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Approving the Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation for the application with conditions submitted by El Aguila Restaurant LLC, d/b/a El Aguila Restaurant Latin Food (License ID#20240000156), for Liquor On Sale 100 seats or less and Liquor On Sale - Sunday licenses, located at 1552 Como Avenue.
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WHEREAS, El Aguila Restaurant LLC, d/b/a El Aguila Restaurant Latin Food (License ID#20240000156), located at 1552 Como Avenue, has applied for Liquor On Sale 100 seats or less and Liquor On Sale - Sunday Class N licenses; and
WHEREAS, the applicant notified the District 10 Como Community Council on January 29, 2024, prior to their application; 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 February 15, 2024, to March 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, during the notification period, objections were received which triggered the hearing and a hearing was held on March 14, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the objection was related to parking, noise, and garbage/trash concerns; 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 El Aguila Restaurant LLC, d/b/a El Aguila Restaurant Latin Food (License ID#20240000156), located at 1552 Como Avenue, 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 March 15, 2024.