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extensive list that it has compiled and continues to update. In the future, CDPH will use City tobacco license information to update this list. This system of selecting retailers will provide an efficient means of covering all areas in a methodical manner. F. Once the list has been generated and the locations to be visited confirmed, investigators will contact the youth operative, coordinate their respective schedules, and conduct the investigations. G. The compliance check investigations will be conducted according to a schedule developed by the investigator. The investigator will pick up the youth operative and proceed from one location to the next following the plan. Youth operatives will not be used in areas where they live or normally shop. During the investigation, the youth operative will attempt to buy tobacco products from the retailer. if a purchase is made, the tobacco product and any other evidence will be marked and secured. The investigator will then return the youth to his/her home, complete the investigative reports, review and store electronic evidence as required and return to the violative retailers to present them with a Notification of Violation form within 48 hours of the sale of tobacco to the minor. All reports and evidence remain in the custody of the investigator. H. As part of the compliance check investigation, the investigator will note and document whether or not the tobacco retailer has a permit posted in accordance with the City's Tobacco Retail License Ordinance Number 2729. Observations on compliance with these ordinances will be documented on a report form and photographic evidence as well as other evidence obtained will be provided to the City in accordance with paragraph I below. I. CDPH will provide the City with two monthly reports on compliance check outcomes. One will contain information on cases that have been closed via payment of a penalty assessment. The other will contain information on currently pending cases. The reports will be drawn from data which is entered directly into the STAKE database by the investigators and includes the following fields: case number, firm number, firm name, street address including zip code, telephone number (if available), store type, investigation date and time, notification date and time, the names and badge numbers of investigators, information about the selling clerk, name of the person presented with the Notification of Violation form, the name and address of the store owner, the agent for service in case of corporate ownership, the type and cost of tobacco purchased, evidence numbers, prior sales history, a narrative section stating the details of the case, the council district in which the violation occurred and other miscellaneous information. In addition to the standard report, CDPH will provide the City with information regarding the posting of the required License by the Tobacco Retail License Ordinance. The investigative reports, and any evidence obtained, including photographic evidence, documenting violation of the City ordinances, shall be made available 8 25M-10