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Exhibit B The City Council of the City of Pleasanton hereby finds and declares as follows: WHEREAS, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated on October 17, 2019, at https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung- disease.html that: • As of October 15, 2019, 1,479* lung injury cases associated with the use of e - cigarette, or vaping, products have been reported to CDC from 49 states (all except Alaska), the District of Columbia, and 1 U.S. territory. • Thirty-three deaths have been confirmed in 24 states. • All patients have reported a history of using e -cigarette, or vaping, products. • We do know that THC is present in most of the samples tested by FDA to date, and most patients report a history of using THC -containing products. • The latest national and state findings suggest products containing THC, particularly those obtained off the street or from other informal sources (e.g. friends, family members, illicit dealers), are linked to most of the cases and play a major role in the outbreak. • As such, we recommend that you should not use e -cigarette, or vaping, products that contain THC. • Since the specific causes of lung injury are not yet known, the only way to assure that you are not at risk while the investigation continues is to consider refraining from use of all e -cigarette, or vaping, products • The use of e -cigarettes, or vaping, products is unsafe for all ages, including youth and young adults. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to mid-20s. WHEREAS, on September 24, 2019, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a Health Advisory "Vaping Related Lung Illness: A Summary of the Public Health Risks and Recommendations for the Public" warning Californians of the toxicity of electronic cigarettes; a significant rise in e -cigarette use each year, especially among young adults and teens; and "urging everyone to quit vaping altogether" at: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/CDPH%20Document%20Library/California%20Department%20of %20Public%20Health%20-%20Health%20Advisory%20September%2024.%202019.pdf ; and WHEREAS, use of electronic smoking devices has increased significantly in recent years, as evidenced by the fact that: • Between 2011 and 2012 the percentage of all youth in grades 6 to 12 who had tried electronic smoking devices doubled;' • 6.8% of all youth between 6th and 12th grade report trying electronic smoking devices; • 10% of high school students have tried electronic smoking devices;"' • 9.3% of youth who have used electronic smoking devices have never smoked conventional cigarettes;"' • Between 2010 and 2011, rates of both awareness and use of unregulated electronic smoking devices by adults also increased significantly;" and 5