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Directing the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with the scheduled Pre-hearing Conference and Adverse Action against the Tobacco Shop License held by Maryland One Stop Food & Fuel Market, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Amoco/BP Market Place (License ID #20050003472) for the premises located at 1200 White Bear Avenue North.
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WHEREAS, the Tobacco Shop license (“License”) held by Maryland One Stop Food & Fuel Market, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Amoco/BP Market Place (“Maryland Amoco BP Market Place”) under License ID #20050003472 for the premises located at 200 White Bear Avenue North in Saint Paul (“Licensed Premises”), which is owned by Khaled Aloul, was the subject of adverse action pursuant to a July 31, 2023, Notice of Adverse Action and Request for Upward Departure to Revocation of Tobacco Shop License (“Notice”) in which the Department of Safety and Inspections (“Department”) provided notice to the Licensee of its intent to move forward with adverse action and a recommendation for an upward departure one box on the penalty matrix to Revocation; 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 for 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.
Saint Paul Legislative Code §310.04 (b) se...
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