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STAFF REPORT <br />TO:Mayor Keis and Members of City Council <br />FROM:Heidi Heller, City Clerk <br />DATE:September 23, 2020 <br />RE:New Off-Sale Liquor License for CV Liquor <br />License Period September 28, 2020 through June 30, 2021 <br />ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: <br />Approve a new Off-Sale Liquor License for September 28, 2020 – June 30, 2021 for CV Liquor <br />Store. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The building located at 2760 Rice Street has been a liquor store for many years and was recently <br />vacated. Chou Vang is the owner of the building and intends to open a new liquor store with his <br />wife, Ma Yang, who will be the business owner and liquor license holder. They have been in the <br />liquor store business for several years and currently own a couple other stores in the metro area. <br />All required materials and fee have been submitted, and a satisfactory background check by the <br />Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department has been received. City approval of the license will be <br />contingent on the Building Official and Fire Marshal conducting inspections and compliance <br />with any orders from them. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Alcohol & Gambling <br />Enforcement Division will also do an inspection of the building prior to approving their license. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends approval of a new Off-Sale Liquor License for CV Liquor at 2760 Rice Street, <br />for the period September 28, 2020 to June 30, 2021, contingent on satisfactory inspections from <br />the Building Official and Fire Marshal, and Minnesota Alcohol & Gambling Enforcement <br />Division.