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Mounds View City Council June 8, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 6 Council Member Mueller suggested a “spot check” by staff to ensure progress is being made and 1 stated she is concerned about setting a precedence for other businesses to request extensions. 2 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane stated this is not the only establishment owing property 3 taxes and staff can provide a monthly update regarding payment. 4 5 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6 7 G. 7:35 p.m. Public Hearing: Resolution 7460, a Resolution to Consider an On 8 Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for Robert’s Sports Bar and Entertainment 9 located at 2400 County Road H2. 10 11 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane stated Robert’s Sports Bar and Entertainment has made 12 application for renewal of its On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License and its property taxes are 13 current. Robert’s Sports Bar and Entertainment has submitted application materials, paid the 14 applicable fee, and received satisfactory reports from the Police Department and Finance 15 Department. However as of Friday, the Fire Marshal issued a nonsatisfactory report. Assistant 16 Clerk-Administrator Crane read the Fire Marshal’s inspection report detailing changes needed 17 and recommendation this license not be approved. She reviewed the Council’s options to deny 18 or approve contingent upon a satisfactory background check and fire inspection. Because some 19 of the same noncompliance issues were found last year, staff recommends a deadline be 20 determined to gain compliance should the Council wish to consider approval. 21 22 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 8:38 p.m. Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty 23 closed the public hearing at 8:38 p.m. 24 25 Council Member Mueller indicated support to allow another 30 days for Robert’s to reach 26 compliance. Council Member Gunn stated she would only consider a one-week extension since 27 Robert’s indicated a year ago that the compliance issues would be fixed. 28 29 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Stigney. To Postpone Consideration of Resolution 7460, a 30 Resolution Approving an On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for Robert’s Sports Bar and 31 Entertainment, to June 22, 2009, to allow the business owner to reach compliance and a Fire 32 Code re-inspection. 33 34 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 35 36 H. 7:40 p.m. Public Hearing: Resolution 7461, a Resolution to Consider an On 37 Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for The Mermaid located at 2200 County 38 Highway 10. 39 40 Assistant Clerk-Administrator Crane stated The Mermaid has made application for renewal of its 41 On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License but not submitted its liquor liability insurance. The 42 Mermaid has submitted application materials, paid the applicable fee, and received a satisfactory 43 report from the Police Department. The Finance Department has indicated The Mermaid owes 44 money on its utility bill in the amount of $2,028.55. In addition, Ramsey County Property 45