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MINUTES SPECIAL
ST CITY COUNCIL MEETING
, LOUIS RK , MINNESOTA ING
PA
NOVEMBER 13 , 1965
A Special meeting of the City Council was called to order b
Leonard Thiel at 6 : 0 3 p , m , y Mayor
The following Councilmen were present at roll call .
Murray Gal ins on
Richard Graves
Jams Heltzer
Richard Koch
Robert Reynolds
Leonard Thiel
Also present were the City Mana ger , City Attorney , Police Captain ,
City Clerk and Acting Secretary , and Officers Harwood , Metro and
Racette . Councilman Frank Howard arrived at 6 : 07 p . m .
The City Attorney nave a summary of the situation and explained
that the meeting was called as a hearing on revocation or suspension
of the off - sale beer and liquor licenses of Jennings Liquor , Inc . ,
4608 Excelsior Boulevard , St . Louis Park , Minnesota due to a recent
alleged violation of the intoxicating liquor licensing ordinance
involving a minor ,
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Mr . Robert Grimes was present -as spokesman for Jennings Liquor , Inc .
Also present and representing Jennings Liquor , Inc . were attorneys
J . B . Clarkson , M . L . Flanagan and R . J . :Vhitcomb and clerks Tigue ,
Swanson and Loglan .
After consultation between representatives of the City , the Licensee ,
and their attorneys . it was stipulated and agreed that the factual
basis of the hearing with respect to the violation claimed by the
City would be based upon the documentary evidence to be presented
by the City Attorney to the City Council , consisting of the Notice
Of Hearing with proof of service attached ,
subpoenas with proof
°f service attached certified copy of a docket of the Hennepin
a
COunt ' s held in St . Louis Park ,
Y Municipal Court for hearing ether with
DOPY of the offense report of the Police Department tog
tv'o tYPewritten s tements from the minors involved in the incident *
to
411 of these documents were marked as exhibits and weand declared to
evidence by the Mayor on behalf of the City Council
be findings of fact .
consideration
The rf to do wit �z the action
Second phase of the hearing having o f disciplinary
Of mitis osition greed
R if an mating circumstances and the as Stipulated and e
Y were found to be necessary , was also
t0 be the representatives ° f the various
Pa PreSented to the Council by take evidence as to any
involved reserving the right to uestions of facto
aSPeets serious q of the
Of the hearing which presented b the members
Cuter full statements and due consideration I, c Council took the
ed t
1natt and questions and answers exchano
for consideration .
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ue , Swanson and Loglan by the
After questioning of Mr . Grimes , Tig Councilman Reynolds ,
Council and City Elttorney , a motion was nlfactsyin the case justify
seconded by Councilman Heltzer , that the malt .
the Cit Council to a consideration of the matter of a penalty
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Motion passed by a seven yea vote *
After further discussion by the City Council and statements
by b
Aft m Council -
presentatives of Jennings Liquor , Inc . , a motion was
to suspend the off - sale
man Reynolds , seconded by Councilman Heltzer ,
beer and liquor license , and the premises licensed thereunder to be
q g the period
closed for all purposes for twelve days during
p � p � December 67 196S both dates in -
November 25 , 1960 and terminating
elusive . Motion lost by vote of four nays and three yeas .
Councilman Heltzer , Foch and Reynolds voting yea •
It was moved by Councilman Reynolds , seconded by Councilman Graves ,
to suspend the off - sale beer and liquor license , and t e premises
licensed thereunder to be closed for all purposes for
during the period commencing November 271 1965 and terminating
December 11 1968 , both dates inclusive . Motion passed by a vote of
five yeas and two nays . Councilman Heltzer and Loch voting nay .
Mayor Thiel declared the hearing closed at 7 : 29 p . m .
Leonard ) Thier , Mayor
Attest .
Earl E . Hanson , etino Secretary
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