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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 9,2023 Page 5 Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment with no one coming forward. Council Discussion Councilmember Etten asked if the person who received the violation was an employee or just a friend of the manager. Deputy Chief Adams explained it was the understanding that the person was a friend and not an employee of the store. Schroeder moved, Etten seconded, approval to issue and administer the presumptive penalty pursuant to City Code Section 306.09, for tobacco license holders for the second violation within thirty-six (36) months. The mandatory minimum penalty shall be a two-thousand-dollar ($2,000.00) fine and a three (3) day suspension. Council Discussion Councilmember Schroeder echoed the same comments from the previous item. Mayor Roe noted that sometimes the decision needs to be made that if you do not have someone that can identify people as to whether they are old enough to purchase the products, perhaps the decision needs to be made to temporarily close the business if the person running the business needs to leave. Roll Call Ayes: Etten, Schroeder, Groff, Strahan, and Roe. Nays: None. c. Consider Presumptive Penalty Approval — 2023 Alcohol Compliance Check (Applebee's) Deputy Police Chief Joe Adams briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated October 9, 2023. Mr. Dallas Ward, general manager at Applebee's Roseville, explained Applebee's does take this very seriously. His staff has mandatory training when hired and then yearly updates as well. He explained this is their first violation and he would like to have some break,if possible, and asked if the Council had any questions for him. He indicated the employee was let go after he failed the compliance check. Public Comment Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment. A remote participant was recognized to speak but made a racially offensive remark and was immediately