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Approving the adverse action against the Auto Repair Garage license held by Pronto Auto Repair for the premises located at 1054 Payne Avenue.
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WHEREAS, the Auto Repair Garage license (“License”) held by Pronto Auto Repair (Licensee), under License ID #20130001947 for the premises located at 1054 Payne Avenue in Saint Paul (Licensed Premises) was the subject of a Notice of Violation (“Notice”) dated January 9, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Notice stated that, during a complaint-based inspection of the Licensed Premises on October 24, 2022, an inspector from the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) observed and documented eight (8) license condition violations; and
WHEREAS, on October 27, 2022, DSI sent the Licensee a Correction Notice detailing these violations and giving the Licensee until November 11, 2022, to bring the Licensed Premises into compliance with their license conditions; and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2022, the inspector returned to the Licensed Premises for a re-inspection and observed and documented with photographs five (5) license condition violations; and
WHEREAS, under the penalty matrix contained in section 310.05 (m) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, the presumptive penalty for a first-time violation of license conditions within a period of twelve (12) months is a fine of $500.00; and
WHEREAS, because this is the Licensee’s first violation of their license conditions within a period of twelve (12) months, the licensing office recommended a $500.00 penalty be imposed against the License; and
WHEREAS, the Notice stated that if the Licensee failed to pay the $500.00 penalty or request a public or administrative hearing by January 24, 2023, that the matter would be placed on the next available consent agenda to impose the recommended penalty; and
WHEREAS, the Licensee did not respond to the Notice by January 24, 2023, to pay the $500.00 penalty or request a public or administrative hearing; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, the Auto Repair Garage license held by Pronto Auto Repair under License ID #20130001947 for the premises located at 1054 Payne Avenue in Saint Paul is hereby ordered to pay a matrix penalty of $500.00 for five (5) license condition violations observed and documented by a DSI inspector during a complaint-based inspection of the licensed premises on November 17, 2022.
Payment of such penalty shall be made within thirty (30) days of the date of the adoption of this resolution.