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Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the $500 matrix penalty and 10-day license suspension of the Tobacco Shop License and adverse action against Sanaa LLC d/b/a Twins Market & Meat, (License ID #20240000006) for the premises located at 1055 4th Street East.
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WHEREAS, the Tobacco Shop license (“License”) held by Sanaa LLC d/b/a Twins Market & Meat under License ID #20240000006 for the premises located at 1055 4th Street East in Saint Paul (“Licensed Premises”), which is owned by Mustafa Othman Al Zehhawi was the subject of adverse action pursuant to a July 30, 2024, Notice of Violation (Notice”) in which the Department of Safety and Inspections (“Department”) provided notice to the Licensee of its intent to request for an imposition of a $500 matrix penalty and 10-day license suspension in order to move forward with adverse action supported by Saint Paul Legislative Code 310.03(a); and
WHEREAS, the Notice laid out the basis for adverse action and the Legislative Code upon which the Department was relying as follows:
Saint Paul Legislative Code §310.01, defines Adverse Action as: “the revocation or suspension of a license, the imposition of conditions upon a license, the denial of an application of the grant, issuance or renewal of a license, the imposition of a fine, the assessment of the costs of a contested hearing, and any other disciplinary or unfavorable action taken with respect to a license, Licensee or applicant for a license. “Adverse action” includes any of the foregoing directed at one (1) or more licenses held by a Licensee at any location in the city. “Adverse action” also includes disapproval of licenses issued by the state under statutory provisions which permit the governing body to disapprove the issuance of the license.
Violation #1: ($500 matrix penalty)
WHEREAS, Department of Safety and Inspections (“DSI”) Licensing Inspector, Eric Hudak was informed of both complaints and reviewed the T...
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