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Recommendation to City Council to concur in recommendation of the Economic Development and Finance Committee to support staff's recommendations with the following adjustments:
1) Financial Management, Business License Division as the lead department with involvement from the Health Department;
2) Food and beverage regulations - only limited to sales;
3) Special consideration be given to current operating smoking lounges
who currently have separate ventilation systems installed, and those
that operate in stand-along buildings be exempt from the ventilation
system requirement;
4) Smoking lounge permit revocations may be appealed to the City Council;
5) Reinstate the section allowing the granting of exemptions based on undue financial hardship; and
6) Extend the moratorium for an additional year.
DISCUSSION
The Economic Development and Finance Committee, at its meeting held November 11, 2009, considered communications relative to the above subject.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
Councilwoman Rae Gabelich
Chair, Economic Development and Finance Committee