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Item No: 07D Meeting Date: June 28, 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: Continued Public Hearing, Resolution 7626, a Resolution to Consider an On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for The Mermaid, located at 2200 County Highway 10 In accordance with Chapter 502 of the Mounds View City Code, a public hearing is required for all liquor license renewals. This public hearing was originally scheduled for the July 14, 2010, City Council Meeting, but was postponed because Staff did not receive the application materials and fees. At the June 14, 2010, City Council Meeting, the City Council opened the hearing for public comment, and no public comments were made. Discussion: The Mermaid did submit the city liquor license application materials and fees on June 21, 2010. The following investigations and inspections have been conducted to determine whether there is cause for the City to deny the application: Police Inquiry and Investigations (Mounds View Police Department) The Mounds View Police Department has issued a satisfactory report for The Mermaid. Staff submitted a background check application on the owner of The Mermaid to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on June 22, 2010, and have not received a background check from the BCA. This liquor license will be contingent on receiving a satisfactory background check. Attached are the police calls for your reference. City Billing (Mounds View Finance Department) The Mermaid is up to date on payment of all utility bills. However, The Mermaid currently owes money for the first half of 2010 property taxes in the amount of $121,987, and for Sewer Availability Charge (SAC) fees for the outdoor patio in the amount of $4,200. 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. “ The Mermaid is aware of these delinquencies. Fire Inspection (Mounds View Fire Marshal) The City’s Fire Marshal has issued an unsatisfactory report for The Mermaid. Attached is the inspection report from the Fire Marshal. Recommendation: The City Council could either not renew the liquor license due to the delinquencies and failed fire inspection or renew the license contingent on full payment of all outstanding fees, a satisfactory background check from the BCA, and a satisfactory fire inspection at a