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Mounds View City Council August 26, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 2 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance 961 Tobacco Sales Prohibited under Age 21. City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council introduce an Ordinance that would prohibit the sale of tobacco to those under the age of 21. He explained the Council first visited this item last fall in a worksession meeting. He reported on June 3rd worksession meeting the Council further discussed options for this Ordinance. He indicated the proposed Ordinance had been reviewed by City Attorney Riggs. Staff provided further comment on the proposed Ordinance and recommended introduction. Mayor Mueller reported she had heard from the owners of Merwyn’s Liquors and the management team at Speedway. Council Member Meehlhause asked if the Ordinance also covered vaping products. City Attorney Riggs reported this was not the case but noted staff could revise the Ordinance to make a change if this was the Council’s wish. Council Member Bergeron supported the Ordinance being amended to prohibit the sale of all vaping products to those under the age of 21. AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: Bergeron/Hull. To Amend Ordinance 961, that all Vaping product sales be prohibited to those under the age of 21. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 6:38 p.m. Grace Powman, 1096 Carmel Court, stated she was an 11th grader in the Mounds View School District. She described how she has seen an increase in vaping at school. She supported the Council increasing the tobacco age to 21 in Mounds View as this would assist in keeping tobacco and vaping products out of the hands of middle and high schoolers. She believed the tobacco industry was doing a great job by offering fruity flavors for their vaping products and by making the vaping device look like a thumb drive. She thanked the Council for taking action on this item as it would assist with keeping vaping products out of the hands of her friends and classmates. Pah Shasky, 2256 Lois Drive, reported she was a health educator for St. Paul/Ramsey County Public Health. She stated she was before the Council as a mother of young children and as a resident of Mounds View. She explained she moved to Mounds View because of the excellent school district and access to public spaces. She indicated she made a good choice and she was glad she lived in Mounds View. She discussed how vaping use was on the rise and encouraged the Council to support the Tobacco 21 Ordinance. Bridget Jaquith, Apple Tree Dental representative, stated she was a dental hygienist and discussed how her clinic worked to provide tobacco cessation services. She stated because of the