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Attachment A Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 11, 2021 Page 6 224 225 Mr. Culver clarified the difference between phase one and phase two of the Twin 226 Lakes Trail project. He noted Phase two is being discussed and reviewed but 227 Phase one (south of Terrace Drive) is moving forward. 228 229 Etten moved, Groff seconded, approving the Public Works 2021 Work Plan. 230 231 Roll Call 232 Ayes: Willmus, Strahan, Etten, Groff and Roe. 233 Nays: None 234 235 d.Discuss Considering Amendments to Title 3, Section 306 Cigarette and To- 236 bacco Products of the City Code Including Prohibiting the Sale of Flavored 237 Tobacco Products in the City of Roseville 238 City Manager Patrick Trudgeon briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Re- 239 quest For Council Action and related attachments dated January 11, 2021. 240 241 Councilmember Willmus asked with respect to off-sale alcohol, the City has the 242 ability to limit the number of those licenses and he wondered if something similar 243 to that could potentially be done to tobacco shops. 244 245 City Attorney Gaughan indicated the Council could limit the number of licenses if 246 done with articulable, supportable basis. He knew the City of St. Paul had limited 247 the number of tobacco licenses. 248 249 Mayor Roe indicated it seemed they could limit the overall number of licenses 250 across the whole City, which is what St. Paul did. If the Council wanted to limit 251 the number of licenses to a particular type of establishment, that is where the Coun- 252 cil needs to articulate who those entities are and why. 253 254 Councilmember Strahan explained in reviewing the logs (petitions) these stores 255 were presenting to the City Council, many who were buying and signed these, lived 256 outside of Roseville. She asked staff to explain what specific items are outlawed 257 in adjacent cities that are of value or interest and allowed in Roseville. She also 258 indicated the Council is interested in the litigation in Arden Hills and how that 259 would be impacted based on how the City Ordinance is currently proposed. 260 261 Mr. Trudgeon explained to the best of his knowledge, the cities of Minneapolis, St. 262 Paul, as well as Falcon Heights and Lauderdale do allow for the sale of tobacco 263 including flavored in 21 plus stores, meaning liquor stores and tobacco stores. Fla- 264 vored products are not allowed for sale in gas stations and drug stores. He under- 265 stood that there had been some work in convenience stores to convert a section to 266 a separate entrance to become a tobacco only store. He noted in the City of Lauder- 267 dale, the city council may be considering a complete ban on flavored tobacco and