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Mounds View City Council July 14, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 6 Mayor Flaherty feared that Mounds View would be open to litigation if the moral character 1 language remained in the City Code. He indicated he would like to discuss this item further with 2 the City Attorney. City Administrator Ericson commented City Attorney Riggs would be present 3 at the next Council meeting. 4 5 Council Member Meehlhause asked if all tobacco establishments had video surveillance devices. 6 Assistant City Administrator Crane believed this to be the case. 7 8 Mayor Flaherty explained that if the Ordinance were approved, each tobacco license holder in the 9 City would have to be brought into compliance with the new language. He recommended the 10 language regarding small bags be reworded to allow for the sale of sandwich bags. He agreed 11 that the City should not be regulating cigar prices in Mounds View. City Administrator Ericson 12 stated it was staff’s intent to bring all tobacco license holders into compliance. 13 14 Council Member Mueller believed that addressing loitering in front of tobacco and liquor 15 establishments in the City would improve safety. She appreciated the report from the Ramsey 16 County Tobacco Coalition along with the proposed language changes to the tobacco code with 17 the revisions discussed. 18 19 Council Member Hull asked how many compliance checks were completed in the City each year. 20 Assistant City Administrator Crane reported the Police Department conducted four compliance 21 checks annually. 22 23 Mayor Flaherty recommended the Council and staff keep in mind that the amendment should be 24 written to apply to all tobacco businesses and not just Sam’s Market. He suggested that the City 25 be prepared to enforce the language within City Code. 26 27 Council Member Meehlhause did not object to any of the provisions. He believed that the 28 suggestions to be good business practices while still allowing for the sale of tobacco. 29 30 Council Member Hull asked if other cities had similar Tobacco License requirements within City 31 Code for surveillance systems and recordings. Assistant City Administrator Crane commented 32 she would investigate this further and report back to the Council in August. 33 34 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 889, 35 Revising Chapter 512 of the Mounds View City Code Pertaining to Cigarette and Tobacco 36 Products. 37 38 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Hull) Motion carried. 39 40 E. Resolution 8276, Approving a Donation Collection Bin License for USAgain, 41 LLC, to Place a Donation Collection Bin at Cross of Glory Church located at 42 5472 Adams Street. 43 44 Assistant City Administrator Crane stated that in October of 2013 the Council amended Title 500 45