Adopted by Council: Date �5, N� �/ � n } By: �/t.S-naa 1�6y�€�— 1 � Adoption Certified by Council ApprovedbyMayorforSubmissiontoCouncil ' Secretary By: r_ .. . - .����'F-3''� E�'� ��i � Date ! r7`� (�^ / � 3 � Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet � Departrnentfotficelcouncii: Date Initiated: �y,-t� �P -�;��a„���,�,,��,�t o,�,oV-� Green Sheet N4: 3024083 CoMact Person & Phone: Chrisfine A. Rozek 266-9108 on Council Agenda by (Date): Total # of Signature Pages � Assign Number For Routing O[der 0 i o vi n P o i iceoseJlns "o nvi on ro rtmeutDirecto 2 i A me 3 a or's O�c Ma NAssistant 4 u cl 5 a r's Office M odASSistant 6 i lerk rk (Clip All Locations for SignaWre) Approval of an ordinance to amend Saint Paul L,egislative Code Chapter 31019 to eliininate the dollaz amourns, and simply repiace them with the discount percentage cunenUy applied to liquor licensees if licensees meet certaiv criteria. Recommendafions: Aoarwe tAl or Planning Commission CIB Committee Civil Service Commission Foliowing Questions: 1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this tlepartment? Yes No 2. Has this personlfirm ever been a city empioyee? Yes No 3. Does thls person�rm possess a skill not nortnally possessed by any current city employee? Yes No Explain all yes answers on separete sheet and attach to Breen sheet tnitiating Problem, lssues, OpportuNty(Whq, What, When, Where, Why): In the past the liquox license fees were changed in Chaptez 31018 but the changes were mistakenly not applied to Chapter 310.19. Tlris housekeeping ordinance eliuvnates those fees and simply charges a 7% discount on what is charged in Chapter 310.18. AdvantapeslfApproved: Current Saint Paul Legislarive Code will be brought up to date. In the future if liquor fees are changed in Chapter 310.18 no changes will be necessary in Chapter 31019. Disadvantages if Approved: None. T}ris is purely a housekeeping measure. Disadvantage5lf Not Approved: Obsolete language will remain in Saint Paul Legislative Code. Transaction: Punding Source: CosURevenue Butlgeted: ActiviN Number: �.e�'.r ��.`�' ¢ f,pf4��'i Financial Ir�formation: /ypp qg (E�cPlainl . �6i�P 1P � � Council File # Z��J�.L Ordinance # Presented By Refened To Committee: Date 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, i��NNESOTA Green sheet # 3024083 An ordinance to amend Saint Paul Legisla�tiae Code Chapter 310.19 to eliminate the doJ3ar amounts, and simply replace them wi a discount percentage, for those liquor license who pravide alcohol awareness training to thei staffs. THE COUNCII. OF TI�E CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES Section 310.19 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby Sec. 31019. Discount from certain license fees. 14 15 A discount will be provided for on-sale and off-sale 16 strong beer and wine licenses. Such fees mentioned 17 ' , contin 18 (1) Driver's Zicense guide; compilation of laws. 19 times to all employees of the licensed establish to read as follows: >r licenses, an-sale and off-sale 32 malt liquor licenses and on-sale be reduced , seven (7) percent,-itt upon each of the following conditions: licensee shall maintain on the premises, in a locarion accessible at all '.0 a. A current driver's license guide, which shall,anclude license specifications for both adults and minors for each state ',1 (including Canadian provinces), and shall list �uch information from at least five (5) years prior to the present date; and 2 b. A cunent compilarion of the laws relating to the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages in the state as outlined in 3 Chapter 7515 of the State of Minnesota Ru�es and Chapter 340A of the Minnesota Statutes. This compilarion must also � include chapters 240 tlu�ough 246, 409 and 41Q of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. (2) Signage. The licensee shall maintaimon the premises, in all customer areas, current signage relaring to underage consumption of alcoholic beverages, and relating to driving under the influence of alcohol. One (1) sign must be located behind the baz, and one (1) sign must 6e present in each additional room or secrion within the lounge area in which the writing on the sign behind the bar is not clearly legible. The sign(s) must have dimensions of at least one (1) foot by one (1) foot with letters at least one-haif (1!2) inch in height. All signs must be comfortably readable from a distance of fifteen (15) feet. (3) Contract witk security agency. a. Generally. The licensee shall participate in a training program with an approved private security agency, firm or association (hereafter "security agency") which is selected and contracts with the city for the purpose of providing invesrigarions and training to the licensee pursuant to this subsection. The city contract shall provide (i) that the security agency shall not be reimbursed by the city, but that it shall recover its costs and profit by fees collected from the licensees which choose