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10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 10, 2019 Page 5 Mayor Faust closed public comment. Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 19- 065; a Resolution to Approve Request or a Preliminary Stage PUD, Constituting an Amendment to the Silver Lake Village PUD, Recommending the Silver Lake Village Multi -Family Residential Project of 464 Dwelling Units at 3800 Silver Lake Road. Mayor Faust reported staff would be working on the parking ratio with the applicant before the matter comes back to the Council for final approval. Councilmember Stille stated the City should be excited about this project as there was compatibility with the Silver Lake Village and the Landings. He reported this was a state-of-the- art project that would benefit St. Anthony residents. Motion carried 4-0. VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. A. Ordinance 219-09• an Ordinance Amending Multiple Sections of Chapter 111 of the Tobacco Ordinance to Raise the Minimum Age to Purchase to 21 (1St of 3 readings) Assistant to the City Manager Yunker explained this is the first of three readings to Ordinance 219-09 which was an Ordinance amending multiple sections of Chapter 111 of the Tobacco Ordinance raising the minimum age to purchase from 18 to 21. He indicated the second and third readings would be held on September 24th and October 8`h. If approved on October 8`h the Ordinance would be published and take effect after that time. He commented on how staff was assisted by the Public Health Law Center and was provided guidance on the proposed changes to the Tobacco Ordinance. Staff commented further on the proposed changes and recommended approval of the first reading. Gene Bird, 2509 Silver Lane, explained he has lived in St. Anthony for the past year. He thanked the Council for considering raising the tobacco age to 21 and indicated he was concerned about the vaping epidemic that was plaguing high school students. He commented one in five high school students use e -cigarettes, which was a stunning statistic. He reported tobacco use was the number one preventable cause of death in Minnesota and in the country. He discussed how tobacco deaths had impacted his life. He commented on how highly addictive e - cigarette pods were and thanked the Council considering this Ordinance. Ann Trench, 3429 Skycroft Circle, asked if the Council would be banning fruit and flavored tobacco/vaping products from the City. She encouraged the Council to consider removing flavored tobacco and vaping products from the City. She explained she had a son in high school and noted vaping was occurring on bus trips, in school bathrooms, and during retreats. Mayor Faust reported this Ordinance amendment would raise the tobacco sale age from 18 to 21. He commented he was disappointed the State was not taking a stance on this issue.