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Thomas M. Sweeney George F. Borer Paul T. Ostrow Patrick 1. Sweeney Robin D. Tourney Sweeney, Borer & Ostrow Professional Association Attorneys at Law Suite 1200 Capital Centre 386 North Wabasha Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 March 22, 1996 VIA FACSIMILE AND U S. MAIL Mr. Joel R. Hanson City Administrator 515 Little Canada Road Little Canada, MN 55117 Re: State of Minnesota v. John J. Lanners Our File No. 8386 Dear Joel: Telephone (612) 222 -2541 Facsimile (612) 223-5289 As we discussed, John J. Lanners, President of F.T.L. Corporation, doing business as MGM Liquor Warehouse at 2680 Rice Street, plead guilty to a violation of Little Canada City Ordinance 703.140 (2) on March 8, 1996, before Judge Michael DeCourcy of Ramsey County District Court. By way of his plea, Lanners acknowledged that in his capacity as President of the corporation, he allowed MGM Liquor to be open and to make sales of intoxicating liquor on January 1, 1996. The guilty plea was presented to the Court by way of a Petition to Enter Plea of Guilty, a copy of which is enclosed for your information. The Court accepted the plea of guilty and sentenced as follows: Imposition of sentence was stayed for one year on the condition of no liquor law violations for one year and payment of Court costs in the amount of $50.00. Little Canada Code Section 703.170 entitled "Suspension and Revocation," provides in part, as follows: "The Council shall either suspend for up to sixty (60) days or revoke any intoxicating liquor license, or impose a civil fine not to exceed $2,000.00 for each violation upon a finding that the licensee has failed to comply with any applicable statute, regulation, or ordinance relating to alcoholic beverages. Except in cases of failure of financial responsibility, no suspension or revocation shall take effect until the licensee has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing..." Page 10 fro