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D <br /> CITY OF <br /> FALCON HEIGHTS <br /> 2077 W. LARPENTEUR AVENUE FALCON HEIGHTS, MN 55113 -5594 PHONE (612) 644 -5050 FAX (612) 644-8675 <br /> 15 July 1994 <br /> i__ <br /> ame of Tob Ven dor <br /> Address <br /> Dear <br /> In an effort to discourage illegal sales of tobacco products to minors in the city, the <br /> police have made compliance checks for illegal sales of tobacco products to minors <br /> over the past six months as part of the North Suburban Tobacco Compliance Project. <br /> Thanks goes to you for the work that you are doing to assure that sales of tobacco <br /> products to minors do not occur at your establishment. We recognize that this <br /> requires your time and care in training new employees to check for proper <br /> identification before a sale is made. <br /> The city plans to continue periodic tobacco compliance checks of local tobacco <br /> vendors. In conjunction with this enforcement activity, the city council is also revising <br /> its local ordinance that penalizes sales persons and tobacco vendors for illegal sales <br /> of tobacco to minors. Tobacco vendors (license holders) are included in the proposed <br /> ordinance because it is the vendors' responsibility to train their employees to check <br /> identification to avoid selling tobacco to minors. A summary of the proposed <br /> ordinance is enclosed for your review. It is somewhat similar, although not identical, <br /> to those of neighboring communities. The city council will be discussing and acting <br /> on this ordinance at its August 3, 1994 city council meeting. The meeting will begin <br /> at 6:30 PM. <br /> The proposed ordinance also provides for an increase in the current tobacco licensing <br /> fee from 40 a year to 250 a year to cover the full costs of administrative and <br /> police time in processing the license and carrying out three compliance checks a year. <br /> If you have any questions or comments regarding the proposed ordinance, please <br /> submit your comments in writing or call me prior to the meeting on August 3, 1994 <br /> or attend the city council meeting at 6:30 PM. Again, your efforts at controlling the <br /> sales of tobacco products to minors are greatly appreciated. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Susan Hoyt <br /> City Administrator <br /> HOME OF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND THE U OF M INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE <br /> (4) P ON RECYCLED PAPER <br /> TE <br />