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Approving adverse action against the Dance or Rental Halls license held by Lao Family Community of Minnesota, d/b/a Lao Family Community of Minnesota at 320 University Avenue West.
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WHEREAS, the Dance or Rental Halls license held by Lao Family Community of Minnesota d/b/a Lao Family Community of Minnesota (License ID# 20070001032) for the premises located at 320 University Avenue West in Saint Paul was the subject of a Notice of Intent to Suspend License (Notice”) dated July 6, 2017, and
WHEREAS, the Notice stated the licensee failed to pay delinquent license and late fees and submit required information to maintain the license; and
WHEREAS, the licensee did not respond to the Notice by the July 17, 2017 deadline to either pay the delinquent license and late fees, request a public hearing or cancel the license; and
WHEREAS, a resolution was then submitted to the City Council Consent Agenda (RES #17-1190) recommending suspension of the Dance or Rental Halls license and imposition of a $500.00 matrix penalty; and
WHEREAS, at the City Council meeting on August 9, 2017, RES #17-1190 was adopted suspending the Dance or Rentals Halls license and imposing the $500.00 matrix penalty; and
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2017, the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) sent the licensee a Notice of Council Action stating their license had been suspended and a $500.00 matrix penalty imposed by City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Notice of Council Action gave the licensee until September 1, 2017 to pay the delinquent license, late fees and $500.00 matrix penalty imposed by Council or DSI would consider taking action to revoke their license; and
WHEREAS, the licensee failed to respond to the Notice of Council Action by the September 1, 2017 deadline; and
WHEREAS, on September 7, 2017 a Notice of Intent to Revoke License was sent to the licensee for failure to pay delinquent license, late fees and the $500.00 matrix penalty imposed by City Council; and
WHEREAS, DSI made several attempts during this time to contact the licensee with no response; and
WHEREAS, the Notice of Intent to Revoke License stated if the licensee failed to pay delinquent license, late fees and the $500.00 matrix penalty imposed by City Council by the September 18, 2017 deadline, that the matter would be placed on the consent agenda to impose the recommended penalty; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, the Dance or Rental Halls license held by Lao Family Community of Minnesota d/b/a Lao Family Community of Minnesota (License ID# 20070001032) for the premises located at 320 University Avenue West in Saint Paul is hereby revoked.