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Coalition For Responsible Vending Sales <br />5101 YernonAvenue South <br />Suite 400 <br />Minneapolis) Minnesota 56436 <br />November 16, 1989 O NOV1989 <br />rn RECEA/Ep <br />:IWWW <br />NMr. Donald PauleyCity of Mounds View L1ia��z <br />2401 Highway 10 <br />Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 <br />Re: Proposed Cigarette Vending Machine Ordinance <br />Dear Mr. Pauley: <br />This letter will confirm our telephone conversation on <br />November 15, 1989. I am writing to you on behalf of the Coalition <br />for Responsible Vending sales. The Coalition is a group of <br />organizations involved in and interested in vending machine sales <br />throughout the State of Minnesota. It is our understanding that the <br />1 City of Mounds View may consider drafting an ordinance that would <br />restrict the sale of cigarettes through vending machines. <br />In the past month, you have no doubt read articles or heard <br />news programs regarding the cigarette vending machine issue. <br />However, the newspaper articles and the news programs do not provide <br />the whole story behind the issue of minors and cigarette smoking. <br />During June and July of 1989, a nationwide study was conducted by an <br />independent research company to determine the cigarette smoking and <br />purchasing behavior of teenagers. I have enclosed copies of the <br />study findings and request that you distribute these copies to the <br />city council. Overall, the study found that vending machines are <br />not a primary source of cigarettes for minors. Rather, most minors <br />rely on over-the-counter locations such as convenience stores and <br />gas stations as their main source of cigarettes. <br />The member organizations of the Coalition for Responsible <br />Vending Sales wholeheartedly support the idea that minors should not <br />be purchasing or smoking cigarettes. At the present time, certain <br />Minnesota Legislators have expressed an interest in sponsoring <br />legislation that would resolve the issue of minors purchasing <br />cigarettes from vending machines on a statewide basis. Further <br />information regarding this legislation should be available in <br />several weeks. <br />Member Organizations <br />• Minnesota Automatic Merchandising Council • Minnesota Operators of Music & Amusement <br />• Minnesota Candy & Tobacco Distributors Association • Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association, Inc. <br />0 Greater Minneapolis Iiospitality Council <br />