III.1. Resolution Approving an On-Sale Liquor and Sunday Sale License for Lago Tacos Hopkins LLC DBA Lago Tacos; Domeier
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2026-062
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Amy Domeier, City Clerk
Date: June 16, 2026
Subject: Resolution Approving an On-Sale Liquor and Sunday Sales Liquor
License for Lago Tacos Hopkins LLC DBA Lago Tacos
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO adopt a Resolution Approving an On-Sale Liquor and Sunday Sales Liquor
License for Lago Tacos Hopkins LLC DBA Lago Tacos.
OVERVIEW
Lago Tacos LLC applied for an on-sale liquor license and Sunday sales liquor license at
Lago Tacos, a new restaurant to be located at 1106 Mainstreet (formerly Thirty Bales).
• The licensed premises include the interior space and an outdoor seating area at
1106 Mainstreet.
• The owners plan to open Lago Tacos as soon as possible.
• The Police Department and City Clerk are reviewing the liquor license
applications requested and conducting a background investigation as required by
state and local law.
• The liquor licenses will become effective upon all conditions being met in
Resolution 2026-019 and will expire on June 30, 2026, subject to any
subsequent renewals. The City Clerk’s office will work with the applicant to renew
the liquor license immediately from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
Upon City Council approval of the liquor licenses requested, the State applications will
be submitted to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling
Enforcement Division, for certification.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Resolution 2026-019
• The complete application is on file in the City Clerk’s office.
Administration
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2026-019
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ON-SALE LIQUOR AND SUNDAY SALES LIQUOR
LICENSE FOR LAGO TACOS HOPKINS LLC DBA LAGO TACOS, WITH
CONDITIONS
WHEREAS, Lago Tacos Hopkins LLC DBA Lago Tacos, applied for an On Sale
Liquor and Sunday Sales Liquor License to be located at 1106 Mainstreet, Hopkins; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT NOW RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Hopkins as follows:
1. The City Council approves an On Sale Liquor and Sunday Sales Liquor License for
Lago Tacos Hopkins LLC DBA Lago Tacos, for the premises located at 1106
Mainstreet. The licensed premises include the interior space and an outdoor seating
area at 1106 Mainstreet.
2. The licenses are conditioned on the applicant’s ongoing compliance with its
application that is on file with the City Clerk, and is further subject to the following:
A. All terms and conditions of the City Code Chapter 4, Alcoholic Beverages,
and Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 340A.
B. Background check by the Hopkins Police Department.
C. Final inspection by the City Building Official.
D. Final inspection by the City Fire Marshal.
E. Final inspection by the Hennepin County Health Inspector.
3. The on-sale intoxicating license issued herein is further conditioned on the existence
and operation of a restaurant, as that term is defined in Hopkins City Code, section
4-1(b), within the licensed premises.
4. Upon adherence with the contingencies set forth herein, the Mayor and City Clerk
are hereby authorized to execute said licenses.
5. The licenses shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2026, subject to subsequent
renewals.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins on the 16th day of June 2026.
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Patrick Hanlon, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk