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Tobacco Compliance Civil Penalty for Eagle Country Market Copyrighted April 15, 2019 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 24. ITEM TITLE: Tobacco Compliance Civil PenaltyforTobacco License Holder— Eagle Country Market SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the AcknowledgemenUSettlement Agreement for a tobacco compliance violation for Eagle County Market, 1800 Elm Street. SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receiveand File;Approve ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Eagle Country Market Tobacco Compliance Settlement City Manager Memo Agreement-MVM Memo Staff Memo Staff Memo Agreement Copy Staff Memo THE CITY OF Dubuque � AIFA�erlwGh UB E '�� III► Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°'�w'2 7A13 2017 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Eagle Country Market Tobacco Compliance Settlement Agreement DATE: April 5, 2019 Chief of Police Mark Dalsing is recommending approval of the Tobacco Compliance Settlement Agreement with Eagle Country Market, 1800 Elm Street. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. �� ✓ Gtn,r /� Mic ael C. Van Milligen �� � MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Mark M. Dalsing, Chief of Police "IHE CITY OF DUB E MEMORANDUM Masterpiece on tl2e Mississippi March 29, 2019 TO: Michael C. Van Milligen City Manager FR: Mark M. Dalsing Chief of Police RE: Settlement Agreement, Eagle Country Market INTRODUCTION This memo will detail the Tobacco Compliance settlement between the City of Dubuque and Eagle Country Market BACKGROUND Eagle Country Market has a tobacco license for its establishment at 1800 Elm Street in the City of Dubuque. On December 28, 2018, the Dubuque Police Department did a tobacco compliance check and an employee sold tobacco to underage youth compliance monitors. Eagle Country Market has elected to forego a public hearing and will instead submit to statutory penalties prescribed by law. Eagle Country Market has agreed to a $300 fine for a first violation and has submitted payment to the Police Department. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION The City Legal Department and the Police Department have reviewed the agreement and concur with the requirements. ACTION REQUESTED City Manager review, City Council approval, and Mayor Buol signature of the attached Acknowledgment/Settlement Agreement. cc: Crenna Brumwell 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT/SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Tobacco Compliance — 1st Violation RE: Eagle Country Market 1800 Elm Street Dubuque, IA 52001 Downtown Eagle Inc. 1800 Elm Street Dubuque, IA 52001 I, (. -k , on behalf of Eagle Country Market, hereby knowingly and voluntarily acknowledge that: a) Eagle Country Market received the notice regarding the above referenced case. b) Eagle Country Market admits that the facts and allegations contained in the Complaint, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct. c) Eagle Country Market waives a hearing and submits to the statutory penalties prescribed by law. d) Eagle Country Market understands that this violation will count as an official "First Violation — Tobacco Compliance" of City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section 7-5A-15, pursuant to Iowa Code §805.8C. Eagle Country Market has a tobacco permit for 1800 Elm Street. Violation of the tobacco permit occurred as follows: Violation Date December 28, 2018 Violation Type Violation Number Tobacco Violation 1St Violation Under the foregoing Iowa Code provisions, Eagle Country Market is subject a three hundred dollar ($300.00) fine. In accordance with Iowa Code §805.8C, Eagle Country Market accepts the following penalty: • Three hundred dollar ($300.00) fine. Eagle Country Market Sigpature Signature Name — Please Print Date Name — Please Print Date NOTE: This must be signed by an individual tobacco permittee, or in the case of another business entity, by individual(s) who have authority to bind the entity. THEREFORE, in lieu of a hearing, the City of Dubuque City Council hereby orders that the foregoing civil penalty has been remitted by Eagle Country Market to the City of Dubuque — Police Department. PASSED AND APPROVED this d y of -1 , 204f. Roy D. Buol,ayor Attest: Kevin irnstahl, ity Clerk