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Mounds View City Council January 22, 2007 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br />. <br />Council Member Flaherty asked if a sale was wrung up for that person at the counter. <br />Mr. Xiong said he cannot recall for certain because that was a yeax and a half ago. <br />Council Member Flaherty asked if there was a sale to a minor on that date. <br />Chief Sommer indicated that Mr. Xiong was charged with it in January and it occurred in <br />October and he was convicted. <br />Mr. Xiong indicated that the case is not fully completed as it goes to court in February. <br />Council Member Flaherty asked whether a sale was made to a minor. <br />Mr. Xiong asked if a full sale is considered the individual leaving the store or if simply handing <br />over money is considered a full transaction. <br />City Attorney Riggs asked whether there was a business transaction that occurred. <br />Mr. Xiong said that the person gave him money but he had no bottle when he left the store and <br />the money was for something else because he had stolen from his store previously. <br />• City Attorney Riggs asked if Mr. Xiong is claiming that no transaction occurred. <br />Mr. Xiong indicated that the person had stolen from him for two days straight. <br />Mayor Marty said that the individual said that he had come in previous times with a fake <br />identification and had not been carded and had not used it for a number of months and was still <br />allowed to purchase alcohol. He then said that when the license holder was in last year for <br />licensing Council cautioned that a suspension was possible for another offense. He further said <br />that two things happened one with alcohol, and one with tobacco and both compliance checks <br />were failed. He also said that waiting for the court date is totally separate on the criminal case <br />and this is the license renewal that the City can control. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mariy/Flaherty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 7003, <br />Civil Penalty and Suspension of Liquor License for ABC Liquor. <br />Council Member Stigney mentioned that this Resolution approves a civil penalty of $2,000 and a <br />suspension of the license for 30 days. <br />Mr. Ge Xiong asked whether the penalty would be for each offense. <br />Mayor Marty indicated that this is the total for the offenses. <br />~ Mr. Ge Xiong indicated he would be willing to attend classes to help him make sure that <br />underage persons do not buy at his store. <br />