TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Sona Coffee, Environmental Programs Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution No. 15-0062 Establishing Fees for the Tobacco Retail Permit (Public Works Director Olmos)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 15-0062
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council adopt Resolution No. 15-0062, establishing the fees for the initial tobacco retail permit, and for the annual permit renewal.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Staff has identified the costs necessary for processing the tobacco retailer permit. These fees help offset staff hours which include costs for staff review and processing of the permit application, and the inspection process. The initial fee for the permit application would cost retailers $242, while the annual permit renewal fee would cost $183.
BACKGROUND:
The City seeks to encourage responsible tobacco retailing, and to discourage violations of tobacco-related laws, especially those that discourage the sale or distribution of tobacco and nicotine products to minors. On December 1, 2015, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 15-0020, to institute a tobacco retail licensing program in the City of Manhattan Beach. Ordinance No. 15-0020 details several key requirements for retailers who sell tobacco products or electronic cigarettes.
DISCUSSION:
The establishment of a tobacco retail licensing program in the City of Manhattan Beach requires tobacco retailers to obtain a permit to sell tobacco and electronic cigarette products in the City. This program includes a permit application and inspection process, and the creation of a fee for the permit is necessary to cover the City's expenses.
Ordinance No. 15-0020, in Section 4.119.100, authorized the City Council to establish fees to issue or renew a retailer permit. Resolution No. 15-...
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