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Approving the application with no new conditions added, per the Legislative Hearing Officer, for University of Saint Thomas (License ID # 20110002908), d/b/a same, to apply for an Expansion of Service Area for the Liquor On Sale - 291 or more Seats licenses located at 2115 Summit Avenue.
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WHEREAS, University of Saint Thomas(License ID # 20110002908), d/b/a same, located at 2115 Summit Avenue, has applied for a Class N license for Expansion of Service Area for their Liquor On Sale - 291 or more Seats license; and
WHEREAS, a notification regarding the license application was sent from the Department of Safety and Inspections to the affected neighborhood for the period of March 29, 2023, to April 13, 2023; and
WHEREAS, during the notification period, objections were received which triggered the hearing and a hearing was held on April 17, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the objections were related to nuisance activities, underage drinking, vandalism, noise, parking, and competition with other businesses; and
WHEREAS, in response to the concerns raised, the licensee has agreed to work with the city to comply with the necessary requirements to minimize nuisance activities that would disturb the surrounding residential neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, after conducting the hearing and considering the testimonies and evidence, the Legislative Hearing Officer recommends that the application for University of Saint Thomas (License ID # 20110002908), d/b/a same, located at 2115 Summit Avenue, be approved with no new conditions being added. Existing conditions are as follows:
1. The University of Saint Thomas (UST) agrees that service and consumption of alcohol will only be allowed within the areas outlined on the UST Campus Liquor License Locations Map (Locations Map) dated 03/16/2023. UST understands and agrees that modifications to the Locations Map must occur in accordance with the procedural guidelines for modification of liquor licensed premises outlined under the Saint Paul Legislative Code.
2. The licensee is responsible for taking all appropriate measures to ensure that the sale/service/consumption of alcohol is contained within the designated UST campus liquor service area(s) on file with DSI.
3. There shall be no permanent bar and/or liquor service area established by UST. The intent of this condition is to prohibit UST from conducting business in a manner similar to operations such as, but not necessarily limited to the following: a restaurant with regular hours which also serves alcohol, a bar, etc.
4. All employees/managers/servers providing alcoholic beverages under the UST license shall undergo yearly Alcohol Awareness Training through an agency approved by DSI to operate such a program. All new employees/managers/servers shall be required to undergo training within two (2) weeks of their starting date. The licensee shall have proof of each person who has completed this training on-site, and this proof shall be made available to DSI upon request.
5. Licensee will adopt procedures to ensure that alcohol is not served to anyone under the age of twenty-one (21).
6. The sale of alcoholic beverages shall occur between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and midnight, with last call at 11:30 p.m. NOTE: The sale/service of alcoholic beverages on Sunday is permitted with this license.
7. There shall be an annual review of the license and conditions. As part of the review, UST will provide documentation from the previous year regarding events at which liquor was sold, including calls to UST security regarding patron behavior at these events.
8. UST will provide to the West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee (WSNAC) and/or to DSI upon request a log of events where sales of alcoholic beverages have occurred. UST will cooperate with WSNAC and DSI to address any complaints filed with the City regarding sales of alcoholic beverages by UST, including discussing the need for new or modified conditions at the time of annual license renewal.
9.The sale of alcoholic beverages outdoors at events with more than 150 attendees shall occur only in the following outdoor locations: (a) Monahan Plaza-lower academic quadrangle; (b) Upper (residential) quadrangle; (c) Sabo Plaza (in front of science center); (d) Science center rear plaza; (e) North Athletic Fields; and (f) Palmer Athletic Field.
10. UST will position trash receptacles at each exit of events attended by more than 150 individuals with signage encouraging trash to be discarded upon exit.
11. UST will control access to and from each authorized service and consumption area outlined on the Locations Map to prohibit individuals from exiting those areas with open containers of alcohol.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves this license application with no new conditions being added to the licenses and that there are no grounds to deny approval of the license.
The Conditions Affidavit was signed and submitted on April 17, 2023.