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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen and Beahen. Voting No: Councilmember Zimmerman. Absent: Councilmember Beyer. Terry Hendriksen, 15631 Ramsey Boulevard NW, Ramsey, pointed out that the City is intending to connect the new streets to existing streets outside of the plat. He inquired if a traffic study has been done. City Attorney Goodrich stated that a traffic study was done in March, 1997. Mr. Hendriksen expressed concern that a traffic generation analysis as articulated in the Charter has not been done. Attomey Goodrich replied that in October 1997, the Council determined that the Charter provision was not applicable to Apple Ridge because of its unconstitutional retroactive application. Mr. Hendriksen felt that the City is not following what is required in the Charter and mentioned the traffic issue on 149th Avenue and the traffic issue for Halls Dover residents. Attorney Goodrich stated that the Charter provision relates only to new plats and because Halls Dover is not a new platting process, the City could undertake whatever traffic calming program it deems appropriate, not withstanding Charter provision 14.2.2. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to approve the development agreement as amended. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen and Beahen. Voting No: Councilmember Zimmerman. Absent: Councilmember Beyer. Motion by Councilmember Haas Steffen and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adopt Resolution #98-05-091 granting final plat approval to Apple Ridge 5th Addition. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Haas Steffen and Beahen. Voting No: Councilmember Zimmerman. Absent: Councilmember Beyer. Case #6: Youth Access to Tobacco Ordinance Compliance Issues Police Chief Gustafson stated that the City's Youth Access to Tobacco Ordinance became effective in February, 1998. Such ordinance provides for mandatory compliance checks, one of which was conducted on April 30, 1998. Under direction of the Police Department, a minor attempted to purchase a tobacco product. All 18 of the City's tobacco licensees were checked. Four of them allowed the minor to purchase a tobaceo product. In each case, the licensee's employee selling the tobacco product was an adult. Each of the selling employees who the City alleges violated the ordinance was notified of the violation at the time of the occurrence. Chief Gustafson noted that Ordinance #98-02 provides for an administrative civil penalty to the selling employee of $500 and/or license City Council/May 12, 1998 Page 10 of 16