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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JANUARY 7, 2008 TITLE: AGREEMENT FOR TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSE COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS .~ i ~~ ~ C MANAG RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1S` Reading ^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with the California State Department of Public Health for tobacco license compliance checks and investigations in the amount of $75,000 for a one-year term, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION On October 16, 2006, Council adopted the Tobacco Retail License Ordinance to Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to strengthen existing prohibitions against the unlawful sale, use, or distribution of tobacco and to curb youth access to tobacco. Council also approved the establishment of an annual tobacco retail license fee at $635 effective January 1, 2007. Since the implementation of the ordinance, 286 retailers have complied with the tobacco retail license requirement and the total fees collected is $181,800.50. In order to fully implement the tobacco retail license program, staff recommends execution of an agreement (Attachment 1) with the California State Department of Public Health (CDPH) for a one-year term in an amount not to exceed $75,000. CDPH will conduct investigations throughout the City of Santa Ana to determine if tobacco retailers are in compliance with the City's Tobacco Retail License Ordinance and with California's Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act. CDPH will conduct a minimum of 100 investigations at a rate of $460 per investigation. 25M-1