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CITY of SHOREVIEW AGENDA CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Monday March 15, 2021 5:00 PM CITY OF SHOREVIEW AGENDA CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Monday March 15, 2021 5:00 PM MEETING FORMAT - This meeting is taking place virtually due to COVID-19. Members of the public may join the meeting the following ways: PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84462029374?pwd=cXYxMHpoMGhFRTlIdkQ4SkI2cUljUT09 Password: 303732 Phone Call 1-312-626-6799 Webinar ID: 844 6202 9374 Passcode: 303732 1. GENERAL BUSINESS 1.a Discussion regarding tobacco flavor ban 1.b Review of Updated Vision, Mission, and Core Values for the City of Shoreview 2. OTHER ISSUES 3. ADJOURNMENT 1 Memorandum TO: City Council Workshop FROM: Renee Eisenbeisz , Assistant City Manager DATE: March 15, 2021 SUBJECT: Discussion regarding tobacco flavor ban ITEM 1.a NUMBER: SECTION: GENERAL BUSINESS REQUESTED MOTION INTRODUCTION In 2016, the city council approved an ordinance that limits the sale of flavored tobacco, excluding menthol, mint, and wintergreen, to tobacco shops. Last year, the city received a request to expand its restrictions to include menthol, mint, and wintergreen. The council briefly discussed this at a workshop meeting and asked staff to bring it back this spring for further discussion. DISCUSSION Katie Engman from the Association of Nonsmokers-Minnesota will be at the March 15 workshop meeting to discuss a possible expansion of the city's restrictions to include menthol, mint, and wintergreen. As you can see on the attached map, several cities in the metropolitan area have restricted or banned flavored tobacco products, including menthol. Please find attached the following documents: Fact sheet on menthol tobacco products Letter of support from the human rights commission Summary of ANSR's 2020 survey on youth vaping Summary of Minnesota's 2020 survey on youth tobacco usage Policy brief on menthol Ms. Engman also asked staff to pass along a video regarding menthol tobacco products. You can view the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDFseDzd63s Please note that Edina and Arden Hills were both sued regarding their bans. The lawsuit against Edina claims that federal tobacco regulations preempt city regulations. Their ordinance was upheld by the federal courts, however it is being appealed. The lawsuit against Arden Hills claims that the ordinance is unconstitutional and unfairly targets tobacco businesses. No decision has been made on the lawsuit against Arden Hills. When the city enacted the flavored tobacco ban in 2016, most of the tobacco retailers did not express strong objections to this change. Some of the retailers did express concern about banning menthol products since they do represent a significant portion of their sales. The 2 city's current regulations do exclude tobacco shops (Shoreview only has one tobacco shop) from the flavored tobacco ban. Tobacco shops are not allowed to have anyone under the age of 18 on their premises. Some of the other cities that have fully banned all flavored tobacco products including menthol and mint flavored tobacco have continued to exclude tobacco shops from this requirement. The most recent example of this action is the City of Roseville. RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS MN cities with flavor restrictions Fact sheet Letter of support re flavored tobacco ban Youth vaping survey Minnesota tobacco survey Policy brief 3 Minnesota communi�es restric�ng the sale of flavored tobacco 20% of Minnesotans are covered by a flavored tobacco policy. Duluth Communi�es that restrict sales of fruit- and candy-flavored tobacco Communi�es that restrict sales of all flavored tobacco, including menthol Communi�es that prohibit sales of all Traverse flavored tobacco, including menthol County Wheaton Brown’s Valley Lauderdale Shoreview Fridley Arden Hills Robbinsdale Roseville New Hope Minneapolis Falcon Heights Golden Valley Saint Paul St. Louis Park Edina Lilydale Mendota Heights Rushford www.ansrmn.org 4 Updated February 2021 ABOUT MENTHOL The tobacco industry has marketed Easier to start, harder to quit. menthol cigarettes as healthier and safer, but they are just as deadly. Tobacco companies add menthol to tobacco products Many people choose menthol cigarettes because to cool the throat and make they believe they are safer than non-menthol them taste better. cigarettes. They are not. African Americans: 88% MENTHOL USE of African American adults who smoke use IN MINNESOTA menthol, compared to 25% of adult smokers overall. High School LGBTQ Students: 34% Youth & 70% 36% of adult LGBTQ Use of menthol of Minnesota of LGBTQ youth Adults: smokers smoke cigarettes among middle and high smokers smoke menthol cigarettes. Minnesota high school school students menthols. smokers more than who smoke use doubled since 2000. menthol. HARMFUL Menthol cigarettes cause cancer, Studies have shown that the tobacco EFFECTS OF heart and lung diseases, and industry has manipulated menthol MENTHOL death. Tobacco use, including levels to broaden youth appeal. menthol-flavored products, is still the No. 1 preventable cause of death in Minnesota. 