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Waiving the 45-day notice requirement to grant Liquor On Sale 101-180 Seats, Liquor On Sale 2 AM Closing, Liquor On Sale Sunday, and Entertainment (B) licenses, with conditions, to Kavin Choua Thao, d/b/a Pupraya Thai Restaurant (License ID #20140001202) at 945 Rice Street, Unit A.
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WHEREAS, Kavin Choua Thao d/b/a Pupraya Thai Restaurant (License ID #20140001202) applied for a Liquor On Sale-101-180 Seats, a Liquor On Sale-2 AM Closing, a Liquor On Sale-Sunday and an Entertainment (B) license for the premises located at 945 Rice Street, Unit A in Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, this application is for a change in ownership of an existing location; therefore, a petition of surrounding neighbors or a "Good Faith" letter was not required; and
WHEREAS, District 6 Planning Council sent a letter to DSI recommending a waiver of the 45-day waiting period to grant a Liquor On Sale-101-180 Seats, a Liquor On Sale-2 AM Closing, a Liquor On Sale-Sunday and an Entertainment (B) license; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the application is in order and there are no grounds for denial of a Liquor On Sale-101-180 Seats, a Liquor On Sale-2 AM Closing, a Liquor On Sale-Sunday and an Entertainment (B) license; now, therefore, be it,
RESOLVED, a Liquor On Sale-101-180 Seats, a Liquor On Sale-2 AM Closing, a Liquor On Sale-Sunday and an Entertainment (B) license is hereby granted to Kavin Choua Thao d/b/a Pupraya Thai Restaurant (License ID #20140001202) for the premises located at 945 Rice Street, Unit A in Saint Paul with the following conditions:
1. Per Section 409.03 of the City of Saint Paul Legislative Code, a new liquor on-sale shall only be issued to a restaurant as defined under Chapter 409 of the City Code. Licensee agrees to operate the establishment in compliance with the definition of a restaurant as defined under Chapter 409 of the City's Code, acknowledges having been given a copy of this definition, and understands it definition.
2. The licensee shall provide and maintain working video surveillance cameras and recorders on the premises (both inside and outside) in accordance with Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) recommendations. The number of cameras, their placement and their quality must be approved by SPPD; and there shall be adequate lighting to support the camera placement. This equipment must be in operation during all business hours. The video recordings shall be kept by the license holder for at least thirty (30) days and shall be available for viewing at the Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) immediately upon request. In addition, if the SPPD responds to a call at the licensed premises, and due to the crime requests a copy of the surveillance footage be immediately provided, the license holder shall have technology available to make the copy at the time of the request and shall have it for the police without delay. In other cases, if the SPPD or the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) requests copies of the surveillance tapes, licensee shall have a 48-hour period in which to provide such copies.
3. Entertainment will only be provided on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sundays.
4. Doors shall remain closed at all times.
5. In accordance with St. Paul Police Dept. and the Department of Safety and Inspections, the licensee shall provide security, with appropriate staffing, to ensure that the patron's behavior does not create a disturbance or nuisance. Security will be provided from 6:00 p.m. to the close of business for all schedule events and when entertainment is provided. Security staff must be clearly identified as security. Security staff shall also ensure that patrons leave the premises in an orderly manner and shall not be permitted to loiter outside the licensed premises or in the parking lots.
6. Licensee shall ensure adequate garbage storage and removal. Emptying bar refuse is expressly forbidden between the hours of 9:00 PM and 7:00 AM.