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269933 �'�'HITE - CITV CLERK PINK - FINANCE GITY OF SAINT PAIIL Council CANARY - DEPARTMENT � ��y� BLUE�, - MAVOR File NO. •��A���- ' _ Council Resolution Presented By ��'I Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, James A. Watson III, d/b/a Club Scorpio, is the holder of an On Sale Non-Intoxicating Liquor License, an Off Sale Non-IntoYicating Liquor License, a Tavern License, a Class C-2 Restaurant License, a Dance Hall License, and a Cigarette License, all for the premises at 1175 W. 7th Street, in the City of Saint Paul; and WHEREAS, the licensee had made application for the renewal of all such licenses to the License Inspector; and WHEREAS, the License Inspector recommended to the License Committee that none of the licenses be renewed or granted on the following grounds: "1. Permitting dancers or performers on the licensed premises to expose their pubic hair, vaginas, anuses, and genitals to customers without having any covering. Such violations occurred on Augu st 27, 1977; August 4, 1977; July 29, 1977; Ma.y 17, 1976; and January 5, 1976. 2. Permitting dancers or performers on the licensed premises to expose their pubic hair, vaginas, anuse�, genitals and breasts to customers. Such violations occurred September 1, 1977; September 9, 1977; September 13, 1977; and September 15, 1977. 3. Permitting dancers and customers to come into physical contact by customers touching or fondling the pubic hair, vaginas, or genitals of the dancers on the licensed premises. �uch violations occurred September 1, 1977; and July 29, 1977." and; COUNCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nay�s Butler Hozza In Favor Hunt Q Levine _ __ Against BY — Roedler S ylvester Te OCT 1 8 1977 Form Appro d by City Atto ey Adop by Council: Date — • • � ertified Pas • Co S retary BY - � Approved by Ma��or: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By BY �UBLISHED ��T `� G 1977 r ��,,?�'py` � .. y,:..r .tr �V✓'YS� WHEREAS, a hearing was scheduled before the License Committee on October 5, 1977, and continued to October 12, 1977, at which hearing the licensee appeared and voluntarily proceeded without counsel; and WHEREAS, the hearing was on the record, with all testimony taken under oath, taken by a shorthand court reporter, and the licensee was permitted to examine all witnesses and present testimony and evidence in his own behalf;, and WHEREAS, the Committee heard testimony from Sgts. Mark Jessen, John Voita, Gary Bohn, and Michael Markuson; from Officers Francis Zaruba, Thomas Fabio, Robert Paskett, and Keith Mortenson, all of the Saint Paul Police Department; from Joseph F. Carchedi, License Inspector; from the licensee James A. Watson, and an employee of the licensee, Daniel Ziemann; and received documentary evidence consisting of Exhibits 1 through 10; and WHEREAS, the evidence received by the Committee established that on nine separate occasions over a period from January 5, 1976, to September 15, 1977, gross violations of the liquor li- censing regulations pertaining to sexual conduct in bars occurred; that the licensee acknowledged that such violations had occurred, and the testimony of the officers was truthful; that it could be reasonably inferred that such violations were a continuous and accepted course of conduct by dancers and performers on the premises; tha.t the actions done by the dancers and performers violated both the ordinance prior to August 29, 1977 and the ordinance as amended after that date; and that the management and licensee did not exercise any effective control over the actions of such dancers and performers so as to eliminate the ` violations ; and WHEREAS, the License Committee considered all of the evi- dence, taking into account the demeanor and credibilit y of the witnesses, together with the documentary evidence introduced, and thereupon voted 2-0 to recommend to the Council of the City of Saint Paul that all licenses applied `for by the licensee, and which the licensee had held in the past, be denied and revoked; and 2. WHITE - CITV CLERK PINK - FINANCE G I TY OF SA I NT PALTL Council ; CANARV - DEPARTMENT B L U E � - M A V O R File N O."�i�������� E. !_J L7a•�J'� �� ' Council Resolution Presented By . Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date Page 3. WHEREAS, a copy of this Resolution as proposed by the License Committee has been mailed to the licensee before its considera- tion by the Council; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the applications by James A. Watson III for the renewal of licenses held by him for the premises at 1175 W. 7th Street in Saint Paul are hereby denied, and any existing licenses revoked. COUNCILMEN Yeas Nay�s Requested by Department of: Butler � �n Favor Hozza Hunt Levine _ O __ Against BY Roedler Sylvester Tedesco OCT � $ 191,! Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Passed by Counc.il Secretary BY- g�, App by Mayor: OCT 19 197 Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By BY PUBLISHED �CT 2 L 1977