--- ## author: Russell Roberts date: D:20211123104700-06'00' --- ## Agenda ## Osseo Area Schools ## School Board ## Regular Business Meeting ## Zanewood Community Center 7100 Zane Ave. N. ## Brooklyn Park, MN 55429 Thursday, April 9, 2026 ## 6:30 PM Our mission is to inspire and prepare each and every scholar with the confidence, courage and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning. This regular meeting of the School Board of Osseo Area Schools is being conducted in the Board Room of the Educational Service Center, and is open to the public. The meeting can be monitored electronically by streaming online at district279.org/about-us/school-board (Watch Livestream). An archived recording will also be available on the district website. ## Agenda Items 1.Welcome and Purpose ## Mayor Hollies Winston and Board Chair Tanya Prince 2.Tobacco and Vaping Jackie Siewert, Hennepin County Public Health and Elyse Levine-Less, Tobacco-Free Alliance ## 3.City of Brooklyn Park Updates ## Brooklyn Park City Council and City Administration ## 4.Osseo Area Schools Updates ## Dr. Kim Hiel, Superintendent; School Board Members; District Administration 5.Tour of Facility 6.Adjournment To accommodate individuals with disabilities, this material will be made available in alternative formats upon request. Individuals with disabilities are invited to request reasonable accommodations to participate in or attend a district activity, call your local school or the school district at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance (two-week notice preferred). Members of the public can view and download School Board meeting notices and regular meeting agendas and materials from the district website www.district279.org, under “About Us > School Board.” 2 29 1 Click to edit Master title style ## Commercial Tobacco in Brooklyn Park ## Understanding Harms and Policy Solutions Hennepin County | Brooklyn Park City Council Work Session | April 9, 2026 ## Jackie Siewert, Hennepin County Public Health ## Elyse Levine Less, Tobacco-Free Alliance 2 ## Agenda Hennepin County | Brooklyn Park City Council Work Session | April 9, 2026 •The problem of commercial tobacco •Commercial tobacco harms and health disparities •Data and best practice point-of-sale policy 3 ## Our Brooklyn Park Partners Hennepin County | Brooklyn Park City Council Work Session | April 9, 2026 ## •African Immigrant Community Services •Association for Nonsmokers – Minnesota ## •Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth •Northpoint Health and Wellness ## •Sierre Leone Community in Minnesota ## •Sub-Saharan African Youth and Family Services in Minnesota These organizations have long been actively engaged in commercial tobacco prevention in Brooklyn Park, playing key roles in community education and policy efforts, including the city’s 2020 ordinance update. 4 ●Commercial tobacco is still the #1 cause of preventable death in the U.S. ●The tobacco industry spends nearly one mi…