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• Capping the number of licenses issued in the city at one time at six (6) <br />o Currently, there are five (5) tobacco licenses (Brausen Holiday, Cub Foods, Cub <br />Discount Liquor, Hwy 96 Holiday and Walgreens), and so there will be one <br />additional license available under this amendment. <br />• Prohibiting Issuance of Licenses to Tobacco Stores <br />o Previously, Arden Hills had one dedicated tobacco shop that voluntarily forfeited <br />its license in November 2023. A tobacco license shall not be issued to a <br />standalone tobacco shop. <br />Increasing fees for violations <br />o Current <br />Proposed <br />11 Violation <br />$600 <br />1° Violation <br />$1,000 <br />tad Violation (w/in 36 mos.) <br />$1,200 <br />21d Violation (w/in 36 <br />$2,000 plus 3-day license <br />mos.) <br />suspension <br />3rd Violation (or any subsequent <br />$2,000 and not less than a <br />3rd Violation (Win 36 <br />$2,000 plus 7-day license <br />violation Win 36 mos. of initial <br />seven (7) business day <br />mos.) <br />suspension <br />violation) <br />suspension and license <br />may be revoked <br />4- Violation (w/in 36 <br />Revocation <br />mos.) <br />• The $300 application fee for a tobacco business license will remain the same. <br />Please note that Staff worked with the City Attorney, ANSR, and Public Health Law Center at <br />Mitchell Hamline School of Law regarding the proposed draft language (see Attachment B). <br />Staff requests that the City Council consider approval of the attached draft Ordinance 2024-011 <br />and authorize publication of a Summary Ordinance of such (included in Attachment B, Section <br />2). By adopting Ordinance 2024-011, Interim Ordinance 2023-017 related to the moratorium on <br />tobacco licensing will effectively end. <br />Budget <br />N/A <br />Attachment <br />A: July 8, 2024 work session memo and attachments <br />B: Ordinance 2024-011 and Summary Ordinance (redlines) <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />