Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Licensing topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council revokes Las Dos Primos liquor license after state tax notice
Summary
At the city'manager's request and citing a Department of Revenue notice, the council revoked the on'sale intoxicating (including Sunday) liquor license for Las Dos Primos Corporation because of delinquent state taxes, pending a state clearance certificate; council debated whether to count the action as a fourth strike under local policy but voted to revoke in accordance with the state notice.
The Mankato City Council voted to revoke the on'sale intoxicating liquor license (including Sunday liquor) for Las Dos Primos Corporation, doing business as Las Dos Primos, after staff reported the Minnesota Department of Revenue requested revocation for delinquent state taxes.
City Clerk Khabishke told the council the state had asked the city to revoke the license under Minnesota statute 270C.072, subdivision 1(b), and that a clearance certificate from the Department of Revenue would be required before alcohol sales could resume. "If the council does affirm the revocation, the intention would be for the licensee to immediately cease selling alcohol at the premises starting tomorrow, until we receive a clearance certificate from the Department of Revenue," Khabishke said.
Council members discussed whether to treat the matter as a fourth strike under the city's license strike matrix. Some members argued the action should be processed as a fourth strike given the licensee's prior violations and the absence of a representative at the meeting; others asked whether suspension could be used instead to allow for later reversal if documentation surfaced. Staff said the Department of Revenue letter requires revocation and that the city must act within 30 days of receiving that notice.
With no representative of the licensee present and no extenuating circumstances reported, the council moved and approved a motion to revoke the license in accordance with the state request. Staff said the revocation would remain in effect until the Department of Revenue issued a clearance certificate and the council reconsiders issuance of the license.
The council did not record a roll'call vote on the motion in the public record beyond the voice vote confirming the motion carried; staff noted the action followed state guidance.
