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Agenda Section: Consent <br />Item: 4 <br />Report Date: 08/15/2023 <br />Meeting Date: 08/22/2023 <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Authorize staff to issue a tobacco license for Fog Tobacco Plus, Inc. located <br />at 1439 Silver Lake Rd NW. <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD’S APPROVAL: _________ CITY MANAGER’S APPROVAL: __________ <br />Action Requested: ☐ Public Hearing ☒ Motion ☐ Discussion ☐ Informational <br />Form of Action: ☐ Resolution ☐ Ordinance ☐ Contract/Agrmnt ☒ N/A ☐ Other <br />Votes Needed: ☒ 3 votes ☐ 4 votes ☐ 5 votes ☒ N/A <br />Summary Statement: Fog Tobacco Plus, Inc. (owned by Adnan Safi) has purchased <br />Adinkra Tobacco, located at 1439 Silver Lake Rd NW, and is <br />applying for a tobacco license to continue operating the <br />tobacco store at the same location. The tobacco moratorium <br />that’s currently in place prohibits the issuance of tobacco <br />licenses for new tobacco shops, but allows for the <br />“continued operation of a tobacco shop lawfully existing <br />prior to the effective date of this Ordinance.” Adnan Safi has <br />submitted documentation that shows Fog Tobacco Plus, Inc. <br />purchased Adinkra Tobacco in June, 2023. <br />Staff has consulted with the City Attorney who determined <br />that Fog Tobacco Plus, Inc. is allowed to continue operating <br />the tobacco shop currently in place, but that the new owner <br />needs a new license since City Code does not allow for <br />transfers of licenses. <br />The new owner is not allowed to expand the tobacco shop <br />(increase the amount of shelf space or floor area within an <br />existing store used to display or sell tobacco-related products <br />and/or increase the size of the building or space in which the <br />tobacco shop is located).