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<br /> <br />Memorandum <br />To: Gem Lake City Council Project Reference: Ordinance Updates <br />Copies To: Melissa Lawrence, City Clerk <br /> Kevin Beck, Attorney TKDA Project No.: 21076.000 <br />From: CJ Sycks, Planner Client No.: <br /> Evan Monson, Planner <br />Date: May 15, 2024 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Discussion regarding Gem Lake Ordinances <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: May 21, 2024 <br /> <br />ITEMS REVIEWED: Gem Lake’s current and past ordinances regarding Gas, Electric, Liquor, Tobacco, <br />Gambling, and Fee Schedule <br /> <br />Overview <br />The City Council tasked the Planning Commission with reviewing ordinances regarding Tobacco, Gas and <br />Electric Franchises, and Gambling. These ordinances are: <br />1. Ordinances 57 and 118 – Electric Franchise <br />2. Ordinances 56 and 119 – Gas Franchise <br />3. Ordinances 68 and 115 – Tobacco Regulation <br />4. Ordinances 60 and 117 – Charitable Gambling <br /> <br />The following section describes each Ordinance that was updated. <br /> <br />Ordinance Updates <br />Electric Franchise <br />Ord. No. 57 is no longer active and has been removed from the City’s website. Ord. No. 118 replaced No. 57 in <br />2010 and is active until 2030. This ordinance grants Xcel Energy (and their successors) permission to operate an <br />electric distribution system. <br /> <br />Gas Franchise <br />Ord. No. 56 was no longer active and has been removed from the City’s website. Ord. No. 119 replaced No. 56 in <br />2010 and is active until 2030. This ordinance grants Xcel Energy (and their successors) permission to operate a <br />gas distribution system. <br /> <br />Charitable Gambling <br />Ord. No. 60 was adopted in 1991. The 2010 amendment, Ord. No. 117, has been incorporated into Ord. No. 60 <br />and has been reformatted to be consistent with other city ordinances. The amendments are shown in the redlined <br />proposed Ordinance. This ordinance regulates the operation and sale of gambling devices in on-sale liquor <br />establishments. <br /> <br />Tobacco Regulations <br />Ord. No. 68 was adopted in 1998. The 2010 amendment, Ord. No. 115, has now been incorporated into Ord. No. <br />68 and has been reformatted to be consistent with other city ordinances. This ordinance regulates the sale, <br />distribution, possession, and use of tobacco and tobacco related devices, and the penalties for violation. <br /> <br />In 2019, legislation passed to change the minimum age for tobacco and nicotine sales and use from 18 years old <br />to 21 years old. The legislation is referred to as “Tobacco 21” or “T21”. In August 2020, Minnesota strengthened