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Parker, Kristy
From: Harp, Aaron
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 4:11 PM
To: Alford, Patrick; Ung, Rosalinh; Hartford, Bill; Frizzell, Craig
Cc: Lepo, David; Kappeler, John; Parker, Kristy; Vallercamp, Ron; Jones, Doug
Subject: RE: Sejour
From: Arthur Stockton [mailto:arthurstockton @sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 3:14 PM
To: Lepo, David; Alford, Patrick
Subject: Sejour
Gentlemen:
I am in receipt of Mr. Lepo's letter dated December 12, 2007, which, unfortunately, I did not receive until
December 23rd. While we would dispute a number of the matters raised in the letter, the reality of the
situation appears to be that the entitlements necessary to make Sejour successful and profitable, namely to
operate as a bar and restaurant as we bargained for in our lease, are not feasible at this time.
We base these conclusions on (i) the extreme position of your letter, (ii) previous and current actions and
overreaching by the City in the context of the considerable vagaries, blaring inconsistencies and ambiguities in
the Use Permit at 3400 Via Lido (including the legally unenforceable provision in the Permit that prohibits the
sale of beer), (iii) independent actions taken by the City in what appears to be a campaign against bars and
restaurants in Newport Beach, (iv) official and unofficial discussions with City officials and the attitude and
demeanor of certain officials in connection with our attempts both to file an amendment and,
alternatively, comply with the Permit, including our attempts to secure special events permits.
We simply have to cut the considerable losses we have incurred to date. Accordingly, Sejour is closed, the sale
is canceled and we are terminating our lease.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (949) 838 -6558.
Sincerely,
Arthur Stockton
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