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Memorandum
TO:
Mayor, City Council, Councilor-Elect Pamela Punt
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM:
Judith S. Cox, City Clerk
RE:
Setting Date for Tobacco Violation Hearing
DATE:
November 24, 2009
INTRODUCTION:
City Council is asked to set a date to review the actions of certain tobacco licensees.
BACKGROUND:
Any licensee who furnishes, sells or attempts to sell tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco related
devices to a minor or whose employee furnishes, sells or attempts to sell tobacco, tobacco
products or tobacco related devices to a minor shall be charged an administrative fine and shall
also have his or her license suspended as outlined in the City Code.
Staff is ready to proceed with the setting of a hearing date to consider the tobacco violations that
occured during the compliance check on May 28, 2009. This is the first violation for Stop &
Shop Stores Co., Speedway SuperAmerica LLC, and Tobacco Express, Inc. within a three-year
period. Under the current ordinance, adopted by City Council on July 2, 2002, the penalties for a
first or second incident shall be imposed and administered by the City Administrator upon an
admission by the licensee that the licensee furnished or sold tobacco to a minor. Any licensee
with a first or second violation within a three-year period who admits to the violation and does
not ask for a hearing will not need to appear before City Council. Notices of the hearing and
Admission to Violation forms will be mailed after Council sets the date for the hearing.
VISIONING RELATIONSHIP:
Penalizing licensees for selling tobacco products to young people will lead to improving the
monitoring of sales to minors thus enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of young
people and supports Goal A. Active and Healthy Community.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Set a hearing for Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., or thereafter, to review the actions of
the tobacco licensees:
Stop & Shop Stores Co., 234 West 1 st Avenue
Speedway SuperAmerica LLC, 1155 East 1 st Avenue
Tobacco Express, Inc. 1148 Vierling Drive East
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