Tobacco Compliance Civil Penalty_Friendly Locust Mart Copyrighted
May 15, 2017
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 26.
ITEM TITLE: Tobacco Compliance Civil Penalty for Tobacco License
Holder— Friendly Locust Mart
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the
Acknowledge ment/Settlement Agreement for a tobacco
compliance violation for Friendly Locust Mart, 408 West
Locust Street.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Friendly Locust Mart Tobacco Compliance Agreement- City Manager Memo
MVM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Agreement Copy Staff Memo
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007.2012.2013
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Tobacco Compliance Settlement Agreement
Friendly Locust Mart
DATE: May 4, 2017
Chief of Police Mark Dalsing is recommending approval of the Tobacco Compliance
Settlement Agreement with Friendly Locust Mart, 408 West Locust Street.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Zia/
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:jh
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Mark M. Dalsing, Chief of Police
THE CITY OF
DUB E MEMORANDUM
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
May 5, 2017
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
FR: Mark M. Dalsing
Chief of Police
RE: Settlement Agreement, Friendly Locust Mart
INTRODUCTION
This memo will detail the Tobacco Compliance settlement between the City of Dubuque
and Friendly Locust Mart.
BACKGROUND
Friendly Locust Mart has a tobacco license for its establishment at 408 West Locust
Street in the City of Dubuque. On January 10, 2017, the Dubuque Police Department
did a tobacco compliance check and an employee sold tobacco to underage youth
compliance monitors.
Friendly Locust Mart has elected to forego a public hearing and will instead submit to
statutory penalties prescribed by law. Friendly Locust Mart 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
AcknowledgmentlSettlement Agreement.
cc: Crenna Brumwell
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT/SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Tobacco Compliance — 1st Violation
RE: Friendly Locust Mart
408 West Locust Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
AWN Stop Mart Inc #3
408 West Locust Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
I, (.;1) CLA -7)i - , on behalf of Friendly Locust Mart, hereby knowingly
and voluntarily acknowledge that:
a) Friendly Locust Mart received the notice regarding the above referenced
case.
b) Friendly Locust Mart admits that the facts and allegations contained in the
Complaint, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, are
true and correct.
c) Friendly Locust Mart waives a hearing and submits to the statutory
penalties prescribed by law.
d) Friendly Locust Mart 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.
Friendly Locust Mart has a tobacco permit for 408 West Locust Street. Violation of the
tobacco permit occurred as follows:
Violation Date
January 10, 2017
Violation Type Violation Number
Tobacco Violation 1St Violation
Under the foregoing Iowa Code provisions, Friendly Locust Mart is subject a three
hundred dollar ($300.00) fine. In accordance with Iowa Code §805.8C, Friendly Locust
Mart accepts the following penalty:
• Three hundred dollar ($300.00) fine.
Friendly Locust Mart
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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 Friendly Locust Mart to the
City of Dubuque — Police Department.
PASSED AND APPROVED this Ri day of , 20/.
Attest:
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Roy D. Buol,,"ayor