2020-1150 Emergency Ordinance Amending Chapter 4 of the Hopkins City Code Regarding Liquor License Fees CITY OF HOPKINS
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2020-1150
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE
HOPKINS CITY CODE REGARDING LIQUOR LICENSE FEES
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization determined that the
COVID-19 outbreak constitutes a pandemic. On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a
national state of emergency as a result of the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, Governor Tim Walz issued Emergency Executive Order
20-01 declaring a state of peacetime emergency to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota;
and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, Mayor Jason Gadd signed Mayoral Declaration No.
2020-1, which declared the existence of a local emergency in the City of Hopkins, Minnesota. On
the same date, the Hopkins City Council adopted Resolution 2020-1150, which extended Mayor
Gadd's emergency declaration until further council action; and
WHEREAS, since March 17, 2020, all restaurants and bars in the state of Minnesota have
been unable to provide dine-in services due to the ongoing pandemic. These limitations have had
a substantial impact on bars and restaurants located in the City of Hopkins that rely heavily on
dine-in customers for food and beverage sales; and
WHEREAS, section 3.01 of the City Charter allows the City Council to adopt an
emergency ordinance if the emergency is defined in the preamble thereto and the ordinance is
adopted by at least four members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, due to the imminent due date for city-issued on-sale liquor license
applications, the City Council desires to adopt this emergency ordinance in order to immediately
provide on-sale liquor license applicants the option to pay their annual license fee in two
installments rather than requiring the entire amount to be paid at the time the application is filed
with the city.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS
HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 4-59 of the Hopkins City Code is hereby amended to add the double-
underlined lan�uaee as follows:
Sec. 4-59. - Fees.
(a) The city council may establish by resolution the fees for any type of the license or pennit
authorized herein, including fees for amendments thereto. Fees shall not exceed any limit
established by M.S.A. ch. 340A.
(b) No fee shall be increased by the city without providing mailed notice of a hearing on the
proposed incrcase to all affected licensees at least 30 days before the hearing.
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(c) The fee for all licenses and pennits, except for those that are temporary and those related
to amendments, granted after the commencement of the license or permit term shall be
prorated on a quarterly basis and all fees shall be paid in full at the time the application is
filed with the city. If the application is denied,the license or permit fee shall be returned to
the applicant.
(d) Off-sale intoxicating liquor license applicants may request a reduction in their annual
license fee by the amount specified in M.S.A. § 340A.408 if at the time of initial application
or renewal they:
(1) Agree to have a private vendor approved by the city train all employees within 60 days
of hire and annually thereafter in laws pertaining to the sale alcohol, the rules for
identification checks, and the responsibilities of establishments serving intoxicating
liquors;
(2) Post a policy requiring identification checks for all persons appearing to be 30 years
old or less; and
(3) Establish a written cash award and incentive program to award employees who catch
underage drinkers and a written penalty program to punish employees in the event of a
failed compliance check.
(el Notwithstandin� section 4-59(cl above. an annlicant for anv annual. citv-issued on-sale
license or nennit mav nav the citv's established fee for such license or nermit in two eaual
installments if durin�the six months immediatelv nrior to the term for which the annlicant
is makin� annlication there was a dulv declared state or local emer�encv that reauired on-
sale establishments in the citv to cease on-sale activities The first such installment shall be
naid in full at the time the annlication is filed with the citv and the second such installment
shall be naid in full on ar before November 15 of the license or nermit term.
(fl The failure to nav anv license or nermit fee when it becomes due nursuant to this section
shall be�rounds for the denial.susnension.or revocation of a license or nermit as otherwise
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provided in section 4-61.
SECTION 2. The effective date of this emergency ordinance shall be the date of its adoption, as
set forth below.
Approved by the City Council of the City of Hopkins on this 21 S` day of April, 2020.
By:
son Gadd, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, ity Clerk
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