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Votes at a glance: St. Louis Park council approves liquor licenses, tobacco paraphernalia regulations, consent items and minutes
Summary
At its March 3 meeting the St. Louis Park City Council approved routine consent items, two liquor licenses, first reading of the cannabis registration ordinance, amendments to tobacco/paraphernalia licensing, and standard minutes/agenda actions; all votes were unanimous.
The St. Louis Park City Council on March 3 approved a series of routine and regulatory items, voting unanimously on all recorded motions.
Key outcomes:
1) Liquor licenses - Haggard Barrel Brewing Company LLC (premises at 6413 Cambridge Street): Council approved an on‑sale brewers taproom liquor license for a 491‑square‑foot indoor taproom with a 20‑seat capacity. Carl (identified in the meeting as the owner/brewer) told the council, "The Department of Ag is coming by tomorrow, so I'm hoping they'll give us the bridal—good news. So shortly after that, I'm hoping." The council welcomed the business.
- UW West End LLC d/b/a Urban Walk (5326 West 16th Street): Council approved on‑sale 3.2% and on‑sale wine liquor licenses for a 1,350‑square‑foot premises with indoor seating for 60 and outdoor seating for 14. Mark Toth was listed as owner and store manager in the application packet.
2) Tobacco/paraphernalia ordinance (first reading) - Council approved the first reading of code amendments to Chapters 8 and 18 related to tobacco licensing and removing references that treat cannabis paraphernalia as illicit drug paraphernalia. Staff said the changes align city code with recent state changes and would limit sales of cannabis paraphernalia (pipes, bongs, papers) to regulated retailers and licensed tobacco sellers.
3) Routine approvals and consent - Council approved the agenda, minutes of Feb. 3, 2025, and the consent agenda without roll‑call opposition.
Votes on these items were unanimous at the meeting; no recorded nay or abstention votes were made during the listed motions.
