2021_0208_CCPacket - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Attachment A Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 11, 2021 Page 11 447 sale of flavored tobacco to tobacco shops would be punishing the stores that sell 448 less problematic flavored tobacco products while leaving the access to vape prod- 449 ucts essentially unchanged. He did not think regulations meant to cut tobacco use 450 should turn into a massive handout to stores that sell mainly tobacco by giving 451 them his customers. He suggested if teens using flavored tobacco is the problem 452 the City is trying to solve, then the City should target the regulation at that prob- 453 lem. 454 455 Mr. Lance Klatt, Executive Director of the Minnesota Service Station/Con- 456 venience Store Association 457 Mr. Klatt stated he sent two separate emails to the City Council and Mayor on Oc- thth 458 tober 19 and December 4 on behalf of the coalition of neighborhood retailers. 459 He explained his organization also represents small independent retailers within 460 the City of Roseville and in recent findings of compliance checks, local Roseville 461 retailers passed tobacco compliance checks 96.4 percent of the time. He thought 462 that was a good accomplishment as they continue to protect their youth and adults th 463 under the age of 21. Through a study of RosevilleÓs 11 graders in 2019, 92 per- 464 cent of the students stated they received their tobacco products and e-cigarettes 465 from social sources and not from a local convenience store. Effective December 466 2019, retailers are now prohibited from selling tobacco products to anyone under 467 the age of 21 under federal law. These provisions worked to further reduce un- 468 derage access and tobacco use. The retailers also go through extensive training to 469 ensure the employees understand the policies and procedures of each location to 470 ensure that they do not sell to underage minors. He asks that the City continue to 471 allow traditional tobacco products, menthol, mint, and wintergreen to be sold at th 472 retail sites in Roseville. The same study of 11 graders showed only 7 percent of 473 them tried tobacco products in the past thirty days. In the same survey, 30.6 per- th 474 cent of the same 11 graders at Roseville High School tried vaping or e-ciga- 475 rettes. Most teens are not smoking, they are vaping. He asked the Council to not 476 take the sales of these products away from the struggling Roseville retailers. He 477 stated a lot of the retail stores in Minnesota sell 3.2 beer so if the City is trying to 478 limit tobacco products to age 21 stores, the convenience stores also sell beer. He 479 thought it would be a great opportunity for the Council to come out to the local 480 retail stores, see how the businesses are run, who these businesses sell to, and how 481 the employees are trained. 482 483 Laura (Girl Scout), Chatsworth Street, Roseville 484 Laura stated she is with Girl Scout Troop 56916. She indicated her entire troop is 485 virtually at the meeting and sharing its support of the Ordinance. She stated her 486 troops asks for the CouncilÓs support in building a healthy city. 487 488 Ms. Molly Schmidtke, 565 Sandhurst Drive West 489 Ms. Schmidtke explained she was proud to live in a city that is considering putting 490 the health and equity of residents first. The pandemic has shown the absolute need 491 for strong public health policies and the need to prioritize health over profits.