Both the City Council and the Board of Supervisors received presentations from Amber Wier of NorCal4Health and students from Del Norte High School regarding vaping among youth in our community. The presentation also requested that the City and County consider implementing a tobacco retail license ordinance (“TRL”), which could potentially assist in curbing the use of tobacco and vape products in our youth. 

The City Council directed staff to bring back additional information regarding the contents of a TRL ordinance for further discussion and consideration. The Board of Supervisors requested coordination with the City on the implementation of any tobacco retail license policy. Therefore, staff from both agencies suggested setting up a joint workshop for the two legislative bodies to discuss implementing a tobacco retail ordinance in their respective jurisdictions.

The joint meeting will take place on March 29, 2022; beginning at 5:30 p.m.