to receive the training program and investigative services, and (ii) that the security agency shall charge the i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 same amount to all licensees who choose to receive such services, so that all such licensees are treated equally and without discrimination. ���aq� b. Investigation. The contract with the city shall provide for and require one (1) or more investigations by the security agency each calendar year into the practiaes of the licensee with respect to (i) age identification of customers in order to prevent sales of alcoholic beverages to minors, and (ii) preventing the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons who are obviously intoxicated. The contract shall require that the seeurity agency disclose the results of all such investigations to both the licensee and, at no cost to the ciry, to the office of license, inspections and environmental protecrion, within ten (10) days after such invesrigations aze concluded. Failure to do so will be grounds for adverse action against the licensee's licenses. The contract shall require that all such investigations shall include unannounced and random attempts by minors to purchase alcoholic bevetages in the licensed premises, and surveillance within the licensed premises. The security agency shall employ reasonable measures to minimize or eliminate conflicts of interest in providing and reporting on investigations of licensees. 12 c. Training. The contract shall also provide for alcohol awareness training by the security agency of all officers, employees or 13 agents of the licensee who work in the licensed premises at least once during the calendar year. All newly hired employees or 14 new officers or agents hired during the calendar yeat shall receive such training within fow {4) weeks following their hiring, 15 and shall not work in the premises after that four-week period unfil they have received such training. 16 d. Standards for ttpproval. Tn addition to the requirements specified elsewhere in this subsection, the security agency and its 17 investigations and training must meet or exceed the followingr' 18 1. The alcohol awazeness course shall cover all of the top' s listed herein. The content of each training course shall include, 19 but need not be limited to: 20 (a) Pertinent laws and ordinances regarding th ale of alcohol. 21 22 23 24 25 ?6 �7 (b) Verification of age, forms of (c) The effect of alcohol on hum (d) Recognition of the signs of i1 (e) Strategies for intervenrio�o (� The licensee's policies (g) Liability of the (h) Effect of alcohol on and forms of false or misleading age identification. and the physiology of alcohol intoxicarion. prevent intoxicated persons from consuming further alcohol. guidelines, and the employee's role in observing these policies. alcohol. women and their fetuses, and in other wlnerable situations. (i) Training available i� languages other than English that are spoken by the license holders andlor the license holders empioyees. � 2. The security a may be given by they teach. The c shall have a minimum of two (2) years actual experience in alwhol awareness training. The courses 1) or mare instructors, but each inshuctor must have a formal education and/or training in each area � may be supplemented by audio-visual instrucrion. 3. The security agency shall have sufficient personnel and physical resources to provide an alcohol awareness training course to newly trired employees within four (4) weeks after their hiring by the licensee with whom there is a contract. The cost covering the training and invesrigation service provided to license holders shall be identified and charged equally to each participant. `�'`°�'-�" `- °-"--- --"' :(71 seven nercent discount shall be applied to the followine licenses. 7 }le acco ai�ci i.zca Liquor catering permit .-239.�9 On-Sale--Over 20D seats . . . .-4;696:68 On-Sale--Over 100 seats . . . .--�3�:A9 On-Sale-100 seats or 1es . . . .-3;966:68 1 On-sale Club--Under Z00 members�76:69 ��,��� 2 On-sale Club--201--5�0 members .--�63-96 3 On-sale Club--501--1,000 members --b84�8 4 On-sale Club--1,001--2,000 members �i�"v j - 5 On-sale Club--2,001--A,000 members .-9�98 � 6 On-sale Club--4,001--6,000 members .—�;$5-?�8 7 Qn-sale Club--6,000+ members .-. . .— ^,�v""v 8 Off-Sale .-939�9 9 Sunday On-Sale .--�$fr98 10 Extension of Service .—#9;98 11 Wine On-Sale �:89 12 On-Sale Malt (Sh .-. . .--�,T"v^v 13 dn-Sale Malt (3.2) .—�1�96 14 Off-Sale Malt .--k#9:90 15 Section 2 16 1 � This ordinance shall take effect and be ' full force thiriy (30) days following its passage, approval and publication. 18 19 �� zs - 24 eas s sen Requested by Deparhnent of: 25 Benanacr ?6 Bostrom ?7 Harri s Office of License, Inspections and Environmental �8 Hel en Protecrion :9 Lantr f _�y � j � 0 Montgomer B 3 l' 1 Thune y � t 2 3 � Adopted by Council: Date i i ' Adoption Certified by Council Secretary � Approved by Mayor: Date By: H310lACr—AObenL Humphre�_ 3