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Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with adverse action and the imposition of a $1,000 matrix penalty against Wizards Auto Repair LLC d/b/a Wizards Auto Repair (License ID #20240000998) for the premises located at 985 Randolph Avenue. (Licensee will speak to Council on their own behalf)
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WHEREAS, the Auto Repair Garage & Second Hand Dealer-Motor Vehicle Parts license (License ID #20240000998) (“License”) is held by Wizards Auto Repair LLC d/b/a Wizards Auto Repair, owned by Mohamed Mohamed (“Licensee”), for the premises located at 985 Randolph Avenue in Saint Paul (“Licensed Premises”); and
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2025, and April 30, 2025, the Department of Safety and Inspections (“Department”) sent an inspector to the Licensed Premises, where the inspector identified violations of the license conditions; and
WHEREAS, on May 14, 2025, the City Attorney’s Office notified the Licensee of the violations and the Department’s request to impose a $500 matrix penalty (Exhibit #1); and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2025, the Licensee admitted to the violations and paid the $500 matrix penalty (Exhibit #2); and
WHEREAS, the Licensee was notified in a letter from the City Attorney’s Office dated January 12, 2026, titled Notice of Violation and Request for Imposition of $1,000 Matrix Penalty (“Notice”) (Exhibit #3), that the Department recommended a $1,000 matrix penalty for violations of the license conditions; and
WHEREAS, the Notice explained that on November 12, 2025, after receiving a complaint, the Department sent an inspector to the Licensed Premises to conduct an inspection, during which the inspector observed vehicle repair service and vehicle maneuvering violations, which are violations of Saint Paul Legislative Code §§ 63.308(a), 65.705, 423.01. The following license conditions were also violated:
? License Condition 2: All repair work shall be conducted inside of an enclosed building.
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