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Mounds View City Council March 24, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 3 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 1 2 B. Resolution 8225, Approving a Transfer of Ownership for a 3 Cigarette/Tobacco Business License Located at Sam’s Market, 2408 County 4 Road I. 5 6 Assistant City Administrator Crane stated that the present owner of Sam’s Market was requesting 7 a transfer of ownership for its tobacco license. She reported all necessary permits and fees were 8 submitted to the City. However, after reviewing the permit, staff has found several 9 inconsistencies with the information submitted by the applicant. The Council may approve, table 10 or deny the request for the tobacco license transfer. 11 12 Mayor Flaherty requested further information on the inconsistencies on the application. City 13 Attorney Riggs explained the application had substantial inconsistencies in addition to the 14 corporate entity not having an official address. For this reason, staff was asked to look into the 15 matter further. 16 17 Mayor Flaherty asked why the address for the business was filled out incorrectly on the 18 application. Khudier Jaru explained the application was filled out prior to owning Sam’s Market. 19 Therefore an address in Maplewood was used. 20 21 Mayor Flaherty questioned how long Mr. Jaru’s business had been in operation. Mr. Jaru 22 reported his business had just opened. He then discussed a Fish and Chicken Restaurant in St. 23 Paul, which he operated for one year that was now closed. 24 25 Mayor Flaherty inquired when Mr. Jaru purchased Sam’s Market. Mr. Jaru commented the sale 26 closed a month ago and he was now completing renovations on the site. 27 28 City Administrator Ericson reviewed several questions staff had asked of Mr. Jaru noting staff 29 had not received an answer from the applicant. The first question was, has the applicant applied 30 for a tobacco license anywhere else. Mr. Jaru reported he had applied for a tobacco license in 31 Maplewood, which was denied. City Administrator Ericson reported the City of Maplewood has 32 no record of a tobacco license being requested by Mr. Jaru. 33 34 Mayor Flaherty questioned who regulated the sale of tobacco. City Attorney Riggs reported the 35 State and Federal government regulated the sale of tobacco. 36 37 City Administrator Ericson inquired if Mr. Jaru had applied for a tobacco license with the City of 38 Faribault. Mr. Jaru explained he had quite some time ago but the application was filled out 39 incorrectly. He was continuing to work on this application with the assistance of an attorney. 40 41 City Attorney Riggs further discussed the applications that were filled out for both Mounds View 42 and Faribault, along with the inconsistencies. He noted applications for tobacco permits are to be 43 filled out truthfully, which had not been the case for this applicant. He reported Faribault had 44 denied the request originally and noted Mr. Jaru now had an attorney assisting him with the 45