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Attachment A Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 11, 2021 Page 13 537 Mr. Weber explained he is a senior at Mounds View High School and was in sup- 538 port of getting rid of all flavored tobacco products. He has seen his friends and 539 other people in school using flavored vapes like mint, mango, and strawberry. He 540 noted his friends started because they felt pressured and now, they cannot stop. He 541 has seen how it has affected sports, school, and their social lives. He is concerned 542 about his friendÓs health, especially when flavored tobacco products continue to 543 exist in the community and are geared toward the youth. He urged the Council to 544 clear the market of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol. 545 546 Ms. Rose Hauge, 2670 Oxford Street, Roseville 547 Ms. Hauge stated she supported fully eliminating the sale of flavored tobacco prod- 548 ucts in the City of Roseville. She noted the tobacco industry made her a widow. 549 Her husband died at the age of 48 of lung cancer as a result of tobacco use. She 550 noted he smoked his first cigarette when he was nine. She explained it was six 551 weeks from his diagnosis to his death and he had quit three years prior to that. What 552 is hardest for her is that her husband is not around to enjoy, help, or support their 553 two sons in their adult years and to celebrate events and occasions. She explained 554 over the years she became a Mayo Clinic certified tobacco treatment specialist in 555 hopes that no other family has to bury their husband, wife, father, mother, etc. She 556 indicated the best ways to help people quit is by increasing the price, decreasing 557 availability, and offering cessation services. She stated the Council can play a role 558 in helping people quit and never start. In honor of her husband, she asked the 559 Council to vote yes to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products in Roseville. 560 561 Dr. Etienne Djevi, Roseville 562 Dr. Djevi stated he is an infectious disease doctor, and is active in the community. 563 He stated he was in favor of banning flavored tobacco products in Roseville. He 564 explained the country is dealing with a youth vaping epidemic and flavored e-cig- 565 arette and other tobacco products. These are incredibly enticing to the youth and 566 have been blatantly marketed to the youth. As a physician, the medical evidence 567 that flavors are comfortable when vaped is overwhelming. These vapors contain 568 toxic chemicals including heavy metals, multiple carcinogens, and volatile organic 569 compounds. The flavoring chemicals themselves are often safe in food form, such 570 as hard candy, but when vaporized and inhaled can cause significant health issues 571 including respiratory and even lung disease. He stated he has personally been in- 572 volved in the care of multiple young people who have had what the CDC named 573 ÐEVALIÑ, which stands for e-cigarette vaping product use associated lung injury. 574 Some of these young people were intubated, some received tracheotomies, and 575 some were transferred to long-term care facilities, nursing homes to be more spe- 576 cific, as a result of having lung injuries related to vaping and use of flavored to- 577 bacco. The vast majority of youth who use tobacco product, including e-cigarettes, 578 report using the flavors. He noted that recent data from Tobacco Free Kids show 579 that 97 percent of youth have used flavored e-cigarettes and flavored e-cigarettes 580 are more appealing to the youth. Seventy percent of youth e-cigarette users say 581 they use e-cigarettes because they contain a flavor they like. Adding flavors to the