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THE CITY OF "'"''�" "'' ECONOMIC VITALITY COMMITTEE REPORT PLEASANTON. November 21, 2019 City Attorney Library and Recreation TITLE: YOUTH COMMISSION REFERRAL TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT ORDINANCES TO: (1) PROHIBIT SALE OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS; (2) PROHIBIT SALE OF E -CIGARETTES AND PARAPHERNALIA; (3) RESTRICT SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC PARKS AND PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES; (4) SET MINIMUM PACK SIZES FOR SOME CIGARS AND CIGARETTES; AND (5) PROHIBIT POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE SUMMARY The Youth Commission has been researching the high rates of underage usage of flavored tobacco products (87.6% of youth users) and e -cigarettes (25% of teens), and learned that 95% of adult smokers began smoking before the age of 21. At the Youth Commission's meeting of November 13, 20191, it will consider recommending that the City Council adopt ordinances to: 1. Prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products; 2. Prohibit the sale of e -cigarettes and related paraphernalia; 3. Restrict the sale of tobacco products within 1,000 feet of public schools, public parks, and public recreation facilities [with pre-existing tobacco shops being allowed to remain as legal non -conforming uses]; 4. Set minimum pack sizes for some cigar and cigarettes [with exceptions for premium items, and items sold at tobacco shops where persons under the age of 21 are restricted from entering unaccompanied]; 5. Update the Municipal Code to prohibit persons under the age of 21 from possession of tobacco products [the code currently only restricts possession by persons under the age of 18]. At the time this report was written, the Youth Commission's Nov. 13th meeting had not yet occurred. At the EVC's Nov. 21s' meeting, the final action of the Youth Commission will be conveyed.