HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - #27Flavored Tobacco
City Manager’s Office
March 1, 2022
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March 1, 2022
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Background
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•At the November 16, 2021 meeting,
Councilmember Mendoza added the
following Councilmember requested item:
–Discuss and Consider Directing City Manager
to Direct Staff to Introduce an Ordinance to
Ban the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products.
•The item was presented at the December
21, 2021 meeting.
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Direction from the City Council
•An ordinance banning flavored tobacco products including a
choice of definitions of “tobacco product” that included the SB
793 definition and the American Lung Association definition.
•An ordinance banning flavored tobacco products including a
choice of definitions of “tobacco product” that included the SB
793 definition and the Public Health Law Center and American
Lung Association California definition. This ordinance would
contain an exemption for hookah products.
•Look into enforcement and/or security options already utilized
by the City for cannabis businesses that may be able to be
applied to tobacco retailers.
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Options
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Option 1: Urgency Ordinance (either full ban OR excluding hookah)
•Adopt an urgency ordinance prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products, including
hookah. (Requires five affirmative votes)
•Adopt an urgency ordinance prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products, excluding
hookah. (Requires five affirmative votes)
Option 2: Regular Ordinance (either full ban OR excluding hookah)
•Approve the first reading of an ordinance prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products,
including hookah. OR
•Approve the first reading of an ordinance prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products,
excluding hookah.
Option 3: Come Back with Ordinance with Enforcement or Security Measures
•Consider whether to direct staff to prepare an ordinance regarding enforcement and/or
security measures for tobacco retailers; or
Option 4: Take No Action, Pending SB 793
•Take no action at this time and wait to see whether Senate Bill 793 goes into effect following a
statewide referendum vote in November 2022.
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Questions?