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DRAFT Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 21,2013 Page 8 ing that health risks were insignificant and presented no health issue to bystand- ers. Mr. Kester opined that this substantiated his assertion that there was no reason to ban public use of e-cigarettes indoors from a public health standpoint; and further opined that it wasn't good to have laws dictating what people could do on their own property just because some people didn't like it, and further opined that this should be left to their discretion. If, for instance, Rosedale Center received a sig- nificant number of complaints, they could take it upon themselves to address the issue on their own private property. As a seller of e-cigarettes since early 2011, Mr. Kester advised that they had received no complaints from Rosedale Center management on those products or their use on-site. Mr. Kester noted that banning e-cigarettes had consequences, and any law stigmatizing electronic cigarettes would dissuade people from their use and move them back to tobacco products, proven unhealthy. From a business standpoint, Mr. Kester noted the impacts on his business if this vital part of allowing customers to sample the products was no longer allowed; and if disallowed at Rosedale Center, he would likely have to close their kiosks and move elsewhere. Mr. Kester noted that some cities had chosen to take drastic measures similar to this with no exemption for retail stores selling the product,but opined that those were only a minority. Mr. Kester referenced a recently adopted ordinance by the City of Roseville requiring a license for sale of electronic ciga- rettes; and advised that he would support that type of ordinance to allow the City to regulate sales to minors. Mr. Kester advised that his company did not even allow a minor (under the age of 18) into their facility, and definitely not any sampling, and had been their compa- ny policy and business practice even before it became State law. Barry Shortell, speaking on behalf of another electronic cigarette store in Roseville Mr. Shortell asked for more clarification on sampling, and despite their ultimate decision, asked that at the very least, the City Council abstain from disallowing sampling until other metropolitan cities have made similar decisions to avoid businesses in adjacent communities still able to offer sampling from continuing to operate that would result in a loss of customers to Roseville. Mr. Shortell refer- enced studies saying the use of e-cigarettes provided a healthier and more effec- tive tool for smoking cessation; with the FDA continuing to look into other prod- ucts as well. Mr. Shortell asked that the City Council delay any action until the FDA ruling came forward. At the request of Councilmember McGehee regarding verification of whether products were being sold to minors, Chief Mathwig advised that the compliance checks were performed by his depai Intent twice each year, for tobacco and alco-