Laserfiche WebLink
Mounds View City Council April 11, 2016 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty encouraged the tenant to contact the City regarding the liquor license. City <br />Administrator Ericson explained that in order for the City Council to consider approving a liquor <br />license, all outstanding fees had to be paid in full, which included utilities and property taxes. <br />Until this happens, the City was not in the position to grant a license. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty questioned how the Council wanted to proceed with this matter given this was an <br />unusual situation. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson explained he spoke with Zulfiquani Punjani last week regarding the <br />Council’s denial of the liquor license request. He indicated the applicant would have to start the <br />process over again. He reported the City was willing to waive the investigation fee and notices <br />would have to be sent regarding the new liquor license request. He stated the City would not <br />consider the application until the property taxes had been paid. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty believed this was a legal matter that needed to be reviewed by the City Attorney. <br />City Administrator Ericson indicated he would reach out to the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause commented that he could not support a liquor license for this <br />property until the property taxes were paid in full, as this has been the requirement of all other <br />liquor license holders. <br /> <br />Council Member Hull supported this matter being reviewed by the City Attorney. <br /> <br />Council Member Mueller wanted to ensure the Council was following City Code. For this <br />reason, she believed the Council would not be able to move forward with a liquor license given <br />the fact the property taxes were delinquent. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn agreed and apologized for the difficult position this put the landlord in. <br />She discussed the timeline necessary to approve a liquor license noting it would take longer than <br />14 days. <br /> <br />Council Member Hull asked if the landlord had any other tenants interested in leasing the <br />property. PJ commented his father had no one else interested in leasing the space. <br /> <br />Mayor Flaherty encouraged Zulfiquani Punjani and the applicant investigate their options further. <br />He stated unfortunately, the Council had to follow City Code on this matter. <br /> <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br /> A. Introduction of Charlie Smith, Newly Appointed Fire Chief for the SBM Fire <br />Department. <br /> <br />Harley Wells discussed the hiring process that was followed by the Fire Board to select a new <br />Fire Chief. It was noted interviews were held on January 30th. He provided comment on the <br />individuals that served on the interview panels. After detailed assessment of the interviews, it