Local Licensing Authority Minutes 2005 03 28

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Local Licensing Authority Minutes March 28, 2005 Page 5 of 7 Attorney Light brought the Authority's attention to some of the annotations on the application that were a result of Secretary Hanson working with the applicant to address questions raised by the attorney's review. Attorney Light had some further questions for Mr. Khan. Light asked Mr. Khan if he had any ownership interest in the business. He stated he did not have interest in Maharaja, Inc. He and Ms. Khatun had had an interest in a beer and wine license in Golden but have surrendered that license. He also had interest in other licenses but all those businesses have been sold. His interest in this business is as manager only. Attorney Light then questioned the source of funds for the business. Mr. Khan explained where the funds came from. Attorney Light commented the applicant needed to more thoroughly explain on the application how those funds were obtained on question number 15 on the individual histories. Attorney Light asked about any disciplinary action received on any of the other licenses. Mr. Khan stated the restaurant in Golden was cited for serving to an underage person. This is the license that has been surrendered. Attorney Light asked if any disciplinary action had been received at any of the other previously owned establishments. Mr. Khan responded there had been some violations. Mr. Khan was asked if he had taken server training. He responded he had some years ago. He said he plans to send his employees to training. Mr. Khan stated because of the size of this restaurant, they are hoping to be able to host large parties and would definitely like to have a liquor license. Wilson moved the Authority find the applicant of good moral character, the inhabitants of the neighborhood desire the license be granted, the license will meet the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood, all City and state law requirements have been met and based on these findings, the Local Licensing Authority approve the issuance of a hotel and restaurant license for Maharaja, Inc. d/b/a Maharaja Cuisine of India conditioned upon the Licensee providing a complete answer to question 15 on the individual history. Mulvahill seconded. Roll Call Vote: Mulvahill - yes, Koertje - yes, Rommelfanger - yes and Wilson - yes. Police Department Reports A. Incident Report - Druids Arms -12/17/04 Wilson moved no action be taken on this item. Rommelfanger seconded. Roll Call Vote: Mulvahill- yes, Koertje - yes, Rommelfanger - yes and Wilson - yes. B. Incident Report - Henry's - 3/12/2005 Detective Gordanier stated she talked with the officer on this incident and he would like some time to do some follow up investigation. The Authority decided to table this item until the next meeting.