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Mounds View City Council June 14, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 5 Staff that he will be presenting another new payment plan to the City Council at this meeting. 1 2 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane recommended the Council open the Public Hearing for 3 public comment. The City Council could either approve their liquor license contingent on a 4 satisfactory background check, and full payment of their property taxes or deny renewal in 5 accordance with Section 502.04(b) of the Mounds View City Code. If the City Council wishes to 6 approve the liquor license, then the license period would be from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. 7 8 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 8:01 p.m. 9 10 Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 8:01 p.m. 11 12 Jeff Moritko, the owner of Moe’s, indicated the amount outstanding in property taxes does 13 include the first half of 2010, which are not yet outstanding. He explained he had applied for a 14 $90,000 loan and received $60,000 instead. At this time he had 2009 and 2008 property taxes 15 paid in full and has outstanding fees for 2007. Mr. Moritko explained he would continue to pay 16 off the outstanding amounts until he was current. He stated his loan would be modified in 90 17 days. 18 19 Council Member Mueller questioned when the property taxes would be paid in full. Mr. Moritko 20 stated the balance of his loan ($30,000) would be available in 90 days to pay off the remainder of 21 the property taxes. In the meantime, payments would be made on a monthly basis. 22 23 Mayor Flaherty asked if penalties and fees were considered property taxes. Clerk-Administrator 24 Ericson stated this was an obligation from the County that needed to be paid. 25 26 Mr. Moritko said that he understood his account needed to be current. 27 28 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7624, 29 approving an On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for Moe’s at 2400 County Highway 10 30 contingent upon a satisfactory background check and full payment of property taxes/fees within 31 the next 120 days. 32 33 Council Member Stigney questioned if 90 days would be sufficient. Mr. Moritko indicated 90 34 days would allow him to pay off the first half property taxes but 120 days would allow him to 35 address the second half taxes as well. 36 37 Council Member Stigney indicated all utility bills and property taxes would be paid in full and 38 current in 120 days. 39 40 Mayor Flaherty thanked Mr. Moritko for the great strides taken to improve the financial situation 41 at Moe’s. He stated the City did not want to put the business into a hardship, but that the City 42 rules and regulations must be followed. 43 44 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 45