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City of <br />Elk <br />River <br />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 />Worksession <br />Aril 6, 2015 <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />E- Cigarette Regulation for Indoor Public Places <br />Cal Portner, City 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 daycares. <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. The MCIAA does not prohibit the use of e -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 <br />• Bloomington <br />• Duluth <br />• Eden Prairie <br />• Edina <br />• Mankato <br />• Minneapolis <br />• 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 take time to develop and <br />there are opponents and supporters for both sides. <br />P 0 W I R I 1 6Y <br />NaA f RE] <br />