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Counc ' esolution -
Presented By
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Referre Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
RESOLVED, that the private club license issued to BUT, Inc .
dba People' s Choice Club , 920 S lby Avenue, Saint Paul , Minnesota,
i:s hereby suspended for a perio of thirty (30) days , beginning
at 12 :01 A.M. on April 15 , 1988 and ending at 12 : 00 NOON on
May 15 , 1988 , to which suspensi n the licensee has consented.
The licensee hereby consen s to the aforesaid suspension
of its license , and will not op rate or open for any business
the licensed premises at 920 Se by Avenue.
UT, Inc. dba People' s Choice
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t�a.r P�ivate Cl� la.cense for a'pexiod o� 3 :days beginning at i2:01 a.m. o� ��1 �.5, 1988
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March 30, 1988 _ _ . ....._ _ _._
Councilmember William Wilson
718 Cit,y Hall �� ,
St. Paul, MN 55102 `
Dear Councilmember Wilson:
As you are aware , on March 21 , 1988 , the Summit-University
Planning Council held a neighb rhood meeting regarding the
Private Club License of the Peop es Choice Club, located at 920
Selby Avenue.
Over 100 concerned neighborhood r sidents attended the meeting at
J . J . Hill School . Much frustra ion was expressed about the
activities that are going on at he corner of Milton and 3elby.
Many of the residents stated the are frustrated with the drug
traffic� the police department an the Peoples Choice.
As you know, the community at t e March 21st meeting voted to
recommend the Private Club License be revoked . The
recommendation was forwarded to the full Summit-University
Planning Council the following e ening on March 22nd for final
review and recommendation to th City Council . Nick Davis ,
Chairperson of the community mee ing presented the findings of
' the community meeting to the ull Board . In addition , a
compromise was presented to the oard for their review. The
Board discussed at great length bo h the recommendation to revoke
the license and the compromise pr sented. After the disaussion
by both Board and residents , th Board voted to acoept the
compromise.
The compromise was passed by the B ard is as follows:
1. ) The Peoples Choice Club (BUT Inc. ) agrees to voluntary
close for 30 days start ng April 15 , 1988 to May 14,
1988.
2 . ) Peoples Choice will requ st the police department to
patrol the area during t e 30 day eTosing.
3 . ) Peoples Chioce will make a public: request to the police
department to patrol w en the Peoples Choice Club
reopens on May 15th.
4 . ) Peoples Choice agrees to change the _opening and elosing
hours to 4 :00 p.m. to 12: a.m;°�
5: )' People.s Choice agrees ��to work with a neighborhood task
force to mqnitor activities in the immediate area
around th.e Peoples Choic for an indefinite period of
time (the task force wi 1 include, representatives of
the Summit-U Planning C uncil and Laurel/HaQue Block
Club) . . ,
- 6 . ) The Peoples Choice will p ovide security inside as well .
as outside and must be id ntifiable. '
627 Selby Avenue St. Paul, Minn, la 5510�4 Telephone (�i 12)228-1 ASS �
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7 . ) The Peoples Choio wi11 reinstitute a Board of
Directors to help org.anize � Neighborhood Aotivities
which will inelud but not b� limited to 1 . ) a
Scholarship Fund for youth whioh will be presented at •
an annual Banquet 2 . aponsorahiR of an athletio group
and 3. ) will coneeiv and implement programs for 3enior
Citizens . ( Which, w a a part of the original 1979
a�treement) .
8 . ) _Peoples Cho.ice will r move the pay phone in the er�try
wa,y of the - club t:o s �op minors from having from having �..� �x.
any reason to be on t e property, and will allow poliee "''��
to monitor for I .U. f aud.
9 . ) Peoples Choice agrees to raiae the minimum a�e limit to
tweni;,y three . ( 23 ) ....yea s old.
lU. ) Peuples Choice agrees to re-issue new membership earde.
And check each indivi ual as they enter Peoples Choiee.
The motion to �ccept the abo e compromise passed .. with four
abstentions .
In addition the Summit-U Council recommends the City Council
continue the public hearing on he revocat�on of the Private Club .
License held by Peoples Choice (BUT Inc: ) until July 1 � 1988.
This will coincide with the annual review of the license.
We understand that all of the a ove concerns will be included in �
the resolution to be presented o the City Council on Thur�sday,
April 7 , 1988 .
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at
228-1855 .
Since�ly,
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Greg!Fin�ll
Execta�tive director .
cc: Peoples choice
Joe Carchedi , License Inspector �
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