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Home My WebLink About10-11-55 Council Special MinutesMINUTES of sPECa.~aL IJEE'rIIQG OF THI V:[hLAG:E COUPICZ,'., OF tliE 1J 1 LI_.ACrE OF L I'1"I'l,E CANADA Pursuant to notice, a special meet 3.ng of• the Counc.i.1 of Che Village of Little Canada was heici on 'T'uesday, Ortobex• ii, 1955, at the Little Canada Fire Ha11. Th.e follov~ing rnem7>ers arere presexbto Louis W. Me.lancon, Mayor, Rey T'. Nadeau, Clerkp Edward 12a Loefi'ler, Carl Spooner, John iU, Vitale, Trustees. ?ired T'. Memmcr, village attorney, was also present. The Mayor announc.e.d that. the pc.zrpose o.f the meeting ~+~as to consider applications for intoxicating liquor licens<>,s. 7'Tie Cler}c read an application by ti9arce7. ixagne for an off- sale. liquor license ;fora busi,~ess to be co:,Zducted at Little C~xn.ada Road and Rice St ree:t. The application. was considered by the nu>.mbe:rs of flay Council. Upon motion by Nadeau, seconded .by Loeffler, it was "T2ESOLVED, that the eppiication of Niarce.l Gagne to conduct an off-sale liquor business at Little Canada road and T?:ice Street be and .ts hereby approved and the Clerk be and is hereby instructed to issue. a li::ense pursuant to this resolution." Ayes -- ~ Nays _ 0 'the resolution was a,ciopted. The Clerk read the application of Louis Peterfeso of 2750 Rice. Street for axt off-.sale liquor license to be conducted at his i:tomr,® It was explained that Mr. Peterfeso intends to x•e-model the premises establishzn.g as the off~sale store premises his present gar- age which is attached to tyre house and .is in the front ofzt. St was also exp).ai.ned that all off~ale licenses, when granted by the Village Council., mast be approved by the State Liquor Control Commissioner. Upon motion by Spooner, seconded by Vitalz, i.fi. vaas "RESOL'VED, That the app7.ication of l..ouis I'eter.feso t.o conduct an off-sale liquor business at 27>0 I=lice 5t. be and is hereby approved and the Clerlc be and is here- by iristrur.%ed to issue a l.i.cense pursuant to this resoP• lu.tion„" Ayes - 5 Nay> -- 0 The resoiutior7 eras adopted, Special. A~leetirtg .. October 11, 1 ~!» The C12rlt presented "an application by Crordort Nadearz for ein onasale liquor license to be used at 201 Ea Little Canada Road. Upon motion by Vitale, seconded by ].,oeffler, it vaas "R1;SOT.VT:1), "Chat the application of 0otclon Nadeau for an on-sale liquor License to be used at 201 1?,, l..,ittle Canada a2oad be and is }'tetchy approved and the Clerk be and is hereby insttur..ted to issue a license ptzrsttant to this resol.tztion." byes _ ~ Nays -- 0 The resolution was adulated. Th.e Clerkt presented an application by Joseph Vitale, for an onWsale liquor license to he used at 2.Flil1. Rice Street, Upon motion by Nadeau, seconded by Spooner, it was "RESOLVED, That the application of .7osepit Vitale for an onPsale liquor license to be used at 2f37.1~ Rice Street be anci is hereby approved and the Cl,erlclae and is hereby instructed to issue a 1i- cens~, pursuant to this resolution.." Ayes -- j Nays - 0 The resolution vaas adopted. 'T'he Clerk then x•ead an application by i'ranlc 13rausen for art on-sale liquor license and attached to the appl.tcation was a Letter .iron fir. I3rausen explaining that. hz desired to have the on•-sale l.ieluor license iss,.ted to him conclit.ionally i:P necessary so a> to give him an opportunity to obtain a new location in order t,o compL;y vaith the provisions of the intoxicating liquor ordinance of the Vil- lage requiring t.ltat rzo license be issued vaithin 1!00 feet of sci~ool or church buildings within the Village, While this matter yeas under discussion, the Clerk also read an application from Ralph Ke1be 'to establish an on-sale liquor leer at 2j"T6 dgerton Street on the West shore oi' Lake C`tervais. TT~te,re ores considerable disc,assion about these tvvo applications. Both. Spooner anci Vitale stated to the applicant, Ralph I{elbe, valto vacs present, that they had considerable misgiving about issuing any liquor license on Lake Cxer.vaisa Upon motion by Loe£f'"Ur, seconded by' Nadeau, it was "ftt3SOLVEi), That Ralph Ke lbe be granted an ofi-sale liquor 7.icense to conduct such a business at 2~`j6 Edgerton. Street," 'LLte rol.1 being called, there were two (2) Ayes and thre--.e. (3) Nays, so the resolution was not adopted, 2 Special i~ieetlr~g -- October 11, 195.5 A:Ctez• this vote was takesi, the Mayor explained to the ap•- 1:>licant that many of the people who had supported h.im at the time of his election had requested. that no liquor licenses be issued on 1_alte Gervais. ]fie also explained that the Town of New Canada hacl :for many years fi'oliowed the policy of discouraging comme?^ciai development on Edgerton Street. I]e also pointed out that when a tavern had been in existence on the North shore of Lake Gervais under the operation. of Mr. Godbout, that the people of the entire lake area had pr°evailed upon the Town Board to refrain from issu°s.ng any license at that place after Mr. Godbout sold it. The AQayor and Nlr. Spooner and PJir. Vitale all made it quite clear that their basic reason for refusing to grant \Qr, }{elbe~s application was the 'act that, he is located on. Lalte Ger~- vais and the fact that as a matter of policy these members of the Council do not believe t14e lake area, whic?~ is wholly residential, is a proper place for ronducti_ng an intox.icatir;g liquor business, e3.ther off-sale or on-sale® Upon motion by Nadeau, seconded by Spooner, it was "Ri3SOL'VED, That the application of Frank. grausen be continued for further inv-astigation and study to deterrni.le the feasibility of issuing a license to him and giving him time to obtain suitable pre- mises,n Ayes - ~~ Nays _ 0 "the resolution was adopi;ed. lJpon nro~tion by Spooner, seconded by Vitale, .i.~t wa.s "1tl:SOL.VY`;ll, That the, Clerk be and is hereby aut;aorized to sznd to the County of Ramsey the list of Village streets .for sr;ow removal within the Village: and to authorize the County to carry on snow removal and street sant.ing within i.h.e Village during the vrinter season>" Ayes - ~ Nriy:; - 0 Thu resolution was adopted„ Upon motion by Nadeau, seconded by Vitale, the meeting v/as ad,journecl at f3a5~ I'.M. 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