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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ST . LOUIS PA12�K ' MINNESOTA1975
March 17 ,
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Fleetham at 7 : 30 P • m • The following
Councilmen were present :
Richard Graves
Lyle Hanks
Rose -Mary Griak
Keith Meland
Leonard Thiel
Frank Fleetham
e Cit Manager , City Clerk , City Attorney , Police Captain ,
Also present were th Y
and Acting Secretary .
Mayor Fleetham opened the hearing .
5 , 1, 975 the City of St . Louis Park
The City Attorney explained that on. Fe bruarydba Miracle Mile Liquors ,
filed a complaint against Harold L . Aretz , Ordinance Code regarding
5005 Excelsior Boulevard , for violations of the City
iownership and falsif icatiaa of a liquor license
multiple liquor license
application . He further noted that the court dismissed the charge involving
the falsification and that the defendant , Mr .
Aretz , plead guilty to the
charge involving multiple liquor license ownership . A enalt P y for the violation
regarding the multiple license ownership was held in abeyance for one year
pending any further misdemeanor violations . He noted that the notice of
hearing was properly served .
Mr . Ronald Haskavitz , representing Mr . Aretz , stated that he believed this
was a technical violation of the law that did not justify a revocation
or lengthy suspension of the Aretz license . He reviewed the circumstances
under which Mr . Aretz acquired stock in Bunny ' s Liquors , Inc . and noted
that his client has divested himself of four shares of stock in Bunny ' s
and now owns less than ten percent of the stock in that business , He
further noted that Miracle Mile Liquors has been operating approximately
sixteen years with only one minor violation occurring during the first year
6f operation .
Mr . Harold Aretz was sworn in by the City Clerk . In response to a question
from Mayor Fleetham , Mr . Aretz stated that he currently owns eight shares of
stock in Bunny ' s Liquors , Inc .
The Council recessed for approximately ten minutes . When the Council
reconvened , it was moved by Councilman Graves , seconded by Councilman Thiel ,
that the off - sale liquor license of Harold L . Aretz , dba Miracle Mile Liquors ,
be suspended April 14 and 15 , 1975 and that the premises be closed during
that period . The motion passed 6 - 0 .
The meeting was adjourned at 7 : 50 p , me
A f : F k G . Fleetham , Jr . , Mayor
Susan Workman , Actg . Secretary