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File #: SR 16-68    Version: 1
Type: Staff Report Status: Archived
In control: Licensing Hearing
Final action: 8/4/2016
Title: License Application Summary for RAS Ethiopian Bar & Restaurant LLC (License ID #20100000062), doing business as RAS Restaurant & Lounge, Zinash Amde, Owner, 651-698-6407
Attachments: 1. Gambling Permit Application, 2. Floor Plan, 3. Street - Site Photos, 4. District Council Correspondence, 5. Email of Concern, 6. STAMP Activity Report, 7. Police Incident Report, 8. Aerial Photo, 9. Zoning Map, 10. Plat Map, 11. AMANDA Print Screen, 12. Property Ownership 100'
Related files: RES 16-1894
Title
License Application Summary for RAS Ethiopian Bar & Restaurant LLC (License ID #20100000062), doing business as RAS Restaurant & Lounge, Zinash Amde, Owner, 651-698-6407

Located at
2516 7th St W, Ward 3

Application for
This is an application for a Gambling Location license to be added to the following existing licenses: Liquor On Sale - 101-180 Seats, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor On Sale - 2 AM Closing, Liquor Outdoor Service Area (Patio) and Entertainment (B) licenses. The license will allow a charitable organization to sell pull tabs, tip boards, raffle tickets, and operate a paddle wheel at La Cucaracha Restaurant once the organization has obtained a State of Minnesota Gambling Control Board Premise Permit

Existing License Conditions
1. 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. Tapes/recordings must be maintained for a minimum of thirty (30) days, and there shall be an employee on-staff at all times with the ability to make them immediately available to the SPPD and/or the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) upon request. Video surveillance equipment shall be installed prior to the issuance of any license(s).
2. The licensee shall provide an adequate security staff from 9:30 p.m. until 2:30 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 ...

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