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regulations involving licensing for and sales of tobacco products. (Placed on 1st reading and referred to HHS 12/17/18; 2nd reading 1/7/19) (pg. 67) Motion by President O'Leary, seconded by Vice President Anderson to defer Ordinance 76- 18. Councilman Bullock stated he supports the ordinance, but Council needs more discussion on the details of the ordinance. Tom Corrigan, attorney for local premium tobacco shop Robusto & Briar, stated his client has a unique store for a unique city. His client purchased and restored the business' building for half a million dollars. A large part of the investment includes a walk in humidor. The business' practices would not change as a result of the ordinance due to clarification in committee. The 18-21 year old portion of the business' market is very small, mostly consisting of fathers and sons. The business does not sell vapes, cheap tobacco, or cellulose acetate based products. They sell premium cigars and premium tobacco. The business will lose some customers due to new signage requirements in the ordinance. When the family owners first invested in business, Lakewood assured them that they would not adopt practices regarding to smoking that are not adopted statewide. Federal regulations require the business to card anyone that appears 27 or younger. Mr. Corrigan listed some of the proposed civil penalties that could affect business and that's why he is advocating that Council for carve out a niche in ordinance for it. He and his client were not successful this time, but look forward to speaking at the next committee meeting on the issue. Terry Alan, Commissioner of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, thanked Council for leadership on Tobacco 21 legislation. He stated over 450 communities across country have passed similar legislation and 7 states have passed tobacco 21 as well. Cleveland, Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Brooklyn have all passed Tobacco 21 legislation. He shared, according to department data, only 5% of people start smoking after age 21. Lastly, he said that the county is here to support dialogue as Council sees fit. Wendy Hyde, of the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation advocated for passage of Ordinance 76-18. In response to other public comment, she remarked that the Ordinance as proposed would not result in any additional fees or expenses to retailers as long as they complied with the law. She pointed to the success of other communities who have passed similar proposals and thanked City Council for considering it. On the motion: all in favor. Motion passed. 11. ORDINANCE 44-18 - AN ORDINANCE enacting Chapter 743, Mobile Food Service Operations, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances to establish regulations on food trucks operating within the City. (Placed on 1st reading & referred to HHS 11/5/18, 2nd reading 11/19/18) (pg. 79) 6