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IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors strongly supports rapid and effective legislative action by the City Councils of Atherton, Belmont, Redwood City, Portola Valley, San Carlos, Woodside, Menlo Park, Foster City, and San Mateo, the County of San Mateo, and the California State Legislature, under their regulatory authority, including expansion of San Mateo County's Tobacco Retailer Licensing program, and increased enforcement action to prevent youth access including: 1. Prohibiting the sale and distribution of flavored tobacco products; 2. Prohibiting the sale and distribution of e -cigarettes and other electronic smoking devices; 3. Prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products in pharmacies; 4. Reducing the concentration and density of tobacco retailers; and Prohibiting a tobacco retailer license from being issued to or renewed for a business operating within 1,000 feet of a school or other youth sensitive area. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors and the staff of Sequoia Healthcare District shall continue their efforts to combat the use of flavored tobacco products, e -cigarettes, and other electronic smoking devices by youth residing in the District, including educational programs offered in local schools through the District's Healthy Schools Initiative, and outreach to all District residents informing them about the dangers of these products. The District's efforts are further in alignment with those of the San Mateo County Tobacco Education Coalition and San Mateo County Office of Education. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to each of the City Councils within the Sequoia Healthcare District and to the County Board of Supervisors. 1 Office of the Surgeon General, "Surgeon General's Advisory on E -Cigarette Use Among Youth," December 18, 2018, https://ecigarettes,surgeongeneral.goy/documents/surgeon-generals-advisory-on-e-cigarette-use- a m on e-vouth-2018.pdf. z Results of the Statewide 2017-18 California Student Tobacco Survey, Zhu S -H, Zhuang YL, Braden K, Cole A, Gamst A, Wolfson T, Lee 1, Ruiz CG, Cummins SE (2019). https://www.cdph.ca,gov/Programs/CCDPH P/DCD IC/CrCB/CDPH%2ODocument%20 Library/ResearchandEvaluation/Reports/2017-18CaliforniaStudentTobaccoSurvevBiennialReport pdf 3 FDA, "Trump Administration Combating Epidemic of Youth E -Cigarette Use with Plan to Clear Market of Unauthorized, NonTobacco-Flavored E -Cigarette Products," September 11, 2019, https://www.fda.gov/news- events/press-announcements/trump-ad ministration-combating-epidemic-vou the -cigarette -use -plan -clear - market -unauthorized -non. Current use defined as any use in the past month.