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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA MAY 25, 2022 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 25th day of May, 2022 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor John Keis called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Keis, Council Members Fischer, Miller and Torkelson (attending virtually via Zoom). Absent: McGraw. ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Chris Heineman, Community Development Director Corrin Wendell, Public Works Director Bill Dircks, Parks & Rec/Community Services Director Bryce Shearen and City Clerk/HR Manager Heidi Heller (attending virtually via Zoom). MINUTES Miller introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2022-5-66 – APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 27, 2022 WORKSHOP AND THE APRIL 27, 2022 REGULAR MEETINGS AS SUBMITTED The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Fischer. Roll Call Vote: Keis, Fischer, Miller and Torkelson. Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution adopted. ANNOUNCEMENTS None. PUBLIC HEARING – CONSIDER ORDINANCE 864, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 802, TOBACCO PRODUCTS The City Clerk/HR Manager reported that last year, when discussing the tobacco license renewals, Council members began questioning why the City was still issuing licenses for tobacco product sales when there is so much data and proof about how harmful tobacco is to public health. She stated that over the two years, many cities in the metro area and statewide, are making changes to their tobacco codes by ending indoor sampling/smoking and limiting or prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products. She noted that Little Canada took the step in 2019 and increased the age to purchase tobacco to 21 in order to help prevent youth from accessing tobacco products. The City Clerk/HR Manager stated that at the January 12, 2022 Workshop, the Council discussed changes that could be made to the tobacco products and licensing chapter of the City Code, and agreed that ending the allowance of indoor smoking at the tobacco stores and not increasing the number of tobacco licenses issued were their top priorities. She explained that staff again worked with the Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota and the Public Health Law Office at Mitchell Hamline School of Law to review the entire existing tobacco code language and draft language that makes the requested updates. She noted the Public Health Law Office also reviews the code for best practices,