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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 24, 2005 Page 3 Mr. Foster answered it is based on the charitable gambling booth. The anticipated seating is 100 to 125. If the charitable gambling booth goes where it is anticipated, it will likely take the place of a large round table, which is 10 seats. 4 5 Councilmember Thuesen asked what the procedure is if it looks as though capacity will be 6 exceeded in a given evening. 8 Mr. Foster said he will have to confer with the client, but he understood they will have to limit 9 the patrons in order to fit in the parking. He said the plan is to have a spectators' area for sports 10 on site. There is a tenant mix in the building, and he said they believe there will be sufficient 11 parking at the busy times of the restaurant. For example, one of the tenants is Curves, and their 12 primary hours are during the day. The primary use of the restaurant is over the noon hour, and 13 then over the evening hours when adjacent businesses are not operating as heavily. They believe 14 complementary uses on the site have been created. He added that the parking variances 15 requested have been for 18 spots, and with 115 seats, he believes the parking can handle 16 overflow issues. 17 18 Councilmember Gray asked if they anticipate requesting to stay open until 2:00 a.m. 19 20 Mr. Foster said the operators have requested to not stay open until 2:00 a.m. 21 22 Mr. Dennis Cavanaugh, 2909 St. Anthony Boulevard, stated he lives within 250 feet from the 23 proposed bar. He said this request has to be placed in a larger context. The City went to great 24 lengths granting variances for Spectators and it never happened. He questioned whether this 25 restaurant satisfies the City's requirements. The operators never spoke as to their vision for the 26 restaurant and this is troubling. Secondly, he said the selection of the name "Huskies" was 27 troubling, especially considering Mr. Foster lives in this city. He said the attorney for the 28 restaurant is the attorney representing AMCON, and he said he finds this confusing. He reported 29 he went to the Anoka Jackson Street Bar and Grill. The menu is bar food. It was a very nice bar 30 and grill, but he said he didn't think a bar is needed in St. Anthony. He recommended the 31 Council disapprove of this request. 32 33 Barry Tedlund, 3 Island View Lane, St. Paul, said he represents some businesses on the south 34 side of the City. He noted the original promise was a 6,000 square foot restaurant. AMCON 35 seems to give the tone that it is giving a favor by putting in a smaller restaurant, but he was 36 looking forward to a larger restaurant. This will be a 4,500 square foot bar and grill instead of a 37 6,000 square foot restaurant. He said he wants the promises held. He said they welcome 38 complementary businesses and efforts that enhance the beauty of the south side of the city. He 39 said they feel that putting three more businesses on a corner where one 6,000 square foot 40 restaurant was planned defeats the purpose. 41 42 Mayor Faust closed the public hearing at 7:27 p.m. 43 44 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION (VICTORIA YOUNG, PLANNING COMMISSIONER 45 PRESENTING). 46 A. Resolution 05 -42: A lot coverage variance for the property at 3217 — 3 1't Avenue NE