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<br /> <br />Item # 3.3.* <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Joan Schmidt, City Clerk <br /> <br />DATE: September 6, 2005 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Consider Tobacco License for Elk River BP <br /> <br />REOUEST <br />Tobacco license for Elk Ri,Ter BP <br /> <br />APPLICANT <br />Linda Persons <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Linda Persons is requesting a license to sell tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco related <br />de-vices at Elk River BP, located at 19696 E'Tans Street. The applicant has submitted all of <br />tile required application material. <br /> <br />.L~ccording to tlle Police Department there ha,Te been t\vo compliance checks on ivIs. Persons <br />in tile past fi,Te years in the City of Bloomington \vidl t\vo violations for sales to underage <br />youth. Administrati\re penalties \vere le\Tied against fyiIs. Persons for botll incidents. <br />Compliance checks \-vere also conducted by tlle City of Edina for locations \vhere she llo1ds <br />licenses in that city. Per the Police Department, compliance checks in Edina \vere all okay. <br /> <br />According to Elk Ri"'\ler City Code, ~ 26-63 Grounds for Denial (attached), dle City Council <br />has the discretion to appro'Te or deny a tobacco license if an applicant has been con'Ticted of <br />any tobacco violation by localla\v ,vitllln tlle past fi,re years. Staff reconunends approving <br />tlle tobacco license and in the future if IvIs. Persons should fail a compliance check in Elk <br />River to consider denying a rene\val of the license. <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Council motion appro\ring or denying a tobacco license for Elk Ri,Ter BP. <br /> <br />s: \ Council \J oan \To bacco \Elk River B P .doc <br />