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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />10.4 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />'orksession <br />Aril 6, 2015 <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />T -Cigarette Regulation for Indoor Public Places <br />Cal Portncr, Cita Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Council to review material and provide feedback. <br />Background/Discussion <br />In January the Council amended the tobacco ordinance in order to match legislative changes regarding e- <br />cigarette (e-cig) licensing. The Council requested staff come back in spring with information about the <br />Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA) and e-cig usage in restaurants. <br />In 2014, the Minnesota Legislature amended the MCIAA to restrict the use of e-cigs in certain places and <br />also include their use within the definition of smoking for certain types of facilities. The types of facilities <br />prohibited from allowing e-cigs are mostly local and state government buildings/schools along with <br />licensed davcares. <br />Currently state law prevents tobacco smoking, via the MCIAA, in indoor public places and indoor places <br />of employment, such as shopping malls and restaurants, private workplaces, common areas of <br />hotels/apartments, home offices with more than one employee or with customers, private educational <br />facilities, auditoriums and meeting rooms. '17tc MCIAA does not prohibit the use of c-cigs at these same <br />locations. <br />Cities can be more restrictive than state law for tobacco and e-cig licensing. Cities that are more restrictive <br />than state law have been adopting the MCIAA be reference into their ordinance to also include the <br />prohibition of e-cigs. Some cities banning the use of e-cigs in indoor places include: <br />■ Austin ■ Edina, <br />■ Bloomington • Mankato <br />• Duluth • Minneapolis <br />• Eden Prairie ■ Savage <br />There is little information regarding the health and safety effects of e-cigs. There are more than 250 types <br />of products on the market and the ingredients vary. Studies and state regulations tape time to develop and <br />there are opponents and supporters for both sides. <br />p 0 W I R I e r <br />NAWR <br />