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88-87 WNITE - CITV CI.ERK PINK - FINANCE G I TY OF SA I NT PAU L Council �_�� CANARV - OEPARTMENT � BLUE -MAVOR File NO. � Council Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Cauncil has the authority under State law and City ordinance to enforce the liquor licen83ng laws in the City of Saint Paul; NOW THEREFORE HE IT RESOLVED, That the City Council hereby requeste that the City Attorney'e Office conduct a thorough examination of any and all existing evidence which the Saint Paul Polfce Department has gathered regarding Earl D. Montpetit and any of his licenaed establishments within the City, including but not limited to Mr. Montpetit's Janu�ry 9, 1988 arrest , and report back to the Council 's Finance, Management and Personnel Committee by January 27 , 1988 with recommendations ae to whether the evidence reviewed provides a suffficient basis for the Council to proceed with a public hearing on an adverse licenee action against Mr. Montpetit. COUNCIL MEMBERS Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Dimoud ��g in Favor Gosw;tz Rettman O s�ne;ne� Against BY — Sonnen Wilson Adopted by Council: Date JAN 2 0 1988 Form Approv City Attorney Certified Y•ss Counc.' ec t � BY gy _��-�------ , A►ppro y Ylavor: Date _ �N 2 � �� Approved� y ayor for Submission to Council B BY pUBIISHED J A N � t� 1988 ` 11 ' � V ' � / GITY OP` SAINT PAUL :tllll4tll �� `��ll OFFICE OF TI3E CITY COIINCIL BOB LONG MARY ANN HECHT Councilmember Legislative Aide January 20, 1988 T0: City Council Members FROM: Bob Long �� RE: Earl Montpetit Investigation - As you can see from the attached January 11 , 1988 memo, the License Inspector's office only requested information .from the Police Department concerning the January 9, 1988 arrest of Mr. Montpetit. The License Inspector's request did not respond to the Council's desires to have the Inspector review all of the Police investigation files pertaining to Mr. Montpetit and his licensed establishments in Saint Paul, including any incidents or Police reports prior to January 9, 1988. I discussed this matter with Jerry Segal following our January 19 Council meeting. It appears that Mr. Segal could review Police Department files regarding Mr. Montpetit in matters unrelated to the active investigation or the January 9, 1988 arrest . Based on his review of those Police records, and any other records made available to him regarding the January 9 incident , Mr. Segal could make an informed recommendation to the Council as to whether there are surricient grounds , based on existing evidence, to proceed with a public hearing on an adverse action against Mr . Montpetit. Therefore, I recommend that that the Council suspend the Rules and adopt the attached Resolution at our January 20 , 1988 meeting. attachs. 2 cc: Ed Starr Jerry Segal Joseph Carchedi CTTY HALL SEVENTH FLOOR SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 612/298-4473 s�ae ►�-_�.�:.�1..0_1�.r_.ei:::..,.um�i_,....-,_..,.-:.x✓t...y. ��:'w.:•r:�IP -W�S..".�. .a,..v:.� � ..... . . .. .,r - . . -. .... _ �. - � . � L �L � " ��''�._�_ .:.. 3�`�:...,' .._�b' +.. �•..��._ � ":�:.: '. '...1'!C ..�_�. � .�..�_»._ .� . ._. .. �- ' 'A , ` ' • .. . .��/1 /V ' I w y _ l/ • �� • . � ��`� C1TY OF SAINT PAUL INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM �fAM � � 1988 ��f J�T�(��"��`.y ]]ATE: Januai.y 11, 1988 T0: Lt_ Carol� .Bai.ley . � . Saint Paul Police Departrrnnt, Vice F�K: Kris Sc:hrap�n].es�Van Hazx�.S v.� I am requesting any info�atio� y�ou have on Earl D. Nk:intpetit �c-r�rninq the Januaxy 9� 1988 inci.dent� 31011g w.i.th 3i7y rect�t- mendatioazs you.may have with regards to the On Sale Ligwr Licenses h�td by Mpntpeti.t. Thank y�u for yo�s cooperaticm. RSVH/1P . . cc: Jerry Segal - City Attorney's Office Joseph Carcr.�ecii. - License Inspector � � �-�-� � ��,�, � ��,ov�.w•.•,j:n _�:�'_' °;°�� CITY OF SAINT PAUL �: ;��;,. =• �'"" _� OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY '� i�� "'�'It ,'r '' ��1��1��- ^:� EDWARD P. STARR, CITY ATTORNEY � "'�:"'� 647 City Nali,Saim Paul, Minnesota 55102 „�.:,, > GEORGE LATIMER 612-298-5121 MAYOR • January 15, 1988 RECEIVED JAN 191988 Council President James Scheibel and Members of the City Council C�N CLE� Dear President Scheibel and Council Members : You had asked the advice of the License Inspector, Police Depart- ment and City Attorney on how to proceed in cor.sidering possible adverse action on licenses held by Mr. Earl Montpetit. This question arose after newspaper articles were published alleging that Mr. Montpetit was arrested on charges of prostitution. . Mr. Montpetit is the licensee of the Oz Nightclub, a business licensed by the City of Saint �aul . Because these charges concerning Mr. Montpetit are considered by the Police Department to be an active and ongoing investi- gation which has not been presented as evidence in court, the Police D�partment ' s records and files on t;hese allegations are classified as confidential pursuant to Minnesota Statutes , section 13. 82 , subdivision 5 , and may not be released to the City Council . Tnerefore, it is not possible to make any determi- nation at this time whether there is probable cause to consider taking adverse action on the business licenses held by Mr. Montpetit. Procedures governing license hearings are set forth in Section 310. 05 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. These procedures require that notice be provided to the lic:ensee specifying the "issues involved or grounds upon which trie adverse action may be sought or based. " The purpose of this is to give the licensee adequate notice of the reasons for the possible adverse action so that he may have an opportunity to prepare his �3efense and this is a fundamental due process right. The Office of License Inspector utilizes the Police Department staff in conducting investigations into alleged improper or illegal activities of licensed businesses. It is essential that those investigative reports be available :�n making initial determinations whether the Inspector should recommend that the Council take any form of adverse action. This investigative data is not available at the present time. ` � �-�7 Council President Scheibel and Members of the City Council Page Two January 15, 1988 Because the City License Inspector and the City Attorney do not have adequate information regarding any alleged wrong-doing on the part of Mr. Montpetit, we are not able to prepare the required notice. In addition, it is not possible at this time, and without the opportunity to have a full investigation, for our offices to determine what evidence there exists to present at a City Ccuncil hearing. ° It is our recommendation that the Council not proceed to schedule any hearings on possible adverse action until after the investi- gations are completed and we have had an opportunity to inspect all of the evidence. In that manner, the hearing process will be in accord with the Legi�lative Code, and will minimize the possible legal objections to;�;a fiawed process. Yours truly, � � � � JOSEPH CARC�iEDI License Inspector . % � E J . SF�� ss ' stant C:_ Attorney JC :JJS :cg �� ...! . .:�. *T y. r�, _ � ' t.:�� y ,�i � � ��,,� , � �. y �� <. `� � � d rv ye � k � 11 �. � . ,, , ��i 7 � `' ' . -� . �. .. , 4. � ' _ .,� . .. ... .-�. . _. ;. . � :i .! _. . . . i �. � � " -a � i , � ., . . 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