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A motion was made by Commissioner Chang, seconded by Commissioner Jadhav, <br /> recommending City Council adopt an ordinance to `Restrict the sale of tobacco products within <br /> 1,000 feet of public schools, public parks, and public recreation facilities, with pre-existing <br /> tobacco shops being allowed to remain as legal non-conforming uses'. <br /> ROLL CALL VOTE: <br /> AYES: Commissioners Avachat, Chang, Immadi, Jadhav, Mokashi, Patel, Shah, Sriram, <br /> and Chairperson Jain. <br /> NOES: None <br /> ABSENT: Commissioners Chew, Costanzo, Piergrossi, Prakash, and Shotland. <br /> ABSTAIN: None <br /> Ordinance 4 — Set minimum pack sizes for some cigar and cigarettes (with exceptions for <br /> premium items, and items sold at tobacco shops where persons under the age of 21 are <br /> restricted from entering unaccompanied). <br /> Chairperson Jain indicated that he would like to include information about minimum pricing and <br /> use of discount coupons to this recommendation. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Shah, seconded by Commissioner Patel, recommending <br /> City Council adopt an ordinance that would 'Set minimum pack sizes, prices, and use of <br /> discount coupons for some cigar and cigarettes (with exceptions for premium items, and items <br /> sold at tobacco shops where persons under the age of 21 are restricted from entering <br /> unaccompanied'). <br /> ROLL CALL VOTE: <br /> AYES: Commissioners Avachat, Chang, Immadi, Jadhav, Mokashi, Patel, Shah, Sriram, <br /> and Chairperson Jain. <br /> NOES: None <br /> ABSENT: Commissioners Chew, Costanzo, Piergrossi, Prakash, and Shotland. <br /> ABSTAIN: None <br /> Ordinance 5 — Update the Municipal Code to prohibit persons under the age of 21 from <br /> possession of tobacco products (the code currently only restricts possession by persons under <br /> the age of 18). <br /> Commissioner Immadi felt retaining the existing Municipal Code and updating the age limit made <br /> sense. Commissioner Shah asked about comments made by the police representative and <br /> Chairperson Jain commented on the law already being in place and this is just an update to the <br /> age requirement. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Sriram, seconded by Commissioner Immadi, <br /> recommending City Council adopt an ordinance that would `Update the Municipal Code to <br /> prohibit persons under the age of 21 from possession of tobacco products (the code currently <br /> only restricts possession by person the age of 18'. <br /> ROLL CALL VOTE: <br /> Youth Commission Minutes <br /> November 13,2019 <br /> Page 6 <br />