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04-1093��� la�g(o`� ORDINANCE Presented By_ Referred To CTTY OF SAINT PAUL, MIlVNESOTA COUncil File # �" ��� Ordinance # Green Sheet # 3�o�aO�j3 Committee: llate 1 An ordinance to amend Saint Paul Legislarive 2 Code Chapter 310.19 to eliininate the dollar 3 amounts, and simply replace them with a discount 4 percentage, for those liquor licensees who provide 5 alcohol awazeness h�aining to their staffs. 7 THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: 8 9 Secrion 1 10 11 Section 310.19 of the Saint Paul Legislarive Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 12 13 Sec. 310.19. Discount from certain license fees. �l3 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 menfioned shall be reduced � . seven (7) percent,-in 17 , contingent upon each of the following conditions: 18 (1) Driver's license guide; compilation of Zaws. The licensee shall maintain on the premises, in a locafion accessible at all 19 times to all employees of the licensed establishment: 20 a. A current driver's license guide, which shall include license specifications for both adults and minors for each state 21 (including Canadian provinces), and shall list such information from at least five (5) years prior to the present date; and 22 b. A current compilation of the laws relating to the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages in the state as outlined in 23 Chapter 7515 of the State of Minnesota Rules and Chapter 340A of the Minnesota Statutes. This compilarion must also 24 include chapters 240 through 246, 409 and 410 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. 25 (2) Signage. The licensee shall maintain on the premises, in all customer areas, current signage relating to underage 26 consumpfion of alcoholic beverages, and relating to driving under the influence of alcohol. One (1) sign must be located 27 behind the bar, and one (1) sign must be present in each addirional room or section within the lounge area in which the 28 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) 29 foot with letters at least one-half (1/2) inch in height. All signs must be coxnfortably readable from a distance of fifteen (15) 30 feet. 31 (3) Contract with security agency. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 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 far the purpose of providing invesfigafions and training to the licensee pursuant to this subsecrion. 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 invesfigarive services, and (ii) that the security agency shall chazge the same amount to all licensees who choose to receive such services, so that all such licensees are treated equally and without discrimination. b. Investigation. T'he contract with the city shall provide for and require one (1) or more invesrigarions by the security agency each calendar yeaz into the pracrices of the licensee with respect to (i) age idenfificarion of customers in order to prevent sales of alcoholic beverages to minors, and (ii) preventing the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons who aze obviously intoxicated. The contract shall require that the security agency disclose the results of all such investigafions to both the licensee and, at no cost to the city, to the office of license, inspections and environmental protecrion, within ten (1Q) days after such investigarions aze concluded. Failure to do so will be grounds for adverse acrion against the licensee's licenses. The contract shall require that all such invesfigations shall include m�amiounced and random attempts by minors to purchase alcoholic beverages in the licensed premises, and surveillance within the licensed premises. The secutity agency shall employ reasonable measures to minimize or eluninate conflicts of interest in providing and reporting on investigarions of licensees. 10 c. Training. The contract shall also provide for alcohol awazeness h 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 training 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 �aining. 14 d. Standards for approval, In addirion to the requirements specified elsewhere in this subsection, the security agency and its 15 investigafions and training must meet or exceed the following: 16 1. The alcohol awareness 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) Verification of age, forms of identification, and forms of false or misleading age identification. 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 consuming further alcohol. 23 ( fl The licensee's policies and guidelines, and the employee's role in observing these policies. 24 (g) Liability of the person serving alcohol. 25 (h) Effect of alcohol on pregnant women and their fetuses, and in other vulnerable situafions. 26 (i) Training available in languages other than English that are spoken by the license holders andJor the license holders 27 employees. 28 2. The security agency shall have a minimum of two (2) yeazs actual experience in alcohol awareness training. The courses 29 may be given by one {1) or more instructors, but each instructor must have a formal educafion andlor training in each area 30 they teach. The courses may be supplemented by audio-visual instrucfion. 31 3. The security agency shall have sufficient personnel and physical resources to provide an alcohol awazeness training course 32 to newly hired employees within four (4) weeks after their hiring by the licensee with whom there is a contract. The cost 33 covering the training and investigation service provided to license holders shall be identified and chazged equally to each 34 participant. 