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Mounds View City Council March 24, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 4 process. He further reviewed the options available to the City Council. 1 2 Finance Director Beer questioned if Mr. Jaru’s application could be corrected and resubmitted to 3 the City of Mounds View. Mayor Flaherty believed this to be an option for the applicant. He 4 understood that Mr. Jaru had limited English skills and encouraged him to have an attorney assist 5 him with all future Mounds View Tobacco applications. 6 7 Mayor Flaherty was in favor of the Council moving forward with the tobacco license transfer 8 noting it would only be in effect for the next three months. The Council could then reevaluate 9 the situation at the end of June when the applicant would then have to reapply. 10 11 MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8225, 12 Approving a Transfer of Ownership for a Cigarette/Tobacco Business License Located at Sam’s 13 Market, 2408 County Road I. 14 15 Council Member Mueller asked if a criminal background check would be completed on the 16 applicant. Assistant City Administrator Crane stated this was not a requirement for tobacco 17 licenses. She reported she was only required to complete a check with the State to see if the 18 applicant had any tobacco violations. 19 20 Council Member Mueller inquired if the City could be held liable if a tobacco license holder 21 failed to report and pay appropriate taxes for tobacco sales. City Attorney Riggs stated the City 22 would not be liable in this situation. 23 24 Council Member Gunn questioned the City’s procedure to renew the tobacco license in June. 25 Assistant City Administrator Crane explained a letter would be sent to the applicant by the City 26 in April explaining an application would have to be filled out for the renewal. City Attorney 27 Riggs commented that it was a privilege to hold a tobacco license in the City of Mounds View 28 and not a right. 29 30 Council Member Mueller asked if the City now had a copy of Mr. Jaru’s correct address in 31 Fridley. Assistant City Administrator Crane reported she had a copy of Mr. Jaru’s driver’s 32 license on record. 33 34 Council Member Gunn inquired if the tobacco license application should be resubmitted with the 35 correct information. City Attorney Riggs stated the Council could direct the applicant to 36 resubmit his application with correct addresses. 37 38 Mayor Flaherty questioned if Mr. Jaru had a place of business on Century Avenue in White Bear 39 Lake. Mr. Jaru commented he did not. Assistant City Administrator Crane indicated she had 40 contacted the Secretary of State’s office regarding this matter and Mr. Jaru has not updated his 41 business address information. She reported it was the business owner’s responsibility to update 42 this information. 43 44 Council Member Hull asked why the State had Century Avenue as his place of business address. 45