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Approving the Malt On Sale (Strong), Wine On Sale, Entertainment (A), and Liquor - Outdoor Service Area (Patio) licenses for Dukem Restaurant & Lounge d/b/a Dukem Restaurant (License ID #20230001620) for the premises located at 2516 Seventh Street West.
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WHEREAS, on August 31, 2023, Dukem Restaurant & Lounge d/b/a Dukem Restaurant (License ID #20230001620) applied for the Malt On Sale (Strong), Wine On Sale, Entertainment (A), and Liquor - Outdoor Service Area (Patio) licenses for the premises located at 2516 7th Street West in Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, on November 27, 2023, the Department of Safety and Inspections sent out the required License Application Notification with a response date of December 12, 2023; and
WHEREAS, in response to the November 27, 2023, notification, the Department of Safety and Inspections received no objections to approval of the licenses; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the application is in order, the proposed license conditions are reasonable and there are no grounds to deny approval of the license; now, therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, the Malt On Sale (Strong), Wine On Sale, Entertainment (A), and Liquor - Outdoor Service Area (Patio) licenses are hereby approved and issued to Dukem Restaurant & Lounge d/b/a Dukem Restaurant (License ID #20230001620) for the premises located at 2516 7th Street West in Saint Paul with the following license conditions:
1. License holder will create a video surveillance camera and lighting placement plan (video surveillance plan) for the interior and exterior of the licensed premises. License holder will submit the video surveillance plan to the Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) liaison with the Department of Safety and Inspection (DSI) for review and approval. In accordance with the approved video surveillance plan, license holder will ensure that video surveillance camera system is in good working order, ensure it is recording 24 hours per day, ensure it can produce recorded surveillance video in a commonly used, up-to-date format, and ensure that accurate date and time of day are visible on all recorded video. License holder will retain surveillance video for a minimum thirty (30) days. If an incident is deemed serious by SPPD, License holder shall make surveillance video immediately available for viewing by SPPD. If a copy of the surveillance video for a serious incident is requested by SPPD, license holder shall have the technology, materials, and staff available to immediately make the copy. In all other cases, license holder shall provide a copy of the surveillance video to the requestor within 48 hours.
2. The license holder shall provide an adequate security staff from 9:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. (or until all customers/patrons have left the premises, including the parking lot area) every Friday and Saturday night to ensure a safe and secure environment for the public and their employees. Security personnel are in addition to bartenders, servers, and cooks (staff assigned to these duties are not considered part of the security staff) and shall wear clothing that clearly identifies them as security. The license holder and security staff shall be responsible for monitoring both the interior and exterior of the premises and shall patrol the parking lot area on a regular basis.
3. Last call shall be given no later than 11 :45 p.m., and agrees to close the establishment at 12:00 a.m. midnight, the license holder shall ensure that all patrons have left the premises (including the parking lot area) no later than 12:30 a.m.
4. The license holder or security shall immediately notify police of any individuals engaging in unlawful behavior or suspected unlawful behavior.
5. All food and beverage service to the patio must end at 10:00 PM each night of the weeks and the area vacated by 10:30.
6. The license holder shall post signs in Ethiopian and English in their restaurant and on Sibley Manor property to communicate to their customers that there shall be no parking on Sibley Manor property.
7. The license holder shall keep all windows and doors closed whenever entertainment is provided.
8. No audible entertainment may be provided outside the establishment (e.g., the patio seating area).
9. The license holder shall contract for weekly trash service.
10. The license holder shall make sure that all refuse and trash that is on the premises and/or surrounding sidewalk is removed from the licensed premises, and the surrounding sidewalk by noon on a daily basis.
11. License holder agrees to maintain the approved site plan on file with the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) dated 02/27/2013. This includes maintaining the striping of the parking lot, compact and handicap parking space signage, vehicle curb-stop parking barriers, trash container fencing, and bike rack.
12. License holder agrees to maintain a barrier sufficient to prevent customer and/or employee vehicles from parking and/or driving on the separate parcel of vacant land with property identification number 212823140004 (located immediately south and adjacent to the licensed premises. The current approved barrier is the curb-stop parking barriers as shown on the approved site plan on file with DSI dated 02/27/2013. Further, license holder agrees to obtain prior written site plan approval from DSI, and to make all necessary improvements to this vacant parcel of land as required under this approval process, before using this prope1ty in any manner (e.g., parking of customer and/or employee vehicles, allowing access to this vacant parcel of land from their prope1ty, placement of trash/recycling containers, etc.).
13. Per City of Saint Paul Legislative Code 411.02, the definition of Entertainment A is, "Amplified or nonamplified music and/or singing by performers without limitation as to number, and group singing participated in by patrons of the establishment." (Includes karaoke). Entertainment A license does not allow for patron and/or performance dances.