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MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: Dallas Larson, City Administrator, and Kurt Glaser, City Attorney <br /> DATE: December 16, 2010 <br /> RE: Applications for liquor license renewal for William Bisek / Kelly's Korner <br /> Investigations for 2011 liquor license renewals found significant issues with the <br /> application from William Bisek / Kelly's Korner. The City Administrator and the City Attorney <br /> recommend ganting the renewals with conditions specific to address those issues. Mr. Bisek <br /> � accepts the conditions recommended in this memorandum. <br /> Recommendation: <br /> Grant renewal of liquor licenses (on-sale and off-sale) with conditions. <br /> Conditions: <br /> a. Licensee may not use or consume alcohol; licensee to allow City to monitor <br /> alcohol use by means determined by City staff. Alternatively, licensee required to <br /> have an approved Responsible Party on premises during hours of operation. <br /> b. No changes in the operation or ownership of the business. <br /> c. Licensee must abide by outstanding Court orders. <br /> d. No changes in the licensee's status related to his pending criminal charges. <br /> e. Must immediately report (within 48-hours) any criminal conviction or change in <br /> the licensee's status on pretrial release. <br /> f. Must fully and accurately disclose any information requested by the City. <br /> g. Any of the issues listed above will be grounds for a public hearing for immediate I <br /> license revocation by the City. However, the licenses are immediately invalidated <br /> at such time as the licensee is jailed or otherwise taken into custody by law <br /> enforcement officials. <br /> h. Licensee to resolve the outstanding liquor license violation. <br /> i. Pay outstanding taxes, utilities, and provide proof of insurance. <br /> Reasons: <br /> In 2010, Mr. Bisek experienced a range of problems related to his finances, criminal <br /> issues, liquor license problems, and failure to fully disclosed details on his liquor license renewal <br /> application. Specially: <br /> i. Kelly's is going into Receivership. Legal counsel for the Bank wishes to <br /> have Mr. Bisek operate the bar while it satisfies his outstanding debt. It <br /> appears likely that the property will be sold by Mr. Bisek or the Bank. <br /> Kelly's has unpaid taxes, utilities and insurance. <br /> ii. Mr. Bisek was charged with felony level DWI Test Refusal and Fleeing <br /> Police. He has a history of convictions related to Assault and DWI. <br /> iii. Kelly's sold liquor after legal hours. Mr, Bisek's bar in Fridley turned-in <br /> its liquor license due to financial concerns; it also had a license violation <br /> and public safety problems. <br /> iv. The City's background investigation revealed that Mr. Bisek's 2011 <br /> 47 <br />