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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 23,2012 Page 20 City Attorney Bartholdi advised that such a facility was not defined in statute; however, it was clear that such a facility was used by a public entity of some sort for safety purposes,both from a public and safety basis issue. Mayor Roe noted that this amendment was not being sought to allow the City a huge opportunity to create a significant number of curb cuts, and that a certain amount of reasonableness would be taken into account as well. McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, enactment of Ordinance No. 1423 (Attach- ment A) entitled, "An Ordinance Amending Title Seven, Section 703.04, to Ex- empt Publicly Owned and Operated Public Safety Facilities from Driveway Width Maximum Regulations." Roll Call Ayes: Pust;Willmus; Johnson; McGehee; and Roe. Nays: None. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:25 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 8:34 p.m. 10. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Discuss Amending the Tobacco Ordinance Finance Director Miller summarized this discussion item as detailed in the RCA dated January 23, 2012; with staff seeking two (2) proposed amendments: 1) lim- iting the types of tobacco products and devices allowed in Roseville; and 2) regu- lations defining tobacco shops (page 2, line 42) in accordance with State Statute. Mr. Miller noted recently-expanded legislation, and requested direction for staff as to the City Council's preference to follow State Statute as revised, or update City Code language with additional restrictions. Mr. Miller advised that staff had been approached by at least one prospective business looking to open a hookah café or lounge, advising that staff anticipated additional requests coming forward in the near future and was looking to have an ordinance in place before then. Mr. Miller noted that a representative of the Ram- sey County Tobacco Coalition was in tonight's audience and prepared to assist in this discussion. Councilmember Pust advised that she had a strong reaction to this potential type of business, and suggested that the City take whatever action was necessary to ban them in Roseville. Councilmember Pust offered her assistance where ever needed to make that happen. Councilmember Pust observed that a number of communi- ties had such businesses, and they tended to accumulate where there were a signif- icant number of young people, and opined that the colleges in Roseville and the area were potentially providing incentive for these businesses to locate here.