IV.5. Resolution Approving an On Sale Wine and 3.2% Malt Liquor License for Cellar Hand, LLC DBA The Vine Room
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2025-078
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Amy Domeier, City Clerk
Date: May 6, 2025
Subject: Resolution Approving an On Sale Wine and 3.2% Malt Liquor License for
Cellar Hand, LLC DBA The Vine Room
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO adopt Resolution 2025-035 Approving an On Sale Wine and 3.2% Malt
Liquor License for Cellar Hand, LLC DBA The Vine Room.
OVERVIEW
Cellar Hand, LLC applied for an on-sale wine and 3.2% malt liquor license at The Vine
Room, located at 756 Mainstreet. The licensed premises include the interior space
along outdoor seating that is compact and contiguous at entrance of building and
behind building at 756 Mainstreet.
The Police Department and City Clerk reviewed the application for the liquor licenses
requested and conducted a background investigation as required by state and local law.
Staff has no reservations in approving the licenses based upon the results of the
investigation.
Upon City Council approval of the liquor licenses requested, the State applications will
be submitted to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling
Enforcement Division, for certification. The liquor licenses will become effective upon all
conditions being met in Resolution 2025-035 and will expire on June 30, 2026, subject
to any subsequent renewals.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Resolution 2025-035
• The complete application is on file in the City Clerk’s office.
Administration
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2025-035
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ON-SALE WINE AND 3.2% MALT LIQUOR
LICENSE FOR CELLAR HAND, LLC DBA THE VINE ROOM, WITH CONDITIONS
WHEREAS, Cellar Hand, LLC DBA The Vine Room, submitted an application for
an on-sale wine and 3.2% malt liquor licenses to be located at 756 Mainstreet, Hopkins;
and
WHEREAS, the Hopkins Police Department has reviewed the application as it is
on file with the City Clerk and has no reservations about the license being issued.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT NOW RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Hopkins as follows:
1. The City Council approves an on-sale wine and 3.2% malt liquor licenses for Cellar
Hand, LLC DBA The Vine Room, for the premise located at 756 Mainstreet. The
licensed premises include the interior space along outdoor seating that is compact
and contiguous at entrance of building and behind building at 756 Mainstreet.
2. The licenses are conditioned on the applicant’s ongoing compliance with its
application that is on file with the City Clerk, and is further subject to the following:
A. All terms and conditions of the City Code Chapter 4, Alcoholic Beverages,
and Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 340A.
3. The on-sale intoxicating license issued herein is further conditioned on the existence
and operation of a restaurant, as that term is defined in Hopkins City Code, section
4-1(b), within the licensed premises.
4. Upon adherence with the contingencies set forth herein, the Mayor and City Clerk
are hereby authorized to execute said licenses.
5. The licenses shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2026, subject to subsequent
renewals.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 6th day of May 2025.
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Patrick Hanlon, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk