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Mounds View City Council January 8, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 2 2 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 3 A. Ralph Reeder Food Shelf — Donation/Presentation. 4 5 City Administrator Zikmund reported at a previous meeting the Council held a discussion about 6 making donations to a number of non -profits from the City's charitable gambling funds and tonight 7 a donation would be made to the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf. He explained the City's donation of 8 $2,000 had been matched, which meant $4,000 would be donated to the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf. 9 10 Mayor Lindstrom presented Misti Van Laar, a representative from the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf, 11 with a check for $4,000 from the City of Mounds View. 12 13 Misti Van Laar thanked the City for their generous donation to the food shelf. She noted she gave 14 out more than a million pounds of food in 2023, which was a big increase over 2022. 15 16 7. PUBLIC COMMENT 17 18 None. 19 20 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS 21 A. PUBLIC HEARING: Resolution 9855, Approving an Off -Sale Intoxicating 22 Liquor License for KM Rassel Zahid, Rassel Wine & Spirits, Inc. DBA 23 Merwin Liquors, 2577 Mounds View Boulevard. 24 (1) Resolution 9856, Approving a Cigarette/Tobacco License for Rassel Zahid, 25 Rassel Wine & Spirits, Inc. DBA Merwin Liquors, 2577 Mounds View 26 Boulevard. 27 28 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council consider an off -sale intoxicating liquor license 29 for KM Rassel Zahid for Rassel Wine & Spirits at 2577 Mounds View Boulevard. He explained 30 there was a change in ownership, which required a reconsideration by the Council. He noted all 31 necessary paperwork and fees have been submitted to the City. In addition, the Council is being 32 asked to consider a cigarette/tobacco license for the same establishment. 33 34 Mayor Lindstrom opened the public hearing at 6:15 p.m. 35 36 Rassel Zahid, the applicant, thanked the Council for considering his request. He explained he was 37 purchasing Merwin Liquors and noted he owned another liquor store in Crystal, Minnesota. He 38 indicated it was his goal to keep the liquor store safe in the community. 39 40 Tommy Cohen, owner of Merwin Liquors, noted he supported the sale of the liquor store to Mr. 41 Zahid. He reported Mr. Zahid knew how to run a liquor store and he valued running a good, clean 42 liquor store for the community. He thanked the City Council for supporting his establishment over 43 the years. 44 45 Hearing no further public input, Mayor Lindstrom closed the public hearing at 6:18 p.m. 46