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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 24, 2019 Page 3 1 2 Councilmember Randle asked how long St. Anthony has been involved in this program. Police 3 Lieutenant Diegnau indicated it has been close to eleven years and before that, St. Anthony 4 Police was involved in the Safe and Sober Campaign. 5 6 Councilmember Stille stated the entire cost of the program is $688,000 and wondered what 7 reimbursement St. Anthony will receive. Police Lieutenant Diegnau explained St. Anthony's 8 share will be $37,400 and is distributed among the eleven agencies due to size. He noted the 9 $688,000 is not St. Anthony's cost, that is the overall grant amount. 10 11 Councilmember Stille thought this was really focused on safety, education, enforcement and 12 training. Police Lieutenant Diegnau indicated that was correct. 13 14 Mayor Faust indicated the $37,400 is not coming out of the City's budget. He saw this as much 15 more than an enforcement program. 16 17 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 19- 18 068; a Resolution Authorizing Mayor and City Manager to Approve Toward Zero Deaths Grant. 19 20 Motion carried 5-0. 21 22 Mayor Faust asked Police Lieutenant Diegnau for information on the law regarding school buses. 23 Police Lieutenant Diegnau reviewed the law with the Council. 24 25 D. Ordinance 2019-09; an Ordinance Amending Multiple Sections of Chapter 111 of the 26 Tobacco Ordinance to Raise the Minimum Age to Purchase to 21 (2nd of 3 readings). 27 28 City Manager Casey reviewed the ordinance with the Council and indicated it would raise the 29 age from 18 to 21 to purchase tobacco products within the City of St. Anthony. This is the 30 second of three readings required, the final reading is scheduled for October 8, 2019 and if 31 approved, the amended ordinance would subsequently be published and take effect immediately. 32 33 City Manager Casey indicated the City has received letters of support from the American Heart 34 Association, Hennepin County Public Health, The Association of Non -Smokers Minnesota and 35 the Minnesota Public Health Association. 36 37 Julie Philbrook explained she is a St. Anthony resident, nurse, and mother to an eleventh grader 38 at the high school. She was at the meeting to ask the City Council to support the ordinance that 39 would prohibit the sales of any nicotine tobacco containing product to anyone under 21. She 40 stated according to the 2015 Institute of Medicine report, ninety percent of people who use 41 tobacco start before the age of 18. She noted she lost two family members to smoking related 42 lung cancer, both her father and sister-in-law started smoking at the age of fifteen. With the 43 addition of vaping, now people can inhale the chemicals with little detection by teachers and 44 parents. Young people in St. Anthony are vaping and with alarming news with over 530 cases of 45 severe lung damage and nine deaths. She stated the City needs to act now to minimize the 46 chances that these kids still developing brains and lungs are not permanently damaged. The