Res 2020-28 Proration of Liquor Licensing Fees
RESOLUTION NO. 2020 - 28
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PROATION OF INTOXICATING
LIQUOR LICENSING FEES FOR GRANTS TO CERTAIN ENTITIES DUE TO THE
COVID–19 PANDEMIC
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the Governor declared a peacetime emergency in response to
the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) outbreak in the Minnesota (Executive Orders
No. 2020–04, 2020–53); and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Governor also ordered the temporary closure of restaurants
and other public accommodations (Executive Order No. 2020–04) and later permitted a limited
reopening on June 1, 2020 (Executive Order No. 2020–63);
WHEREAS, the City Council declared a local peacetime emergency in response to the same
outbreak (Ordinance No. 1380) allowing the City to relax certain rules and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide financial assistance or grants necessary for
restaurants and similar public accommodations that are affected by decreased customer demand
as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, Fridley City Code § 603 (intoxicating liquor) permits up to three months proration
of fees for liquor licenses associated with buildings unavailable for occupancy; and
WHEREAS, the peacetime emergencies and related directives do not allow restaurants to
occupy their buildings or use their liquor licenses as intended; and
WHEREAS, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law
116–136) authorizes reimbursement for expenditures related to the provision of grants to small
businesses to reimburse the costs of business interruption caused by required closures; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fridley hereby
authorizes the City Manager, or their designee, to prorate applicable fees related to the licensure
of the sale of intoxicating liquor as authorized by Fridley City Code § 603.05.5; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the City Manager, or their
designee, to administer grants for up to those prorated amounts to the entities holding liquor
licenses authorized by Fridley City Code § 603 as approved by the City Council on April 27,
2020.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
TH
8 DAY OF JUNE, 2020.
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SCOTT J. LUND - MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DANIEL J. TIENTER - CITY CLERK