35 The ;�.,� a,�o, .,nu ``– °- -"-- -` '-" '. j7) seven percent discoimt shall be at7olied to the following licenses. 36 Brew Pub 37 Liquor catering permit .—i3�9Q 38 On-Sale--Over 200 seats . . . .--d�696�@ 39 On-Sale--Over 100 seats . 40 On-Sale--100 seats or less ....—�;996�A 2 1 On-sale Club--Under 200 members .—�6:8@ 2 On-sale Club-201--500 members .—�dG2:8A 3 On-sale Club-501--1,000 members .--6�1:8@ 4 On-sale Club-1,001-2,000 members .-. . .--7��� S On-sale Club-2,001-4,000 member��-2'�66 6 On-sale Club--4,001--6,000 members—: -�$53:8@ 7 On-sale Club-6,OOO+members .—�83:96 8 On-sale Extended Service Hours 9 On-sale Theater 10 Off-Sale .--}3&6@ 11 Sunday On-Sale .--i$Gd6 12 .... . Liquor - Outdoor Service Area 13 Wine On-Sale . . . .—�2$$�6 14 On-Sale Malt (Strong) .—#i3�6 15 On-Sale Malt (3.2) .—#�3-@@ 16 Off-Sale Mal� . . . .—�-q�o 17 Section 2 18 19 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thiriy (30) days following its passage, approval and publicafion. �� 23 e a s sen RequestedbyDepartmentof: 24 Benanav 25 Bos trom Office of License, Inspections and Environmental 26 Harris 27 Hel en Protection 28 Lantr 29 Montgomer By: 30 Thune 31 Form Approved by City Atto� 32 33 Adopted by Council : Date �5 �,�� , / y, � 34 BY� �/ , � U �\ -r��_ 35 36 Adoption Certified by Council ApprovedbyMayorforSubmissiontoCouncil 37 Secretary 38 By: 39 By: l 40 / �i Si>iyi . i j / 41 � �, f 42 Approved ayor: Date O`` L� ( 43 44 By: 4 ,1 S < �E°���� ,. � TV H.�3J0.19-rJ-ROb N ohirv 3 � Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet � �___�_.�,-�--•--..__... �_._ ._.�_._, �1.-i�°�3 LP — ra�enseltnspectionf�nvimn rroc CoMact person 8 Phone: Christine A Rozek 266-9108 on Council Agenda by (Date): Ot-NOV-04 � Auign Number For Routing Order Green Sheet NO: 3024083 0 ' n o vi n 1 iceo 'o ovi n D arlme tD'vecdo 2 tto 3 a or's ffce o/Assi n 4 o c7 5 a or' O Ma od ista t 6 erk C' r Total # of Signature Pages _(Clip All Loqtions for Signature) Action Requested: Approval of an ordinance to amend Saint Paul I.egislative Code Chapter 310.19 to elinilnate the dollaz amounts, and simp]y replace them with the discount percentage currently applied to liquor licensees if licensees meet certain criteria. Mdt�on5: Approve (A) or R Pianning Commission CIB Committee Civil Service Commission Must Mswer the Following Questions: 1. Has ffiis psrson/firm ever worked under a contract for this departrnent? Yes No 2. Has this person/firm ever been a cily employee? Yes No 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not nortnaily possessed by any current city employee? YPS NO Ezplain all yes a�swers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet Initiating Problem, lssues, Opportunity (1Nhq, What, When, Where, Why): In the past the liquor license fees were changed in Cbapter 310.18 but the changes were mistakenly not applied to Chapter 310.19. This housekeeping ordinance eliminates ihose fees and simply charges a 7% discount on what is chazged in Chapter 31018. AdvantapeslfApproved: Gtiurent Saint Paul I.egislative Code will be brought up to date. In the future if liquoz fees aze changed in Chaptez 310.18 no changes will be necessary in Chapter 310.19. DisadvantaneslfApproved: None. This is purely a housekeeping measuce. OisadvanWges If Not Approved: Obsolete language will remaiu in Saint Paul Legislative Code. Transaction: Fundinit Source: CosURevenue Budgeted: ActivitY Number; �e��" r '���a�,>e� ����8r Financial �nformation: � (ExP�ain) �IdY � � � Council File # V�' � y_yL�� Ordinance # Presented By_ Referred To ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAi7L, NIINNESOTA Green Sheet # 3024083 Committee: Date An ordinance to amend Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 310.19 to eliminate the dollar amounts, and simply replace them with a discount percentage, for those liquor licensees who provide alcohol awareness training to their staffs. THE COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: 9 Section 1 10 I 1 Section 31019 of the Saint Paul Legislarive Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 12 13 Sec. 310.19. Discount from certain license fees. 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 mentioned shall be reduced . seven (7) percent,-in 1? �, contingent upon each of the following conditions: 18 (1) Driver's Zicense guide; compilation of Iaws. The licensee shall maintain on the premises, in a location accessible at all 19 times to a11 employees of the licensed establishment: 20 a. A current driver's license guide, which shall include license specificafions for both adults and minors for each state 21 (including Canadian provinces), and shall list such infoxmafion from at least five (5) years prior to the present date; and 22 b. A current compilation of the laws relating to the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages in the state as outlined in 23 Chapter 7515 of the State of Minnesota Rules and Chapter 340A of the Minnesota Statutes. This compilarion must also 24 include chapters 240 through 246, 409 and 410 of the Saint Paul Legislarive Code. 25 (2) Sio age. The licensee shall maintain on the premises, in all customer areas, current signage relating to underage 26 consumpfion of alcoholic beverages, and relating to driving under the influence of alcohol. One (1) sign must be located 27 behind the bar, and one (1) sign must be present in each additional room or section within the lounge area in which the 28 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) 29 foot with letters at least one-half (1/2) inch in height. All signs must be comfortably readable from a distance of fifteen (15) 30 feet. 31 (3) Contract with security agency. 