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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
PRESENTED BY
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a 3000 sq. ft. license application submitted by Pocket Change Dollar Store, Inc., d/b/a Pocket
4 Change Dollar Store (License ID#20050001021) for the premises located at 851 - 7` Street East
s in Saint Paul, by Notice of Intent to Deny License Application dated October 13, 2005, alleging
s that the licensee failed to obtain approval of an opening inspection from an Environmental
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RESOLVED, that the Retail Food (C) - Grocery 1001-3000 sq. ft. license application
submitted by Pocket Change Dollar Store, Inc., d/b/a Pocket Change Dollar Store is hereby
denied.
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Aetion Requested:
Approval of the attached resolurion to take adverse action against the Retail Food (C) - Grocery 10013000 sq. ft. license applicarion
submitted by Pocket Change Dollaz Store, Inc., d/b/a Pocket Change Dollaz Store (License ID#20050001021) for the pzexnises located
at 851-7Th Sheet East in Saint Paul.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contracts Must Mswer the Following Questions:
Planning Commission 1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this department?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civii Service Commission 2. Has this person/firtn ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does this person/firm passess a skill not normally passessed by any
current city employee? ,
Yes No
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Initiating Probiem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Licensee failed to obtain approval of an opening inspection from a Environmernal Health Inspector or norify the Office of LIEP whether
they intend to continue with the license applica6on. After notification, the licensee did not respond to the Notice of Intent to Deny
License Application.
Advantages if Approved: �
License applicarion denial as recommended by the Office of LIEP.
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Disadvanhages If Not Approved:
Application approved against the recommendafion of the Office of LIEP.
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October 13, 2005
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OFFICE vr THE CITy ATTORNEY
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SmMPaul, Mmnesom 55102
NOTICE OF INTENT TO DENY LICENSE APPLICATION
Owner/Manager
Pocket Change Dollaz Store
851 -'7"' Street East
St. Pau1, MN 55106
Te7ephone; 657 26G8710
Facrimile: 65l 298-5619
RE: Retail Food (C) - Cnocery 1001-3000 sq. ft. license application submitted by Pocket
Change Dollar Store, Inc., d!b/a Pocket Change Dollaz Store for the premises located at
851 - 7"' Street East in Saint Paul
License ID #20050001021
Deaz Sir/Madam:
The Office of License Inspections and Environmental Protection has recommended denial
of the Retail Food (C) - Grocery 1001-3000 sq. ft. license application submitted by Pocket
Change Dollaz Store, Ina., d/b/a Pocket Change Dollaz Store for the premises located at
851 - 7�' Street East in Saint Paul . The basis for the recommendation is as follows:
On September 19, 2005, you received a letter from the OfFce of License,
Inspections and Environmental Protection stating that your license
application was "Pending" since April, 2005. In order to continue processing
of the application you were asked to obtain approval of an opening
inspection from Brian Krawiecki, an En"vironinental Health Inspector.
You were given until September 26, 2005, to schedule the inspection or let the
Office of LIEP know whether or not you intend to continue with your license
application. As of today's date, you have neither scheduled the inspection
nor contacted the Office of LIEP regarding your application.
AA-ADA-EEO Employer
Pocket Change Dollar Stq�
October 13, 2005
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At this time you haue three options on how to proceed:
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If you wish to do business in the City.of Saint Paul, you ivill need call Environmental
Health Tnspector, Brian Krawiecki, at 651-266-9134 to schedule an opening inspection by
Monday, October 24, 2005.
2. If you wish to have a public hearing before the Saint Paul City Couacil, you will need to
send me a letter with a statement admitting the facts and requesting a public hearing. We
will need to receive your letter by Monday, October 24, 2005. The matter will then be
scheduled before the City Council for a public heaziug to determine whether to deny your
license applicafion. You will have an opportuniiy to appeaz befare the Council and make
a statement on your own behalf.
3. You may withdraw your license application. Send a written statement to that effect to the
Office of License, Inspections and Environmental Protection, 8 Fourth Street East, Suite
200, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1002 no later than Monday, October 24, 2005.
Information should be directed to the attention of Christine Rozek. Any request for a
refund of the license application fee must also be made in writing to the Office of LIEP.
Please let me Imow in writing no later than Monday, October 24, 2U05, how You
would like ta proceed. If I have not heard from you by that date, I will assume that you are
not contesting your license application denial.
If you have any questions, feel free to call me or have your attomey call me, at 266-8710.
Sincerely,
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Rachel Gunderson
Assistant City Attorney
cc: Christine Rozek, Deputy Director of LIEP
Chazif Hadydat, 7544 Dupont Avenue, Richfield, MN 55423
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AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL
MEGHAN McGIVERN, being first duly swom, deposes and says that on October 14, 2005,
she served the attached NOT'ICE OF INTENT TO SUSPEND LICENSE by placing true and conect
copies thereof in envelopes addressed as follows:
OwnerlManager
Pocket Change Dollar Store
851 - 7`� Street East
St. Paul, MN 55106
Charif Hadydat
7544 Dupont Avenue
Richfield, MN 55423
(which aze the last Imown addresses of said persons) depositing the same, with postage prepaid,
in the United States mail at St. Paul, Minnesota.
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MEGFIAN McGIVERN
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 14th day of October, 2005.
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