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Item No: 07G Meeting Date: June 14, 2010 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing, Resolution 7630, a Resolution to Consider an On Sale Wine and 3.2 Malt Liquor License for Taiko Sushi Bar, located at 2394 County Highway 10 Introduction: In accordance with Chapters 502 and 503 of the Mounds View City Code, a public hearing is required for all liquor license renewals. The City of Mounds View issued an intoxicating liquor license for Taiko Sushi Bar in June of 2009, and their renewal is before the Council for consideration. Taiko Sushi Bar’s Intoxicating Liquor License will expire June 30, 2010. Discussion: The notice of this public hearing was sent out to residences within a 350 feet radius, and the Notice of Public Hearing was published in the City’s official newspaper. Property taxes on this property are current. Taiko Sushi Bar has submitted their city liquor license application materials and the applicable fees. The following investigations and inspections have been conducted to determine whether there is cause for the City to the above referenced intoxicating liquor license application: Police Inquiry and Investigations (Mounds View Police Department) The Mounds View Police Department has issued a satisfactory report for Taiko Sushi Bar. Staff has submitted a background check application on the owner of Taiko Sushi Bar to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Staff has not received yet received the background check report. The liquor license will be contingent on a satisfactory background check. Taiko Sushi Bar has no record of any police calls made from July 1, 2009 to present. Utility Billing Inquiry (City of Mounds View) The Finance Department has issued an unsatisfactory report for Taiko Sushi Bar. Taiko Sushi Bar owes $259.69 on their utility bill. In accordance with §502.04, subd. 2a of the City Code: No intoxicating liquor or wine license shall be granted for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments, utility bills or other financial claims of the City are delinquent or unpaid. This liquor license will be contingent on full payment of the utility bill. Fire Inspection (City of Mounds View Fire Marshal) The City’s Fire Marshal has inspected Taiko Sushi Bar and issued an unsatisfactory report (report attached). The owner of Taiko Sushi has stated to Staff that he has corrected the violations, and is ready for a re-inspection. The Fire Marshal will be conducting a re-inspection prior to this City Council Meeting. This liquor license will be contingent on a satisfactory fire inspection.