Meeting date/time:
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5/24/2023
1:00 PM
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Minutes status:
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Final
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Meeting location:
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Cook County Building, Board Room,
118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
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Attachments:
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to comment on an item at this agenda, click here, click to watch live, Proposed Substitute to File 23-2311 Cook County Youth Vaping Ordinance Amendment.pdf, LIGR Written Comments 5-24-2023.pdf, Written testimony_American Lung Association 052423 finalv2.pdf, Written Testimony Sen. Durbin FDA Juul Case, Written Testimony Brea'ah Gandy - The Vaping Epidemic, Written Testimony Susanna McColley, MD/Maria Rahmandar, MD, Flavored Liquid Nicotine
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23-3058
| 1 | | Legislation minutes from the meeting of 4/26/2023 | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 4/26/2023 | approve | Pass |
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23-2573
| 1 | | Marc J Lane - Cook County Commission on Social Innovation | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Marc J. Lane
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Commission on Social Innovation
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: November 30, 2026 | recommend for approval | Pass |
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23-2574
| 1 | | Patrick Brutus- Cook County Commission on Social Innovation | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Patrick Brutus
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Commission on Social Innovation
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: November 30, 2026 | recommend for approval | Pass |
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23-2575
| 1 | | Rodger M. Cooley - Cook County Commission on Social Innovation | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Rodger M. Cooley
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Commission on Social Innovation
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: November 30, 2026 | recommend for approval | Pass |
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23-2576
| 1 | | Dr. Kathleen St. Louis Caliento - Cook County Commission on Social Innovation | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Dr. Kathleen St. Louis Caliento
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Cook County Commission on Social Innovation
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: November 30, 2026 | recommend for approval | Pass |
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23-2311
| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 54, ARTICLE V, TOBACCO DEALERS | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #23-2311
AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 54, ARTICLE V, TOBACCO DEALERS
WHEREAS, e-cigarettes are hooking a new generation on nicotine putting millions of kids at risk and threatening decades of progress in reducing youth tobacco use, and tobacco companies have focused heavily on flavorings because they know that’s what attracts a new generation of users. Research shows that flavoring, regardless of the tobacco product, increases the appeal to youth and adults; and
WHEREAS, it has become a nationwide crisis of youth addiction, fueled by thousands of kid-friendly flavors and massive doses of nicotine, some containing as much nicotine as a pack of 20 regular cigarettes; and
WHEREAS, according to the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), over 2.5 million U.S. kids used e-cigarettes in 2022 and almost 85% of youth users report using flavored e-cigarettes: Fruit (71.6%), candy/desserts (34.1%), mint (30.2%), menthol (28.8%), are the most popular flavors reported; and
WHEREAS, from 2017 to 2019, e-cigarette use among high school students more than | accept as substituted | Pass |
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23-2311
| 2 | | AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 54, ARTICLE V, TOBACCO DEALERS | Ordinance Amendment | PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #23-2311
AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 54, ARTICLE V, TOBACCO DEALERS
WHEREAS, e-cigarettes are hooking a new generation on nicotine putting millions of kids at risk and threatening decades of progress in reducing youth tobacco use, and tobacco companies have focused heavily on flavorings because they know that’s what attracts a new generation of users. Research shows that flavoring, regardless of the tobacco product, increases the appeal to youth and adults; and
WHEREAS, it has become a nationwide crisis of youth addiction, fueled by thousands of kid-friendly flavors and massive doses of nicotine, some containing as much nicotine as a pack of 20 regular cigarettes; and
WHEREAS, according to the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), over 2.5 million U.S. kids used e-cigarettes in 2022 and almost 85% of youth users report using flavored e-cigarettes: Fruit (71.6%), candy/desserts (34.1%), mint (30.2%), menthol (28.8%), are the most popular flavors reported; and
WHEREAS, from 2017 to 2019, e-cigarette use among high school students more than | recommend for approval as substituted | Pass |
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23-2695
| 1 | | RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ETHAN’S LAW | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ETHAN’S LAW
WHEREAS, according to the 2022 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Report, more than 1 million guns were stolen from private citizens from 2017 to 2021; and
WHEREAS, a study published by the American Journal of Public Health in 2018 reported that over half of all of gun owners do not properly lock all their guns away; and
WHEREAS, a 2015 study reported in Journal of American Medical Association estimated that roughly 4.6 million children live in a home with loaded and unlocked firearms; and
WHEREAS, according to research funded by the National Institute of Justice, over 80% of mass shooters at K-12 schools stole guns from family members; and
WHEREAS, a 2019 study reported in JAMA Pediatrics demonstrated that nearly a third of youth suicides and unintentional deaths could be prevented by securing all firearms within a household; and
WHEREAS, properly securing all firearms is a safe practice that prevents access to unauthorized individuals or minors; and
WHEREAS, Cook County supports legislation t | recommend for approval | Pass |
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23-1387
| 1 | | A RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ASIAN AMERICAN AND MENA DATA COLLECTION | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING A MEETING OF THE COOK COUNTY LEGISLATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ASIAN AMERICAN AND MENA DATA COLLECTION
WHEREAS, Cook County is one of the largest and most racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse counties in the country; and
WHEREAS, Cook County Government is committed to supporting equitable, inclusive and accessible government; and
WHEREAS, Cook County Government must collect accurate data to understand and serve the specific needs of its diverse communities; and
WHEREAS, Asian Americans include people whose origins and ancestries lie in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent; and
WHEREAS, Asian Americans include over 20 ethnicities speaking 2,300 languages and dialects; and
WHEREAS, there were approximately 409,000 Asian American residents in Cook County representing 7.7% of the County’s population according to the 2020 US Census; and
WHEREAS, Asian Americans experienced a 28.2% population increase, the highest population growth rate in Cook County between 201 | recommend for approval | Pass |
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