32 a. Generally. The licensee shall participate in a training program with an approved private security agency, firm or 33 associafion (hereafter "security agency") which is selected and contracts with the city for the purpose of providing 34 invesfigations and training to the licensee pursuant to this subsection. The city contract shall provide (i) that the security 35 agency shall not be reimbursed by the city, but that it shall recover its costs and profit by fees collected from the licensees 36 which choose to receive the training program and invesrigative services, and (ii) that the security agency shall charge the 1 same amount to all licensees who choose to receive such services, so that all such licensees are treated equally and without 2 discrimination. �., `„`��� tJ'L 3 b. Irrvestigation. The contract with the city shall provide for and require one (1) or more investigarions by the security agency 4 each calendar year into the pracrices of the licensee with respect to (i) age idenrificarion of customers in order to prevent sales 5 of alcoholic beverages to minors, and (ii) preventing the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons who are obviously intoxicated. 6 The contract shall require that the security agency disclose the results of all such investigations to both the licensee and, at no 7 cost to the city, to the office of license, inspections and environmental protecrion, within ten (10) days after such 8 invesrigarions aze concluded. Failure to do so will be grounds for adverse action against the licensee's licenses. The contract 9 shall require that all such invesrigarions shall include unannounced and random attempts by minors to purchase alcoholic 1 Q beverages in the licensed premises, and surveillance within the licensed premises. The security agency shall employ ll reasonable measures to m;nim;�e or eliminate conflicts of interest in providing and reporting on invesfigafions 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 calendaz year. All newly hired employees or 14 new officers or agents hired during the calendar year shall receive such training within four (4) weeks following their hiring, 15 and shall not work in the premises after that four-week period until they have received such training. 16 d. Standards for approvat. In addition to the requirements specified elsewhere in this subsection, the security agency and its 17 invesrigations and training must meet or exceed the following: 18 1. The alcohol awareness course shall cover all of the topics listed herein. The content of each training course shall include, 19 but need not be limited to: 20 (a) Pertinent laws and ordinances regarding the sale of alcohol. 21 (b) Verificafion of age, forms of identificafion, and forms of false or misleading age identification. 22 (c) The effect of alcohol on humans and the physiology of alcohol intoxicarion. 23 (d) Recognition of the signs of intoxication. 24 (e) Strategies for intervention to prevent intoxicated persons from consuming further alcohol. 25 ( fl The licensee's policies and guidelines, and the employee's role in observing these policies. 26 (g) Liability of the person serving alcohol. 27 (h) Effect of alcohol on pregnant women and their fetuses, and in other wlnerable situations. 28 (i) Training available in languages other than English that aze spoken by the license holders andlor the license holders 29 employees. 30 2. The security agency shall have a minimum of two (2) years actual experience in alcohol awareness training. The courses 31 may be given by one (1) or mare insh�uctors, but each instructor must have a formal education and/or training in each area 32 they teach. The courses may be supplemented by audio-visual instruction. 33 3. The security agency shall have sufficient personnel and physical resources to provide an alcohol awareness h�aining course 34 to newly hired employees within four (4) weeks aRer their hiring by the licensee with whom there is a contract. The cost 35 covering the training and invesfigafion service provided to license holders shall be identified and charged equally to each 36 participant. 37 The :��, a° --'=` `— °-- '=— --` '—" '- -. (7) seven nercent discount shall be applied to the followine licenses. 38 Liquor catering permit �.rr.o"v 39 On-Sale--Over 200 seats . . . .----4;69Er.86 40 On-Sale--Over 100 seats .- 41 On-Sale--100 seats or less .--3�39G99 1 On-sale Club--Under 200 members .—��G9B �-�,��� 2 On-sale Club--201-500 members .—�o'zv"v 3 On-sale Club--501-1,000 members .—�8�89 4 On-sale Club--1,001-2,000 members --�}9@ 5 On-sale Club--2,001-4,000 members .-. . .—�^c^r.� 6 On-sale Club--4,001--6,000 members . 7 On-sale Club--6,OOO+members .—�� 8 Off-Sale ---936:69 9 Sunday On-Sale .--� o0 00 10 Extension of Service .—#3:99 11 Wine On-Sale --��&:98 12 On-Sale Malt (Strong) .-. . .---�r.o"v 13 On-Sale Malt (3.2) .-. . . �r.,:v^v 14 Off-Sale Malt . . : . f#9:96 15 Section 2 16 17 This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and publicarion. 18 19 �� 24 eas a s sen RequestedbyDepartmentof: 25 Benanav 26 Bos trom Office of License, Inspections and Environmental 27 Harris Protection 28 Hel en 29 Lantr � /7 �`�'1,t-�✓ 30 Montgomer By: 31 Thune 33 Form Approved by City Attor�z� 34 Adopted by Council: Date 35 By� '� 36 , 37 Adoption Certified Yay Council Appro b Mayorfor$ub ' ion ci a 38 Secretary ����� �� 39 By: 40 By: 41 42 43 Approved by Mayor: Date 44 45 By: 46 � ] 4 l H310t9-cr-RobertLHumpFrey � 3