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Date: March 9, 2026 Item: 1 <br />Presenter: Christine Lusian, City Clerk <br />Section: Work Session Item <br /> <br />Title: Tobacco Ordinances <br /> <br /> <br />1.Purpose: <br />Receive Council guidance on tobacco policy options. <br />2.Background: <br />Presenters Jackie Siewert with Hennepin County Public Health and Emily Anderson with the <br />Association for Nonsmokers Minnesota will provide commercial tobacco information to guide <br />council with data and best practices related to the two Orono ordinance sections (5.12 relating to <br />tobacco sales and 5.16 related to smoke-free places). Presenters will provide background <br />information on the impacts of commercial tobacco in the community, state and federal updates, <br />and policy considerations, such as ending the sale of flavored tobacco products and expanding <br />commercial tobacco use restrictions. <br /> <br />Hennepin County Public Health works to improve the health of all county residents by addressing <br />social and environmental factors that impact their health and offering programs and services that <br />help them be healthy. The department is committed to advancing race and health equity. It <br />recognizes racism as a public health crisis and is working to support and co-create solutions with <br />impacted communities. <br /> <br />The Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota (ANSR) is dedicated to reducing the human and <br />economic costs of commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drug use in Minnesota. Their core <br />commitments are to protect young people from a lifetime of addiction, ensure that we all can <br />breathe clean, smoke-free air everywhere and reduce health inequities and other disparities in <br />relation to commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drugs. <br /> <br />Hennepin County Public Health and ANSR work in partnership with the Public Health Law Center <br />(PHLC). PHLC provides free legal technical assistance across Minnesota on a wide range of <br />commercial tobacco control policies. PHLC assisted with drafting Orono’s September 2025 <br />tobacco sales ordinance revisions and can assist with drafting further revisions. <br />3.Process: <br />Ordinance amendments typically follow the process outlined below: <br /> <br />Preliminary Council discussions <br />Staff revisions and legal review <br />Public notice of proposed amendment <br />Council consideration and vote <br />Publication of adopted ordinance <br /> <br />Depending on the amendments adopted, a timeline and implementation plan could be incorporated <br />into the following year’s work plan, including updates to licensing procedures, communication <br />AGENDA ITEM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2