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Mounds View City Council June 26, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 15 City Attorney Riggs said if there is a violation at any time, the Council can suspend or revoke the license and putting Mr. Xiong on notice will not hurt. MOTION/SECOND: FLAHERTY/STIGNEY. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6830 an Off Sale intoxicating Liquor License Renewal for ABC Liquor located at 2840 Highway 10. Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. E. Continued Public Hearing from June 12, 2006, to consider Resolution 6833 an On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License Renewal for Robert's Sports Bar and Entertainment located at 2400 County Road H2 City Administrator Ulrich stated this item was postponed from the June 12t" meetings, when several residents voice specific complaints about the operation including noise and trash. He said they attached police reports to the Staff report. IIe stated the owner of Robert's Sports Bar and Entertainment is here to address complaints. Mayor Marty re -opened the public hearing at 9:04 p.m. Mr. Hutchinson, the attorney for Mr. Waste, the owner of Robert's, stated they reviewed the Police Department record, and in the last 18 months, there have been 7 noise complaints, 3 of which were anonymous, 5 of which were in 2004, and 3 of which were in 2006. He said before the meeting last month, Mr. Waste was not aware of the noise complaints. Mr. Hutchinson stated it is the nature of the nightclub that there will be noise around the bar and in the street. He said Mr. Waste will do everything he can to be treat his neighbors well. He said some of the complaints were that the doors were left open and Mr. Waste and the nightclub managers have addressed the issue. Mr. Hutchinson added that the traffic noise could be coming from many different places, not necessarily Robert's. IIe said that Robert's does not condone the behavior, that the bar has a good relationship with the Police Department. He said he does not believe anyone has been tagged for excessive noise in or directly outside the lot. Mr. Hutchinson stated the nightclub has been there for 20-30 years, and to some extent, there will always be some noise associated. He said Mr. Waste will do his best to be courteous, and that there have not been an inordinate number of police calls. Mr. Iutchinson said it is not a "biker bar," and that motorcyclists patronize several bars in the area. Sarah Mears, 5292 Edgewood Drive, stated she does not care about the motorcycle noise. She said her concern is the music and that even with the doors in the bar closed and in their house shut, that they can hear the noise.