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06.d Staff report - Tobacco License Renewals Staff Report Date of Meeting: November 15, 2022 To: City Council From: Brenda Eklund, City Clerk Re: Tobacco License Renewals Background: Chapter 111 of Scandia’s Code of Ordinances regulates the sale and use of tobacco products within the City of Scandia. The Washington County Sheriff’s Department conducts compliance checks and reviews license applications on behalf of the City. Five businesses in Scandia have annual tobacco products licenses which expire on December 31, 2022. Issue: Should renewal of the tobacco licenses be approved? Proposal Details: The following businesses have applied for renewal of tobacco products sales licenses: • Bluhm Liquors, LLC doing business as Scandia Olde Towne Liquor • Federated Co-ops doing business as Scandia Country Store and Cenex The applications meet all the requirements of the City’s ordinance regulating the sale and use of tobacco products. License fees have been paid. Requested investigations for the businesses are pending at the time of this report. Options: 1) Approve the renewal of tobacco sales licenses for the following businesses , conditioned on investigation results that would not prevent renewal. • Scandia Olde Towne Liquor • Federated Co-ops/Scandia Country Store and Cenex 2) Delay action on the tobacco license renewals. 3) Do not approve the tobacco license renewals. Recommendation: Option 1.