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Mounds View City Council July 14, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 5 Council Member Mueller questioned how existing buildings would be impacted by the proposed 1 overlay district. Planning Associate Heller stated future expansions of existing structures could 2 match existing structures. However, all new buildings would have to comply with the overlay 3 district. 4 5 Mayor Flaherty asked for the boundaries of the overlay district. Planning Associate Heller 6 reported the boundaries would span along the County Highway 10 corridor from County Road H 7 to Pleasantview. 8 9 Mayor Flaherty inquired how much latitude staff would have in approving complementary 10 building materials. Planning Associate Heller reported all final decisions would remain with the 11 City Council. City Administrator Ericson discussed this matter in further detail and stated new 12 building materials, processes and techniques that meet the intent and purpose of the code could 13 be granted by staff. 14 15 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce 16 Ordinance 888, Amending Title 1100 by adding Chapter 1128, County Road 10 Overlay District. 17 18 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 19 20 D. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 889, Revising Chapter 512 of 21 the Mounds View City Code Pertaining to Cigarette and Tobacco Products. 22 23 Assistant City Administrator Crane stated that on April 14th the Council approved a Resolution 24 that approved a Tobacco license for Sam’s Market contingent upon several conditions. She read 25 these conditions in full for the record. Staff had concern with the sale of single cigars, known as 26 blunts, at Sam’s Market. For this reason, the Ramsey County Tobacco Coalition and City 27 Attorney recommended City Code pertaining to cigarette and tobacco products be amended. She 28 reported the proposed amendment would eliminate the possible sale of single cigars to minors. 29 Staff reviewed the proposed language within Chapter 512 of City Code and recommended the 30 Council introduce the Ordinance. 31 32 Council Member Gunn opposed Item D within the Ordinance. Assistant City Administrator 33 Crane reported this Item has been reworded to read, the licensee must post a sign at the front 34 entrance that prohibits the selling of tobacco and tobacco related products to minors. 35 36 Council Member Gunn asked if the City could regulate pricing or if this was mandated by the 37 State. She did not believe that the City wanted to be in the business of regulating tobacco 38 product prices. Assistant City Administrator Crane reported cigars were regulated differently 39 than cigarettes. 40 41 Council Member Hull did not agree with the City becoming the pricing agent for cigars. He 42 questioned how the City would gauge moral character. City Administrator Ericson discussed 43 how this issue would be determined by the City and its attorney through the application process. 44 45