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C� OFfl�' <br />O <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes .� <br />RECEIVED <br />o••� °' TOWN CLERK <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />READING, MASS. <br />Board of Health IRIS FEB 22 P 3 24 <br />Date: 2015 -06 -02 Time: 5:30 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: General Business <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Andrew Friedmann, Barbara Meade, David Singer <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Others Present: <br />Gregory Erickson, Staff, Donna Pierce, PHN, Maureen Buzby, Tobacco <br />Control, Nancy Docktor, Greater River Valley MRC, Dan Dewar, Quick Stop <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Darlene Foley <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Board of Health meeting came to order at 5:37 pm on May 11, 2015 in the Berger Room of <br />Reading Town Hall. <br />Acceptance of Minutes <br />Minutes of May 11, 2015 were presented. Meade made motion to approve, seconded by <br />Singer. Motion passed 3:0. <br />Public Hearing - Reading Quick Stop <br />Buzby advised this was the second violation for selling tobacco to a minor within 36 months. <br />The first violation occurred when the minimum age for tobacco sales was 18. When <br />underage compliance checks are performed, all purchasers under the age of 27 years must <br />be carded. She clarified that Donald Dewar is the owner of the establishment, Daniel <br />Dewar, who is present, acts as the manager. <br />Daniel Dewar stated he takes the issue very seriously. Both violations occurred when he <br />was not on duty. He does provide training for new employees. He inquired if there could be <br />any leniency as the 7 day suspension would incur a great loss of revenue. Friedmann stated <br />the regulation does not leave any wiggle room as it states the permit shall be suspended for <br />seven consecutive business days and all tobacco products and nicotine delivery products <br />shall be removed from the establishment upon suspension. Dewar requested if the <br />suspension period could be July 51h -July lit". Meade made a motion to suspend the permit <br />for the period of July 5th -July 110, all tobacco and nicotine delivery products must be <br />removed from the storefront, and the machinery had to be covered. Motion was seconded <br />by Singer; motion passed 3:0. <br />Update to Regulation Section 20 Enforcement and Penalties <br />Erickson presented update. After discussion, Friedmann suggested deleting "and Town of <br />Reading By -laws Section 1.8" from Section 20.2. Meade made motion to update regulation <br />with that change, seconded by Singer. Motion passed 3:0. <br />Page I 1 <br />