HomeMy WebLinkAbout07(A) - Public Hearing for New On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License Application - Teresa's Mexican Rest Report
ITEM: 7A
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 09, 2026
PREPARED BY: Heidi Simon, City Clerk
PRESENTED BY: Heidi Simon
AGENDA ITEM: Public Hearing for New On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License
Application - Teresa's Mexican Restaurant
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approval of a resolution approving an On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for Teresa's Mexican
Restaurant.
BACKGROUND:
Teresa's Mexican Restaurant is a well-established restaurant in Prior Lake located at 6880 Boudin
Street NE. This restaurant has recently gone under new ownership. As a result of the new
ownership, they are applying for an On Sale Intoxicating Liquor License.
All property taxes and monies owed to the City for 6880 Boudin Street NE are current and there
does not appear to be any other reasons set forth in Minnesota Statutes 340A or in the Prior Lake
City Code which would preclude issuance of a license.
It has been the City’s practice to conduct a public hearing for initial license issuance, but not for
renewals. Therefore, the City Council should conduct a public hearing to determine if substantive
information is offered which would be germane to this topic. Once the hearing is conducted, the
City Council can act as it deems appropriate.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Conduct the public hearing and if no new information is offered, approve the resolution
issuing an On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for the period of July 1, 2026 to June 30,
2027 as proposed or with conditions.
2. Take no action and direct the staff to obtain additional information related to the license
issuance or denial.
3. Direct the staff to prepare a resolution with findings of facts denying the license request.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 26- Resolution Approving a New Liquor License- Teresa's Mexican Restaurant
City of Prior Lake | 4646 Dakota Street SE | Prior Lake MN 55372
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 26-
A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ON SALE INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE FOR
TERESA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Motion By: Second By:
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 340A authorizes the City to issue on and off sale
liquor and 3.2 malt liquor licenses, on sale wine licenses, Sunday licenses,
and club licenses; and
WHEREAS, Prior Lake City Code sets forth the application process for such licenses; and
WHEREAS, Teresa’s Mexican Restaurant has submitted an On Sale Intoxicating liquor
license application; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Prior Lake City Code section 301.600, “no license shall be
granted for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments or other
financial claims of the City are delinquent or unpaid.”
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. All property taxes for the premises of the 6880 Boudin Street are paid and current in
compliance with Prior Lake City Code 301.600.
3. The liquor license for the premises of Teresa’s Mexican Restaurant 6880 Boudin Street Prior
Lake, MN is approved for the period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
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Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 9 day of June 2026.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
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Nay
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Abstain
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Absent
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Jason Wedel, City Manager