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Gem Lake – Ordinance Updates Gem Lake City Council May 21, 2024 Page 2 T21 by allowing local governments to conduct compliance checks. The proposed Ord. No. 68, including the T21 State legislation and changes, are listed in Table 1. Table 1: Proposed Changes to Ordinance No. 68 Current Proposed Title “Tobacco Regulation “ “Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation” Products Regulated “Tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco related devices” “Tobacco; tobacco-related and electronic delivery devices; and nicotine and lobelia products” - Now referred to as “licensed products” for conciseness Age Minors/persons under the age of 18 Persons under the age of 21 years Definitions Now includes a definition for “Electronic Delivery Device”, “Licensed Products”, and “Nicotine or Lobelia Product” Controlled Substance (5.1.5) “Containing opium, morphine, jimson weed, bella donna, strychnos, cocaine, marijuana, or other deleterious, hallucinogenic, toxic, or otherwise controlled substances except nicotine and other substances found naturally in tobacco or added as part of an otherwise lawful manufacturing process.” No longer includes “marijuana” Self-Service Sales (6.1.1) Exemptions for Cartons or Multi-Packs Removed Fees All administrative fees and penalty amounts are listed in the ordinance All fees are now referred to “as determined by the City’s adopted Fee Schedule” Compliance Checks (8.1) 15-17 years olds can participate in compliance checks 17–20 year olds can participate in compliance checks Fee Schedule Updates Along with the Ordinance updates listed above, any fees, fines, and other charges that are currently in the Gambling, or Tobacco ordinances have been removed. The proposed ordinances now refer to the City’s adopted Fee Schedule (Ordinance 135). Having all fees within the Fee Schedule creates a more organized, transparent, and intuitive administrative process. It also requires one ordinance to be updated, rather than individually updating every ordinance that includes a fee. The fines and penalties in the Fee Schedule reflect the charges issued by the White Bear Lake Police Department, who is contracted by the City for law enforcement. The City Clerk has updated Section 11 and 12 of the Fee Schedule with this information. Planning Commission Review At the May 14th Planning Commission meeting, the Commission recommended approval by the City Council for Ordinances 60 (Charitable Gambling), 68 (Tobacco), and 135 (Fee Schedule). The commissioners reviewed a draft of updates to the City’s intoxicating (Ordinance 9 and 116) and non -intoxicating liquor ordinances (Ordinance 65). The Commission tabled this item for further review, as Staff will prepare a consolidated ordinance combining these three into one single ordinance. As with the Gambling and Tobacco ordinances, the fees for the Liquor ordinance are in the Fee Schedule.