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From: Joanne Hall Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 2:49 PM To: Laura Mccollum; Mayor and City Council ="rovi iod i:o the City Council Cc: Jonathan Lowell; Pleasanton City Clerk After Distribution of Packe1/ Subject: RE: Please do NOT ban vaping!! Date ._ , 'Zt1/_ Dear Ms. McCollum: Thank you for taking the time to write and share your concerns about e-cigarettes. This email acknowledges receipt of your email to the City Council, the City Manager, and the City Attorney. Thank you again for your interest in the City of Pleasanton. Joanne Hall Public Information Officer From: Laura Mccollum Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 1:03 PM To: Mayor and City Council Subject: Please do NOT ban vaping!! Jerry Thorne,Mayor, Jerry Pentin,Vice-Mayor, Karla Brown,Council Member, Cheryl Cook-Kallio, Council Member, Kathy Narum,Council Member, I am emailing you to PLEASE do NOT treat vaping like smoking. I am a California native, yes, one of the very few, and I have seen our great state become one with the most militant laws with no common sense. I would like to refer to the study done by Dr Igor Burstyn from Drexel University of Public Health done in 2013, that states there was NO health risk for the non-vaper being exposed to second-hand vape. I would also like you to think about the 3,000 carcinogens and the tar associated with smoking and the ZERO associated with vaping. As an ex-smoker, putting my lungs near a smoker would do more harm to me personally than any of my vaping would do to a non-vaper and/or smoker. I would also like for you to look up Healthy People 2020 in the Tobacco area. According to them, IF you were to pass this, it would be a direct violation of Healthy People 2020. How you ask? You would essentially be putting non-smokers (vapers) and put their lives at risk for second-hand smoke exposure. I ask you, are you prepared to do this? Please consider exactly what you are proposing and do your own research. Thank you for your time! Laura McCollum 1