City Council Meeting Date: August 4, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Lynette Peterson, City Clerk
Jeff Schroepfer, Chief of Police
Subject:
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Consideration of New Liquor License for The Hideaway 2.0 LLC DBA The Hideaway at 421 Division Street South.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves a motion to approve the new On-Sale Wine/3.2 liquor license for The Hideaway 2.0 LLC DBA The Hideaway, subject to the following conditions:
1. Liquor licenses will be issued upon receipt of:
* All required documents
* Payment of all delinquent taxes, assessments, utility bills or other financial claims of the city
* Payment of all liquor license fees
* Approval of the State Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division
* Final inspection of premises
Summary Report:
The current owners of The Hideaway are in the process of selling the establishment to their daughter, Sarah Spaulding. Since this establishment will have no lapse in licensing and the applicant is planning to keep the same licenses as the prior owner, no public hearing is required for the new license.
The City Council is being asked to consider the new liquor license request. City staff checks applications for compliance, which covers the provisions of Minnesota State law and City Code. These provisions include:
* Background investigations on licensees
* Review of premises layout
* Review of liquor law violations for the previous five years
* Review of insurance certificates
* Review of delinquent utilities, taxes, assessments or other financial claims
If this license is approved, the City of Northfield will continue to have 4 On-Sale Wine/3.2 liquor licenses issued. There are no statutory limits on the number of these licenses a city can issue.
Once licenses are approved by the City Council, they will be sent to the Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (DPS-AGE) for review and ...
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