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Mounds View City Council December 12, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 16 i • 2 Councilmember Gunn stated she thinks the summer schedule starts July 1St 3 4 MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Stigney. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6700 5 Waiving the Public Improvement Hearing, Holding a Public Information Meeting, Ordering the 6 Project, Approving a Contract to Demolish the Existing Building at Random Park and 7 Authorizing the Preparation of Plans and Specifications for .the Random Park Building 8 Replacement Project adding to #4 that the bid is awarded to Jay Brothers. 9 10 Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 11 12 G. Resolution 6693, Approving a Transfer of Business License Ownership from 13 Elias Samara to Khalid Ahmed for a Tobacco and Gasoline License for the 14 Mounds View BP, located at 2155 Highway 10 is 16 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated this is a transfer of ownership for a tobacco and 17 gasoline license from Mr. Samara to Mr. Ahmed for the Mounds View BP. She reported the 18 applicant has submitted all the needed documents and the Fire Marshal recently inspected the 19 building but it did not do very we1L She explained that this information came to light after the 20 staff report was prepared. The Council can consider approval pending satisfactory reinspection 21 or take action to postpone to January 9, 2006. 22 • 23 Building Official Osmonson explained this situation is similar to that of the Premium Stop in 24 working with Oasis Market and trying to get the violations corrected. She advised that one of the 25 problems is that the propane exchange station is located by the window and needs to be 26 relocated. Then, screening needs to be built around the exchange station once it is correctly 27 located. Also, the junction box is open and needs to be closed. She explained that these issues 28 need to be abated prior to the transfer being considered. 29 3o Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated she is not aware of the lease situation. 31 32 .Building Official Osmonson explained that they are operating under the other license but have 33 existing violations that staff has had trouble getting abated. This request presents the opportunity 34 to get them addressed. 35 36 Councilmember Thomas asked if it is better for the Council to consider approval pending a 37 satisfactory inspection and compliance. Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated it 38 comes down to staff having to be in contact with them every day. 39 40 Building Official Osmonson stated her agreement and that letters to the owners will still need to 41 be sent. Mayor Marty stated these people will have to fix property that belongs to someone else. 42 43 Councilmember Stigney asked if the license would be issued to the new business owner, which 44 would put pressure on them.. Assistant to the City Administrator Crane explained they will • 45 continue to operate under the old ownership.