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Approving the application with conditions, per the Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer, for TK Inspiration Inc, d/b/a Tracks Bar & Grill (License # 20180000178), for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or Less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor - Outdoor Service Area (Patio), Entertainment (A), Gambling Location, and Cigarette/Tobacco licenses at 1091 Rice Street.
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WHEREAS, the Deputy Legislative Hearing Officer recommends that the application for Liquor On Sale - 100 seats or Less, Liquor On Sale - Sunday, Liquor - Outdoor Service Area (Patio), Entertainment (A), Gambling Location, and Cigarette/Tobacco licenses for TK Inspiration Inc, d/b/a Tracks Bar & Grill be approved with the following conditions:
1. Licensee will create a video surveillance camera and lighting placement plan (video surveillance plan) for the interior and exterior of the licensed premises. Licensee will submit the video surveillance plan to the Saint Paul Police Department (SPPD) liaison with the Department of Safety and Inspection (DSI) for review and approval. In accordance with the approved video surveillance plan, licensee will ensure that video surveillance camera system is in good working order, ensure it is recording 24 hours per day, ensure it can produce recorded surveillance video in a commonly used, up-to-date format, and ensure that accurate date and time of day are visible on all recorded video. Licensee will retain surveillance video for a minimum of thirty (30) days. If an incident is deemed serious by SPPD, licensee shall make surveillance video immediately available for viewing by SPPD. If a copy of the surveillance video for a serious incident is requested by SPPD, Licensee shall have the technology, materials and staff available to immediately make the copy. In all other cases, licensee shall provide a copy of the surveillance video to the requestor within 48 hours.
2. Uniformed personnel clearly identified with the word “Security” easily visible on their uniform shall be assigned to any door where customers may enter the establishment starting at 10 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays And Saturdays, or whenever entertainment is provided. Security staff are in addition to bartenders, servers, and cooks (staff assigned to these duties are not considered part of the security staff). Security shall remain until all patrons have left the premises (including the patio and parking lot areas).
3. Whenever security is present they shall verify the age of all patrons entering the establishment by checking state or federally issued identification cards (no picture I.D. no entrance) to ensure no one under the age of twenty-one (21) may enter the establishment except in accordance with Minnesota statute 340A.503(4). Customers leaving the establishment to smoke in the contained outdoor patio area who are re-entering the establishment shall be required to present valid identification unless the licensee has established a system to clearly identify those patrons smoking on the patio that have previously presented identification with a unique identifying marking such as stamping on the hand using indelible ink or wristbands.
4. Last call will be given no later than 12:30 a.m. License holder shall not allow new patrons to enter the establishment after 12:30 a.m., consumption of alcohol to be discontinued before 1:00 a.m. The establishment will be closed and all patrons and staff gone by 1:30 a.m. from the premises (including the patio and parking lot areas).
5. The food and beverage service to the patio must stop at 10:00 p.m. each night of the week. Patrons will be allowed to smoke on the patio until 1:00 a.m.
6. No outdoor food and/or beverage preparation is allowed on the outdoor patio without prior written approval from DSI.
7. Licensee will post signs in the patio encouraging patrons to respect the neighborhood by limiting noise in the patio area as much as possible.
8. Per City of Saint Paul Legislative Code 411.02, the definition of Entertainment A is "Amplified or nonamplified music and/or singing by performers without limitation as to number, and group singing participated in by patrons of the establishment." (includes karaoke). Entertainment A license does not allow for patron and or performance dances.
9. Any outdoor activities related to the outdoor seating area shall comply with applicable State and Local rules and regulations, including but not limited to Chapter 293 Noise Regulations of the City of Saint Paul Legislative Code.
10. Licensee agrees to take appropriate action(s) to ensure that the sale, display and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages in contained within the approved indoor and outdoor patio service area as per the approved plan on file with DSI.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves this license application with the aforementioned agreed-upon conditions.
The Conditions Affidavit was signed on May 21, 2018