2025-11-12 Resolution 12364City of Richfield November 12, 2025
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 12364
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Motion by: Burk
Seconded by: Hayford Oleary
RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR SAN MIGUEL
ENTERPRISES, LLC d/b/a LA VAQUITA SHORT STOP, 7034 CEDAR AVENUE
SOUTH AND IMPOSING A CIVIL PENALTY FOR FIRST TIME ALCOHOL
COMPLIANCE FAILURE
WHEREAS, San Miguel Enterprises, LLC d/b/a La Vaquita Short Stop (“Licensee”)
holds an Off-Sale 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor License from the City of Richfield; and
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2025, the City of Richfield Public Safety
Department conducted a compliance check of the Licensee’s establishment and during
the compliance check, an employee of the Licensee sold alcohol to an underage
person; and
WHEREAS, this is their first alcohol compliance check failure; and
WHEREAS, the Licensee appeared before the Richfield City Council on
November 12, 2025, and admitted the violation and stipulated to the penalty imposed by
this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield as follows:
1.The Licensee’s Off-Sale 3.2 Percent Malt Liquor license is hereby suspended for
a period of five (5) consecutive days, commencing on a date to be determined by
the Public Safety Director, but to take place within 30 days after their Council
appearance.
2.A civil penalty of $1,000 is hereby imposed. On or before December 12, 2025,
the Licensee shall deliver a check or money order payable to the City of Richfield
in the amount of $1,000.
3.Meet with the Director of Public Safety by December 12, 2025, to present a
written action plan to ensure future compliance.
4.A manager must attend alcohol compliance and sales awareness training
conducted by a private firm, approved by Public Safety, with all costs paid by the
establishment.
City of Richfield November 12, 2025
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 12364
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Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 12th day of November 2025.
VOTING AYE VOTING NAY
Supple, Mary Supple, Mary
Burk, Walter Burk, Walter
Christensen, Sharon Christensen, Sharon
Coleman-Woods, Rori Coleman-Woods, Rori
Hayford Oleary, Sean Hayford Oleary, Sean
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Mary Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Michelle Friedrich, City Clerk