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Commission directs attorney to draft ordinance change allowing golf courses e-permits
Summary
The commission voted to direct the city attorney to amend a city ordinance so FA golf licensees can receive e-permits for catered events; public comment urged the commission to consider other restricted-license categories as part of any change.
The City Commission directed the city attorney to draft an amendment to the municipal code to permit FA golf licensees to receive e-permits for catered events, after staff and a public commenter discussed operational and legal constraints.
Licensing staff explained the request affects two golf-course operators: one moving existing catering from another site to the golf course, and another seeking new catering revenue. Staff recommended directing the city attorney to modify “city ordinance 20 five-fifteen-six” to allow FA golf to receive e-permits. “My requested motion on this one is to direct the city attorney, to modify the city ordinance in 20 five-fifteen-six to allow the FA golf to receive any e permits,” staff said.
Commissioners asked about a previously raised application issue at Edgewood; staff said the applicant had omitted information on an application and that the omission had been resolved. Commissioners also discussed the broader constraint that state law prevents a municipality from holding a liquor license, which complicates allowing park districts or city-owned facilities to sell alcohol directly. Staff and commissioners suggested that the League of Cities or state-level discussion could be a future avenue for legislative change.
During public comment, Dan Herter, a local restaurant owner who performs catering, urged the commission to consider whether other restricted-license types (for example FARZ licenses referenced by the speaker) should also be eligible for e-permits if the ordinance is changed. “If you're making changes to the ordinance, you consider other liquor type, liquor license types that are also prevented from getting e permits,” Herter said.
A motion to direct the city attorney to draft the ordinance amendment was made, seconded and carried by voice vote. Commissioners asked staff to coordinate with administration and the city attorney on the proposed language and to consider broader implications for other license classes if an amendment is pursued.
