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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 22,2004 7:00 o’clock p.m. (4. ON SALE LIQUOR LICENSE PUBLIC HEARING - PA UL ODE - NA VARRE LANES continued) 3. open the public hearing 4. receive questions and comments from the public 5. close the public hearing 6. Council deliberation The City’s authority and concern in its review of the liquor license application is the protection of the public health, safety and welfare. The City’s review of the application has addressed this concern in two ways. One is through a background investigation of the applicant for the liquor license. The second is through a review of the impacts on the area properties of granting the on-sale liquor license. The Police Department has conducted a background investigation of the applicant. Based on the result of the investigation, the Police Department is recommending denial of the liquor license. A memo from the Police Chief regarding the recommendation was attached in the Council packet. The key issue in the review of the impacts on the area properties of granting the on-sale liquor license is the proximity to, and orientation of the entrance and parking toward, the adjacent low-density residential development. Moorse showed the Council maps made part of the public record showing the relationship of the building and parking lot to the adjacent neighborhood. The bowling alley is a use that, in itself, can produce a level of traffic, noise, and activity that is not ideal adjacent to low-density residential development. The addition of on-sale liquor to this equation creates a new level of potential impacts and concerns. On-sale liquor brings the potential for increased noise, traffic and safety concerns, and activities that are incompatible with low-density residential development. Staff is recommending denial of the on-sale liquor application based on the denial recommendation from the Police Chief, and based on the potential for increased noise, traffic and safety concerns, and activities that are incompatible with low-density residential development. Attorney Tom Barrett slated that, in addition to staffs recommendations, that the City ordinances. Section 34.68 make it unlawful to make a false statement or willful omission on any application form and that the consequence of that is an automatic refusal of any application for license. Chief Good and Sergeant Erickson were asked by Council to give them background on their investigation. Chief Good read their memo of March 19,2004 regarding results of the investir Mon into the public record. PAGE 5 of 23 -- ----