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CASE # MUNICIPAL FACILITY SMOKE FREE ENVIRONMENT By: Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator Background: At the last meeting of the City Council, Staff was directed to draft an ordinance making all City facilities, vehicles and property smoke free. Attached for Council review is the February 17, 1993 memorandum that the City Administrator sent to City Staff requesting their input on the issue. Also attached are some of the documents supplied by Councilmember Beyer regarding this policy. In that Staff has had very lime time to provide comment back to me at the time of this case preparation, I felt it best to wait on drafting the ordinance until sometime just prior to the meeting of the 23rd. Therefore, it is my intention to provide this ordinance draft to the Council at the table the night of the 23rd. However, I can give you some indication of the comments received to date. While it seems that there doesn't appear to be a large concern making City buildings smoke free, there is a larger concern as to the grounds surrounding municipal buildings and also City park property. The largest stated concern relative to park property has been the enforceability as well as our desire to enforce such a smoking ban. If Council passes an ordinance with the knowledge that it has 1) very little ability to consistently enforce the ordinance; and 2) little desire to actively attempt to enforce it, then it seems that it may be best to consider other avenues to enforce the same end. Given the above, unless several additional comments to the contrary are received prior to the 23rd, it is likely that Staff will present a recommendation in support of the smoking ban subtracting out grounds around City buildings and park property. Council Action: Based upon discussion. II Reviewed by: City Administrator CC: 02/23/93