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Session 1837 April 22, 2002 Vernon has dealt with this issue and does not have this problem occurring any longer. There used to be a litter problem at the Vernon store before it became Pete's Shur Save. Now, the litter problem has been resolved. The Olive owners pledge to have a private company clean up the litter in the parking lot three times a week. The owners will clean up the lot every night themselves. Mr. Goldstein also stated that there would be security at the store. Additionally, they do not plan to sell 40 oz bottles of beer or half pints at all and the 24 oz cans will only be sold in multiples of three or four only. They will not sell individual bottles or cans of beer - these will only be sold by the six pack. Ms. Welsch asked if there would be someone in the store, if citizens had concerns, whom they could go to for resolution of their concerns. Mr. Goldstein responded that Chris Sarandos, the owner, would be there everyday. Mr. Lieberman said that the City had put much credence in the fact that this site was to be improved. The City Manager was telling him how pleased he was that the site was planning to be improved. This isn't going to be done right away however, and he wondered exactly what the timeline looked like. Mr. Goldstein would like to have at least a year to finish the job, but any reasonable time will be satisfactory. The owners will start on the job right away. Mr. Sharpe moved approval of the liquor license. Ms. Colquitt seconded the motion. Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel, congratulated the newly elected Councilmembers. Ms. Glickert did not recall ever putting an applicant through the site plan process to approve a liquor license. Mayor Adams responded that it isn't done often, but the Council has done it a few times. This process was used with the Schnucks store. Ms. Glickert continued saying that grocery stores are a part of our lives and these two men should be commended for opening this store. It is unfair to oppose this process on the grocery stores and not on all the little Asian shops along Olive that have liquor licenses. It is also unfair to allude to the grocery store on Vernon and perceive problems with that store and then penalize the owners of the Olive store where there is not a connection. The store on Olive will be run by the sons and the store on Vernon is run by the father. The sons should not be responsible for the father's actions. The Pete's Shur Say on the east of the City has been very important in supporting the charity set up by All Saints Church to help unfortunate individuals in need of food or other care. These people are given vouchers for free meat:, vegetables and milk from Pete's Shur Say. Frequently, the parish doesn't have the cash to pay the bills and Pete's has extended credit for many months to the parish until this bill could be paid. This is important to know. Again, she doesn't feel like it is fair to penalize the owners of the new Olive store because the City does not like what is going on at the Vernon store. They should be entitled to a liquor license. Ted Slegesky, 7430 Melrose, said that he lives in Musick neighborhood and can see