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Prior Council & Rules Committee direction <br />5 <br />October 27, 2020 Rules Committee: <br />Develop new regulations with the following provisions: <br />•Ban pharmacies from selling tobacco <br />•Require point-of-sale system at registers for new TRLS ONLY that requires entry of a <br />birth date or scanning of a driver license <br />•Impose a total cap on the number of TRLs citywide (using a formula based on <br />population), while grandfathering all existing TRL locations <br />•Prohibit new TRLs in proximity to schools <br />January 19, 2021 City Council meeting Item 14 request: <br />•Schedule future discussion of menthol cigarette sales ban <br />May 26, 2021 Rules Committee Meeting: <br />•Schedule a roundtable forum that includes health advocates and retailers <br />July 20, 2021 Tobacco Policy Roundtable Forum <br />•Forum held <br />October 27, 2021 Rules Committee Meeting <br />•Committee votes unanimously to recommend banning menthol cigarette sales <br />effective January 1, 2023 627