5 INDUSTRY MANIPULATION: The tobacco industry has a long history of targeting the African American community, women, LGBTQ, and youth with menthol tobacco marketing. Brands such as Salem and Newport would give out Tobacco companies free packs of menthol cigarettes from vans. began heavily Tobacco industry documents show these vans targeting African targeted young, lower-income, black smokers at Americans with “retail outlets, currency exchanges/check cashing stations, public aid offices, large housing menthol cigarettes complexes, shopping malls, rapid transit locations, in the 1960s. busy street corners, and nightclubs/bars.” — RJ Reynolds, 1989 AND NOW, A “We don’t smoke that s***. We “…the base of our business is MESSAGE FROM just sell it. We reserve the right the high school student.” TOBACCO to smoke for the young, the — Lorillard (Makers of Newport), 1978 EXECUTIVES poor, the black and stupid.” — RJ Reynolds Executive, 1971 What can we do to stop the tobacco industry TAKE from harming our communities with menthol ACTION tobacco? Minnesota communities have the authority to regulate the sale of menthol tobacco products, a move that helps protect youth from a lifetime of tobacco addiction. Minneapolis and Saint Paul were the first cities in Minnesota to prohibit the sale of all Join us at: flavored tobacco products, including menthol, in any store that allows children to enter. Eight other Minnesota BeautifulLieUglyTruth.org communities have since taken similar action. Other cities across the state are considering regulating the sale of flavored References available at: and menthol tobacco inorder to protect youth and other BeautifulLieUglyTruth.org 6 populations targeted by the tobacco industry. (February 2021) Dear Mayor Martin and members of the Shoreview City Council, The Shoreview Human Rights Commission strongly supports a city-wide ban on the sale of mint, menthol, and wintergreen flavored tobacco products. Menthol masks the harshness of tobacco smoke, making it easier to inhale and harder to quit. The tobacco industry has spent decades marketing menthol to the African American community. These tactics have created disparities among those who smoke menthol: 88% of Black smokers use menthol cigarettes compared to 25% of white smokers. The tobacco industry also has a long history of targeting youth with their products. Tobacco executives admitted to these intentions in emails and industry documents throughout the late 20th century. Now, the industry is craftier, but their intentions are still clear. The tobacco industry uses countless flavors like mint, menthol, and wintergreen to appeal to teens, ultimately leading to addiction. “The menthol loophole and subsequent inaction on menthol comes down to policy makers, political influence, and power. For decades, tobacco companies have been targeting marginalized populations with advertising for menthol cigarettes. It’s clear that a ban on menthol is not only necessary for the protection of public health, but also to achieve health equity in the US.” – Dr. Cristine Delnevo of Rutgers University. The City of Shoreview must address mint, menthol, and wintergreen flavored tobacco products. Banning the sale of these flavored tobacco products will reduce health disparities among the most vulnerable populations. This is a public health issue. This is a human rights issue. We cannot wait for the state or federal government when we have the opportunity to protect our community now. Sincerely, Shoreview Human Rights Commission 7 8 9 Data Highlights from the 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey Any tobacco use ▪ Current Use: 20.5% of high school and 4.1% of middle school students reported having used a tobacco product in the past 30 days, a statistically significant decline from 26.4% (high school) and 5.2% (middle school) in 2017. An estimated 65,050 students in grades 6 through 12 used a tobacco product in the past 30 days, 12,740 fewer than in 2017. ▪ Ever Use: 37.9% of high school and 12.4% of middle school students reported having ever used a tobacco product, a statistically significant decline from 2017 (47.1% and 16.2%, respectively). Flavored tobacco use (e-cigarettes, little cigars, smokeless, hookah, and menthol cigarettes) ▪ Among students who currently use tobacco (past 30-day): 81.8% of students (84.4% of high school and 62.5% of middle school students) used a flavored tobacco product (menthol or other flavors) in the past 30 days. ▪ Among students that currently smoke (past 30-day): 32.8% of high school and middle school students reported having smoked a menthol cigarette in the past 30 days. In 2018, 27.5% of adult smokers regularly smoked menthols. ▪ Among students that currently use e-cigarettes (past 30-day): 87.1% of high school and middle school students reported having used a flavored (menthol or other flavored) e-cigarette in the past 30 days. ▪ Among students that currently use cigars (past 30-day): 26.1% of students (15.5% of high school and 42.9% of middle school students) reported having smoked a flavored (menthol or other flavored) cigar in the past 30 days.
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