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Highlights of the Rules Committee Meeting of April 24, 2017
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL RULES COMMITTEE
April 24, 2017, 2017
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
San Leandro City Hall
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
Sister Cities Gallery
HIGHLIGHTS
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 8:34 a.m.
1. A. Attendance
Committee members present: Mayor Pauline Cutter, Councilmember Lee Thomas, Councilmember Pete Ballew
City staff present: City Manager, Chris Zapata, Assistant City Manager Jeff Kay; City Clerk Tamika Greenwood; Community Development Director, Cynthia Battenberg; Deputy Community Development Director Tom Liao; Deputy City Clerk, Deon Sailes; Deputy City Manager, Eric Engelbart; City Attorney, Rich Pio Roda; Assistant City Attorney Kris Kokotaylo; Police Chief, Jeff Tudor; Public Works Director, Debbie Pollart.
Public present: Burpinder Singh; Sukhwant Sehram; Parner Naidu; Teresa Harbboth; Tamiko Johnson; Nasir Kahn; Prashant; Paul Sidhu; Leslie Cervantes; Kathy Ko; Marcia Brown-Machen; Brian Davis; Beatrice Cardenas-Duncan; Rachel Crowell; Tony Singh; David Alga; Denis Ducey; Ali Shafti; Dave Sevelev; Monesh; Jeet Singh; Fayis Ibrahim; B. Raves; Smarjit Sekhon; Serena Chan; Ann
1. B. Announcements
None.
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2. A. Tobacco Retail License
Assistant City Attorney Kris Kokotaylo provided an update on the Tobacco Retail Ordinance and addressed the committee's concerns regarding the prohibition of the sale of menthol cigarettes and incorporating a "tobacco-free pharmacy" component to the ordinance. The Assistant City Attorney recommended bringing back the "tobacco-free pharmacy" issues as a separate ordinance and found no precedence for a flat prohibition on the sale of menthol cigarettes, suggesting that such a clause could expose the City to legal risk.
Vice Mayor Thomas moved we bring the "tobacco-free pharmacy" ordinance back at a separate date. Also requeste...
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