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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for April 17,2017 <br /> Page 5 of 9 <br /> Public Hearing on Application for Off Sale Liguor License for Ksiall Company, dba MGM <br /> Wine and Spirits of Hugo <br /> A public hearing had been scheduled for this evening to consider the application of Ksiall <br /> Company, dba MGM Wine & Spirits of Hugo, for an Off-Sale Liquor License to operate a liquor <br /> store in the former Rick's Liquor building at 5441 140th Street North. The applicant had <br /> submitted the appropriate Certificate of Liability Insurance for liquor,paid the $500 application <br /> fee, and successfully completed the background check. Included in the Council packet were <br /> written comments from Terry Sager, owner of Sager Liquor located at 14849 Forest Boulevard <br /> North, stating his opposition to the issuance of the license due to the number of off-sale liquor <br /> stores already in Hugo. Staff recommended Council approve the application for MGM Wine & <br /> Spirits of Hugo subject to receipt of the prorated license fee. <br /> Victor Shevchuk, 5141 Fairpoint Drive North, said he also has owned the MGM if Forest Lake <br /> for the past seven years and has lived in Hugo since 2014. Victor said he plans to open the Hugo <br /> store by May 1, 2017. <br /> Weidt opened the public hearing. <br /> John Arcand, a Forest Lake resident, said his nephew was employed by him, and he supported <br /> the liquor store. <br /> There were no other comments, and Weidt closed the public hearing. <br /> Klein made motion, Miron seconded, to recommend approval of the Liquor License MGM Wine <br /> & Spirits in Hugo. <br /> Chuck addressed the comments of Terry Sager. He talked about disasters in economy caused by <br /> government meddling in private businesses. Haas stated he felt it is the marketplace's role to <br /> deciding who the public wants to patronize, and the City has worked to make Hugo a business <br /> friendly city. <br /> Ayes: Petryk, Haas, Miron, Klein Weidt. <br /> Nays: None <br /> Motion carried. <br /> Approve Resolution for Issuance of Negative Declaration for an Environmental Impact <br /> Statement for Adelaide Landing and Approve Wetland Replacement Plan for Adelaide <br /> Landing and Approve Resolution for Preliminary Plat and Planned Unit Development <br /> (PUD) for Adelaide Landing <br /> Planner Rachel Juba began by informing the Council and audience that she had been contacted <br /> by the applicant who requested to remove approval of the preliminary plat and planned unit <br /> development from the agenda. The applicant was still looking for approval of the negative <br /> declaration for an Environmental Impact Statement and Wetland Replacement Plan. <br />