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Approving the application with conditions, per the Legislative Hearing Officer, for Minal LLC, d/b/a Midway Café & Grill (License ID #20230002192), which has applied for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and Gambling Location licenses, located at 1964 University Avenue West.
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WHEREAS, Minal LLC, d/b/a Midway Café & Grill (License ID #20230002192), located at 1964 University Avenue W, has applied for Class N licenses for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, and Gambling Location; and
WHEREAS, the applicant notified the Union Park District Council prior to their application; and
WHEREAS, §409.21 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code permits issuance of a gambling location license to an on-sale licensee to allow lawful gambling conducted by a qualified charitable organization; and
WHEREAS, the licensee will tentatively be working with Merrick Community Services, an active lawful gambling organization licensed with the Minnesota Gambling Control Board; and
WHEREAS, the license will allow Midway Café & Grill to conduct lawful gambling as defined by §409.21 (a) (1) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code at 1964 University Ave W; and
WHEREAS, a notification regarding the license application was sent from the Department of Safety and Inspections to the affected neighborhood for the period of December 29, 2023 to January 13, 2024; and
WHEREAS, during the notification period, an objection was received which triggered the hearing and a hearing was held on January 29, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the objection was related to safety, trash, and nuisance activities; and
WHEREAS, in response to the concerns raised, the licensee has agreed to work with the city to comply with the necessary requirements to minimize nuisance activities that would disturb the surrounding residential neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, after conducting the hearing and considering the testimonies and evidence, the Legislative Hearing Officer recommends that the application for Minal LLC, d/b/a Midway Café & Grill (License ID #20230002192), located at 1964 University Avenue W, be approved with the following conditions:
1. Licensee agrees to operate the establishment in compliance with Section 409.02 of the City of Saint Paul Legislative Code as a "Restaurant".
2. Licensee agrees to close the establishment at 12:00 a.m. midnight. All patron/customers shall vacate the premises by 12:30 a.m. each day of the week as per Section 409.02 of the City of Saint Paul Legislative Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves this license application with the aforementioned agreed-upon conditions and finds that the license conditions are reasonable, and the application is in order and there are no grounds to deny the approval of the licenses.
The conditions affidavit was signed and submitted on February 13, 2024.